14-letter words containing p, o, n, i, a
- quota sampling — a method of conducting market research in which the sample is selected according to a quota-system based on such factors as age, sex, social class, etc
- quotient space — a topological space whose elements are the equivalence classes of a given topological space with a specified equivalence relation.
- radiotelephone — a telephone in which sound or speech is transmitted by means of radio waves instead of through wires or cables.
- radiotelephony — the constructing or operating of radiotelephones.
- rail transport — the system of taking passengers or goods from one place to another by railway
- rallying point — A rallying point is a place, event, or person that people are attracted to as a symbol of a political group or ideal.
- re-application — the act of putting to a special use or purpose: the application of common sense to a problem.
- re-exploration — an act or instance of exploring or investigating; examination.
- recapitulation — the act of recapitulating or the state of being recapitulated.
- reception area — the waiting area in a hotel near the desk or office where guests can books rooms or ask the staff questions
- recording tape — a ribbon of material, esp magnetic tape, used to record sound, images and data, used in a tape recorder
- reimplantation — the surgical restoration of a tooth, organ, limb, or other structure to its original site.
- repolarization — a sharp division, as of a population or group, into opposing factions.
- repositionable — to put in a new or different position; shift: to reposition the artwork on the advertising layout.
- representation — the act of representing.
- repristination — the restoration of something to its original condition; the act of making something pristine again
- repromulgation — to make known by open declaration; publish; proclaim formally or put into operation (a law, decree of a court, etc.).
- repudiationist — someone who believes that a given thing should be repudiated
- rhinencephalon — the part of the cerebrum containing the olfactory structures.
- roanoke rapids — a city in NE North Carolina.
- roller caption — caption lettering that moves progressively up or across the picture, as for showing the credits at the end of a programme
- rotary printer — a machine for printing from a revolving cylinder, or a plate attached to one, usually onto a continuous strip of paper
- route flapping — flapping router
- rsa encryption — (cryptography, algorithm) A public-key cryptosystem for both encryption and authentication, invented in 1977 by Ron Rivest, Adi Shamir, and Leonard Adleman. Its name comes from their initials. The RSA algorithm works as follows. Take two large prime numbers, p and q, and find their product n = pq; n is called the modulus. Choose a number, e, less than n and relatively prime to (p-1)(q-1), and find its reciprocal mod (p-1)(q-1), and call this d. Thus ed = 1 mod (p-1)(q-1); e and d are called the public and private exponents, respectively. The public key is the pair (n, e); the private key is d. The factors p and q must be kept secret, or destroyed. It is difficult (presumably) to obtain the private key d from the public key (n, e). If one could factor n into p and q, however, then one could obtain the private key d. Thus the entire security of RSA depends on the difficulty of factoring; an easy method for factoring products of large prime numbers would break RSA.
- runoff primary — (especially in the southern U.S.) a second primary between the two leading candidates of the first primary to provide nomination by majority rather than by plurality.
- sample section — a section of sth, intended as representative of the whole
- saphenous vein — either of two large veins near the surface of the foot, leg, and thigh, one on the inner side and the other on the outer and posterior sides.
- saponification — to convert (a fat) into soap by treating with an alkali.
- sauropterygian — any of various Mesozoic marine reptiles of the superorder Sauropterygia, including the suborder Plesiosauria.
- scorpion grass — either of two small Old World plants, Myosotis sylvatica or M. scorpioides, of the borage family, having a light-blue flower commonly regarded as an emblem of constancy and friendship.
- self-appointed — chosen by oneself to act in a certain capacity or to fulfill a certain function, especially pompously or self-righteously: a self-appointed guardian of the public's morals.
- self-important — having or showing an exaggerated opinion of one's own importance; pompously conceited or haughty.
- self-operating — automatic.
- self-parodying — given to or involving self-parody
- semipolar bond — type of chemical bond
- senior partner — high-ranking firm partner
- serra junipero — Miguel José [mee-gel haw-se] /miˈgɛl hɔˈsɛ/ (Show IPA), 1713–84, Spanish Roman Catholic missionary to the Indians in California and Mexico.
- ship's company — company (def 11).
- shoe repairing — the trade of mending shoes
- shooting party — a social gathering when people shoot game together
- shop assistant — a store clerk.
- shopping plaza — a complex of stores, banks, movie theaters, etc.; shopping center.
- shortleaf pine — a pine, Pinus echinata, of the southern U.S., having short, flexible leaves.
- simplification — to make less complex or complicated; make plainer or easier: to simplify a problem.
- singular point — a point at which a given function of a complex variable has no derivative but of which every neighborhood contains points at which the function has derivatives.
- siphonapterous — belonging or pertaining to the insect order Siphonaptera, comprising the fleas.
- snap out of it — return quickly to normal
- social dumping — the practice of allowing employers to lower wages and reduce employees' benefits in order to attract and retain employment and investment
- sophisticating — a sophisticated person.
- sophistication — sophisticated character, ideas, tastes, or ways as the result of education, worldly experience, etc.: the sophistication of the wealthy.