18-letter words containing p, a, t, i, s

sympathetic string — a thin wire string, as in various obsolete musical instruments, designed to vibrate sympathetically with the bowed or plucked strings to reinforce the sound.
system-programming — a program, as an operating system, compiler, or utility program, that controls some aspect of the operation of a computer (opposed to application program).
systematic phoneme — a phonological unit in generative phonology representing an underlying form that takes into account the relationship between phonological patterns and morphological variation, as the unit underlying the second vowel in both derive and derivative.
talk between ships — TBS (def 1).
television company — a company that broadcasts programmes by television
temporal summation — the act or process of summing.
terrestrial planet — inner planet.
the baptist church — any of various Protestant churches that believe in the baptism of believers
the middle passage — the journey across the Atlantic Ocean from the W coast of Africa to the Caribbean: the longest part of the journey of the slave ships sailing to the Caribbean or the Americas
the practicalities — the real facts or details of a situation, as opposed to its theoretical aspects
thiosulphuric acid — an unstable acid known only in solutions and in the form of its salts. Formula: H2S2O3
threatened species — a species likely, in the near future, to become an endangered species within all or much of its range.
thrills and spills — If you refer to thrills and spills, you are referring to an experience which is exciting and full of surprises.
to cast aspersions — If you cast aspersions on someone or something, you suggest that they are not very good in some way.
to lick into shape — If you lick, knock, or whip someone or something into shape, you use whatever methods are necessary to change or improve them so that they are in the condition that you want them to be in.
to pick and choose — If you pick and choose, you carefully choose only things that you really want and reject the others.
to play favourites — to display favouritism
to scrape a living — If you say that someone scrapes a living or scratches a living, you mean that they manage to earn enough to live on, but it is very difficult. In American English, you say they scrape out a living or scratch out a living.
to speak your mind — If you speak your mind, you say firmly and honestly what you think about a situation, even if this may offend or upset people.
to spill the beans — If you spill the beans, you tell someone something that people have been trying to keep secret.
to stop at nothing — If you say that someone will stop at nothing to get something, you are emphasizing that they are willing to do things that are extreme, wrong, or dangerous in order to get it.
transient response — A transient response of a circuit is a temporary change in the way that it behaves due to an external excitation, that will disappear with time.
transporter bridge — a bridge for carrying passengers and vehicles by means of a platform suspended from a trolley.
transylvanian alps — a mountain range in S Romania; a SW extension of the Carpathian Mountains. Highest peak: Mount Negoiu, 2548 m (8360 ft)
triphosphoric acid — the hypothetical acid H 5 P 3 O 10 , known chiefly by its salts.
under-compensation — to compensate or pay less than is fair, customary, or expected.
unisys corporation — (company) The company formed in 1984-5 when Burroughs Corporation merged with Sperry Corporation. This was when the phrase "dinosaurs mating" was coined. Unisys is one of the largest providers of information services, technology, and software in the world. They employ about 49,000 people and do business in some 100 countries. In 1994 about 80 percent of revenue was derived from commercial information systems and services, with the remainder coming from electronic systems and services for the defense market. The defense business was sold to Loral in early 1995. Slightly more than half of Unisys's revenue is from business in the United States. They specialise in providing business-critical solutions, based on open information networks, for organisations that operate in transaction-intensive environments. These organisations include financial services companies, airlines, telecommunications companies, government agencies, and other commercial enterprises. In August 1994, quarterly sales were $1799M and profits $50M.
venture capitalist — funds invested or available for investment in a new or unproven business enterprise.
video compact disc — (storage) (VCD) A storage format used for film distribution.
visible panty line — the line of someone's underwear which can be seen through trousers
visitor's passport — (formerly, in Britain) a passport, valid for one year and for certain countries only, that could be purchased from post offices
warehouse capacity — the amount of storage space in a warehouse
weberian apparatus — (in certain fishes) a chain of small bones and ligaments connecting the inner ear with the air bladder.
white-spotted hyla — a type of tree frog (H. leucophyllata) of tropical America
withdrawal symptom — effects of stopping a drug
women at point sur — a narrative poem (1927) by Robinson Jeffers.

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