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17-letter words containing a, p, r, i, o

  • a grip on reality — If you say that someone has a grip on reality, you mean they recognize the true situation and do not have mistaken ideas about it.
  • a philip randolph — A(sa) Philip, 1889–1979, U.S. labor leader: president of the Brotherhood of Sleeping Car Porters 1925–68.
  • a sporting chance — If you have a sporting chance of doing something, it is quite likely that you will do that thing.
  • absorption nebula — a cloud of interstellar gas and dust that absorbs and thus obscures the light from stars behind it, appearing as a dark patch in front of a bright nebula or in an otherwise bright area of sky.
  • acanthopterygians — Plural form of acanthopterygian.
  • acceptance region — Statistics. the set of values of a test statistic for which the null hypothesis is accepted.
  • access permission — permission
  • accessory pigment — any pigment in plants that can absorb light energy and pass the electrons along to the primary pigment which starts the process of photosynthesis.
  • according to plan — If something happens according to plan, it happens in exactly the way that it was intended to happen.
  • accounting period — a period of time for which accounts are drawn up
  • act of parliament — a law that has been passed by both of the UK Houses of Parliament and has received royal assent
  • acupressure point — any of the specific points on the body where pressure is applied in acupressure
  • adjective pronoun — a pronoun used as an adjective, as his in His dinner is ready.
  • administratorship — a person who manages or has a talent for managing.
  • aerial photograph — a photograph taken from the air
  • air-transportable — that can be transported by aircraft: air-transportable equipment.
  • alligator snapper — a large, freshwater snapping turtle (Macroclemys temmincki) of the SE U.S. and the Mississippi Valley, found chiefly in rivers and bayous: it may weigh up to 100 kg (220 lb)
  • alpha-fetoprotein — a protein that forms in the liver of the human fetus. Excessive quantities in the amniotic fluid and maternal blood may indicate spina bifida in the fetus; low levels may point to Down's syndrome
  • alphaphotographic — Of or pertaining to alphaphotographics.
  • altamonte springs — a city in central Florida.
  • alternating group — the subgroup consisting of all even permutations, of the group of all permutations of a finite set.
  • amphidromic point — a point of almost zero tidal fluctuation on the ocean surface, represented on a chart of cotidal lines by a point from which these lines radiate.
  • aneroid barograph — an aneroid barometer equipped with an automatic recording mechanism.
  • angiocardiography — the making of X-ray pictures of the heart and its blood vessels after injecting a radiopaque substance
  • anthropogenically — In an anthropogenic way.
  • anthropologically — the science that deals with the origins, physical and cultural development, biological characteristics, and social customs and beliefs of humankind.
  • anthropomorphises — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of anthropomorphise.
  • anthropomorphized — Simple past tense and past participle of anthropomorphize.
  • anthropomorphosis — transformation into human form
  • anthropophaginian — (nonce, humorous) One who eats human flesh.
  • anthroposemiotics — The study of human communication.
  • anti-profiteering — a person who seeks or exacts exorbitant profits, especially through the sale of scarce or rationed goods.
  • anticipatory loss — grief that is felt in anticipation of someone's death
  • antiproliferation — opposing an increase in nuclear weapons, especially in allowing additional countries to obtain them.
  • antiproliferative — of or relating to a substance used to prevent or retard the spread of cells, especially malignant cells, into surrounding tissues.
  • antiprostaglandin — A prostaglandin inhibitor.
  • antivirus program — antivirus software
  • aperture priority — an automatic exposure system in which the photographer selects the aperture and the camera then automatically sets the correct shutter speed
  • aperture-priority — of or relating to a semiautomatic exposure system in which the photographer presets the aperture and the camera selects the shutter speed.
  • apostolic fathers — the Fathers of the early Church who immediately followed the Apostles
  • application layer — (networking)   The top layer of the OSI seven layer model. This layer handles issues like network transparency, resource allocation and problem partitioning. The application layer is concerned with the user's view of the network (e.g. formatting electronic mail messages). The presentation layer provides the application layer with a familiar local representation of data independent of the format used on the network.
  • appointed actuary — An appointed actuary is an actuary appointed by a life insurance company, whose main role is to carry out a regular valuation of the reserves held to pay future policy benefits.
  • april fool's joke — (humour, event)   (AFJ) Elaborate April Fool's hoaxes are a long-established tradition on Usenet and Internet; see kremvax for an example. In fact, April Fool's Day is the *only* seasonal holiday marked by customary observances on the hacker networks.
  • armchair shopping — buying goods using a computer, telephone, or television in the home or via the postal system
  • aromatic compound — an organic compound that contains one or more benzene or equivalent heterocyclic rings: many such compounds have an agreeable odor.
  • arsenic poisoning — poisoning by arsenic
  • articulatory loop — a short-term memory system that enables a person to remember short strings of words by rehearsing them repeatedly in his head
  • artificial person — a human being, whether an adult or child: The table seats four persons.
  • astral projection — the departure of the astral body from the physical body, in order to travel to the astral plane
  • at swords' points — ready to quarrel or fight

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