17-letter words containing p, o, d, u, n

microencapsulated — Encapsulated using microencapsulation.
microreproduction — a photographic image too small to be read by the unaided eye.
mississippi sound — an arm of the Gulf of Mexico, extending from Lake Borgne, SE Louisiana, to Mobile Bay, SW Alabama: part of the Intracoastal Waterway. About 100 miles (160 km) long.
mounted policeman — policemen who patrol on horseback
nonproductiveness — The quality of being nonproductive.
noun pre-modifier — a noun that occurs before and modifies another noun, as toy in toy store or tour in tour group.
performance drugs — the drugs that are taken illegally by athletes to enhance their sporting performance
period-revolution — a rather large interval of time that is meaningful in the life of a person, in history, etc., because of its particular characteristics: a period of illness; a period of great profitability for a company; a period of social unrest in Germany.
periodic function — a function of a real or complex variable that is periodic.
photoconductivity — the increase in the electrical conductivity of a substance, often nonmetallic, caused by the absorption of electromagnetic radiation.
phumiphon aduldet — (Phumiphon Aduldet; Bhumibol Adulyadej) born 1927, king of Thailand since 1946.
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 cyanide — a white, granular, water-soluble, poisonous powder, KCN, having a faint almondlike odor, used chiefly in metallurgy and photography.
prescription drug — medication available only on doctor's instruction
pressure drawdown — Pressure drawdown is the difference between the reservoir pressure and the flowing wellbore pressure, which drives fluids from the reservoir into the wellbore.
primary education — junior, elementary schooling
private education — education provided by a private individual or organization, rather than by the state or a public body
product placement — Product placement is a form of advertising in which a company has its product placed where it can be clearly seen during a film or television programme.
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 string — A production string is the series of pipes through which the oil or gas is brought up from the reservoir.
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.
production values — the quality of a media production (such as a film) in regards to elements such as colours, quality, style, etc
programming fluid — (jargon) (Or "wirewater") Coffee, unleaded coffee (decaffeinated), Cola, or any caffeinacious stimulant. Many hackers consider these essential for those all-night hacking runs.
prusso-danish war — a war of 1864 between Prussia and Denmark by which Denmark lost Schleswig-Holstein.
pseudo-humanistic — a person having a strong interest in or concern for human welfare, values, and dignity.
pseudo-scientific — any of various methods, theories, or systems, as astrology, psychokinesis, or clairvoyance, considered as having no scientific basis.
psychoeducational — designating or of psychological methods, as intelligence tests, used in evaluating learning ability
pull your head in — be quiet!
put a dampener on — To put a dampener on something means the same as to put a damper on it.
put in a word for — to make favourable mention of (someone); recommend
put on a pedestal — an architectural support for a column, statue, vase, or the like.
put one's hand to — the terminal, prehensile part of the upper limb in humans and other primates, consisting of the wrist, metacarpal area, fingers, and thumb.
pyroligneous acid — a yellowish, acidic, water-soluble liquid, containing about 10 percent acetic acid, obtained by the destructive distillation of wood: used for smoking meats.
queen of puddings — a pudding made of moist but firm breadcrumb and custard mixture topped with jam and meringue
reported question — A reported question is a question which is reported using a clause beginning with a word such as 'why' or 'whether', as in 'I asked her why she'd done it'.
rhodope mountains — a mountain range in SE Europe, in the Balkan Peninsula extending along the border between Bulgaria and Greece. Highest peak: Golyam Perelik (Bulgaria), 2191 m (7188 ft)
round-trip ticket — a ticket entitling a passenger to travel to his or her destination and back again
rural development — social or economic activities or initiatives designed to improve the standard of living in areas far away from large towns or cities
sandwich compound — any of a class of organometallic compounds whose molecules have a metal atom or ion bound between two plane parallel organic rings
school playground — school's outdoor recreation area
secondary product — a product that is not the main product of an industry; a by-product
self-reproduction — the act or process of reproducing.
shetland pullover — a thick woollen sweater made from Shetland wool
sodium propionate — a transparent, crystalline, water-soluble powder, C 3 H 5 NaO 2 , used in foodstuffs to prevent mold growth, and in medicine as a fungicide.
sound spectrogram — a graphic representation, produced by a sound spectrograph, of the frequency, intensity, duration, and variation with time of the resonance of a sound or series of sounds.
southern sporades — a group of Greek islands in the Aegean, including the Dodecanese, lying off the SW coast of Turkey
special education — education that is modified or particularized for those with singular needs, as disabled or maladjusted people, slow learners, or gifted children.
spread your wings — if you spread your wings, you do something new and rather difficult or move to a new place, because you feel more confident in your abilities than you used to and you want to gain wider experience
stand-up comedian — performer: tells jokes
superaerodynamics — the branch of aerodynamics that deals with gases at very low densities.

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