26-letter words containing n, o, u, p, r, e

not touch with a bargepole — to refuse to have anything to do with
official production system — (language) (OPS) The first production system (i.e. rule based) programming language, developed at CMU in 1970 and used for building expert systems. OPS was originally written in Franz Lisp and later ported to other LISP dialects.
on demand: usu phr after v — If something is available or happens on demand, you can have it or it happens whenever you want it or ask for it.
open document architecture — (standard) (ODA) ISO standard (8613) for describing documents. It allows text, graphics, and facsimile documents to be transferred between different systems.
people's republic of china — People's Republic of, a country in E Asia. 3,691,502 sq. mi. (9,560,990 sq. km). Capital: Beijing.
period-luminosity relation — the relationship between the period of light variation and of the absolute magnitude of Cepheid variable stars.
phenylpyruvic oligophrenia — phenylketonuria.
post-and-beam construction — wall construction in which beams rather than studs are used to support heavy posts.
pour encourager les autres — in order to encourage the others: often used ironically
principle of superposition — any of several physical laws that the resultant of similar vector quantities at a point is a function of the sum of the individual quantities, especially the law that the displacement at a point in a medium undergoing simple harmonic motion is equal to the sum of the displacements of each individual wave.
provence-alpes-côte d'azur — metropolitan region of SE France: 12,124 sq mi (31,401 sq km); pop. 4,258,000; chief city, Marseille
public-service corporation — a private or quasi-private corporation chartered to provide an essential commodity or service to the public.
pulse repetition frequency — the number of pulses per second in a system of pulse transmission. Abbreviation: PRF.
purely functional language — (language) A language that supports only functional programming and does not allow functions to have side-effects. Program execution consists of evaluation of an expression and all subexpressions are referentially transparent.
put a bug in someone's ear — Also called true bug, hemipteran, hemipteron. a hemipterous insect.
put one's signature to sth — If you put your signature to a document, you sign it as a way of officially showing that you agree with what is written.
quite apart from something — used to indicate that you are aware of one aspect of a situation, but that you are going to focus on another aspect
refinery’s own consumption — Refinery's own consumption is the gas and fuel which is burnt to operate the units in a refinery and generate electricity and steam.
replacement cost insurance — Replacement cost insurance is insurance in which the cost of replacing property is calculated without a reduction for depreciation.
round peg in a square hole — a person in a position, situation, etc. for which he or she is unsuited or unqualified
sans peur et sans reproche — without fear and without reproach: said originally of the French knight, the Seigneur de Bayard.
slip through one's fingers — any of the terminal members of the hand, especially one other than the thumb.
square peg in a round hole — If you describe someone as a square peg in a round hole, you mean that they are in a situation or doing something that does not suit them at all.
string processing language — (language) (SPRING)
system product interpreter — Restructured EXtended eXecutor
take someone's temperature — If you take someone's temperature you use an instrument called a thermometer to measure the temperature of their body in order to see if they are ill.
textured vegetable protein — soya meat; a meat substitute that is made from soy flour
the single european market — the free trade policy that operates between members of the European Union
to be in raptures over sth — be highly delighted with
to have your two penn'orth — during a discussion about something, if you have your two penn'orth or put in your two penn'orth, you add your own opinion
to pour scorn on something — If you pour scorn on someone or something or heap scorn on them, you say that you think they are stupid and worthless.
to spare someone's blushes — If you spare someone's blushes or save someone's blushes, you avoid doing or saying something that will embarrass them.
total parenteral nutrition — intravenous administration of a solution of essential nutrients to patients unable to ingest food, especially in cases of severe gastrointestinal or malabsorption disorders or prolonged coma. Abbreviation: TPN.
udmurt autonomous republic — an autonomous republic in the Russian Federation in Europe. 16,250 sq. mi. (42,088 sq. km). Capital: Izhevsk.
united press international — a business organization of newspapers in the U.S., together with representatives abroad, for the reporting and interchange of news. Abbreviation: UPI, U.P.I.
united states marine corps — Marine Corps. Abbreviation: USMC.
university of pennsylvania — (body, education) The home of ENIAC and Machiavelli. Address: Philadelphia, PA, USA.
upper side-band modulation — (communications) (USB) A kind of modulation applied to a sinusoidal carrier.

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