17-letter words containing l, e, p, i, d, o
- radio in the loop — Wireless Local Loop
- reformed spelling — a revised orthography intended to simplify the spelling of English words, especially to eliminate unpronounced letters, as by substituting thru for through, tho for though, slo for slow, etc.
- reproductive cell — gamete.
- sable island pony — a variety of wild pony found on Sable Island, Nova Scotia
- schmidt telescope — a wide-angle reflecting telescope used primarily for astronomical photography, in which spherical aberration and coma are reduced to a minimum by means of a spherical mirror with a corrector plate near its focus.
- self-reproduction — the act or process of reproducing.
- sexual dimorphism — the condition in which the males and females in a species are morphologically different, as with many birds.
- shuttle diplomacy — diplomatic negotiations carried out by a mediator who travels back and forth between the negotiating parties.
- sleep deprivation — a condition in which you have not had enough sleep
- special education — education that is modified or particularized for those with singular needs, as disabled or maladjusted people, slow learners, or gifted children.
- split keyboarding — the act or practice of editing data from one terminal on another terminal
- split one's sides — to laugh very heartily
- spondylolisthesis — the forward displacement of a vertebra.
- telescopic damper — a device with telescopic parts that reduce vibration in a motor vehicle
- temporomandibular — of, relating to, or situated near the hinge joint formed by the lower jaw and the temporal bone of the skull.
- the tabloid press — (considered as a whole) newspapers with pages about 30 cm (12 inches) by 40 cm (16 inches), usually characterized by an emphasis on photographs and a concise and often sensational style
- thiopental sodium — a barbiturate, C 11 H 18 N 2 NaO 2 S, used as an anesthetic in surgery and, in psychiatry, for narcoanalysis and to stimulate recall of past events.
- to play the field — If someone plays the field, they have a number of different romantic or sexual relationships.
- tropical medicine — the branch of medicine dealing with the study and treatment of diseases occurring in the tropics.
- uncomprehendingly — to understand the nature or meaning of; grasp with the mind; perceive: He did not comprehend the significance of the ambassador's remark.
- video disk player — a device that reads the information on a video disc
- well-accomplished — completed; done; effected: an accomplished fact.
- well-proportioned — adjusted to proper proportion or relation.
- wild sweet potato — man-of-the-earth.
- yield the palm to — to acknowledge the superiority of; admit to defeat by