17-letter words containing a, r, i, s, t

newspaper cutting — clipping from a news publication
nikita khrushchev — Nikita S(ergeyevich) [ni-kee-tuh sur-gey-uh-vich;; Russian nyi-kyee-tuh syir-gye-yuh-vyich] /nɪˈki tə sɜrˈgeɪ ə vɪtʃ;; Russian nyɪˈkyi tə syɪrˈgyɛ yə vyɪtʃ/ (Show IPA), 1894–1971, Russian political leader: premier of the U.S.S.R. 1958–64.
nitrogen narcosis — a semistupor, lightheadedness, or euphoria experienced by deep-sea divers when nitrogen from air enters the blood at higher than atmospheric pressure.
non-consideration — the act of considering; careful thought; meditation; deliberation: I will give your project full consideration.
non-controversial — of, relating to, or characteristic of controversy, or prolonged public dispute, debate, or contention; polemical: a controversial book.
non-demonstrative — characterized by or given to open exhibition or expression of one's emotions, attitudes, etc., especially of love or affection: She wished her fiancé were more demonstrative.
non-discretionary — subject or left to one's own discretion.
non-instructional — the act or practice of instructing or teaching; education.
non-materialistic — excessively concerned with physical comforts or the acquisition of wealth and material possessions, rather than with spiritual, intellectual, or cultural values.
non-stereotypical — a process, now often replaced by more advanced methods, for making metal printing plates by taking a mold of composed type or the like in papier-mâché or other material and then taking from this mold a cast in type metal.
non-subordination — the act of placing in a lower rank or position: The refusal to allow women to be educated was part of society's subordination of women to men.
non-thermoplastic — soft and pliable when heated, as some plastics, without any change of the inherent properties.
nondiscriminating — differentiating; analytical.
nondiscrimination — an act or instance of discriminating, or of making a distinction.
nondiscriminatory — characterized by or showing prejudicial treatment, especially as an indication of bias related to age, color, national origin, religion, sex, etc.: discriminatory practices in housing; a discriminatory tax.
nonrepresentative — a person or thing that represents another or others.
nontrinitarianism — The religious belief that rejects the Christian concept of the trinity.
north lanarkshire — a council area of central Scotland: consists mainly of the NE part of the historical county of Lanarkshire; formerly (1974–96) part of Strathclyde Region: engineering and metalworking industries. Administrative centre: Motherwell. Pop: 321 820 (2003 est). Area: 1771 sq km (684 sq miles)
northern rhodesia — former name of Zambia.
not mince matters — to speak frankly
nuclear chemistry — the branch of chemistry concerned with nuclear reactions
nuclear scientist — a scientist who studies nuclear physics
nursery education — education provided at a school for young children, usually from three to five years old
observation tower — lookout, observation point
odds-on favourite — a person, team, horse, etc that is regarded as the most likely to win a competition
odour of sanctity — sanctimoniousness
of its own accord — If something happens of its own accord, it seems to happen by itself, without anyone making it happen.
old south arabian — a group of four closely related Semitic languages, having a writing system and used from about the eighth to the fifth centuries b.c. in the southern part of Arabia.
old spanish trail — an overland route from Santa Fe, N. Mex., to Los Angeles, Calif., first marked out in 1776 by Spanish explorers and missionaries.
omphalomesenteric — (anatomy) Of or pertaining to the umbilicus and mesentery.
on speaking terms — the act, utterance, or discourse of a person who speaks.
on-street parking — parking (of a car, vehicle, etc) that is or is allowed to be done on a street
one-time password — (security) (OTP) A security system that requires a new password every time a user authenticates themselves, thus protecting against an intruder replaying an intercepted password. OTP generates passwords using either the MD4 or MD5 hashing algorithms. The equivalent term "S/Key", developed by Bellcore, is a trademark of Telcordia Technologies, so the name OTP is used increasingly. See RFC 1760 - "The S/KEY One-Time Password System" and RFC 1938 - "A One-Time Password System".
opening arguments — the statements or arguments provided by lawyers at the beginning of a trial
operation sealion — the codename for Hitler's proposed invasion (1940) of Great Britain
operations centre — a centre where activities of a business, organization, etc, are administrated and take place
opisthobranchiate — (zoology) Of or pertaining to the Opisthobranchiata.
opportunistically — adhering to a policy of opportunism; practicing opportunism.
optical astronomy — the branch of observational astronomy using telescopes to observe or photograph celestial objects in visible light.
optical isomerism — stereoisomerism in which the isomers are identical in molecular weight and most chemical and physical properties but differ in their effect on the rotation of polarized light.
organ-pipe cactus — a treelike or columnar cactus, Lemaireocereus marginatus, of Mexico, having a central, erect spine surrounded by spreading spines in clusters of five to eight, and funnel-shaped, brownish-purple flowers.
organic chemistry — the branch of chemistry, originally limited to substances found only in living organisms, dealing with the compounds of carbon.
osculating circle — circle of curvature.
otolaryngologists — Plural form of otolaryngologist.
otto von bismarck — Otto von [ot-oh von;; German aw-toh fuh n] /ˈɒt oʊ vɒn;; German ˈɔ toʊ fən/ (Show IPA), 1815–98, German statesman: first chancellor of modern German Empire 1871–90.
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.
over-compensation — a pronounced striving to neutralize and conceal a strong but unacceptable character trait by substituting for it an opposite trait.
over-conservative — disposed to preserve existing conditions, institutions, etc., or to restore traditional ones, and to limit change.
pacific northwest — the region of North America lying north of the Columbia River and west of the Rockies
paleobiochemistry — the study of biochemical processes that occurred in fossil life forms.

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