17-letter words containing c, r, o, s, m, p
- spectroradiometer — an instrument for determining the radiant-energy distribution in a spectrum, combining the functions of a spectroscope with those of a radiometer.
- spectrum disorder — any of a group of disorders each having symptoms that occur on a continuum and certain features that are shared along its spectrum but that manifest in markedly different forms and degrees. See also autism spectrum disorder.
- spongy parenchyma — the lower layer of the ground tissue of a leaf, characteristically containing irregularly shaped cells with relatively few chloroplasts and large intercellular spaces.
- spore mother cell — a cell from which a spore is produced
- spring cankerworm — the striped, green caterpillar of any of several geometrid moths: a foliage pest of various fruit and shade trees, as Paleacrita vernata (spring cankerworm) and Alsophila pometaria (fall cankerworm)
- stenothermophilic — growing best within a narrow temperature range.
- storm in a teacup — a violent fuss or disturbance over a trivial matter
- superaerodynamics — the branch of aerodynamics that deals with gases at very low densities.
- supercolumniation — the placing of one order of columns above another.
- support mechanism — any formal system or method of providing support or assistance
- supreme commander — the military officer commanding all allied forces in a theater of war.
- telescopic damper — a device with telescopic parts that reduce vibration in a motor vehicle
- to come up trumps — If you say that someone came up trumps, you mean that they did something successfully, often when they were not expected to.
- undercompensation — to compensate or pay less than is fair, customary, or expected.
- vacuum aspiration — menstrual extraction.
- vermiform process — vermiform appendix.
- zygomatic process — any of several bony processes that articulate with the cheekbone.