16-letter words containing as
- primrose jasmine — an evergreen shrub, Jasminum mesnyi, of China, having thick, shiny leaflets and yellow flowers with a darker eye.
- prosecution case — the case brought against someone by a legal authority
- pullorum disease — a highly contagious, frequently fatal disease of young poultry caused by the bacterium Salmonella gallinarum (pullorum), transmitted by the infected hen during egg production, and characterized by weakness, loss of appetite, and diarrhea.
- 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.
- put out to grass — If you say that someone is being put out to grass, you mean they are no longer being employed because they are considered to be too old or no longer useful.
- quasi-commercial — of, relating to, or characteristic of commerce.
- quasi-compulsory — required; mandatory; obligatory: compulsory education.
- quasi-democratic — pertaining to or of the nature of democracy or a democracy.
- quasi-diplomatic — of, relating to, or engaged in diplomacy: diplomatic officials.
- quasi-equivalent — equal in value, measure, force, effect, significance, etc.: His silence is equivalent to an admission of guilt.
- quasi-historical — of, pertaining to, treating, or characteristic of history or past events: historical records; historical research.
- quasi-legitimate — according to law; lawful: the property's legitimate owner.
- quasi-managerial — pertaining to management or a manager: managerial functions; the managerial class of society.
- quasi-scientific — of or relating to science or the sciences: scientific studies.
- quasi-stationary — a person or thing that is stationary.
- quick as a flash — If you say that someone reacts to something quick as a flash, you mean that they react to it extremely quickly.
- 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.
- ranikhet disease — Newcastle disease.
- raspberry sawfly — a black sawfly, Monophadnoides geniculatus, the larvae of which feed on the leaves of the raspberry and blackberry.
- raster subsystem — (graphics) The part of a graphics system concerned with an image after it has been transformed and scaled to screen coordinates. It includes scan conversion and display.
- real-time pascal — (language) A later name for Pascal-80 by RC International, Denmark.
- reasonable doubt — law: grounds for believing sb is innocent
- reasons of state — political justifications for an immoral act
- reclassification — categorization in a different way
- red-flannel hash — hash made of ground corned beef, potatoes, and beets
- regular gasoline — unleaded gasoline or petrol, as for fuelling a vehicle, etc
- released version — release
- releasing factor — a substance usually of hypothalamic origin that triggers the release of a particular hormone from an endocrine gland.
- restricted class — a class of yachts that, although differing somewhat in design and rigging, are deemed able to race together because of conformity to certain standards.
- return on assets — the amount of profit computed by dividing net income before interest and taxes by the cost of assets, usually expressed as a percentage. Abbreviation: ROA.
- sado-masochistic — Something that is sado-masochistic is connected with the practice of sado-masochism.
- salivary amylase — an enzyme in the saliva that converts starch into dextrin and maltose.
- sandlot baseball — a form of baseball played by children on an area of vacant ground
- save as you earn — (in Britain) a savings scheme which offers a tax-free bonus and allows employees to buy shares in the company they work for at a fixed price
- scheduled castes — (in India) the official name given to the lower castes that are now protected by the government and offered special concessions.
- seaside knotweed — See under knotweed.
- security measure — a precaution taken against terrorism, espionage or other danger
- share repurchase — A share repurchase is a situation in which a company buys back its own shares.
- shirring elastic — elastic used for shirring
- showcase project — a project designed to attract attention and show off the abilities of the people involved in it
- sick as a parrot — very disappointed
- solemn high mass — a Mass sung with the assistance of a deacon and subdeacon.
- spaghetti squash — a variety of a widely cultivated squash, Cucurbita pepo, having edible flesh in the form of spaghettilike strands.
- spanish windlass — a stick used as a device for twisting and tightening a rope or cable
- spiral staircase — stairs that wind round
- starry grasswort — a weedy plant, Cerastium arvense, of the pink family, native to the North Temperate Zone, having narrow leaves and white flowers.
- sticking plaster — an adhesive cloth or other material for covering and closing superficial wounds, holding bandages in place, etc.
- stopped diapason — a full, rich outpouring of melodious sound.