17-letter words containing p, o, g, r
- powder metallurgy — the art or science of manufacturing useful articles by compacting metal and other powders in a die, followed by sintering.
- pre-configuration — the relative disposition or arrangement of the parts or elements of a thing.
- pre-investigation — the act or process of investigating or the condition of being investigated.
- pre-technological — of or relating to technology; relating to science and industry.
- precision bombing — aerial bombing in which bombs are dropped, as accurately as possible, on a specific, usually small, target.
- precision casting — investment casting.
- predatory pricing — If a company practises predatory pricing, it charges a much lower price for its products or services than its competitors in order to force them out of the market.
- prerogative court — a former ecclesiastical court in England and Ireland for the trial of certain testamentary cases.
- prescription drug — medication available only on doctor's instruction
- presiding officer — the person who presides over the Scottish Parliament or Welsh Assembly
- production string — A production string is the series of pipes through which the oil or gas is brought up from the reservoir.
- proficiency badge — an insignia or device granted by the Girl Scouts and worn especially on a uniform to indicate special achievement.
- program generator — a computer program that can be used to help to create other computer programs
- program statement — a single instruction in a computer program
- programme planner — someone who creates plans or schedules in regards to their line of work or occupation
- programmed camera — a camera with electronic facilities for setting both aperture and shutter speed automatically on the basis of a through-the-lens light value and a given film speed
- 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.
- progressive party — a political party formed in 1912 under the leadership of Theodore Roosevelt, advocating popular control of government, direct primaries, the initiative, the referendum, woman suffrage, etc.
- prolonged-release — A prolonged-release drug delivers a dose of a medication over an extended period of time.
- proof of coverage — A policyholder's proof of coverage is a document from an insurer stating that they have insurance coverage.
- propelling pencil — a pencil consisting of a metal or plastic case containing a replaceable lead. As the point is worn away the lead can be extended, usually by turning part of the case
- 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
- prothoracic gland — either of a pair of endocrine glands in the anterior thorax of some insects, functioning to promote the series of molts from hatching to adulthood.
- pseudo-aggressive — characterized by or tending toward unprovoked offensives, attacks, invasions, or the like; militantly forward or menacing: aggressive acts against a neighboring country.
- psychographically — Psychology. a graph indicating the relative strength of the personality traits of an individual.
- pterygoid process — either of two long bony plates extending downwards from each side of the sphenoid bone within the skull
- put the finger on — to inform on or identify, esp for the police
- 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.
- pythagorean scale — the major scale as derived acoustically by Pythagoras from the perfect fifth.
- radiometeorograph — a device for the automatic transmission by radio of the data from a set of meteorological instruments
- rapid prototyping — (programming) The creation of a working model of a software module to demonstrate the feasibility and suitability of the function. The prototype is expected to be replaced or refined before inclusion in the final product. Rapid prototyping contrasts with a DIRFT approach which emphasises careful design and implementation to avoid the overheads of debugging and testing prototype code. Rapid prototyping is appropriate when the requirements are unclear or likely to change (which is most of the time).
- reformed spelling — a revised orthography intended to simplify the spelling of English words, especially to eliminate unpronounced letters, as by substituting thru for through, tho for though, slo for slow, etc.
- repertory catalog — a catalog containing bibliographic records that indicate locations of materials in more than one library or in several units of one library.
- request programme — a programme on the radio where listeners can request certain songs or tracks
- role-playing game — a game in which participants adopt the roles of imaginary characters in an adventure under the direction of a Game Master.
- rough puff pastry — a rich flaky pastry made with butter and used for pie-crusts, flans, etc
- schizophrenogenic — causative of schizophrenia.
- school playground — school's outdoor recreation area
- semi-biographical — of or relating to a person's life: He's gathering biographical data for his book on Milton.
- sensitivity group — a group of persons participating in sensitivity training.
- separation energy — binding energy (def 1).
- shooting practice — practice in shooting for soldiers or other people who shoot guns
- shopping precinct — pedestrian area with shops
- six-speed gearbox — a gearbox containing a system of six gears
- sleeping problems — difficulties in getting to sleep or in staying asleep
- 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.
- spark photography — photography of fast-moving objects, as bullets, by the light of an electric spark.
- 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.
- spherical polygon — a closed figure formed by arcs of great circles on a spherical surface.
- split keyboarding — the act or practice of editing data from one terminal on another terminal