17-letter words containing p, r, e

entrepreneurially — In an entrepreneurial manner.
epicycloidal gear — a gear of an epicyclic train
equal opportunity — policies that bar discrimination
esprit d'escalier — clever repartee one thinks of too late
ethnopharmacology — The scientific study correlating ethnic groups, their health, and how it relates to their physical habits and methodology in creating and using medicines.
european standard — a specification to be used as a consistent rule or guideline in the manufacture or selling of a certain product or service traded within Europe
examination paper — a paper with examination questions printed on it set to test the knowledge of examination candidates
exception handler — Special code which is called when an exception occurs during the execution of a program. If the programmer does not provide a handler for a given exception, a built-in system exception handler will usually be called resulting in abortion of the program run and some kind of error indication being returned to the user. Examples of exception handler mechanisms are Unix's signal calls and Lisp's catch and throw.
exemplary damages — law: fine imposed as a deterrent
experience rating — Experience rating is a method of adjusting the premium for a risk based on past loss experience for that risk compared to loss experience for an average risk.
experimental lisp — (language) (xlisp) An experimental programming language combining a subset of Common Lisp with an object-oriented extension capability (Class and Object types). It was implemented by David Micheal Betz at Apple to allow experimentation with object-oriented programming on small computers. The C source code has been ported to Unix, Microsoft Windows, Macintosh, Amiga, Atari, and MS-DOS. Version 2.1 of the interpreter, by Tom Almy is closer to Common Lisp. E-mail: Tom Almy <[email protected]>.
explosive forming — a rapid method of forming a metal object in which components are made by subjecting the metal to very high pressures generated by a controlled explosion
export department — the department of a business concerned with the export of the business's goods or services
export-orientated — (of an industry, company, etc) mainly concerned with the export of goods or services
extrasolar planet — any other celestial body revolving around a star, illuminated by light from that star
factory inspector — a person who inspects factories
fair market price — the price of something at which both a seller and a buyer are willing to strike a deal.
fancy dress party — a party at which the guests wear fancy dress
feint-ruled paper — writing paper with light horizontal lines printed across at regular intervals
fictitious person — a legal entity or artificial person, as a corporation.
fiddleback spider — brown recluse spider.
field penny-cress — the common penny-cress, Thlaspi arvense.
financial planner — a person whose business is advising individuals in the management of their financial affairs
fingerling potato — a finger-shaped potato
fingertip control — control exercised through your fingertips, e.g. by touching a touchscreen
first performance — the first time that a play or concert is performed
fitness programme — a plan to help someone improve their health and physical condition
five-spice powder — a mixture of spices used especially in Chinese cooking, usually including cinnamon, cloves, fennel seed, pepper, and star anise.
flexible response — a military strategy that enables the response to an attack to be adapted to the nature and strength of the attack
floppy disk drive — disk drive
fluorescent strip — a fluorescent light in the form of a long strip
for the most part — a portion or division of a whole that is separate or distinct; piece, fragment, fraction, or section; constituent: the rear part of the house; to glue the two parts together.
forest enterprise — a British government department responsible for maintaining and expanding forests
four-eyed opossum — a small opossum, Metachirops (Philander) opossum, ranging from Mexico to Brazil, having a white spot above each eye.
fourfold purchase — a tackle that is composed of a rope passed through two fourfold blocks in such a way as to provide mechanical power in the ratio of 1 to 5 or 1 to 4, depending on whether hauling is done on the running or the standing block and without considering friction. Compare tackle (def 2).
frames per second — (unit) (fps) The unit of measurement of the frame rate of a moving image.
frederick pollock — Sir Frederick, 1845–1937, English legal scholar and author.
freedom of speech — the right of people to express their opinions publicly without governmental interference, subject to the laws against libel, incitement to violence or rebellion, etc.
french provincial — noting, pertaining to, or resembling a style of furnishings and decoration originating in the provinces of France in the 18th century, derived from but less ornate than styles then current in Paris and featuring simply carved wood furniture, often with decorative curved moldings.
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.
from pole to pole — throughout the entire world
from the rooftops — If you shout something from the rooftops, you say it or announce it in a very public way.
front-end payment — a payment required or incurred in advance of a project in order to get it under way
front-line player — a regular player on a sports team or one who plays in the farthest forward position
full linear group — the group of all nonsingular linear transformations mapping a finite-dimensional vector space into itself.
garage proprietor — a person who owns a commercial establishment in which motor vehicles are repaired, serviced, bought, and sold
garden apartments — a complex of low apartment buildings surrounded by lawn or landscaped areas
garden heliotrope — the common valerian, Valeriana officinalis, especially when cultivated as an ornamental.
gause's principle — the principle that similar species cannot coexist for long in the same ecological niche
gender expression — the external expression of gender roles, as through socially defined behaviors and ways of dressing.

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