17-letter words containing pa
- absolute pathname — (file system) A pathname relative to the root directory.
- act of parliament — a law that has been passed by both of the UK Houses of Parliament and has received royal assent
- all-expenses-paid — (of a holiday, trip, etc) free, with everything paid for
- anticipatory loss — grief that is felt in anticipation of someone's death
- antifederal party — the party that, before 1789, opposed the adoption of the proposed Constitution and after that favored its strict construction.
- antifouling paint — paint applied to the portion of a hull below the waterline to poison or discourage marine animals and plants that would otherwise cling to it.
- apartment complex — An apartment complex is a group of buildings that contain apartments and are managed by the same company.
- appalachian trail — hiking trail extending from central Me. to N Ga., along the Appalachian Mountains: c. 2,050 mi (3,299 km)
- apparent movement — the sensation of seeing movement when nothing actually moves in the environment, as when two neighbouring lights are switched on and off in rapid succession
- at a snail's pace — If you say that someone does something at a snail's pace, you are emphasizing that they are doing it very slowly, usually when you think it would be better if they did it much more quickly.
- at one's own pace — If you do something at your own pace, you do it at a speed that is comfortable for you.
- beyond comparison — outstanding, without equal
- biological parent — a parent who has conceived (biological mother) or sired (biological father) rather than adopted a child and whose genes are therefore transmitted to the child.
- buckingham palace — the London residence of the British sovereign: built in 1703, rebuilt by John Nash in 1821–36 and partially redesigned in the early 20th century
- canine parvovirus — a highly contagious viral disease of dogs characterized by vomiting, haemorrhagic diarrhoea, depression, and, in severe cases, death
- capacity audience — a situation when the maximum number of people possible are watching an event
- cardiac pacemaker — a small area of specialized tissue within the wall of the right atrium of the heart whose spontaneous electrical activity initiates and controls the beat of the heart
- carolina parakeet — an extinct New World parakeet, Conuropsis carolinensis, that ranged into the northern U.S., having yellowish-green plumage with an orange-yellow head.
- carrying capacity — the maximum number of individuals that an area of land can support, usually determined by their food requirements
- causality paradox — the hypothetical cause-and-effect of time travel and making changes in the past that would affect current actions.
- champagne-ardenne — a region of NE France: a countship and commercial centre in medieval times; it consists of a great plain, with sheep and dairy farms and many vineyards
- chartered company — a company formed for the purpose of exploration and colonization
- chemopallidectomy — an operation for treating Parkinson's disease and certain other diseases characterized by muscular rigidity, consisting of destroying a specific part of the corpus striatum by injecting it with a chemical, usually alcohol.
- civil partnership — A civil partnership is a legal relationship between two people of the same sex that is similar to marriage.
- classical pathway — the activation of complement by an antigen-antibody reaction. Compare alternative pathway.
- clifden nonpareil — a handsome nocturnal moth, Catocala fraxini, that is brown with bluish patches on the hindwings: related to the red underwing
- clinicopathologic — of or relating to the combined study of disease symptoms and pathology.
- close parenthesis — right parenthesis
- clumber (spaniel) — a short-legged spaniel with a heavy body and a thick coat of straight, white hair marked with yellow or orange
- colour separation — the division of a coloured original into cyan, magenta, yellow, and black so that plates may be made for print reproduction. Separation may be achieved by electronic scanning or by photographic techniques using filters to isolate each colour
- come to the party — to take part or become involved
- companionableness — The state or quality of being companionable.
- company commander — the commander of a company of soldiers
- company secretary — A company secretary is a person whose job within a company is to keep the legal affairs, accounts, and administration in order.
- compartmentalised — Simple past tense and past participle of compartmentalise.
- compartmentalized — separated into several discrete areas
- compartmentalizes — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of compartmentalize.
- compass deviation — deviation (def 4).
- compassionateness — The state or quality of being compassionate.
- concurrent pascal — (language) An extension of a Pascal subset, Sequential Pascal, developed by Brinch Hansen in 1972-75. Concurrent Pascal was the first language to support monitors. It provided access to hardware devices through monitor calls and also supported processes and classes.
- contracting party — a person, company, etc, entering into a legal contract
- cooperative party — (in Great Britain) a political party supporting the cooperative movement and linked with the Labour Party: founded in 1917
- counterparty risk — the risk that a person who is a party to a contract will default on their obligations under that contract
- counterpropaganda — propaganda to offset or nullify unfriendly or enemy propaganda.
- culpable homicide — manslaughter
- cylinder capacity — the cylinder volume that is swept by the pistons of an internal-combustion engine
- departmentalizing — Present participle of departmentalize.
- dipterocarpaceous — of, relating to, or belonging to the Dipterocarpaceae, a family of trees chiefly native to tropical SE Asia, having two-winged fruits. Many species yield useful timber and resins
- dispassionateness — The state or quality of being dispassionate.
- dissipation trail — a clear rift left behind an aircraft flying through a thin cloud layer.
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