17-letter words containing d, o, r, t, u

odds-on favourite — a person, team, horse, etc that is regarded as the most likely to win a competition
odour of sanctity — sanctimoniousness
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.
on (or off) duty — at (or temporarily relieved from) one's work, duty, etc.
out of this world — the earth or globe, considered as a planet.
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.
period-revolution — a rather large interval of time that is meaningful in the life of a person, in history, etc., because of its particular characteristics: a period of illness; a period of great profitability for a company; a period of social unrest in Germany.
periodic function — a function of a real or complex variable that is periodic.
postural drainage — a therapy for clearing congested lungs by placing the patient in a position for drainage by gravity, often accompanied by percussion with hollowed hands.
potassium bromide — a white, crystalline, water-soluble powder, KBr, having a bitter saline taste: used chiefly in the manufacture of photographic papers and plates, in engraving, and in medicine as a sedative.
powder metallurgy — the art or science of manufacturing useful articles by compacting metal and other powders in a die, followed by sintering.
prescription drug — medication available only on doctor's instruction
primary education — junior, elementary schooling
private education — education provided by a private individual or organization, rather than by the state or a public body
product liability — the responsibility of a manufacturer for injury or loss caused by its product.
product placement — Product placement is a form of advertising in which a company has its product placed where it can be clearly seen during a film or television programme.
production number — a specialty number or routine, usually performed by the entire cast consisting of musicians, singers, dancers, stars, etc., of a musical comedy, vaudeville show, or the like.
production string — A production string is the series of pipes through which the oil or gas is brought up from the reservoir.
production system — (programming) A production system consists of a collection of productions (rules), a working memory of facts and an algorithm, known as forward chaining, for producing new facts from old. A rule becomes eligible to "fire" when its conditions match some set of elements currently in working memory. A conflict resolution strategy determines which of several eligible rules (the conflict set) fires next. A condition is a list of symbols which represent constants, which must be matched exactly; variables which bind to the thing they match and "<> symbol" which matches a field not equal to symbol. Example production systems are OPS5, CLIPS, flex.
production values — the quality of a media production (such as a film) in regards to elements such as colours, quality, style, etc
pseudo-democratic — pertaining to or of the nature of democracy or a democracy.
pseudo-historical — of, pertaining to, treating, or characteristic of history or past events: historical records; historical research.
pseudo-moralistic — a person who teaches or inculcates morality.
put a dampener on — To put a dampener on something means the same as to put a damper on it.
put in a word for — to make favourable mention of (someone); recommend
quadratic formula — the formula for determining theroots of a quadratic equation from its coefficients: .
quattuordecillion — a cardinal number represented in the U.S. by 1 followed by 45 zeros, and in Great Britain by 1 followed by 84 zeros.
quick on the draw — having fast reflexes
recreation ground — an open space for public recreation, esp one in a town, with swings and slides, etc, for children
recreational drug — drug taken for pleasure
redistributionist — a person who believes in, advocates, or supports income redistribution.
reduce to silence — If someone or something reduces you to silence, they make you feel so upset or confused that you cannot speak.
reduction formula — a formula, such as sin (90° ± A) = cos A, expressing the values of a trigonometric function of any angle greater than 90° in terms of a function of an acute angle
refuse destructor — someone responsible for or something that destructs or destroys rubbish and waste
reported question — A reported question is a question which is reported using a clause beginning with a word such as 'why' or 'whether', as in 'I asked her why she'd done it'.
reproductive cell — gamete.
rheumatoid factor — an antibody that is found in the blood of many persons afflicted with rheumatoid arthritis and that reacts against globulins in the blood.
rhodope mountains — a mountain range in SE Europe, in the Balkan Peninsula extending along the border between Bulgaria and Greece. Highest peak: Golyam Perelik (Bulgaria), 2191 m (7188 ft)
road construction — the building of roads
rodolphe kreutzer — Rodolphe [raw-dawlf] /rɔˈdɔlf/ (Show IPA), 1766–1831, French violinist.
round-trip ticket — a ticket entitling a passenger to travel to his or her destination and back again
rural development — social or economic activities or initiatives designed to improve the standard of living in areas far away from large towns or cities
samurai tradition — the body of customs, thought, practices, etc belonging to the samurai warrior caste of Japan
saturation diving — a method of prolonged diving, using an underwater habitat to allow divers to remain in the high-pressure environment of the ocean depths long enough for their body tissues to become saturated with the inert components of the pressurized gas mixture that they breathe: when this condition is reached, the amount of time required for decompression remains the same, whether the dive lasts a day, a week, or a month.
secondary product — a product that is not the main product of an industry; a by-product
secondary quality — one of the qualities attributed by the mind to an object perceived, such as color, temperature, or taste.
self-introduction — the act of introducing or the state of being introduced.
self-reproduction — the act or process of reproducing.
sheltered housing — accommodation designed esp for the elderly or infirm consisting of a group of individual premises, often with some shared facilities and a caretaker
shetland pullover — a thick woollen sweater made from Shetland wool

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