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17-letter words containing a, l, p, u

  • quasiexperimental — (medicine) Describing a trial in which the assignment to a group is based upon an experimental condition.
  • refuse a proposal — If an insurer refuses a proposal, it does not agree to underwrite a risk proposed by a potential client.
  • relative aperture — the ratio of the diameter of a lens, especially a camera lens, to the focal length; the reciprocal of the f number or focal ratio of the lens.
  • replacement value — insurance: sum required to replace sth
  • republic of china — People's Republic of, a country in E Asia. 3,691,502 sq. mi. (9,560,990 sq. km). Capital: Beijing.
  • republic of korea — a former country in E Asia, on a peninsula SE of Manchuria and between the Sea of Japan and the Yellow Sea: a kingdom prior to 1910; under Japanese rule 1910–45; now divided at 38° N into North Korea and South Korea. Compare Korean War.
  • republic of palau — a republic comprising a group of islands in the W Pacific, in the W Caroline Islands; administratively part of the UN Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands 1947–87; entered into an agreement of free association with the US (1980); became fully independent in 1994. Chief island: Babelthuap. Capital: Ngerulmud on Babelthuap (functions moved from Koror in 2006). Pop: 21 108 (2013 est). Area: 476 sq km (184 sq miles)
  • republic-of-china — People's Republic of, a country in E Asia. 3,691,502 sq. mi. (9,560,990 sq. km). Capital: Beijing.
  • res ipsa loquitur — the rule that an injury is due to the defendant's negligence when that which caused it was under his or her control or management and the injury would not have happened had proper management been observed.
  • reticulate python — a python, Python reticulatus, of southeastern Asia and the East Indies, sometimes growing to a length of 32 feet (10 meters): usually considered to be the largest snake in the world.
  • return of capital — A return of capital is a situation in which you receive back money that was previously invested.
  • return on capital — A return on capital is any earnings that you receive from the capital that you have invested.
  • roll with a punch — to move in the same direction as a punch thrown at one so as to lessen its force
  • rubber plantation — an estate in a tropical country where rubber trees are grown on a large scale
  • rural development — social or economic activities or initiatives designed to improve the standard of living in areas far away from large towns or cities
  • russell's paradox — a paradox of set theory in which an object is defined in terms of a class of objects that contains the object being defined, resulting in a logical contradiction.
  • school playground — school's outdoor recreation area
  • scrophulariaceous — belonging to the Scrophulariaceae, the figwort family of plants.
  • self-perpetuating — continuing oneself in office, rank, etc., beyond the normal limit.
  • self-purification — a natural process of purifying, as the ability of a body of water to rid itself of pollutants.
  • separating funnel — a large funnel having a tap in its output tube, used to separate immiscible liquids
  • septicemic plague — an especially dangerous form of plague in which the infecting organisms invade the bloodstream. Compare plague (def 2).
  • sexual dimorphism — the condition in which the males and females in a species are morphologically different, as with many birds.
  • sexual preference — Someone's sexual preference is the same as their sexual orientation.
  • shetland pullover — a thick woollen sweater made from Shetland wool
  • shuttle diplomacy — diplomatic negotiations carried out by a mediator who travels back and forth between the negotiating parties.
  • sleeping quarters — the rooms where people sleep in a large building or complex or on a boat etc
  • sliding vane pump — A sliding vane pump is a pump in which the vanes (=flat parts) are the main sealing element between the suction and discharge areas.
  • sodium-vapor lamp — an electric lamp in which sodium vapor is activated by current passing between two electrodes, producing a yellow, glareless light: used on streets and highways.
  • spanish influenza — the pandemic respiratory infection that spread throughout the world during 1917–18.
  • spatial frequency — the measure of fine detail in an optical image in terms of cycles per millimetre
  • spatial summation — the act or process of summing.
  • special education — education that is modified or particularized for those with singular needs, as disabled or maladjusted people, slow learners, or gifted children.
  • spectrum analyser — an instrument that splits an input waveform into its frequency components, which are then displayed
  • spectrum analysis — the determination of the constitution or condition of bodies and substances by means of the spectra they produce.
  • spiritual bouquet — the spiritual presentation of a good work to another person.
  • spiritual healing — faith healing
  • spot-illustration — a rounded mark or stain made by foreign matter, as mud, blood, paint, ink, etc.; a blot or speck.
  • spruce gall aphid — any of various homopterous insects of the family Adelgidae, as Adelges abietis (spruce gall aphid) and Pineus pinifoliae (pine leaf aphid) that feed and form galls on conifers.
  • strike-slip fault — a geological fault on which the movement is along the strike of the fault
  • sulfurated potash — a yellowish-brown mixture consisting mainly of potassium polysulfides and potassium thiosulfate, used in treating mange.
  • sunday supplement — a special section incorporated in the Sunday editions of many newspapers, often containing features on books, celebrities, home entertainment, gardening, and the like.
  • super-nationalism — an extreme or fanatical loyalty or devotion to a nation.
  • super-terrestrial — pertaining to, consisting of, or representing the earth as distinct from other planets.
  • superalimentation — nourishment; nutrition.
  • supercolumniation — the placing of one order of columns above another.
  • supply and demand — economy: basic market theory
  • supply management — business purchasing
  • supra-nationalism — outside or beyond the authority of one national government, as a project or policy that is planned and controlled by a group of nations.
  • supralapsarianism — the doctrine that the decree of election preceded human creation and the Fall (opposed to infralapsarianism).
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