17-letter words containing p, i, s, t, l

pointer swizzling — swizzle
poison-pen letter — A poison-pen letter is an unpleasant unsigned letter which is sent in order to upset someone or to cause trouble.
polar coordinates — Usually, polar coordinates. one of two coordinates used to locate a point in a plane by the length of its radius vector and the angle this vector makes with the polar axis (polar angle)
polioencephalitis — a disease characterized by inflammation of the gray matter of the brain.
political science — a social science dealing with political institutions and with the principles and conduct of government.
polystyrene chips — small pieces of polystyrene used for insulating or packing
positive electron — positron.
positive polarity — the grammatical characteristic of a word or phrase, such as delicious or rather, that may normally only be used in a semantically or syntactically positive or affirmative context
positive theology — a theological approach or tradition in which the nature of God is thought to be knowable and is understood through positive statements. See also cataphasis (def 2).
post-and-rail tea — (in the 19th century) a coarse tea in which floating particles resembled a post-and-rail fence
post-depositional — removal from an office or position.
postal stationery — an envelope, postal card, wrapper, or aérogramme, with the stamp printed directly on the paper.
postmillennialism — the doctrine or belief that the second coming of Christ will follow the millennium.
poststructuralism — a variation of structuralism, often seen as a critique, emphasizing plurality of meaning and instability of concepts that structuralism uses to define society, language, etc.
posttranslational — Genetics, Biochemistry. occurring after the synthesis of a polypeptide chain.
postural drainage — a therapy for clearing congested lungs by placing the patient in a position for drainage by gravity, often accompanied by percussion with hollowed hands.
potassium oxalate — a colorless, crystalline, water-soluble, poisonous solid, K 2 C 2 O 4 ⋅H 2 O, used chiefly as a bleaching agent and in medical tests as an anticoagulant.
potassium sulfate — a crystalline, water-soluble solid, K 2 SO 4 , used chiefly in the manufacture of fertilizers, alums, and mineral water, and as a reagent in analytical chemistry.
power supply unit — (hardware) (PSU) An electronic module that converts high voltage (110 or 240 VAC) alternating current mains electricity into smoothed direct current at the various differnt voltages required by the motherboard; internal peripheral devices, cheifly storage devices: hard disks, CD or DVD, floppy disks and external connections such as USB. A PSU needs a high enough power output rating to supply all the devices connected to it and should output as little as possible electrical noise, both on the output wires and as electromagnetic radiation. See also uninterruptable power supply.
prefect apostolic — the administrator, usually below the rank of bishop, in charge of a prefecture apostolic.
preferential shop — a shop in which union members are preferred, usually by agreement of an employer with a union.
presentationalism — a style of production in which the audience is addressed directly with songs, skits, exposition, etc., and no attempt is made at realism.
pressure altitude — the altitude for a given pressure in a standard atmosphere, such as that registered by a pressure altimeter.
primary qualities — any of the qualities inherent in an object, namely quantity, extent, figure, solidity, and motion or rest.
prime ministerial — of or relating to the head of a parliamentary government
prison population — all the people who are confined in prison
procurator fiscal — In the Scottish legal system, the procurator fiscal is a public official who puts people on trial.
production values — the quality of a media production (such as a film) in regards to elements such as colours, quality, style, etc
prosperity gospel — a modern version or, according to some, perversion of the gospel according to which the full blessings of God available to those who approach Him in faith and obedience include wealth, health and power
prostatic utricle — a small pouch near the prostate gland that opens into the urethra.
pseudo-historical — of, pertaining to, treating, or characteristic of history or past events: historical records; historical research.
pseudo-moralistic — a person who teaches or inculcates morality.
psychoeducational — designating or of psychological methods, as intelligence tests, used in evaluating learning ability
psycholinguistics — the study of the relationship between language and the cognitive or behavioral characteristics of those who use it.
public assistance — government aid to the poor, disabled, or aged or to dependent children, as financial assistance or food stamps.
public enterprise — economic activity by governmental organizations
public prosecutor — an officer charged with the conduct of criminal prosecution in the interest of the public.
public television — a type of noncommercial, usually educational, television programming funded by the government, grants, viewers, and corporations. Compare educational television.
publicity-seeking — eager to attract publicity
pull one's weight — the amount or quantity of heaviness or mass; amount a thing weighs.
pulsejet (engine) — a jet engine without a compressor or turbine, in which intermittent combustion provides the thrust
push-pull circuit — a circuit using two similar electronic devices, such as matched valves, made to operate 180° out of phase with each other
quality newspaper — a more serious newspaper which gives detailed accounts of world events, as well as reports on business, culture, and society
quasiexperimental — (medicine) Describing a trial in which the assignment to a group is based upon an experimental condition.
recoil escapement — anchor escapement.
register spilling — (programming, compiler) (By analogy with spilling the contents of an overfull container) When a compiler is performing the register allocation phase of generating machine code and there are more live variables than the machine has registers and it has to transfer or "spill" some variables from registers to memory.
rehospitalization — the act, process, or state of being hospitalized.
res ipsa loquitur — the rule that an injury is due to the defendant's negligence when that which caused it was under his or her control or management and the injury would not have happened had proper management been observed.
rocket propulsion — propulsion of an object by thrust developed by a rocket.
roseate spoonbill — a tropical New World spoonbill, Ajaia ajaja, having rose-colored plumage and a bare head.

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