16-letter words containing t, y, p, i
- compositionality — The property of being compositional.
- conspicuity tape — a highly reflective strip or tape used on a vehicle, clothing, etc., to make it more visible in low light.
- conspiratorially — the act of conspiring.
- contingency plan — a plan to be carried out if a more likely or desired outcome does not happen
- copolymerization — a process resembling polymerization, in which unlike molecules unite in alternate or random sequences in a chain
- copyright symbol — (character, legal) "©" The internationally recognised symbol required to introduce a copyright notice, a letter C with a circle around it. This can be encoded in ISO 8859-1 as character code decimal 169, hexadecimal A9, in HTML as ©, © or ©. A "c" in parentheses: "(c)" is sometimes used in documents stored in a coded character set such as ASCII that does not include the C in a circle, but this has no legal meaning.
- cracker capacity — The cracker capacity is the amount of a particular product which a refinery can produce.
- crossopterygians — Plural form of crossopterygian.
- cryoprecipitates — Plural form of cryoprecipitate.
- cryopreservation — the storage of blood or living tissues at extremely cold temperatures, often -196 degrees Celsius.
- cryptozoological — (cryptozoology) Of or pertaining to cryptozoology.
- cryptozoologists — Plural form of cryptozoologist.
- crystallographic — of, relating to, or dealing with crystals or crystallography.
- d-type flip-flop — (hardware) A digital logic device that stores the status of its "D" input whenever its clock input makes a certain transition (low to high or high to low). The output, "Q", shows the currently stored value. Compare J-K flip-flop.
- deflationary gap — a situation in which total spending in an economy is insufficient to buy all the output that can be produced with full employment
- democratic party — (in the US) the older and more liberal of the two major political parties, so named since 1840
- depolymerisation — (chemistry) alternative spelling of depolymerization.
- depolymerization — (chemistry) The decomposition of a polymer into smaller fragments.
- diacetylmorphine — heroin.
- diphosphorylated — (biochemistry) phosphorylated with two units of phosphoric acid.
- display standard — (hardware, standard) IBM and others have introduced a bewildering plethora of graphics and text display standards for IBM PCs. The standards are mostly implemented by plugging in a video display board (or "graphics adaptor") and connecting the appropriate monitor to it. Each new standard subsumes its predecessors. For example, an EGA board can also do CGA and MDA. With the PS/2, IBM introduced the VGA standard and built it into the main system board motherboard. VGA is also available as a plug-in board for PCs from third-party vendors. Also with the PS/2, IBM introduced the 8514 high-resolution graphics standard. An 8514 adaptor board plugs into the PS/2, providing a dual-monitor capability. Graphics software had to support the major IBM graphics standards and many non-IBM, proprietary standards for displays. Either software vendors provided display drivers or display vendors provided drivers for the software package. In either case, switching software or switching display systems was fraught with compatibility problems. More colours are available from third-party vendors for some display types. See also MDA, CGA, EGA, PGA, Hercules, MCGA, VGA, SVGA, 8514, VESA.
- display terminal — Visual Display Unit
- dual personality — a disorder in which an individual possesses two dissociated personalities.
- earthly paradise — Bible: Garden of Eden
- electrophilicity — (chemistry, uncountable) the condition of being electrophilic.
- endowment policy — a document containing a record, and the terms and conditions of, an endowment mortgage.
- epigrammatically — In a manner suggesting of an epigram.
- ethnographically — Regarding the ethnography (of a region).
- expected utility — the weighted average utility of the possible outcomes of a probabilistic situation; the sum or integral of the product of the probability distribution and the utility function
- federalist party — a political group that favored the adoption by the states of the Constitution.
- flash photolysis — the study of photochemical reaction mechanisms in gases by analyzing spectroscopically the reaction products in a gas mixture irradiated with a powerful light flash.
- granulocytopenia — a diminished number of granulocytes in the blood, which occurs in certain forms of anaemia
- gravity platform — (in the oil industry) a drilling platform that rests directly on the sea bed and is kept in position by its own weight; it is usually made of reinforced concrete
- happenstantially — (rare) By happenstance; occurring due to random chance.
- hayes-compatible — (communications) A description of a modem which understands the same set of commands as one made by Hayes.
- hemicorporectomy — (surgery) The surgical procedure which cuts through the spine and removes the lower half of the body from the waist down.
- hierophantically — In a hierophantic manner; in the manner of a hierophant.
- houphouet-boigny — Félix [French fey-leeks] /French feɪˈliks/ (Show IPA), 1905–1993, Ivory Coast political leader: president 1960–93.
- hybrid perpetual — a type of cultivated rose bred from varieties having vigorous growth and more or less recurrent bloom.
- hyper-conformity — action in accord with prevailing social standards, attitudes, practices, etc.
- hyper-excitement — an excited state or condition.
- hyper-patriotism — devoted love, support, and defense of one's country; national loyalty.
- hypercompetitive — Extremely competitive.
- hyperconjugation — (organic chemistry) A weak form of conjugation in which single bonds interact with a conjugated system.
- hypercorrections — Plural form of hypercorrection.
- hyperflexibility — capable of being bent, usually without breaking; easily bent: a flexible ruler.
- hyperinnervation — the act of innervating; state of being innervated.
- hyperintelligent — having good understanding or a high mental capacity; quick to comprehend, as persons or animals: an intelligent student.
- hypermasculinity — pertaining to or characteristic of a man or men: masculine attire.
- hyperoxygenation — to treat, combine, or enrich with oxygen: to oxygenate the blood.