24-letter words containing o, p, e, r, a, t

psychopathic personality — an antisocial personality characterized by the failure to develop any sense of moral responsibility and the capability of performing violent or antisocial acts
public international law — Also called public law. the law governing the legal relations between independent states or nations and, increasingly, between these and individuals.
public relations officer — a person who is responsible for communications with the public
pure functional language — purely functional language
put the fear of god into — a distressing emotion aroused by impending danger, evil, pain, etc., whether the threat is real or imagined; the feeling or condition of being afraid. Synonyms: foreboding, apprehension, consternation, dismay, dread, terror, fright, panic, horror, trepidation, qualm. Antonyms: courage, security, calm, intrepidity.
put the show on the road — to set things in operation; start an activity, venture, etc.
put their heads together — to consult together
put two and two together — a cardinal number, 1 plus 1.
pyrotraumatic dermatitis — hot spot.
rapid eye movement sleep — REM sleep.
rational-emotive therapy — a form of therapy in which a patient is asked to reject irrational attitudes and assumptions in order to deal effectively with stressful situations.
reciprocal translocation — an exchange of segments between two nonhomologous chromosomes.
recommended retail price — the selling price of a product officially suggested by a manufacturer to a retailer
repondez s'il vous plait — Répondez s'il vous plait
report program generator — (tool) (RPG) An IBM programming language developed by Wilf Hey at IBM in 1965 for easy production of sophisticated large system reports. RPG is a 3GL similar to COBOL, but more concise and supposedly easier for non-programmers to use. It processes its input one line at a time and does not treat tables as conceptual entities. It was popular on System 34/36 minicomputers. Versions: RPG II, RPG III, RPG/400 for IBM AS/400. MS-DOS versions by California Software and Lattice. Unix version by Unibol. Cross-platform version by J & C Migrations runs on MS-DOS, Windows, AIX, HP-UX, and OS/390. See also CL, OCL.
representative democracy — a person or thing that represents another or others.
reproductive imagination — the faculty of imagining, or of forming mental images or concepts of what is not actually present to the senses.
republic of south africa — Republic of, a country in S Africa; member of the Commonwealth of Nations until 1961. 472,000 sq. mi. (1,222,480 sq. km). Capitals: Pretoria and Cape Town.
research and development — the part of a commercial company's activity concerned with applying the results of scientific research to develop new products and improve existing ones
responsibility allowance — payment made to somebody who has special responsibilities
rose-coloured spectacles — If you look at a person or situation through rose-coloured glasses or rose-tinted glasses, you see only their good points and therefore your view of them is unrealistic. In British English, you can also say that someone is looking through rose-coloured spectacles.
scalable vector graphics — (graphics, web) A W3C standard for vector graphics, based on XML.
serial interface adaptor — (SIA) The Ethernet driver chip used on a Filtabyte Ethernet card.
shenandoah national park — a national park in N Virginia, including part of the Blue Ridge mountain range. 302 sq. mi. (782 sq. km).
short-horned grasshopper — locust (def 1).
skeleton in the cupboard — a scandalous fact or event in the past that is kept secret
socialist workers' party — one of the biggest extreme left wing parties in Britain
special development area — an area earmarked for special development by the government
stereographic projection — a one-to-one correspondence between the points on a sphere and the extended complex plane where the north pole on the sphere corresponds to the point at infinity of the plane.
stratified random sample — a random sample of a population in which the population is first divided into distinct subpopulations, or strata, and random samples are then taken separately from each stratum.
sulphur-crested cockatoo — a large Australian white parrot, Kakatoe galerita, with a yellow erectile crest
supportive psychotherapy — a type of psychotherapy that seeks to reduce psychological conflict and strengthen a patient's defenses through the use of various techniques, as reassurance, suggestion, counseling, and reeducation.
tear someone off a strip — to rebuke (someone) angrily
telephony user interface — (communications) (TUI) Either a software interface to telephony (e.g. a phone-capable PC) or a DTMF-based interface to software (e.g. voicemail).
telescope user interface — (hardware, interface) (TUI) A remote control interface for a telescope.
tetraethyl pyrophosphate — a colorless to amber, hygroscopic, poisonous liquid, (C 2 H 5) 4 P 2 O 7 , used as an insecticide and as a rodenticide.
the department of health — a department of the government of the United Kingdom concerned with governmental policy relating to health in England but not elsewhere in the United Kingdom
the realm of possibility — If you say that something is not beyond the realms of possibility, you mean that it is possible.
to cramp someone's style — If someone or something cramps your style, their presence or existence restricts your behaviour in some way.
to have not got a prayer — If you say that someone hasn't got a prayer, you mean that it is impossible for them to succeed in what they are trying to do.
to light the touch paper — if someone lights the touch paper or lights the blue touch paper, they do something which causes anger or excitement
to make up for lost time — If someone is making up for lost time, they are doing something actively and with enthusiasm because they have not had the opportunity to do it before or when they were younger.
to pick someone's brains — If you pick someone's brains, you ask them to help you with a problem because they know more about the subject than you.
transpersonal psychology — a branch of psychology or psychotherapy that recognizes altered states of consciousness and transcendent experiences as a means to understand the human mind and treat psychological disordrs.
trisodium orthophosphate — a sodium salt of orthophosphoric acid having the formula Na3PO4
tuva autonomous republic — an autonomous republic in the Russian Federation in Asia: formerly an independent republic in Mongolia. 65,810 sq. mi. (170,500 sq. km). Capital: Kyzyl.
ultra low sulphur diesel — a type of diesel fuel that has a low sulphur content
usb adapter card support — (communications, software) A set of software extensions that provide support for USB adapter cards installed in the PCI bus or Cardbus slots in Macintosh computers that do not have built-in USB ports.
vaporization temperature — Vaporization temperature is the temperature at which liquid is converted into vapor without any change in temperature.
variable pitch propeller — a propeller in which the angle of the blades with regard to air flow can be adjusted while it is in operation

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