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15-letter words that end in c

  • postapocalyptic — of or like an apocalypse; affording a revelation or prophecy.
  • posthemorrhagic — occurring after a haemorrhage
  • predicate logic — (logic)   (Or "predicate calculus") An extension of propositional logic with separate symbols for predicates, subjects, and quantifiers. For example, where propositional logic might assign a single symbol P to the proposition "All men are mortal", predicate logic can define the predicate M(x) which asserts that the subject, x, is mortal and bind x with the universal quantifier ("For all"): All x . M(x) Higher-order predicate logic allows predicates to be the subjects of other predicates.
  • programme music — music that is intended to depict or evoke a scene or idea
  • progressivistic — characteristic of a progressivist
  • protectionistic — Economics. the theory, practice, or system of fostering or developing domestic industries by protecting them from foreign competition through duties or quotas imposed on importations.
  • pseudo-academic — of or relating to a college, academy, school, or other educational institution, especially one for higher education: academic requirements.
  • pseudo-artistic — conforming to the standards of art; satisfying aesthetic requirements: artistic productions.
  • pseudo-dramatic — of or relating to the drama.
  • pseudo-romantic — of, relating to, or of the nature of romance; characteristic or suggestive of the world of romance: a romantic adventure.
  • psychogeriatric — the psychology of old age.
  • psychotomimetic — (of a substance or drug) tending to produce symptoms like those of a psychosis; hallucinatory.
  • quasi-automatic — having the capability of starting, operating, moving, etc., independently: an automatic sprinkler system; an automatic car wash.
  • radiotelemetric — of or relating to radiotelemetry
  • russell's attic — (mathematics)   An imaginary room containing countably many pairs of shoes (i.e. a pair for each natural number), and countably many pairs of socks. How many shoes are there? Answer: countably many (map the left shoes to even numbers and the right shoes to odd numbers, say). How many socks are there? Also countably many, we want to say, but we can't prove it without the Axiom of Choice, because in each pair, the socks are indistinguishable (there's no such thing as a left sock). Although for any single pair it is easy to select one, we cannot specify a general method for doing this.
  • sadomasochistic — interaction, especially sexual activity, in which one person enjoys inflicting physical or mental suffering on another person, who derives pleasure from experiencing pain.
  • sauvignon blanc — a white grape grown primarily in France and California.
  • scottish gaelic — the Gaelic of the Hebrides and the Highlands of Scotland, also spoken as a second language in Nova Scotia.
  • second republic — the republic established in France in 1848 and replaced by the Second Empire in 1852.
  • self-diagnostic — the diagnosis of one's own malady or illness.
  • semilogarithmic — (of graphing) having one scale logarithmic and the other arithmetic or of uniform gradation.
  • southern gothic — a literary genre depicting life in the southern US and featuring grotesque themes and imagery
  • spermatoblastic — relating to a spermatoblast
  • subtrochanteric — Anatomy. either of two knobs at the top of the femur, the greater on the outside and the lesser on the inside, serving for the attachment of muscles between the thigh and pelvis.
  • sympathomimetic — mimicking stimulation of the sympathetic nervous system.
  • thalassographic — relating to thalassography
  • thanatognomonic — signalling the nearness of death
  • the paleolithic — the Paleolithic period, subdivided into the Lower (to c. 150,000 b.c.), Middle (to c. 38,000 b.c.), and Upper stages; Old Stone Age
  • the phanerozoic — the Phanerozoic era
  • the proterozoic — the Proterozoic Eon or its rocks
  • through traffic — traffic which continues on a road or highway rather than crossing onto a different road
  • tourist traffic — the number of tourists that visit an area
  • trichloroacetic — as in trichloroacetic acid
  • udmurt republic — a constituent republic of W central Russia, in the basin of the middle Kama. Capital: Izhevsk. Pop: 1 570 500 (2002). Area: 42 100 sq km (16 250 sq miles)
  • ultra-patriotic — of, like, suitable for, or characteristic of a patriot.
  • ultra-realistic — interested in, concerned with, or based on what is real or practical: a realistic estimate of costs; a realistic planner.
  • ultrademocratic — (in the US) characteristic of a staunch member or supporter of the Democratic Party and its agenda
  • unmaterialistic — excessively concerned with physical comforts or the acquisition of wealth and material possessions, rather than with spiritual, intellectual, or cultural values.
  • unopportunistic — adhering to a policy of opportunism; practicing opportunism.
  • vicar apostolic — Roman Catholic Church. a titular bishop serving either in a district where no episcopal see has been established, or in one where the succession of bishops has been interrupted.
  • walk-in traffic — The walk-in traffic of a store is the number of people who choose to visit it as they pass by.
  • wallpaper music — music that is pleasant but not interesting, so people do not pay much attention to it
  • weimar republic — the German republic (1919–33), founded at Weimar.
  • well-man clinic — a clinic at which men's general health, lifestyle, and sexual performance are monitored and advice is given
  • xylotypographic — involving or pertaining to xylotypography
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