17-letter words containing p, l, o, i

superalimentation — nourishment; nutrition.
supercolumniation — the placing of one order of columns above another.
supra-nationalism — outside or beyond the authority of one national government, as a project or policy that is planned and controlled by a group of nations.
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.
taiping rebellion — a movement of religious mysticism and agrarian unrest in China between 1850 and 1864 which weakened the Manchu dynasty but was eventually suppressed with foreign aid
teaching hospital — a hospital associated with a medical college and offering clinical and other facilities to those in various areas of medical study, as students, interns, and residents.
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.
teething problems — If a project or new product has teething problems, it has problems in its early stages or when it first becomes available.
telephone banking — a facility enabling customers to make use of banking services, such as oral payment instructions, account movements, raising loans, etc, over the telephone rather than by personal visit
telephone service — a company or public utility that provides a telephone-operating service
telescopic damper — a device with telescopic parts that reduce vibration in a motor vehicle
temple of artemis — the temple at Ephesus dedicated to Artemis.
temporomandibular — of, relating to, or situated near the hinge joint formed by the lower jaw and the temporal bone of the skull.
terminal operator — A terminal operator is a company that manages a place where oil or petrochemical products are stored.
terminal platform — (in the oil industry) an offshore platform from which oil or gas is pumped ashore through a pipeline
the glacial epoch — the Pleistocene Epoch
the olympic flame — the flame that is symbolically lit at the site of the ancient Olympics in Olympia and transported by relay to the place where the Olympic Games are to be held. It is used to ignite a fire in a cauldron that will burn throughout the Games
the olympic torch — a torch that is symbolically lit at the site of the ancient Olympics in Olympia and transported by relay to the place where the Olympic Games are to be held. It is used to ignite a fire in a cauldron that will burn throughout the Games
the plot thickens — People sometimes say 'the plot thickens' when a situation or series of events is getting more and more complicated and mysterious.
the tabloid press — (considered as a whole) newspapers with pages about 30 cm (12 inches) by 40 cm (16 inches), usually characterized by an emphasis on photographs and a concise and often sensational style
thermal expansion — expansion caused by heat
thermal pollution — a rise in the temperature of rivers or lakes that is injurious to water-dwelling life and is caused by the disposal of heated industrial waste water or water from the cooling towers of nuclear power plants.
thiopental sodium — a barbiturate, C 11 H 18 N 2 NaO 2 S, used as an anesthetic in surgery and, in psychiatry, for narcoanalysis and to stimulate recall of past events.
to eat humble pie — If you eat humble pie, you speak or behave in a way which tells people that you admit you were wrong about something.
to lick your lips — If you lick your lips, you move your tongue across your lips as you think about or taste something pleasant.
to little purpose — with little (or no) result or effect; pointlessly
to lose your grip — If you lose your grip, you become less efficient and less confident, and less able to deal with things.
to play it by ear — If you play it by ear, you decide what to say or do in a situation by responding to events rather than by following a plan which you have decided on in advance.
to play the field — If someone plays the field, they have a number of different romantic or sexual relationships.
to play with fire — If you say that someone is playing with fire, you mean that they are doing something dangerous that may result in great harm for them and cause many problems.
to slip your mind — If something slips your mind, you forget it.
topological group — a set that is a group and a topological space and for which the group operation and the map of an element to its inverse are continuous functions.
topological space — a set with a collection of subsets or open sets satisfying the properties that the union of open sets is an open set, the intersection of two open sets is an open set, and the given set and the empty set are open sets.
traffic policeman — a policeman controlling traffic, esp while stationed at an intersection, or enforcing traffic regulations
travelling people — Gypsies or other itinerant people: a term used esp by such people of themselves
tropical aquarium — an aquarium designed for the maintenance and breeding of tropical fish and kept at a suitably warm temperature.
tropical maritime — a type of warm, wet air mass originating at low latitudes over ocean areas
tropical medicine — the branch of medicine dealing with the study and treatment of diseases occurring in the tropics.
ultrametamorphism — metamorphism during which the temperature of a rock exceeds its melting point.
uncompassionately — having or showing compassion: a compassionate person; a compassionate letter.
uncomprehendingly — to understand the nature or meaning of; grasp with the mind; perceive: He did not comprehend the significance of the ambassador's remark.
unemployment line — When people talk about the unemployment line, they are talking about the state of being unemployed, especially when saying how many people are unemployed.
unipalm group plc — (company) A company floated in March 1994.
unprofessionalism — not professional; not pertaining to or characteristic of a profession.
unproportionately — proportioned; being in due proportion; proportional.
upper paleolithic — See under Paleolithic.
urban exploration — a recreational activity in which people explore derelict urban structures such as abandoned sewers or underground railways or attempt to access areas which are closed to the public such as the roofs of skyscrapers
utopian socialism — (sometimes initial capital letter) an economic system based on the premise that if capital voluntarily surrendered its ownership of the means of production to the state or the workers, unemployment and poverty would be abolished.
video disk player — a device that reads the information on a video disc
vitamin b complex — an important group of water-soluble vitamins containing vitamin B 1 , vitamin B 2 , etc.

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