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16-letter words containing u, p, e, r, c

  • perez de cuellar — Javier [hah-vyer] /hɑˈvyɛr/ (Show IPA), born 1920, Peruvian diplomat: secretary-general of the United Nations 1982–91; prime minister of Peru 2000–2001.
  • perforated ulcer — an ulcer that bursts through the stomach wall and leaks food and gastric juices into the abdominal cavity
  • permaculturalist — a system of cultivation intended to maintain permanent agriculture or horticulture by relying on renewable resources and a self-sustaining ecosystem.
  • perpendicularity — vertical; straight up and down; upright.
  • person of colour — a person who is not White
  • personality cult — deliberately cultivated adulation of a person, esp a political leader
  • persulfuric acid — Also called Caro's acid, permonosulfuric acid, peroxymonosulfuric acid, peroxysulfuric acid. a white, crystalline solid, H 2 SO 5 , used as an oxidizing agent for certain organic compounds.
  • phrase structure — the hierarchical arrangement of the constituent words and phrases of a sentence.
  • picture moulding — the edge around a framed picture
  • picture postcard — postcard (def 1).
  • plutarch's lives — (Parallel Lives) a collection (a.d. 105–15) by Plutarch of short biographies of the leading political figures of ancient Greece and Rome.
  • pneumatic trough — a trough filled with liquid, especially water, for collecting gases in bell jars or the like by displacement.
  • poitou-charentes — a region of W central France, on the Bay of Biscay: mainly low-lying
  • pre-subscription — a sum of money given or pledged as a contribution, payment, investment, etc.
  • primary consumer — (in the food chain) an animal that feeds on plants; a herbivore.
  • primary producer — any green plant or any of various microorganisms that can convert light energy or chemical energy into organic matter.
  • primitive church — the early Christian church, especially in reference to its earliest form and organization.
  • principal clause — the main clause.
  • process industry — business of treating raw materials
  • project guardian — (project, security)   A project which grew out of the ARPA support for Multics and the sale of Multics systems to the US Air Force. The USAF wanted a system that could be used to handle more than one security classification of data at a time. They contracted with Honeywell and MITRE Corporation to figure out how to do this. Project Guardian led to the creation of the Access Isolation Mechanism, the forerunner of the B2 labeling and star property support in Multics. The DoD Orange Book was influenced by the experience in building secure systems gained in Project Guardian.
  • promiscuous mode — (networking)   Where a node on a network accepts all packets, regardless of their destination address.
  • prosecution case — the case brought against someone by a legal authority
  • prosthetic group — the nonprotein acid constituent of a conjugate protein, as the heme group of hemoglobin.
  • proxima centauri — the nearest star to the sun at a distance of 4.3 light-years, part of the Alpha Centauri triple-star system located in the constellation Centaurus.
  • pseudo-patriotic — of, like, suitable for, or characteristic of a patriot.
  • pseudo-realistic — interested in, concerned with, or based on what is real or practical: a realistic estimate of costs; a realistic planner.
  • pseudohistorical — of, pertaining to, treating, or characteristic of history or past events: historical records; historical research.
  • pseudoparenchyma — (in certain fungi and red algae) a compact mass of tissue, made up of interwoven hyphae or filaments, that superficially resembles plant tissue.
  • public ownership — ownership by the state; nationalization
  • public relations — (used with a plural verb) the actions of a corporation, store, government, individual, etc., in promoting goodwill between itself and the public, the community, employees, customers, etc.
  • puddling-furnace — the act of a person or thing that puddles.
  • purchase request — A purchase request is a document detailing required items, the number required and when they will be required. Once approved it becomes a purchase order.
  • purchasing agent — a person who buys materials, supplies, equipment, etc., for a company.
  • purchasing power — Also called buying power. the ability to purchase goods and services.
  • pure watercolour — water-soluble pigment, applied in transparent washes and without the admixture of white pigment in the lighter tones
  • put to the torch — to set fire to; burn down
  • pyruvic aldehyde — a yellow, liquid compound, C 3 H 4 O 2 , containing both an aldehyde and a ketone group, usually obtained in a polymeric form: used chiefly in organic synthesis.
  • quantum computer — a computer that makes use of the quantum states of electrons or other particles to store and process information as quantum bits.
  • reconceptualized — to form into a concept; make a concept of.
  • reinsurance pool — the grouping of insurers that provide partial or complete insurance coverage to other insurers for (a risk on which a policy has already been issued)
  • report structure — A report structure is a structure containing a reporting clause and a reported clause or a quote.
  • reporting clause — A reporting clause is a clause which indicates that you are talking about what someone said or thought. For example, in 'She said that she was hungry', 'She said' is a reporting clause.
  • republican party — one of the two major political parties in the U.S.: originated 1854–56.
  • republican river — a river flowing E from E Colorado through Nebraska and Kansas into the Kansas River. 422 miles (680 km) long.
  • riau archipelago — a group of islands belonging to Indonesia, off the SE coast of the Malay Peninsula, at the entrance to the Strait of Malacca. 36,510 sq. mi. (94,561 sq. km).
  • river carpsucker — a carpsucker, Carpiodes carpio, found in silty rivers of the central U.S. south to Mexico.
  • schaumburg-lippe — a former state in NW Germany.
  • sculpture garden — a garden that showcases sculptures in landscaped surroundings
  • self-exculpatory — intended to excuse oneself from blame or guilt
  • self-preoccupied — preoccupied by one's own concerns
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