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17-letter words containing c, h, t, o, n, i

  • point-of-purchase — designating or in use at a retail outlet where an item can be purchased; point-of-sale: point-of-purchase displays to entice the buyer.
  • polioencephalitis — a disease characterized by inflammation of the gray matter of the brain.
  • polystyrene chips — small pieces of polystyrene used for insulating or packing
  • pre-technological — of or relating to technology; relating to science and industry.
  • priority check-in — Priority check-in at a hotel is an arrangement which allows a guest to check in without waiting in a line.
  • prothoracic gland — either of a pair of endocrine glands in the anterior thorax of some insects, functioning to promote the series of molts from hatching to adulthood.
  • pseudo-humanistic — a person having a strong interest in or concern for human welfare, values, and dignity.
  • psychodiagnostics — the study and evaluation of character or personality in terms of behavioral and anatomical traits, as gesture, posture and physiognomy.
  • psychoeducational — designating or of psychological methods, as intelligence tests, used in evaluating learning ability
  • psycholinguistics — the study of the relationship between language and the cognitive or behavioral characteristics of those who use it.
  • quick on the draw — having fast reflexes
  • respiratory chain — a series of mitochondrial proteins that transport electrons of hydrogen, released in the Krebs cycle, from acetyl coenzyme A to inhaled oxygen to form H 2 O: the energy released in the process is conserved as ATP.
  • 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.
  • rhinoceros beetle — any of several scarabaeid beetles, especially of the genus Dynastes, which comprises the largest beetles, characterized by one or more horns on the head and prothorax.
  • roll with a punch — to move in the same direction as a punch thrown at one so as to lessen its force
  • roman catholicism — the faith, practice, and system of government of the Roman Catholic Church.
  • saint christopher — Saint, died a.d. c250, Christian martyr.
  • sawatch mountains — range of the Rocky Mountains, in central Colo.: highest peak, Elbert
  • scarlet firethorn — a Eurasian evergreen, thorny shrub, Pyracantha coccinea, of the rose family, having white, hairy flower clusters and bright red berries.
  • scientific method — a method of research in which a problem is identified, relevant data are gathered, a hypothesis is formulated from these data, and the hypothesis is empirically tested.
  • scientific theory — a coherent group of propositions formulated to explain a group of facts or phenomena in the natural world and repeatedly confirmed through experiment or observation: the scientific theory of evolution.
  • shirt-tail cousin — a distant cousin
  • shoestring tackle — a tackle made around the ankles of the ball carrier.
  • shooting incident — an incident involving guns
  • shooting practice — practice in shooting for soldiers or other people who shoot guns
  • shopping precinct — pedestrian area with shops
  • shouting distance — hailing distance.
  • sign of the cross — a movement of the hand to indicate a cross, as from forehead to breast and left shoulder to right or, in the Eastern Orthodox Church, from right shoulder to left.
  • significant other — Sociology. a person, as a parent or peer, who has great influence on one's behavior and self-esteem.
  • sixth commandment — “Thou shalt not kill”: sixth of the Ten Commandments.
  • skate on thin ice — to place oneself in a dangerous or delicate situation
  • smoothing circuit — a circuit used to remove ripple from the output of a direct current power supply
  • snatch one's time — to leave a job, taking whatever pay is due
  • socratic elenchus — the drawing out of the consequences of a position in order to show them to be contrary to some accepted position
  • spaghettification — the theoretical stretching of an object as it encounters extreme differences in gravitational forces, especially those associated with a black hole.
  • speech correction — the reeducation of speech habits that deviate from accepted speech standards.
  • spit in the ocean — a variety of poker in which four cards are dealt face down to each player and one card, forming the fifth for all hands, is dealt face up in the center of the table, the exposed card and others of its denomination being wild cards.
  • spoonbill catfish — flathead catfish.
  • stannous chloride — a white, crystalline, water-soluble solid, SnCl 2 ⋅2H 2 O, used chiefly as a reducing and tinning agent, and as a mordant in dyeing with cochineal.
  • steamship company — a company which has a fleet of steamships
  • stenothermophilic — growing best within a narrow temperature range.
  • stretch limousine — a limousine that has been lengthened to provide extra seating accommodation and more legroom
  • stretching course — (in brickwork) a course of stretchers.
  • support mechanism — any formal system or method of providing support or assistance
  • swaddling clothes — cloth for wrapping around a baby
  • switching station — A switching station is equipment used to tie together two or more electric circuits through switches.
  • synchronistically — coincidence in time; contemporaneousness; simultaneousness.
  • synchronous orbit — an orbit in which the orbital period of a satellite is identical to the spin period of the central body
  • synthetic biology — the application of computer science techniques to create artificial biological systems
  • synthetic phonics — a method of teaching people to read by training them to pronounce sounds associated with particular letters in isolation and then blend them together
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