17-letter words containing d, p, a

piccadilly circus — a traffic circle and open square in W London, England: theater and amusement center.
pietro da cortona — Pietro da [pye-traw dah] /ˈpyɛ trɔ dɑ/ (Show IPA), (Pietro Berrettini) 1596–1669, Italian painter and architect.
pillar-and-breast — room-and-pillar.
pittsburg landing — a village in SW Tennessee, on the Tennessee River: battle of Shiloh in 1862.
plastics industry — the industry that makes plastics
platinic chloride — chloroplatinic acid.
plug and feathers — an apparatus for splitting stone, consisting of two tapered bars (feathers) inserted into a hole drilled into the stone, between which a narrow wedge (plug) is hammered to spread them.
pocket dictionary — a small portable dictionary
polar coordinates — Usually, polar coordinates. one of two coordinates used to locate a point in a plane by the length of its radius vector and the angle this vector makes with the polar axis (polar angle)
police department — A police department is an official organization which is responsible for making sure that people obey the law.
police procedural — a mystery novel, film, or television drama that deals realistically with police work.
polyadenylic acid — a homopolymer of adenylic acid enzymatically added to messenger RNA in eukaryotic cells to inhibit the hydrolytic breakdown of messenger RNA.
port orford cedar — a tall tree, Chamaecyparis lawsoniana, of coastal Oregon, having flattened, scalelike foliage and wood highly valued as timber.
positive feedback — Electronics. the process of returning part of the output of a circuit, system, or device to the input, either to oppose the input (negative feedback) or to aid the input (positive feedback) acoustic feedback.
post-and-rail tea — (in the 19th century) a coarse tea in which floating particles resembled a post-and-rail fence
post-depositional — removal from an office or position.
postage due stamp — a stamp that is affixed to mail at a post office when prepayment of postage is insufficient, to indicate the amount that must be collected from the addressee.
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.
potassium cyanide — a white, granular, water-soluble, poisonous powder, KCN, having a faint almondlike odor, used chiefly in metallurgy and photography.
potential divider — a resistor or series of resistors connected to a voltage source and used to provide voltages that are fractions of that of the source.
powder metallurgy — the art or science of manufacturing useful articles by compacting metal and other powders in a die, followed by sintering.
pre-modifications — an act or instance of modifying.
predatory pricing — If a company practises predatory pricing, it charges a much lower price for its products or services than its competitors in order to force them out of the market.
prelingually deaf — deaf from birth or having acquired deafness before learning to speak
premiere danseuse — the leading female dancer in a ballet company.
pressure altitude — the altitude for a given pressure in a standard atmosphere, such as that registered by a pressure altimeter.
pressure drawdown — Pressure drawdown is the difference between the reservoir pressure and the flowing wellbore pressure, which drives fluids from the reservoir into the wellbore.
pressure gradient — the change of pressure per unit distance
pressurized cabin — the cabin of an aircraft in which the air has been pressurized
primary dentition — the deciduous dentition
primary education — junior, elementary schooling
private detective — a detective who is not a member of an official force but is employed by private parties.
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 values — the quality of a media production (such as a film) in regards to elements such as colours, quality, style, etc
proficiency badge — an insignia or device granted by the Girl Scouts and worn especially on a uniform to indicate special achievement.
programmed camera — a camera with electronic facilities for setting both aperture and shutter speed automatically on the basis of a through-the-lens light value and a given film speed
programming fluid — (jargon) (Or "wirewater") Coffee, unleaded coffee (decaffeinated), Cola, or any caffeinacious stimulant. Many hackers consider these essential for those all-night hacking runs.
prolonged-release — A prolonged-release drug delivers a dose of a medication over an extended period of time.
promenade concert — a concert at which some of the audience stand rather than sit
propanedioic acid — a colourless crystalline compound occurring in sugar beet. Formula: C3H4O4,CH2(COOH)2
proprietary brand — a brand of product that is privately owned and controlled
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.
prudence crandall — Prudence, 1803–90, U.S. educator and civil-rights activist.
prusso-danish war — a war of 1864 between Prussia and Denmark by which Denmark lost Schleswig-Holstein.
pseudepigraphical — certain writings (other than the canonical books and the Apocrypha) professing to be Biblical in character.
pseudo-aggressive — characterized by or tending toward unprovoked offensives, attacks, invasions, or the like; militantly forward or menacing: aggressive acts against a neighboring country.
pseudo-biological — pertaining to biology.

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