16-letter words containing s, t, e, r, o, p
- constructed type — (types) A type formed by applying some type constructor function to one or more other types. The usual constructions are functions: t1 -> t2, products: (t1, t2), sums: t1 + t2 and lifting: lift(t1). (In LaTeX, the lifted type is written with a subscript \perp). See also algebraic data type, primitive type.
- contemporariness — existing, occurring, or living at the same time; belonging to the same time: Newton's discovery of the calculus was contemporary with that of Leibniz.
- conversation pit — a usually sunken portion of a room or living area with chairs, sofas, etc., often grouped around a fireplace, where people can gather to talk.
- core description — A core description is a summary of the information about a rock sample, found by core analysis.
- cornet à pistons — a three-valved brass instrument of the trumpet family. Written range: about two and a half octaves upwards from E below middle C. It is a transposing instrument in B flat or A
- cornet-a-pistons — cornet (def 1).
- coroutine pascal — ["Control Separation in Programming languages", Lemon et al, ACM Ann Conf 1977].
- counter-response — an answer or reply, as in words or in some action.
- counterespionage — Counterespionage is the same as counterintelligence.
- counterproposals — Plural form of counterproposal.
- court of appeals — A Court of Appeals is a court which deals with appeals against legal judgments.
- craftspersonship — The body of activities, skills, techniques, knowledge, and expertise pertinent to (a) particular craft(s).
- cross protection — the protection against a viral infection given to a plant by its prior inoculation with a related but milder virus
- crossopterygians — Plural form of crossopterygian.
- crown prosecutor — In Britain, a crown prosecutor is a lawyer who works for the state and who prosecutes people who are accused of crimes.
- cryoprecipitates — Plural form of cryoprecipitate.
- cryopreservation — the storage of blood or living tissues at extremely cold temperatures, often -196 degrees Celsius.
- crystallographer — A person skilled in crystallography.
- customer profile — a description or analysis of a typical or ideal customer for one's business
- customer support — Customer support is a service provided to help customers resolve any technical problems that they may have with a product or service.
- data compression — the act of compressing.
- decision support — Software used to aid management decision making, typically relying on a decision support database.
- department store — A department store is a large shop which sells many different kinds of goods.
- depolymerisation — (chemistry) alternative spelling of depolymerization.
- depressurization — to remove the air pressure from (a pressurized compartment of an aircraft or spacecraft).
- devonshire split — a kind of yeast bun split open and served with whipped cream or butter and jam
- dew-point spread — the degrees of difference between the air temperature and the dew point
- diphosphorylated — (biochemistry) phosphorylated with two units of phosphoric acid.
- disproportionate — not proportionate; out of proportion, as in size or number.
- do sth in person — If you do something in person, you do it yourself rather than letting someone else do it for you.
- domestic partner — either member of an unmarried, cohabiting, and especially homosexual couple that seeks benefits usually available only to spouses.
- domestic prelate — an honorary distinction conferred by the Holy See upon clergy, entitling them to some of the privileges of a bishop.
- dual personality — a disorder in which an individual possesses two dissociated personalities.
- eastern european — relating to, situated in or coming from Eastern Europe
- ebony spleenwort — a fern, Asplenium platyneuron, of woody areas of North America, having ladderlike leaves and shiny, dark brown stems.
- ectoparasiticide — Any pesticide designed to kill parasites that live on the exterior of a host.
- electrodeposited — Deposited by electrodeposition.
- electromyographs — Plural form of electromyograph.
- electroreceptors — Plural form of electroreceptor.
- electrotherapist — One who administers electrotherapy.
- experimentations — Plural form of experimentation.
- extemporaneously — In an extemporaneous manner; without prior preparation or planning.
- ferrous sulphate — an iron salt with a saline taste, usually obtained as greenish crystals of the heptahydrate, which are converted to the white monohydrate above 100°C: used in inks, tanning, water purification, and in the treatment of anaemia. Formula: FeSO4
- finished product — the product that emerges at the end of a manufacturing process
- fissure eruption — the emergence of lava from a fissure in the ground rather than from a volcanic cone or vent
- fluorescent lamp — a tubular electric discharge lamp in which light is produced by the fluorescence of phosphors coating the inside of the tube.
- footsteps editor — the technician who adds sound effects, such as doors closing, rain falling, etc, during the postproduction sound-dubbing process
- for pete's sake! — an expression of frustration, exasperation or annoyance
- four-star petrol — petrol containing lead, formerly sold in the UK
- frontier dispute — a conflict concerning a frontier between countries and which usually involves those countries