17-letter words containing n, o, r, e, a, d

old age pensioner — An old age pensioner is a person who is old enough to receive an pension from their employer or the government.
old norman french — Norman French (sense 1)
old red sandstone — a thick sequence of sedimentary rock (generally, but not always, red) deposited in Britain and NW Europe during the Devonian period
on a razor's edge — in an acute dilemma
on the barrelhead — upon being presented for sale; at the time of delivery
on the other hand — the terminal, prehensile part of the upper limb in humans and other primates, consisting of the wrist, metacarpal area, fingers, and thumb.
one-time password — (security) (OTP) A security system that requires a new password every time a user authenticates themselves, thus protecting against an intruder replaying an intercepted password. OTP generates passwords using either the MD4 or MD5 hashing algorithms. The equivalent term "S/Key", developed by Bellcore, is a trademark of Telcordia Technologies, so the name OTP is used increasingly. See RFC 1760 - "The S/KEY One-Time Password System" and RFC 1938 - "A One-Time Password System".
online dictionary — a dictionary that is available on the Internet or World Wide Web and accessed through a Web browser using a computer or a mobile device, primarily by typing a query term into a search box on the site. Online dictionaries like Dictionary.com offer immediate, direct access through large databases to a word's spelling and meanings, plus a host of ancillary information, including its variant spellings, pronunciation, inflected forms, origin, and derived forms, as well as supplementary notes on matters of interest or concern about how the word is used: Some people think online dictionaries will make print dictionaries obsolete.
open-end mortgage — a mortgage agreement against which new sums of money may be borrowed under certain conditions.
organized ferment — ferment (def 1).
organized militia — a former military organization functioning under both state and federal authority.
overdetermination — the concept that a single emotional symptom or event, as a dream or a slip of the tongue, may be caused by more than one factor.
overhead lighting — lighting which throws light downwards by being situated on the ceiling or having a downward shade, etc
oyer and terminer — (in some U.S. states) any of various higher criminal courts.
performance drugs — the drugs that are taken illegally by athletes to enhance their sporting performance
personal distance — personal space.
perth and kinross — a council area of N central Scotland, corresponding mainly to the historical counties of Perthshire and Kinross-shire: part of Tayside Region from 1975 until 1996: chiefly mountainous, with agriculture, tourism, and forestry. Administrative centre: Perth. Pop: 135 990 (2003 est). Area: 5321 sq km (2019 sq miles)
phenylformic acid — benzoic acid.
pietro da cortona — Pietro da [pye-traw dah] /ˈpyɛ trɔ dɑ/ (Show IPA), (Pietro Berrettini) 1596–1669, Italian painter and architect.
platinic chloride — chloroplatinic acid.
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.
post-and-rail tea — (in the 19th century) a coarse tea in which floating particles resembled a post-and-rail fence
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.
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-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.
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.
primary dentition — the deciduous dentition
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 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.
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
pull your head in — be quiet!
put a dampener on — To put a dampener on something means the same as to put a damper on it.
pyroligneous acid — a yellowish, acidic, water-soluble liquid, containing about 10 percent acetic acid, obtained by the destructive distillation of wood: used for smoking meats.
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
radiation pattern — the graphic representation of the strength and direction of electromagnetic radiation in the vicinity of a transmitting aerial
radiation therapy — x-rays used as treatment
radio in the loop — Wireless Local Loop
radio-transparent — transparent to radiation; invisible in x-ray photographs and under fluoroscopy (opposed to radiopaque).
radioluminescence — luminescence induced by nuclear radiation.
rattle one's dags — to hurry up

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