16-letter words containing io

corporation stop — a cock controlling the flow of water or gas from mains to individual consumers.
correction fluid — a fluid, usually white, that can be painted over a mistake in writing or typing so that the correct form can be written or typed on top
counter-petition — a formally drawn request, often bearing the names of a number of those making the request, that is addressed to a person or group of persons in authority or power, soliciting some favor, right, mercy, or other benefit: a petition for clemency; a petition for the repeal of an unfair law.
counter-reaction — a reverse movement or tendency; an action in a reverse direction or manner.
counter-violence — swift and intense force: the violence of a storm.
counterespionage — Counterespionage is the same as counterintelligence.
counterintuition — intuition that is counter to common-sense expectation.
countermigration — a migration in the opposite direction.
course of action — a way of proceeding
court of session — the supreme civil court in Scotland
cracked fraction — A cracked fraction is a petroleum fraction (= a portion separated according to a physical property) that has been broken down from a fraction with larger molecules.
creation science — teaching and research based upon the belief that the biblical account of the creation of the world is scientific fact
creative tension — a situation where disagreement or discord ultimately gives rise to better ideas or outcomes
crime of passion — a crime, often a murder, committed from passion, esp sexual passion
crime passionnel — a crime committed from passion, esp sexual passion
crime prevention — official and police policies to prevent crime
critical section — A non-re-entrant piece of code that can only be executed by one process at a time. It will usually terminate in bounded time and a process will only have to wait a bounded time to enter it. Some synchronisation mechanism is required at the entry and exit of the critical section to ensure exclusive use.
cross protection — the protection against a viral infection given to a plant by its prior inoculation with a related but milder virus
cross-validation — a process by which a method that works for one sample of a population is checked for validity by applying the method to another sample from the same population.
cryopreservation — the storage of blood or living tissues at extremely cold temperatures, often -196 degrees Celsius.
curried function — (mathematics, programming) A function of N arguments that is considered as a function of one argument which returns another function of N-1 arguments. E.g. in Haskell we can define: average :: Int -> (Int -> Int) (The parentheses are optional). A partial application of average, to one Int, e.g. (average 4), returns a function of type (Int -> Int) which averages its argument with 4. In uncurried languages a function must always be applied to all its arguments but a partial application can be represented using a lambda abstraction: \ x -> average(4,x) Currying is necessary if full laziness is to be applied to functional sub-expressions. It was named after the logician Haskell Curry but the 19th-century logician, Gottlob Frege was the first to propose it and it was first referred to in ["Uber die Bausteine der mathematischen Logik", M. Schoenfinkel, Mathematische Annalen. Vol 92 (1924)]. Stefan Kahrs <[email protected]> reported hearing somebody in Germany trying to introduce "scho"nen" for currying and "finkeln" for "uncurrying". The verb "scho"nen" means "to beautify"; "finkeln" isn't a German word, but it suggests "to fiddle".
cycle of erosion — the hypothetical sequence of modifications to the earth's surface by erosion, from the original uplift of the land to the ultimate low plain, usually divided into the youthful, mature, and old stages
dakin's solution — a dilute solution containing sodium hypochlorite and boric acid, used as an antiseptic in the treatment of wounds
data abstraction — (data) Any representation of data in which the implementation details are hidden (abstracted). Abstract data types and objects are the two primary forms of data abstraction.
data acquisition — data logging
data compression — the act of compressing.
data preparation — the process of converting data or information into a form that can be read by a computer, so that the data can then be entered into the computer
dc potentiometer — A DC potentiometer is a potentiometer in which the supply is a battery and the balance is under direct current conditions.
de-anglicization — (in Ireland) the elimination of English influence, language, customs, etc
de-concentration — to reduce the power or control of (a corporation, industry, etc.); decentralize.
de-stalinization — the elimination of the influence of Stalin
dealcoholization — to remove some or all of the alcohol from (a drink).
deboursification — (jargon) Removal of irrelevant newsgroups from the Newsgroups header of a followup. The term applies particularly to the removal of frivolous groups added by one of the Kooks. See also: sneck.
decanedioic acid — a white crystalline carboxylic acid obtained by heating castor oil with sodium hydroxide, used in the manufacture of polyester resins and rubbers and plasticizers. Formula: HOOC(CH2)8COOH
decapitalization — to deprive of capital; discourage capital formation; withdraw capital from: The government decapitalized industry with harsh tax policies.
decentralisation — Alternative spelling of decentralization.
decentralization — to distribute the administrative powers or functions of (a central authority) over a less concentrated area: to decentralize the national government.
decimal fraction — a fraction whose denominator is some power of 10, usually indicated by a dot (decimal point or point) written before the numerator: as 0.4 = 4/10; 0.126 = 126/1000.
decision problem — (theory) A problem with a yes/no answer. Determining whether some potential solution to a question is actually a solution or not. E.g. "Is 43669" a prime number?". This is in contrast to a "search problem" which must find a solution from scratch, e.g. "What is the millionth prime number?". See decidability.
decision support — Software used to aid management decision making, typically relying on a decision support database.
declassification — to remove the classification from (information, a document, etc.) that restricts access in terms of secrecy, confidentiality, etc. Compare classification (def 5).
dedolomitization — a metamorphic process in which the magnesium in dolomitic rock forms new minerals, as brucite and forsterite, and the calcium forms calcite.
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
dehumidification — Dehumidification is the removal of vapor from a gas-vapor mixture.
delayed reaction — response after an interval
delegitimization — The act or process of delegitimizing.
delta connection — a connection used in a three-phase electrical system in which three elements in series form a triangle, the supply being input and output at the three junctions
delta conversion — delta reduction
demilitarisation — The removal of a military force, usually at the end of hostilities or as part of a treaty.
demilitarization — to deprive of military character; free from militarism.

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