17-letter words containing a, c, o, r, d, t

non-discretionary — subject or left to one's own discretion.
nondiscriminating — differentiating; analytical.
nondiscrimination — an act or instance of discriminating, or of making a distinction.
nondiscriminatory — characterized by or showing prejudicial treatment, especially as an indication of bias related to age, color, national origin, religion, sex, etc.: discriminatory practices in housing; a discriminatory tax.
nuclear radiation — Physics. radiation in the form of elementary particles emitted by an atomic nucleus, as alpha rays or gamma rays, produced by decay of radioactive substances or by nuclear fission.
nuclear threshold — the point in war at which a combatant brings nuclear weapons into use
nursery education — education provided at a school for young children, usually from three to five years old
odour of sanctity — sanctimoniousness
of its own accord — If something happens of its own accord, it seems to happen by itself, without anyone making it happen.
online dictionary — a dictionary that is available on the Internet or World Wide Web and accessed through a Web browser using a computer or a mobile device, primarily by typing a query term into a search box on the site. Online dictionaries like Dictionary.com offer immediate, direct access through large databases to a word's spelling and meanings, plus a host of ancillary information, including its variant spellings, pronunciation, inflected forms, origin, and derived forms, as well as supplementary notes on matters of interest or concern about how the word is used: Some people think online dictionaries will make print dictionaries obsolete.
orthovanadic acid — an oxyacid of vanadium, known chiefly in the form of its vanadate salts. Formula: H3VO4
outside broadcast — An outside broadcast is a radio or television programme that is not recorded or filmed in a studio, but in another building or in the open air.
overhead camshaft — a camshaft in an automotive engine that is located in the cylinder head over the engine block rather than in the block. Abbreviation: OHC.
parathyroidectomy — the excision of a parathyroid gland.
personal distance — personal space.
pietro da cortona — Pietro da [pye-traw dah] /ˈpyɛ trɔ dɑ/ (Show IPA), (Pietro Berrettini) 1596–1669, Italian painter and architect.
platinic chloride — chloroplatinic acid.
pocket dictionary — a small portable dictionary
polar coordinates — Usually, polar coordinates. one of two coordinates used to locate a point in a plane by the length of its radius vector and the angle this vector makes with the polar axis (polar angle)
police department — A police department is an official organization which is responsible for making sure that people obey the law.
port orford cedar — a tall tree, Chamaecyparis lawsoniana, of coastal Oregon, having flattened, scalelike foliage and wood highly valued as timber.
pre-modifications — an act or instance of modifying.
predatory pricing — If a company practises predatory pricing, it charges a much lower price for its products or services than its competitors in order to force them out of the market.
primary education — junior, elementary schooling
private education — education provided by a private individual or organization, rather than by the state or a public body
product liability — the responsibility of a manufacturer for injury or loss caused by its product.
product placement — Product placement is a form of advertising in which a company has its product placed where it can be clearly seen during a film or television programme.
production values — the quality of a media production (such as a film) in regards to elements such as colours, quality, style, etc
promenade concert — a concert at which some of the audience stand rather than sit
prothoracic gland — either of a pair of endocrine glands in the anterior thorax of some insects, functioning to promote the series of molts from hatching to adulthood.
pseudo-democratic — pertaining to or of the nature of democracy or a democracy.
pseudo-historical — of, pertaining to, treating, or characteristic of history or past events: historical records; historical research.
pseudo-moralistic — a person who teaches or inculcates morality.
quadratic formula — the formula for determining theroots of a quadratic equation from its coefficients: .
quattuordecillion — a cardinal number represented in the U.S. by 1 followed by 45 zeros, and in Great Britain by 1 followed by 84 zeros.
quick on the draw — having fast reflexes
radioactive decay — decay (def 8).
radioactive waste — the radioactive by-products from the operation of a nuclear reactor or from the reprocessing of depleted nuclear fuel.
rail detector car — a car equipped with special instruments and used to locate defects in rails.
read the riot act — an English statute of 1715 providing that if 12 or more persons assemble unlawfully and riotously, to the disturbance of the public peace, and refuse to disperse upon proclamation they shall be considered guilty of felony.
recreation ground — an open space for public recreation, esp one in a town, with swings and slides, etc, for children
recreational drug — drug taken for pleasure
reduction formula — a formula, such as sin (90° ± A) = cos A, expressing the values of a trigonometric function of any angle greater than 90° in terms of a function of an acute angle
refractory period — a short period after a nerve or muscle cell fires during which the cell cannot respond to additional stimulation.
rheumatoid factor — an antibody that is found in the blood of many persons afflicted with rheumatoid arthritis and that reacts against globulins in the blood.
road construction — the building of roads
ross and cromarty — a historic county in NW Scotland.
sacred roman rota — rota1 (def 3).
sandro botticelli — Sandro [san-droh,, sahn-;; Italian sahn-draw] /ˈsæn droʊ,, ˈsɑn-;; Italian ˈsɑn drɔ/ (Show IPA), (Alessandro di Mariano dei Filipepi) 1444?–1510, Italian painter.
scattered showers — showers that are scattered across an area, or that occur at intervals throughout the day

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