16-letter words containing ad
- paradigmatically — of or relating to a paradigm.
- physical address — (memory management) The address presented to a computer's main memory in a virtual memory system, in contrast to the virtual address which is the address generated by the CPU. A memory management unit translates virtual addresses into physical addresses.
- posigrade rocket — an auxiliary rocket used to separate the sections of a multistage rocket, fired in the direction of flight.
- prescription pad — a pad of prescriptions used by doctors, etc
- 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
- printer's reader — a person employed to read proofs and indicate errors
- proper adjective — an adjective formed from a proper noun, as American from America.
- put in the shade — to appear better than (another); surpass
- pyrovanadic acid — an oxyacid of vanadium, known chiefly in the form of its vanadate salts; Formula: H4V2O7
- quadricentennial — of, relating to, or marking the completion of a period of four hundred years.
- quadrimillennial — Occurring every four thousand years.
- radial (arm) saw — a circular saw suspended from a pivoted horizontal arm along which it can be moved
- radial paralysis — paralysis of a forelimb as a result of loss of function of the radial nerve, usually following traumatic injury
- radiant exitance — the ability of a surface to emit radiation expressed as the radiant flux emitted per unit area at a specified point on the surface
- radiation levels — the levels of the emission or transfer of radiant energy or the levels of the particles emitted in the transfer of radiant energy, esp the particles and gamma rays emitted in nuclear decay
- radio evangelist — a Christian minister who devotes time to preaching on the radio
- radio microphone — a microphone incorporating a radio transmitter so that the user can move around freely
- radio-controlled — A radio-controlled device works by receiving radio signals which operate it.
- radio-phonograph — a radio and phonograph combined in one unit and sharing some components, as the amplifier and speaker(s)
- radiographically — the production of radiographs.
- radioimmunoassay — a test procedure that integrates immunologic and radiolabeling techniques to measure minute quantities of a substance, as a protein, hormone, or drug, in a given sample of body fluid or tissue.
- radiosymmetrical — radially symmetrical.
- radiotransparent — transparent to radiation; invisible in x-ray photographs and under fluoroscopy (opposed to radiopaque).
- radium emanation — (formerly) radon.
- radius of action — the maximum distance that a ship, aircraft, or land vehicle can travel from its base and return without refuelling
- railroad station — railway station, train stop
- read only memory — ROM.
- read-only memory — ROM.
- reading material — any matter that can be read; written or printed text
- refinery upgrade — A refinery upgrade is the process of introducing the newest technology in some parts of the refinery.
- religious leader — head of a church or order
- remedial reading — instruction in reading aimed at increasing speed and comprehension by correcting poor reading habits.
- required reading — If you say that something is required reading for a particular group of people, you mean that you think it is essential for them to read it because it will give them information which they should have.
- roadside repairs — repairs to a vehicle that has broken down on the road
- rule of the road — any of the regulations concerning the safe handling of vessels under way with respect to one another, imposed by a government on ships in its own waters or upon its own ships on the high seas.
- run the blockade — to go past or through a blockade
- saddle stitching — to sew, bind, or decorate with a saddle stitch.
- sado-masochistic — Something that is sado-masochistic is connected with the practice of sado-masochism.
- second adventist — Adventist (def 1).
- sekondi-takoradi — a seaport in SW Ghana.
- self-advancement — an act of moving forward.
- self-advertising — the act or practice of calling public attention to one's product, service, need, etc., especially by paid announcements in newspapers and magazines, over radio or television, on billboards, etc.: to get more customers by advertising.
- self-degradation — the act of degrading.
- sensory overload — being overwhelmed by sights, sounds, etc.
- shake one's head — to move or sway with short, quick, irregular vibratory movements.
- shoot one's load — (of a man) to ejaculate at orgasm
- sir herbert read — George, 1733–98, American political leader: served in the Continental Congress 1774–77.
- soft in the head — stupid or foolish
- spear-head spoon — diamond-point spoon.
- special pleading — Law. pleading that alleges special or new matter in avoidance of the allegations made by the opposite side.