19-letter words containing p, r, b

parliament building — structure housing legislative offices
party-column ballot — Indiana ballot.
patrol torpedo boat — PT boat.
perfoliate bellwort — a slender plant, Uvularia perfoliata, of the lily family, of eastern North America, having pale yellow, bell-shaped flowers.
peridental membrane — periodontal membrane.
perpetual debenture — a bond or debenture that can either never be redeemed or cannot be redeemed on demand
personal belongings — possessions; things that belong to someone
phenylthiocarbamide — a crystalline, slightly water-soluble solid, C 6 H 5 NHCSNH 2 , that is either tasteless or bitter, depending upon the heredity of the taster, and is used in medical genetics and as a diagnostic.
pointe-aux-trembles — a city in S Quebec, in E Canada, N of Montreal, on the St. Lawrence.
polycarboxylic acid — a type of carboxylic acid containing two or more carboxyl groups
portobello mushroom — a dark mushroom, strong in flavor, having a broad, flat cap that is often grilled and eaten
post office problem — (algorithm) Given a set of points (in N dimensions), find another point which minimises the sum of the distances from that point to each of the others.
potassium carbonate — a white, granular, water-soluble powder, K 2 CO 3 , used chiefly in the manufacture of soap, glass, and potassium salts.
predicate objective — objective complement.
profitability study — a study of how much profit a company, organization, etc, makes or how profitable it is
protease inhibitors — a drug that inhibits the action of protease, especially any of a class of antiviral drugs that prevent the cleavage and replication of HIV proteins.
provably unsolvable — The set or property of problems for which no algorithm at all exists. E.g. the Halting Problem. See also provably difficult.
pseudo-biographical — of or relating to a person's life: He's gathering biographical data for his book on Milton.
pseudorandom number — (programming) One of a sequence of numbers generated by some algorithm so as to have an even distribution over some range of values and minimal correlation between successive values. Pseudorandom numbers are used in simulation and encryption. They are pseudorandom not random because the sequence eventually repeats exactly and is entirely determined by the initial conditions. One of the simplest algorithms is x[i+1] = (a * x[i] + c) mod m but this repeats after at most m numbers and successive numbers are closely related. Better algorithms generally use more previous numbers to calculate the next number.
public-interest law — a branch of law that often utilizes class-action suits to protect the interest of a large group or of the public at large, as in matters relating to racial discrimination, air pollution, etc.
refreshable display — braille display
republic of ireland — John, 1838–1918, U.S. Roman Catholic clergyman and social reformer, born in Ireland: archbishop of St. Paul, Minn., 1888–1918.
republic of letters — the collective body of literary people.
republic of vietnam — the name (from 1955–75) for South Vietnam, as an independent republic, following the division of the country in 1954 into North Vietnam and South Vietnam
republique malgache — French name of Malagasy Republic.
san bernardino pass — a pass over the Lepontine Alps in SE Switzerland. Highest point: 2062 m (6766 ft)
sb's spiritual home — your spiritual home is the place where you feel that you belong, usually because your ideas or attitudes are the same as those of the people who live there
self-responsibility — the state or fact of being responsible, answerable, or accountable for something within one's power, control, or management.
siberian crab apple — a hardy, round-headed tree, Malus baccata, of northern Asia, having white flowers and yellow or red fruit.
simple carbohydrate — a carbohydrate, as glucose, that consists of a single monosaccharide unit.
southern crab apple — a tree, Malus angustifolia, of the eastern U.S., having oblong leaves, fragrant, pink or rose-colored flowers, and small, round, yellow-green fruit.
spin quantum number — the quantum number that designates the total angular momentum associated with electron spin and has a value of ½ in units of h /2π.
stabilization print — a print made by the stabilization process.
standing broad jump — a jump for distance from a standing position.
stationery cupboard — a cupboard where things like paper, pens and paper clips are kept
subnuclear particle — any of the elementary particles, including those that do not exist in stable matter but appear as a result of high-energy collisions of other particles or nuclei.
substitution cipher — a cipher that replaces letters of the plain text with another set of letters or symbols.
subtractive process — a process of color photography in which the colors are formed by combination of cyan, yellow, and magenta lights.
tarnished plant bug — a bug, Lygus lineolaris, of the family Miridae, that is a common and widely distributed pest of alfalfa and other legumes and of peach and other fruit trees.
telescopic umbrella — an umbrella having parts that telescope
the buck stops here — the ultimate responsibility lies here
to be a showstopper — to be very impressive; to be sensational
to be up shit creek — to be in an extremely bad situation
to blow a raspberry — If you blow a raspberry, you make a sound by putting your tongue out and blowing, in order to insult someone.
toshiba corporation — (company) A Japanese technology manufacturer with 364 subsidiaries worldwide. Toshiba makes and sells electronics for home, office, industry and health care including information and communication systems, electronic components, heavy electrical apparatus, consumer products and medical diagnostic imaging equipment. In FY 2003-4, Toshiba employed 161,286 people.
total probable loss — A total probable loss is the highest degree of loss or damage that is probable if an insured event occurs.
united presbyterian — a member of the United Presbyterian Church of North America, founded in Pittsburgh in 1858 by a union of two Presbyterian groups.
upper carboniferous — Pennsylvanian (defs 2, 4).
visual basic script — (language) (VBScript) Microsoft's scripting language which is an extension of their Visual Basic language. VBScript can be used with Microsoft Office applications and others. It can also be embedded in web pages but can only be understood by Internet Explorer. Visual Basic is a BASIC variant with object-oriented features. Objects include applications, windows and selections.
writ of prohibition — a command by a higher court that a lower court shall not exercise jurisdiction in a particular case.

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