17-letter words containing p, r, e, a, y

political liberty — the right to express oneself freely and effectually regarding the conduct, makeup, and principles of the government under which one lives.
polyacrylonitrile — a polymer of acrylonitrile used in the manufacture of Orlon and other synthetic textiles.
polymorphonuclear — (of a leukocyte) having a lobulate nucleus.
popular etymology — folk etymology.
positive polarity — the grammatical characteristic of a word or phrase, such as delicious or rather, that may normally only be used in a semantically or syntactically positive or affirmative context
postal stationery — an envelope, postal card, wrapper, or aérogramme, with the stamp printed directly on the paper.
powder metallurgy — the art or science of manufacturing useful articles by compacting metal and other powders in a die, followed by sintering.
power of attorney — a written document given by one person or party to another authorizing the latter to act for the former.
pre-revolutionary — of, pertaining to, characterized by, or of the nature of a revolution, or a sudden, complete, or marked change: a revolutionary junta.
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.
prelingually deaf — deaf from birth or having acquired deafness before learning to speak
presentation copy — a copy of a book given by the publisher or author
primary dentition — the deciduous dentition
primary education — junior, elementary schooling
primary intention — Logic. See under intention (def 5a).
primary processes — the generally unorganized mental activity characteristic of the unconscious and occurring in dreams, fantasies, and related processes.
primary qualities — any of the qualities inherent in an object, namely quantity, extent, figure, solidity, and motion or rest.
primary structure — Biochemistry. the basic sequence of amino acids in a polypeptide or protein.
primary-intention — an act or instance of determining mentally upon some action or result.
private secretary — a person who attends to the individual or confidential correspondence, files, etc., of a business executive, official, or the like.
probability curve — a curve that describes the distribution of probability over the values of a random variable.
professional army — an army of trained soldiers
proficiency badge — an insignia or device granted by the Girl Scouts and worn especially on a uniform to indicate special achievement.
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.
proprietary brand — a brand of product that is privately owned and controlled
protocol analyser — (communications, hardware, networking, testing, tool) Any device that captures and interprets the network traffic between two or more connected computer systems. The traffic can then be decoded so that it is possible to see what processes are occurring. By examining the flow of traffic, protocol analysers can be used to find out where problems (such as bottlenecks or the failure of a network device) are on a LAN. Advanced protocol analysers can also provide statistics on the traffic that can help to identify trends that may in future lead to further problems with the network.
psychotherapeutic — psychotherapy.
pull your head in — be quiet!
purely and simply — You use purely and simply to emphasize that the thing you are mentioning is the only thing involved.
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.
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.
radial (ply) tire — a motor vehicle tire having a foundation of plies of rubberized cords running at right angles to the center line of the tread: it provides better handling, etc. than a bias ply tire
radiation therapy — x-rays used as treatment
reality principle — the motivating force or mechanism by which the child, who has previously sought immediate gratification of all wishes, realizes that gratification must sometimes be deferred or forgone.
refractory period — a short period after a nerve or muscle cell fires during which the cell cannot respond to additional stimulation.
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 theater — repertory (def 2).
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.
role-playing game — a game in which participants adopt the roles of imaginary characters in an adventure under the direction of a Game Master.
safety precaution — a precaution that is taken in order to ensure that something is safe and not dangerous
secondary process — the conscious mental activity and logical thinking controlled by the ego and influenced by environmental demands.
secondary product — a product that is not the main product of an industry; a by-product
semi-permeability — permeable only to certain small molecules: a semipermeable membrane.
sensory paralysis — impairment or loss of sensation in a part or area of the body
separation energy — binding energy (def 1).

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