17-letter words containing p, r, o, c, a, s
- secondary product — a product that is not the main product of an industry; a by-product
- self-appreciation — gratitude; thankful recognition: They showed their appreciation by giving him a gold watch.
- self-purification — a natural process of purifying, as the ability of a body of water to rid itself of pollutants.
- semi-biographical — of or relating to a person's life: He's gathering biographical data for his book on Milton.
- separation center — a place at which military personnel are processed for release from active service.
- set one's cap for — a close-fitting covering for the head, usually of soft supple material and having no visor or brim.
- shooting practice — practice in shooting for soldiers or other people who shoot guns
- shortcrust pastry — a basic type of pastry that is made with half the quantity of fat to flour, and has a crisp but crumbly texture
- social enterprise — a business organization that works to benefit society as a whole
- sound spectrogram — a graphic representation, produced by a sound spectrograph, of the frequency, intensity, duration, and variation with time of the resonance of a sound or series of sounds.
- spectroheliograph — an apparatus for making photographs of the sun with a monochromatic light to show the details of the sun's surface and surroundings as they would appear if the sun emitted only that light.
- spectroradiometer — an instrument for determining the radiant-energy distribution in a spectrum, combining the functions of a spectroscope with those of a radiometer.
- spectroscopically — an optical device for producing and observing a spectrum of light or radiation from any source, consisting essentially of a slit through which the radiation passes, a collimating lens, and an Amici prism.
- spherical polygon — a closed figure formed by arcs of great circles on a spherical surface.
- spongy parenchyma — the lower layer of the ground tissue of a leaf, characteristically containing irregularly shaped cells with relatively few chloroplasts and large intercellular spaces.
- sports facilities — places and things for doing sports
- spring cankerworm — the striped, green caterpillar of any of several geometrid moths: a foliage pest of various fruit and shade trees, as Paleacrita vernata (spring cankerworm) and Alsophila pometaria (fall cankerworm)
- storm in a teacup — a violent fuss or disturbance over a trivial matter
- subscription rate — the price charged for a subscription
- superaerodynamics — the branch of aerodynamics that deals with gases at very low densities.
- supercolumniation — the placing of one order of columns above another.
- support mechanism — any formal system or method of providing support or assistance
- supreme commander — the military officer commanding all allied forces in a theater of war.
- tactile corpuscle — an oval sense organ made of flattened cells and encapsulated nerve endings, occurring in hairless skin, as the tips of the fingers and toes, and functioning as a touch receptor.
- technical support — an advising and troubleshooting service provided by a manufacturer, typically a software or hardware developer, to its customers, often online or on the telephone.
- telescopic damper — a device with telescopic parts that reduce vibration in a motor vehicle
- the peace process — negotiations (between governments, countries, ect) towards peace or the resolution of a conflict
- turbosupercharger — (formerly) a turbocharger.
- uncooperativeness — working or acting together willingly for a common purpose or benefit.
- undercompensation — to compensate or pay less than is fair, customary, or expected.
- vacuum aspiration — menstrual extraction.
- war correspondent — a reporter or commentator assigned to send news or opinions directly from battle areas.
- warehouse receipt — a receipt for goods placed in a warehouse.
- weapons inspector — a person who inspects a country's weapons
- zygomatic process — any of several bony processes that articulate with the cheekbone.