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17-letter words containing p, o

  • radio-transparent — transparent to radiation; invisible in x-ray photographs and under fluoroscopy (opposed to radiopaque).
  • 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).
  • recoil escapement — anchor escapement.
  • recovery position — a position in which an unconscious person can be lain on the floor, which minimises them from further risk
  • redemption center — a commercial establishment at which trading stamps of a specific brand may be exchanged for merchandise.
  • reel-to-reel tape — open-reel tape.
  • reflexive pronoun — A reflexive pronoun is a pronoun such as 'myself' which refers back to the subject of a sentence or clause. For example, in the sentence 'He made himself a cup of tea', the reflexive pronoun 'himself' refers back to 'he'.
  • 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.
  • refractory period — a short period after a nerve or muscle cell fires during which the cell cannot respond to additional stimulation.
  • refuse a proposal — If an insurer refuses a proposal, it does not agree to underwrite a risk proposed by a potential client.
  • rehospitalization — the act, process, or state of being hospitalized.
  • repertory catalog — a catalog containing bibliographic records that indicate locations of materials in more than one library or in several units of one library.
  • repertory company — repertory (def 2).
  • repertory society — a group that supports amateur performances of plays by its members
  • repertory theater — repertory (def 2).
  • 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'.
  • reproductive cell — gamete.
  • republic of china — People's Republic of, a country in E Asia. 3,691,502 sq. mi. (9,560,990 sq. km). Capital: Beijing.
  • republic of korea — a former country in E Asia, on a peninsula SE of Manchuria and between the Sea of Japan and the Yellow Sea: a kingdom prior to 1910; under Japanese rule 1910–45; now divided at 38° N into North Korea and South Korea. Compare Korean War.
  • republic of palau — a republic comprising a group of islands in the W Pacific, in the W Caroline Islands; administratively part of the UN Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands 1947–87; entered into an agreement of free association with the US (1980); became fully independent in 1994. Chief island: Babelthuap. Capital: Ngerulmud on Babelthuap (functions moved from Koror in 2006). Pop: 21 108 (2013 est). Area: 476 sq km (184 sq miles)
  • republic of yemen — Republic of, a country in S Arabia, formed in 1990 by the merger of the Yemen Arab Republic and the People's Democratic Republic of Yemen. 207,000 sq. mi. (536,130 sq. km). Capital: Aden.
  • republic-of-china — People's Republic of, a country in E Asia. 3,691,502 sq. mi. (9,560,990 sq. km). Capital: Beijing.
  • request programme — a programme on the radio where listeners can request certain songs or tracks
  • res ipsa loquitur — the rule that an injury is due to the defendant's negligence when that which caused it was under his or her control or management and the injury would not have happened had proper management been observed.
  • rescue operations — operations or organized procedures to bring people or a person out of danger, attack, harm, etc
  • respiratory chain — a series of mitochondrial proteins that transport electrons of hydrogen, released in the Krebs cycle, from acetyl coenzyme A to inhaled oxygen to form H 2 O: the energy released in the process is conserved as ATP.
  • respiratory tract — the passages through which air enters and leaves the body
  • reticulate python — a python, Python reticulatus, of southeastern Asia and the East Indies, sometimes growing to a length of 32 feet (10 meters): usually considered to be the largest snake in the world.
  • return of capital — A return of capital is a situation in which you receive back money that was previously invested.
  • return on capital — A return on capital is any earnings that you receive from the capital that you have invested.
  • 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)
  • ribbon microphone — a microphone that utilizes a metal ribbon suspended in a magnetic field.
  • ribonucleoprotein — a substance composed of RNA in close association with protein; a nucleoprotein containing RNA. Abbreviation: RNP.
  • rocket propulsion — propulsion of an object by thrust developed by a rocket.
  • rodolphe kreutzer — Rodolphe [raw-dawlf] /rɔˈdɔlf/ (Show IPA), 1766–1831, French violinist.
  • role-playing game — a game in which participants adopt the roles of imaginary characters in an adventure under the direction of a Game Master.
  • roll with a punch — to move in the same direction as a punch thrown at one so as to lessen its force
  • roseate spoonbill — a tropical New World spoonbill, Ajaia ajaja, having rose-colored plumage and a bare head.
  • rotation of crops — a system of rotating in a fixed order the kinds of crops, as grain or grass, grown in the same field, to maintain soil fertility
  • rough puff pastry — a rich flaky pastry made with butter and used for pie-crusts, flans, etc
  • round-trip ticket — a ticket entitling a passenger to travel to his or her destination and back again
  • rubber plantation — an estate in a tropical country where rubber trees are grown on a large scale
  • rural development — social or economic activities or initiatives designed to improve the standard of living in areas far away from large towns or cities
  • russell's paradox — a paradox of set theory in which an object is defined in terms of a class of objects that contains the object being defined, resulting in a logical contradiction.
  • sable island pony — a variety of wild pony found on Sable Island, Nova Scotia
  • sacrifice paddock — a grassed area allowed to be grazed completely, to be cultivated and resown later
  • safety inspection — an inspection of a place carried out to ensure that it is safe and not dangerous
  • safety precaution — a precaution that is taken in order to ensure that something is safe and not dangerous
  • saint christopher — Saint, died a.d. c250, Christian martyr.
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