17-letter words containing p, q
- acenaphthoquinone — (organic compound) A polycyclic aromatic quinone derived from acenaphthene, used as an intermediate for the manufacturing of dyes, pharmaceuticals and pesticides.
- acquaintance rape — a rape that is carried out by someone that the victim knows
- capital equipment — the equipment that a business buys
- crampon technique — a climbing style that uses crampons
- employment equity — a policy or programme designed to reserve jobs for people formerly disadvantaged under apartheid
- equal opportunity — policies that bar discrimination
- equinoctial point — either of the two points at which the celestial equator intersects the ecliptic
- frequency polygon — a frequency curve consisting of connected line segments formed by joining the midpoints of the upper edges of the rectangles in a histogram whose class intervals are of uniform length.
- graphic equalizer — an equalizer in an audio system that is controlled by sliders that show graphically and correct the frequency response within the preset frequency range.
- in a fit of pique — If someone does something in a fit of pique, they do it suddenly because they are annoyed at being not treated properly.
- interrupt request — (IRQ) The name of an input found on many processors which causes the processor to suspend normal instruction execution temporarily and to start executing an interrupt handler routine. Such an input may be either "level sensitive" - the interrupt condition will persist as long as the input is active or "edge triggered" - an interrupt is signalled by a low-to-high or high-to-low transition on the input. Some processors have several interrupt request inputs allowing different priority interrupts.
- liquid petrolatum — mineral oil.
- liquid propellant — a rocket propellant in liquid form.
- passamaquoddy bay — an inlet of the Bay of Fundy, between Maine and New Brunswick, at the mouth of the St. Croix River.
- personal equation — the tendency to personal bias that accounts for variation in interpretation or approach and for which allowance must be made.
- pre-qualification — a quality, accomplishment, etc., that fits a person for some function, office, or the like.
- previous question — a move that a vote be taken at once on a main question, used especially as a means of cutting off further debate.
- primary qualities — any of the qualities inherent in an object, namely quantity, extent, figure, solidity, and motion or rest.
- quality newspaper — a more serious newspaper which gives detailed accounts of world events, as well as reports on business, culture, and society
- quality paperback — a softbound book that is usually larger and more expensive than a mass market paperback and is sold primarily in bookstores as a trade book.
- quantum computing — quantum computer
- quasi-competitive — of, pertaining to, involving, or decided by competition: competitive sports; a competitive examination.
- quasi-independent — not influenced or controlled by others in matters of opinion, conduct, etc.; thinking or acting for oneself: an independent thinker.
- quasiexperimental — (medicine) Describing a trial in which the assignment to a group is based upon an experimental condition.
- 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'.
- 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.
- sleeping quarters — the rooms where people sleep in a large building or complex or on a boat etc
- spatial frequency — the measure of fine detail in an optical image in terms of cycles per millimetre
- spiritual bouquet — the spiritual presentation of a good work to another person.
- tropical aquarium — an aquarium designed for the maintenance and breeding of tropical fish and kept at a suitably warm temperature.
- washing-up liquid — Washing-up liquid is a thick soapy liquid which you add to hot water to clean dirty dishes.
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