17-letter words containing e, a, t, l, i

positive polarity — the grammatical characteristic of a word or phrase, such as delicious or rather, that may normally only be used in a semantically or syntactically positive or affirmative context
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.
postal stationery — an envelope, postal card, wrapper, or aérogramme, with the stamp printed directly on the paper.
postmillennialism — the doctrine or belief that the second coming of Christ will follow the millennium.
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 oxalate — a colorless, crystalline, water-soluble, poisonous solid, K 2 C 2 O 4 ⋅H 2 O, used chiefly as a bleaching agent and in medical tests as an anticoagulant.
potassium sulfate — a crystalline, water-soluble solid, K 2 SO 4 , used chiefly in the manufacture of fertilizers, alums, and mineral water, and as a reagent in analytical chemistry.
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.
pre-qualification — a quality, accomplishment, etc., that fits a person for some function, office, or the like.
pre-revolutionary — of, pertaining to, characterized by, or of the nature of a revolution, or a sudden, complete, or marked change: a revolutionary junta.
pre-technological — of or relating to technology; relating to science and industry.
prefect apostolic — the administrator, usually below the rank of bishop, in charge of a prefecture apostolic.
preferential shop — a shop in which union members are preferred, usually by agreement of an employer with a union.
presentationalism — a style of production in which the audience is addressed directly with songs, skits, exposition, etc., and no attempt is made at realism.
pressure altitude — the altitude for a given pressure in a standard atmosphere, such as that registered by a pressure altimeter.
primary qualities — any of the qualities inherent in an object, namely quantity, extent, figure, solidity, and motion or rest.
prime ministerial — of or relating to the head of a parliamentary government
private placement — a sale of an issue of securities by the issuing company directly to a limited number of investors, often only one or two large institutional investors, such as a bank or an insurance company (opposed to public offering): required to be cleared but not registered with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
pro-environmental — the aggregate of surrounding things, conditions, or influences; surroundings; milieu.
probability curve — a curve that describes the distribution of probability over the values of a random variable.
production values — the quality of a media production (such as a film) in regards to elements such as colours, quality, style, etc
promotional event — occasion organized to market or advertise sth
prostatic utricle — a small pouch near the prostate gland that opens into the urethra.
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.
psychoeducational — designating or of psychological methods, as intelligence tests, used in evaluating learning ability
public assistance — government aid to the poor, disabled, or aged or to dependent children, as financial assistance or food stamps.
quality assurance — a system for ensuring a desired level of quality in the development, production, or delivery of products and services: Quality assurance for nursing homes begins with a set of standards. Abbreviation: QA.
quality newspaper — a more serious newspaper which gives detailed accounts of world events, as well as reports on business, culture, and society
quality paperback — a softbound book that is usually larger and more expensive than a mass market paperback and is sold primarily in bookstores as a trade book.
quantum cell wire — (electronics, computing) (Or "quantum wire", "binary wire") Quantum cells arranged in a line to carry signals. Adjacent cells with the same orientation are at a low energy state and a change of orientation at one end of a quantum wire propagates along the wire, transmitting a signal. However, unlike conventional wire, since only the orientation of charge pairs changes, no current flows. Circuits created using quantum cell wires are referred to as Quantum-dot Wireless Digital Circuits, see quantum dot, Quantum-dot Cellular Automata.
quasi-legislative — having the function of making laws: a legislative body.
quasiexperimental — (medicine) Describing a trial in which the assignment to a group is based upon an experimental condition.
quasquicentennial — pertaining to or marking a period of 125 years.
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.
racial harassment — persecution on the basis of race
radial (ply) tire — a motor vehicle tire having a foundation of plies of rubberized cords running at right angles to the center line of the tread: it provides better handling, etc. than a bias ply tire
radial keratotomy — a surgical technique for correcting nearsightedness by making a series of spokelike incisions in the cornea to change its shape and focusing properties.
radio in the loop — Wireless Local Loop
rail detector car — a car equipped with special instruments and used to locate defects in rails.
railway timetable — a list of railway journeys arranged according to the time when they begin and end
rat-tailed maggot — the aquatic larva of any of several syrphid flies of the genus Eristalis, that breathes through a long, thin tube at the posterior end of its body.
re-entering angle — an interior angle of a polygon that is greater than 180°.
reality principle — the motivating force or mechanism by which the child, who has previously sought immediate gratification of all wishes, realizes that gratification must sometimes be deferred or forgone.
receiving blanket — a small blanket, usually of cotton, for wrapping an infant, especially following a bath.
recoil escapement — anchor escapement.
recreational drug — drug taken for pleasure
recreationalist's — recreationist.
recrystallization — to become crystallized again.

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