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17-letter words containing h, i, p, u, r

  • psychotherapeutic — psychotherapy.
  • pull your head in — be quiet!
  • push-pull circuit — a circuit using two similar electronic devices, such as matched valves, made to operate 180° out of phase with each other
  • put the finger on — to inform on or identify, esp for the police
  • republic of china — People's Republic of, a country in E Asia. 3,691,502 sq. mi. (9,560,990 sq. km). Capital: Beijing.
  • republic-of-china — People's Republic of, a country in E Asia. 3,691,502 sq. mi. (9,560,990 sq. km). Capital: Beijing.
  • 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.
  • 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)
  • roll with a punch — to move in the same direction as a punch thrown at one so as to lessen its force
  • schematic capture — The process of entering the logical design of an electronic circuit into a CAE system by creating a schematic representation of components and interconnections.
  • scrophulariaceous — belonging to the Scrophulariaceae, the figwort family of plants.
  • sexual dimorphism — the condition in which the males and females in a species are morphologically different, as with many birds.
  • shipping industry — the industry concerned with transporting freight, esp by ship
  • spiritual healing — faith healing
  • spruce gall aphid — any of various homopterous insects of the family Adelgidae, as Adelges abietis (spruce gall aphid) and Pineus pinifoliae (pine leaf aphid) that feed and form galls on conifers.
  • support mechanism — any formal system or method of providing support or assistance
  • surprise symphony — the Symphony No. 94 in G major (1791) by Franz Josef Haydn.
  • technical support — an advising and troubleshooting service provided by a manufacturer, typically a software or hardware developer, to its customers, often online or on the telephone.
  • the upper regions — the sky; heavens
  • therapeutic index — the ratio between the dosage of a drug that causes a lethal effect and the dosage that causes a therapeutic effect.
  • therapeutic touch — the laying on of hands by a healer
  • thermal pollution — a rise in the temperature of rivers or lakes that is injurious to water-dwelling life and is caused by the disposal of heated industrial waste water or water from the cooling towers of nuclear power plants.
  • thought-provoking — If something such as a book or a film is thought-provoking, it contains interesting ideas that make people think seriously.
  • three-piece suite — a set of three matching pieces of furniture, usually a combination of a sofa and chairs
  • to prime the pump — To prime the pump means to do something to encourage the success or growth of something, especially the economy.
  • ultrametamorphism — metamorphism during which the temperature of a rock exceeds its melting point.
  • uncomprehendingly — to understand the nature or meaning of; grasp with the mind; perceive: He did not comprehend the significance of the ambassador's remark.
  • up/raise the ante — If you up the ante or raise the ante, you increase your demands when you are in dispute or fighting for something.
  • upper paleolithic — See under Paleolithic.
  • varix lymphaticus — a similar condition affecting an artery or lymphatic vessel
  • ventura publisher — Corel VENTURA
  • vulcan death grip — (jargon)   A variant of Vulcan nerve pinch derived from a Star Trek classic epsisode where a non-existant "Vulcan death grip" was used to fool Romulans that Spock had killed Kirk.
  • warehouse receipt — a receipt for goods placed in a warehouse.
  • without prejudice — fairly
  • yorkshire pudding — a pudding made of an unsweetened batter of flour, salt, eggs, and milk, baked under meat as it roasts to catch the drippings or baked separately with a small amount of meat drippings.
  • youth programming — the creation and scheduling of television programmes specifically aimed at young people
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