17-letter words containing n, o, u, p, r, e
- emission spectrum — the continuous spectrum or pattern of bright lines or bands seen when the electromagnetic radiation emitted by a substance is passed into a spectrometer. The spectrum is characteristic of the emitting substance and the type of excitation to which it is subjected
- equal opportunity — policies that bar discrimination
- european standard — a specification to be used as a consistent rule or guideline in the manufacture or selling of a certain product or service traded within Europe
- fictitious person — a legal entity or artificial person, as a corporation.
- fluorescent strip — a fluorescent light in the form of a long strip
- frequency polygon — a frequency curve consisting of connected line segments formed by joining the midpoints of the upper edges of the rectangles in a histogram whose class intervals are of uniform length.
- full linear group — the group of all nonsingular linear transformations mapping a finite-dimensional vector space into itself.
- graduated pension — the money that an employee receives after retirement if they have paid into the graduated pension scheme
- gridiron pendulum — a clock pendulum having, as part of its shaft, an arrangement of brass and steel rods having different coefficients of expansion, such that the pendulum has the same length at any temperature.
- have a reputation — to be known or notorious, esp for promiscuity, excessive drinking, or the like
- henry of portugal — ("the Navigator") 1394–1460, prince of Portugal: sponsor of geographic explorations.
- housekeeping cart — A housekeeping cart is a large metal basket on wheels which is used by a cleaner in a hotel to move clean bed linen, towels, and cleaning equipment.
- hydrogen sulphide — Chemistry
- i beg your pardon — You say 'Pardon?' or 'I beg your pardon?' or, in American English, 'Pardon me?' when you want someone to repeat what they have just said because you have not heard or understood it.
- immunocompromised — having an impaired or compromised immune response; immunodeficient.
- immunosuppressant — (pharmacology) Capable of immunosuppression, immunosuppressive.
- immunosuppression — the inhibition of the normal immune response because of disease, the administration of drugs, or surgery.
- immunosuppressive — capable of causing immunosuppression: immunosuppressive drugs.
- immunotherapeutic — (immunology, medicine) Of a pharmaceutical, acting on the immune system to treat disease; used in immunotherapy.
- in forma pauperis — as a poor person; i.e. without paying court costs
- incubation period — the period between infection and the appearance of signs of a disease.
- indecent exposure — the intentional exposure of one's body's privates in a manner that gives offense against accepted or prescribed behavior.
- insupportableness — The state of being insupportable; insufferableness.
- insurance company — company that sells insurance policies
- judgment of paris — the decision by Paris to award Aphrodite the golden apple of discord competed for by Aphrodite, Athena, and Hera.
- jus primae noctis — droit du seigneur.
- keep your balance — If you keep your balance, for example when standing in a moving vehicle, you remain steady and do not fall over. If you lose your balance, you become unsteady and fall over.
- least upper bound — an upper bound that is less than or equal to all the upper bounds of a particular set. 3 is the least upper bound of the set consisting of 1, 2, 3. Abbr.: lub.
- liquid propellant — a rocket propellant in liquid form.
- lumpenproletariat — the lowest level of the proletariat comprising unskilled workers, vagrants, and criminals and characterized by a lack of class identification and solidarity.
- mercury poisoning — illness caused by exposure to mercury
- methylidyne group — the trivalent group ≡CH.
- microencapsulated — Encapsulated using microencapsulation.
- microreproduction — a photographic image too small to be read by the unaided eye.
- multiple cropping — the use of the same field for two or more crops, whether of the same or of different kinds, successively during a single year.
- neuropathological — (medicine) Of, pertaining to, or arising from neuropathology, the pathology of nerve tissue.
- neuropharmacology — the branch of pharmacology concerned with the effects of drugs on the nervous system.
- neurophysiologist — the branch of physiology dealing with the functions of the nervous system.
- neuropsychiatrist — A medical doctor specializing in neuropsychiatry; a medical doctor dealing with disorders that have both neurological and psychiatric features.
- neuropsychologist — A neurologist or psychologist whose speciality is neuropsychology.
- nonproductiveness — The quality of being nonproductive.
- notebook computer — laptop, portable
- noun pre-modifier — a noun that occurs before and modifies another noun, as toy in toy store or tour in tour group.
- oil of turpentine — a colorless, flammable, volatile essential oil having a penetrating odor and a pungent, bitter taste, obtained from turpentine oleoresin by distillation: used in paints and varnishes, and in medicine as a carminative, vermifuge, expectorant, rubefacient, and, formerly, as a diuretic.
- opening arguments — the statements or arguments provided by lawyers at the beginning of a trial
- organ-pipe cactus — a treelike or columnar cactus, Lemaireocereus marginatus, of Mexico, having a central, erect spine surrounded by spreading spines in clusters of five to eight, and funnel-shaped, brownish-purple flowers.
- palace revolution — a challenge to or overthrow of a sovereign or other leader by members of the ruling family or group.
- parents anonymous — (in Britain) an association of local voluntary self-help groups offering help through an anonymous telephone service to parents who fear they will injure their children, or who have other problems in managing their children
- per procurationem — by one acting as an agent; by proxy.
- percussion bullet — a bullet that is exploded by percussion