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16-letter words containing s, p, c

  • post-renaissance — the activity, spirit, or time of the great revival of art, literature, and learning in Europe beginning in the 14th century and extending to the 17th century, marking the transition from the medieval to the modern world.
  • post-romanticism — romantic spirit or tendency.
  • postcode lottery — a situation in which the standard of medical care, education, etc, received by the public varies from area to area, depending on the funding policies of various health boards, local authorities, etc
  • postencephalitic — inflammation of the substance of the brain.
  • postindependence — Also, independency. the state or quality of being independent.
  • postscript point — (unit, text)   The variant of the point used by Postscript, equal to 0.3527777778 mm, or 1/72 inch.
  • poverty-stricken — suffering from poverty; extremely poor: poverty-stricken refugees.
  • practical reason — (in Kantian ethics) reason applied to the problem of action and choice, especially in ethical matters.
  • practice session — a period of training that takes place over a set period of time, for example an hour or several hours
  • prairie schooner — a type of covered wagon, similar to but smaller than the Conestoga wagon, used by pioneers in crossing the prairies and plains of North America.
  • pre-conversation — informal interchange of thoughts, information, etc., by spoken words; oral communication between persons; talk; colloquy.
  • pre-solicitation — the act of soliciting.
  • pre-subscription — a sum of money given or pledged as a contribution, payment, investment, etc.
  • precast concrete — ready-formed cement mixture
  • precinct station — a police station for police responsible for a district of a city
  • preference share — a share of preferred stock.
  • preference stock — preferred stock.
  • prescription pad — a pad of prescriptions used by doctors, etc
  • presence chamber — the special room in which a great personage, as a sovereign, receives guests, holds audiences, etc.
  • presence of mind — a calm state of mind that allows one to think clearly or act effectively in an emergency.
  • prespecification — the act of specifying.
  • press conference — a prearranged interview with news reporters, held to elicit publicity or, as granted by a dignitary, public official, research scientist, etc., to fulfill a request from the press.
  • prestige pricing — the practice of giving a product a high price to convey the idea that it must be of high quality or status
  • price commission — (in Britain) a commission established by the government in 1973 with authority to control prices as a measure against inflation. It was abolished in 1980
  • price comparison — Price comparison is comparing the price of the same product in different outlets.
  • price leadership — the setting of the price of a product or service by a dominant firm at a level that competitors can match, in order to avoid a price war
  • prima facie case — a case in which the evidence produced is sufficient to enable a decision or verdict to be made unless the evidence is rebutted.
  • primary consumer — (in the food chain) an animal that feeds on plants; a herbivore.
  • prince's feather — a tall, showy plant, Amaranthus hybridus erythrostachys, of the amaranth family, having reddish foliage and thick spikes of small, red flowers.
  • prince's-feather — a tall, showy plant, Amaranthus hybridus erythrostachys, of the amaranth family, having reddish foliage and thick spikes of small, red flowers.
  • principal clause — the main clause.
  • prismatic colors — the colors of the visible spectrum produced by passing white light through a prism; red, orange, yellow, green, blue, indigo, and violet
  • prison psychosis — a state of mental confusion, transitory or permanent, brought on by incarceration or by the anticipation of imprisonment.
  • proboscis monkey — a reddish, arboreal monkey, Nasalis larvatus, of Borneo, the male of which has a long, flexible nose: an endangered species.
  • process industry — business of treating raw materials
  • process printing — a method of printing almost any color by using a limited number of separate color plates, as yellow, magenta, cyan, and black, in combination.
  • process theology — a form of theology that emphasizes the close relation of human beings, nature, and God.
  • processed cheese — a mass-produced product made of one or more types of cheeses that have been heated and mixed with emulsifiers, colorings, flavorings, etc., primarily to retard spoilage and enhance spreadability at reduced cost.
  • processing plant — a factory where raw materials are treated or prepared by a special method, esp one where food is treated in order to preserve it
  • production costs — the costs used in manufacturing a product
  • proficiency test — an exam which test how proficient or skilled someone is in a particular activity, field of study, language, etc
  • prognostic chart — a chart showing the predicted state of the atmosphere for a given time in the future.
  • promiscuous mode — (networking)   Where a node on a network accepts all packets, regardless of their destination address.
  • prosecco plotter — one of a group of Labour politicians who allegedly plotted to oust Prime Minister Gordon Brown from office in the summer of 2008
  • prosecution case — the case brought against someone by a legal authority
  • prospect heights — a town in N Illinois.
  • prosthetic group — the nonprotein acid constituent of a conjugate protein, as the heme group of hemoglobin.
  • protective slope — a slope given to a yard or the like to drain surface water away from a building.
  • protestant ethic — work ethic.
  • proxime accessit — the person coming next after the winner in a competitive examination or an academic prize giving; runner-up
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