17-letter words containing a, b, o, i, t, e

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.
paleobiochemistry — the study of biochemical processes that occurred in fossil life forms.
phonetic alphabet — an alphabet containing a separate character for each distinguishable speech sound.
pitot-static tube — a device combining a Pitot tube with a static tube: used to measure airspeed.
pocket battleship — a small heavily armed and armored warship serving as a battleship because of limitations imposed by treaty.
political liberty — the right to express oneself freely and effectually regarding the conduct, makeup, and principles of the government under which one lives.
positive feedback — Electronics. the process of returning part of the output of a circuit, system, or device to the input, either to oppose the input (negative feedback) or to aid the input (positive feedback) acoustic feedback.
potassium bromate — a white, crystalline, water-soluble powder, KBrO 3 , used chiefly as an oxidizing agent and as an analytical reagent.
potassium bromide — a white, crystalline, water-soluble powder, KBr, having a bitter saline taste: used chiefly in the manufacture of photographic papers and plates, in engraving, and in medicine as a sedative.
probability curve — a curve that describes the distribution of probability over the values of a random variable.
probation officer — an officer who investigates and reports on the conduct of offenders who are free on probation.
proprietary brand — a brand of product that is privately owned and controlled
reflection nebula — a cloud of interstellar gas and dust that reflects the light of neighboring stars.
rhode island bent — a European pasture grass, Agrostis tenuis, naturalized in North America, having red flower clusters.
right off the bat — Sports. the wooden club used in certain games, as baseball and cricket, to strike the ball. a racket, especially one used in badminton or table tennis. a whip used by a jockey. the act of using a club or racket in a game. the right or turn to use a club or racket.
roseate spoonbill — a tropical New World spoonbill, Ajaia ajaja, having rose-colored plumage and a bare head.
rubber plantation — an estate in a tropical country where rubber trees are grown on a large scale
saint bonaventure — Saint ("the Seraphic Doctor") 1221–74, Italian scholastic theologian.
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.
self-incompatible — not capable of self-pollination.
sinbad the sailor — a merchant in The Arabian Nights who makes seven adventurous voyages
sodium bichromate — a red or orange crystalline, water-soluble solid, Na 2 Cr 2 O 7 ⋅2H 2 O, used as an oxidizing agent in the manufacture of dyes and inks, as a corrosion inhibitor, a mordant, a laboratory reagent, in the tanning of leather, and in electroplating.
sodium pyroborate — borax1 .
special constable — a person recruited for temporary or occasional police duties, esp in time of emergency
spiritual bouquet — the spiritual presentation of a good work to another person.
split keyboarding — the act or practice of editing data from one terminal on another terminal
state the obvious — point out sth already evident
statue of liberty — a large copper statue, on Liberty Island, in New York harbor, depicting a woman holding a burning torch: designed by F. A. Bartholdi and presented to the U.S. by France; unveiled 1886.
steamboat springs — a town in NW Colorado: ski resort.
subordinated debt — a debt that an unsecured creditor can only claim, in the event of a liquidation, after the claims of secured creditors have been paid
subscription rate — the price charged for a subscription
subtractive color — cyan, yellow, or magenta, as used in the subtractive process of color photography.
surrender to bail — to present oneself at court at the appointed time after having been on bail
tabernacle mirror — a mirror of c1800, having columns and a cornice, usually gilt, with a painted panel over the mirror.
taiping rebellion — a movement of religious mysticism and agrarian unrest in China between 1850 and 1864 which weakened the Manchu dynasty but was eventually suppressed with foreign aid
take some beating — to be difficult to improve upon
telephone banking — a facility enabling customers to make use of banking services, such as oral payment instructions, account movements, raising loans, etc, over the telephone rather than by personal visit
temporomandibular — of, relating to, or situated near the hinge joint formed by the lower jaw and the temporal bone of the skull.
terrestrial globe — the planet Earth (usually preceded by the).
the bag of tricks — every device; everything
the carboniferous — the Carboniferous period or rock system
the tabloid press — (considered as a whole) newspapers with pages about 30 cm (12 inches) by 40 cm (16 inches), usually characterized by an emphasis on photographs and a concise and often sensational style
to be eaten alive — If you say that someone will be eaten alive, you mean that they will be completely destroyed or defeated by someone who is much stronger.
to eat humble pie — If you eat humble pie, you speak or behave in a way which tells people that you admit you were wrong about something.
to play it by ear — If you play it by ear, you decide what to say or do in a situation by responding to events rather than by following a plan which you have decided on in advance.
to read sb's mind — If you can read someone's mind, you know what they are thinking without them saying anything.
torricellian tube — a vertical glass tube partly evacuated and partly filled with mercury, the height of which is used as a measure of atmospheric pressure
transonic barrier — sound barrier.
triskaidekaphobia — fear or a phobia concerning the number 13.
ultramicrobalance — a balance for weighing precisely, to a hundredth of a microgram or less, minute quantities of material.

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