18-letter words containing o, p, e, n, t, f
- preferred position — especially desirable advertising space for which, if it is specifically requested by the advertiser, a publication charges a premium rate.
- presumption of law — a presumption based upon a policy of law or a general rule and not upon the facts or evidence in an individual case.
- primate of england — a title of the archbishop of Canterbury.
- process identifier — (operating system) (PID) An integer used by the Unix kernel to uniquely identify a process. PIDs are returned by the fork system call and can be passed to wait() or kill() to perform actions on the given process.
- protein deficiency — a lack or insuffiency of protein
- put a bold face on — to seem bold or confident about
- put one in mind of — to remind (one) of
- rabbit-proof fence — a fence through which rabbits are unable to pass
- reinforced plastic — plastic with fibrous matter, such as carbon fibre, embedded in it to confer additional strength
- repeat performance — sth done again
- reproduction proof — repro proof.
- self-contemplation — the act or process of thinking about oneself or one's values, beliefs, behavior, etc.
- self-preoccupation — the state of being preoccupied.
- slip of the tongue — If you describe something you said as a slip of the tongue, you mean that you said it by mistake.
- software backplane — (programming, tool) A CASE framework from Atherton.
- sonic depth finder — a sonar instrument that uses echolocation to measure depths under water.
- spur-of-the-moment — occurring or done without advance preparation or deliberation; extemporaneous; unplanned: a spur-of-the-moment decision.
- stepping-off place — jumping-off place (def 2).
- to fall into place — If things fall into place, events happen naturally to produce a situation you want.
- to pull a fast one — If you say that someone has pulled a fast one on you, you mean that they have cheated or tricked you.
- torsion-free group — a group in which every element other than the identity has infinite order.
- unfair competition — acts done by a seller to confuse or deceive the public with intent to acquire a larger portion of the market, as by cutting prices below cost, misleading advertising, selling a spurious product under a false identity, etc.
- visiting professor — a professor from another institution invited to teach at a university or college for a limited period, usually for a semester or one academic year.