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

lighthouse keeper — a person who mans a lighthouse and makes sure that the light is working properly
lithostratigraphy — the study or character of stratified rocks based solely on their physical and petrographic features.
load displacement — the weight, in long tons, of a cargo vessel loaded so that the summer load line touches the surface of the water.
loco supra citato — l.s.c.
lymphadenopathies — Plural form of lymphadenopathy.
lymphocytopoiesis — Lymphopoiesis.
maintainer script — (Debian) One of the scripts (preinst, prerm, postinst, postrm) that may be included in a Debian binary package. These scripts may create and/or remove symlinks, files or directories that, for some reason, could not be done directly by dpkg. Maintainer scripts frequently create or update the symlinks in the /etc/rc?.d directories and start, stop, or restart daemons.
massage therapist — sb who gives body rubs
mean piston speed — The mean piston speed is the distance traveled by a piston in a specified amount of time.
mean-spiritedness — the quality of being mean-spirited
merchant shipping — shipping which is involved in commerce (rather than defence, etc)
metalloproteinase — (enzyme) Any of several proteinases that have a metal atom (often zinc) at their active centre.
microencapsulated — Encapsulated using microencapsulation.
micromanipulators — Plural form of micromanipulator.
microsoft project — (product) A Microsoft Windows program offering various project management tools.
midsagittal plane — a plane passing through the nasion when the skull is oriented in the Frankfurt horizontal.
misappropriations — Plural form of misappropriation.
misinterpretation — An instance of misinterpreting.
misrepresentation — to represent incorrectly, improperly, or falsely.
misrepresentative — to represent incorrectly, improperly, or falsely.
mississippi delta — an area between the Mississippi and Yazoo rivers in the northwest of the state of Mississippi; it is very flat and fertile
multidisciplinary — composed of or combining several usually separate branches of learning or fields of expertise: a multidisciplinary study of the 18th century.
multiple exposure — the filming of more than one scene in a single frame
multiple neuritis — polyneuritis.
neurophysiologist — the branch of physiology dealing with the functions of the nervous system.
neuropsychiatrist — A medical doctor specializing in neuropsychiatry; a medical doctor dealing with disorders that have both neurological and psychiatric features.
neuropsychologist — A neurologist or psychologist whose speciality is neuropsychology.
newspaper cutting — clipping from a news publication
non compos mentis — not of sound mind; mentally incapable of managing one's affairs.
non-stereotypical — a process, now often replaced by more advanced methods, for making metal printing plates by taking a mold of composed type or the like in papier-mâché or other material and then taking from this mold a cast in type metal.
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.
nonphotosynthetic — the complex process by which carbon dioxide, water, and certain inorganic salts are converted into carbohydrates by green plants, algae, and certain bacteria, using energy from the sun and chlorophyll.
nonproductiveness — The quality of being nonproductive.
nonrepresentative — a person or thing that represents another or others.
old contemptibles — the British expeditionary force to France in 1914
old spanish trail — an overland route from Santa Fe, N. Mex., to Los Angeles, Calif., first marked out in 1776 by Spanish explorers and missionaries.
olympic mountains — a mountain range in NW Washington: part of the Coast Range. Highest peak: Mount Olympus, 2427 m (7965 ft)
omphalomesenteric — (anatomy) Of or pertaining to the umbilicus and mesentery.
on speaking terms — the act, utterance, or discourse of a person who speaks.
on the pig's back — successful; established
on-street parking — parking (of a car, vehicle, etc) that is or is allowed to be done on a street
one-stop shopping — the provision of everything that a customer or client might require in one place
one-time password — (security) (OTP) A security system that requires a new password every time a user authenticates themselves, thus protecting against an intruder replaying an intercepted password. OTP generates passwords using either the MD4 or MD5 hashing algorithms. The equivalent term "S/Key", developed by Bellcore, is a trademark of Telcordia Technologies, so the name OTP is used increasingly. See RFC 1760 - "The S/KEY One-Time Password System" and RFC 1938 - "A One-Time Password System".
opening arguments — the statements or arguments provided by lawyers at the beginning of a trial
operation sealion — the codename for Hitler's proposed invasion (1940) of Great Britain
operations centre — a centre where activities of a business, organization, etc, are administrated and take place
opisthobranchiate — (zoology) Of or pertaining to the Opisthobranchiata.
opportunistically — adhering to a policy of opportunism; practicing opportunism.
optical astronomy — the branch of observational astronomy using telescopes to observe or photograph celestial objects in visible light.

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