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17-letter words containing o, n, e, p, i, t

  • per procurationem — by one acting as an agent; by proxy.
  • percussion bullet — a bullet that is exploded by percussion
  • perforation gauge — a marked ruler used to measure the number of perforations per unit length along the borders of a stamp.
  • peridot of ceylon — a honey-colored tourmaline, used as a gem: not a true peridot.
  • period-revolution — a rather large interval of time that is meaningful in the life of a person, in history, etc., because of its particular characteristics: a period of illness; a period of great profitability for a company; a period of social unrest in Germany.
  • periodic function — a function of a real or complex variable that is periodic.
  • periodic sentence — a sentence that, by leaving the completion of its main clause to the end, produces an effect of suspense, as in Unable to join the others at the dance because of my sprained ankle, I went to a movie.
  • permutation group — a mathematical group whose elements are permutations and in which the product of two permutations is the same permutation as is obtained by performing them in succession.
  • persistent memory — non-volatile storage
  • personal distance — personal space.
  • personal equation — the tendency to personal bias that accounts for variation in interpretation or approach and for which allowance must be made.
  • personality clash — friction between two people who have different personalities or points of view
  • 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)
  • petitio principii — a fallacy in reasoning resulting from the assumption of that which in the beginning was set forth to be proved; begging the question.
  • phenyl isocyanate — a liquid reagent, C 7 H 5 NO, having an unpleasant, irritating odor: used chiefly for identifying alcohols and amines.
  • phonetic alphabet — an alphabet containing a separate character for each distinguishable speech sound.
  • photo-respiration — the oxidation of carbohydrates in many higher plants in which they get oxygen from light and then release carbon dioxide, somewhat different from photosynthesis.
  • photoluminescence — luminescence induced by the absorption of infrared radiation, visible light, or ultraviolet radiation.
  • photoreactivation — a process that repairs DNA damaged by ultraviolet light using an enzyme that requires visible light.
  • phumiphon aduldet — (Phumiphon Aduldet; Bhumibol Adulyadej) born 1927, king of Thailand since 1946.
  • pietro da cortona — Pietro da [pye-traw dah] /ˈpyɛ trɔ dɑ/ (Show IPA), (Pietro Berrettini) 1596–1669, Italian painter and architect.
  • pile on the agony — to exaggerate one's distress for sympathy or greater effect
  • pink-footed goose — a Eurasian goose, Anser brachyrhynchus, having a reddish-brown head, pink legs, and a pink band on its black beak
  • pioneering spirit — a willingness to endure hardship in order to explore new places or try out new things
  • platinic chloride — chloroplatinic acid.
  • play with oneself — a dramatic composition or piece; drama.
  • pocket dictionary — a small portable dictionary
  • point of presence — (PoP) A site where there exists a collection of telecommunications equipment, usually modems, digital leased lines and multi-protocol routers. An Internet access provider may operate several PoPs distributed throughout their area of operation to increase the chance that their subscribers will be able to reach one with a local telephone call. The alternative is for them to use virtual PoPs (virtual points of presence) via some third party.
  • point of purchase — designating or in use at a retail outlet where an item can be purchased; point-of-sale: point-of-purchase displays to entice the buyer.
  • point reyes lilac — a prostrate shrub, Ceanothus gloriosus, of southern California, having leathery, roundish leaves and purplish or deep-blue flowers.
  • point-of-purchase — designating or in use at a retail outlet where an item can be purchased; point-of-sale: point-of-purchase displays to entice the buyer.
  • pointer swizzling — swizzle
  • poison-pen letter — A poison-pen letter is an unpleasant unsigned letter which is sent in order to upset someone or to cause trouble.
  • polar continental — a type of cold, dry air mass originating at high latitudes over land areas
  • 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)
  • polarizing filter — a camera lens filter used to control the plane of polarization of light entering the lens.
  • police department — A police department is an official organization which is responsible for making sure that people obey the law.
  • police protection — protection from danger, crime etc given by the police force to a community, city etc
  • polioencephalitis — a disease characterized by inflammation of the gray matter of the brain.
  • political economy — a social science dealing with political policies and economic processes, their interrelations, and their influence on social institutions.
  • political science — a social science dealing with political institutions and with the principles and conduct of government.
  • polyacrylonitrile — a polymer of acrylonitrile used in the manufacture of Orlon and other synthetic textiles.
  • polystyrene chips — small pieces of polystyrene used for insulating or packing
  • polyvinyl acetate — a colorless, odorless, nontoxic, transparent, thermoplastic, water-insoluble resin used as an adhesive in certain paints and as an intermediate in the synthesis of polyvinyl acetal and polyvinyl alcohol.
  • portfolio manager — a person employed by others to make investments for them
  • portuguese guinea — former name of Guinea-Bissau.
  • positive definite — (of a quadratic form) positive for all real values of the variables, where the values are not all zero.
  • positive electron — positron.
  • positive eugenics — the study of or belief in the possibility of improving the qualities of the human species or a human population, especially by such means as discouraging reproduction by persons having genetic defects or presumed to have inheritable undesirable traits (negative eugenics) or encouraging reproduction by persons presumed to have inheritable desirable traits (positive eugenics)
  • positive thinking — an optimistic attitude
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