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17-letter words containing p, i, s, c, a, r

  • sacrifice paddock — a grassed area allowed to be grazed completely, to be cultivated and resown later
  • safety precaution — a precaution that is taken in order to ensure that something is safe and not dangerous
  • saint christopher — Saint, died a.d. c250, Christian martyr.
  • scarlet pimpernel — a plant belonging to the genus Anagallis, of the primrose family, especially A. arvensis (scarlet pimpernel) having scarlet or white flowers that close at the approach of bad weather.
  • schematic capture — The process of entering the logical design of an electronic circuit into a CAE system by creating a schematic representation of components and interconnections.
  • scrophulariaceous — belonging to the Scrophulariaceae, the figwort family of plants.
  • seaman apprentice — a noncommissioned enlisted person ranking above seaman recruit and below seaman. Abbreviation: SA.
  • self-appreciation — gratitude; thankful recognition: They showed their appreciation by giving him a gold watch.
  • self-depreciating — self-deprecating.
  • self-purification — a natural process of purifying, as the ability of a body of water to rid itself of pollutants.
  • semi-biographical — of or relating to a person's life: He's gathering biographical data for his book on Milton.
  • seminal principle — a potential, latent within an imperfect object, for attaining full development.
  • separation center — a place at which military personnel are processed for release from active service.
  • shipping articles — articles of agreement.
  • shooting practice — practice in shooting for soldiers or other people who shoot guns
  • social enterprise — a business organization that works to benefit society as a whole
  • spanish civil war — the civil war in Spain 1936–39.
  • sparc xterminal 1 — (computer)   Sun's lowest cost networked Unix desktop, it is board-upgradeable to a SPARC 4. It comes with a choice of frame buffers: 8-bit colour, Turbo GX, or Turbo GX plus. This product was expected to replace the SPARCclassic X. UK availability was planned for March 1995.
  • spastic paralysis — a condition in which the muscles affected are marked by tonic spasm and increased tendon reflexes.
  • spatial frequency — the measure of fine detail in an optical image in terms of cycles per millimetre
  • special messenger — a postal worker who delivers mail by special delivery
  • special privilege — exclusive advantage
  • spectroheliograph — an apparatus for making photographs of the sun with a monochromatic light to show the details of the sun's surface and surroundings as they would appear if the sun emitted only that light.
  • spectroradiometer — an instrument for determining the radiant-energy distribution in a spectrum, combining the functions of a spectroscope with those of a radiometer.
  • spectroscopically — an optical device for producing and observing a spectrum of light or radiation from any source, consisting essentially of a slit through which the radiation passes, a collimating lens, and an Amici prism.
  • spectrum analysis — the determination of the constitution or condition of bodies and substances by means of the spectra they produce.
  • spherical polygon — a closed figure formed by arcs of great circles on a spherical surface.
  • sports facilities — places and things for doing sports
  • spring cankerworm — the striped, green caterpillar of any of several geometrid moths: a foliage pest of various fruit and shade trees, as Paleacrita vernata (spring cankerworm) and Alsophila pometaria (fall cankerworm)
  • spruce gall aphid — any of various homopterous insects of the family Adelgidae, as Adelges abietis (spruce gall aphid) and Pineus pinifoliae (pine leaf aphid) that feed and form galls on conifers.
  • st. crispin's day — October 25: anniversary of the Battle of Agincourt (1415).
  • storm in a teacup — a violent fuss or disturbance over a trivial matter
  • stray capacitance — undesired capacitance in equipment, occurring between the wiring, between the wiring and the chassis, or between components and the chassis
  • subscription rate — the price charged for a subscription
  • superaerodynamics — the branch of aerodynamics that deals with gases at very low densities.
  • supercolumniation — the placing of one order of columns above another.
  • support mechanism — any formal system or method of providing support or assistance
  • supreme sacrifice — the sacrifice of one's own life: Many made the supreme sacrifice during the war.
  • tactile corpuscle — an oval sense organ made of flattened cells and encapsulated nerve endings, occurring in hairless skin, as the tips of the fingers and toes, and functioning as a touch receptor.
  • technical support — an advising and troubleshooting service provided by a manufacturer, typically a software or hardware developer, to its customers, often online or on the telephone.
  • telescopic damper — a device with telescopic parts that reduce vibration in a motor vehicle
  • twelve patriarchs — any of the sons of Jacob ((the twelve patriarchs),) from whom the tribes of Israel were descended.
  • uncooperativeness — working or acting together willingly for a common purpose or benefit.
  • undercompensation — to compensate or pay less than is fair, customary, or expected.
  • unpredictableness — not predictable; not to be foreseen or foretold: an unpredictable occurrence.
  • vacuum aspiration — menstrual extraction.
  • varix lymphaticus — a similar condition affecting an artery or lymphatic vessel
  • vice-presidential — relating to a person who ranks immediately below the chief executive or head of state of a republic
  • wage-price spiral — a situation in which wage and price increases drive each other upward and cause inflation
  • warehouse receipt — a receipt for goods placed in a warehouse.
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