17-letter words containing p, i, e, c, m

mitre corporation — (body) A US federally funded R&D center, spun off in 1958 from the MIT Lincoln Laboratory (also an FFRDC). MITRE is a non-profit corporation chartered to do R&D in the public interest. MITRE were responsible for system engineering and implementation oversight of SAGE. MITRE does not stand for MIT Research and Engineering, though it could have.
moon and sixpence — a novel (1919) by W. Somerset Maugham.
morphic resonance — the idea that, through a telepathic effect or sympathetic vibration, an event or act can lead to similar events or acts in the future or an idea conceived in one mind can then arise in another
mounted policeman — policemen who patrol on horseback
multiple cropping — the use of the same field for two or more crops, whether of the same or of different kinds, successively during a single year.
multiple-unit car — a self-propelled railroad car, generally used in commuting service, equipped so that a train of such cars can be operated from any one of them.
multiplier effect — the effect of government spending on national income
muscle dysmorphia — a mental disorder primarily affecting males, characterized by obsessions about a perceived lack of muscularity, leading to compulsive exercising, use of anabolic steroids, etc. Compare body dysmorphic disorder.
nephelometrically — By means of nephelometry.
non compos mentis — not of sound mind; mentally incapable of managing one's affairs.
non-comprehension — the act or process of comprehending.
non-thermoplastic — soft and pliable when heated, as some plastics, without any change of the inherent properties.
nonaccomplishment — Something that does not achieve the intended goal.
nonimpact printer — a printer that creates images without mechanically impacting the page, as an ink-jet or laser printer.
office by example — (language) (OBE) A sequel to QBE, described in publications by Moshe Zloof of IBM in the early 1980s but apparently never implemented.
old contemptibles — the British expeditionary force to France in 1914
olympic peninsula — a large peninsula of W Washington
omphalomesenteric — (anatomy) Of or pertaining to the umbilicus and mesentery.
onomatopoetically — the formation of a word, as cuckoo, meow, honk, or boom, by imitation of a sound made by or associated with its referent.
optical isomerism — stereoisomerism in which the isomers are identical in molecular weight and most chemical and physical properties but differ in their effect on the rotation of polarized light.
over-compensation — a pronounced striving to neutralize and conceal a strong but unacceptable character trait by substituting for it an opposite trait.
pair of compasses — compass (def 7)
palaeoclimatology — the study of climates of the geological past
paleobiochemistry — the study of biochemical processes that occurred in fossil life forms.
parathyroidectomy — the excision of a parathyroid gland.
per capita income — the total income of an area or country divided by the number of people in that area or country
per procurationem — by one acting as an agent; by proxy.
pernicious anemia — Pernicious anemia is a very severe blood disease.
phenylformic acid — benzoic acid.
photoluminescence — luminescence induced by the absorption of infrared radiation, visible light, or ultraviolet radiation.
physical medicine — the branch of medicine dealing with the diagnosis and treatment of disease and injury by means of physical agents, as manipulation, massage, exercise, heat, or water.
physical pendulum — any apparatus consisting of a body of possibly irregular shape allowed to rotate freely about a horizontal axis on which it is pivoted (distinguished from simple pendulum).
picture messaging — Picture messaging is the sending of photographs or pictures from one mobile phone to another.
police department — A police department is an official organization which is responsible for making sure that people obey the law.
political economy — a social science dealing with political policies and economic processes, their interrelations, and their influence on social institutions.
potassium acetate — a white, crystalline, deliquescent, water-soluble powder, KC 2 H 3 O 2 , used chiefly as a reagent in analytical chemistry.
potassium cyanide — a white, granular, water-soluble, poisonous powder, KCN, having a faint almondlike odor, used chiefly in metallurgy and photography.
pre-communication — the act or process of communicating; fact of being communicated.
pre-modifications — an act or instance of modifying.
precision bombing — aerial bombing in which bombs are dropped, as accurately as possible, on a specific, usually small, target.
price maintenance — measures taken by manufacturers to maintain the price charged for their goods by resellers
primary education — junior, elementary schooling
primary processes — the generally unorganized mental activity characteristic of the unconscious and occurring in dreams, fantasies, and related processes.
primary structure — Biochemistry. the basic sequence of amino acids in a polypeptide or protein.
private placement — a sale of an issue of securities by the issuing company directly to a limited number of investors, often only one or two large institutional investors, such as a bank or an insurance company (opposed to public offering): required to be cleared but not registered with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
pro forma invoice — an invoice issued before an order is placed or before the goods are delivered giving all the details and the cost of the goods
production number — a specialty number or routine, usually performed by the entire cast consisting of musicians, singers, dancers, stars, etc., of a musical comedy, vaudeville show, or the like.
production system — (programming) A production system consists of a collection of productions (rules), a working memory of facts and an algorithm, known as forward chaining, for producing new facts from old. A rule becomes eligible to "fire" when its conditions match some set of elements currently in working memory. A conflict resolution strategy determines which of several eligible rules (the conflict set) fires next. A condition is a list of symbols which represent constants, which must be matched exactly; variables which bind to the thing they match and "<> symbol" which matches a field not equal to symbol. Example production systems are OPS5, CLIPS, flex.
profile component — attainment targets in different subjects brought together for the general assessment of a pupil
protective system — protectionism (def 1).

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