16-letter words containing p, r, o, g, e, s
- purchasing power — Also called buying power. the ability to purchase goods and services.
- regius professor — Crown-appointed holder of a university chair
- reporting clause — A reporting clause is a clause which indicates that you are talking about what someone said or thought. For example, in 'She said that she was hungry', 'She said' is a reporting clause.
- restoring spring — a spring so located that it returns a displaced part to its normal position.
- scrovegni chapel — Arena Chapel.
- selenomorphology — the study of the lunar surface and landscape
- self-proclaiming — to announce or declare in an official or formal manner: to proclaim war.
- self-pronouncing — having the pronunciation indicated, especially by diacritical marks added on original spellings rather than by phonetic symbols: a self-pronouncing dictionary.
- self-propagating — to cause (an organism) to multiply by any process of natural reproduction from the parent stock.
- self-reproducing — to make a copy, representation, duplicate, or close imitation of: to reproduce a picture.
- sharpe's grysbok — either of two small, usually solitary antelopes of southern Africa, Raphicerus melanotis, or R. sharpei (Sharpe's grysbok) having a light to dark reddish-brown coat speckled with white.
- shopping trolley — A shopping trolley is a large metal basket on wheels which is provided by shops such as supermarkets for customers to use while they are in the shop.
- singapore strait — a strait between Singapore Island and the Riau Archipelago at the S end of the Malay Peninsula: shipping channel between the South China Sea and the Malacca Strait. 65 miles (105 km) long and 10 miles (16 km) wide.
- single precision — using one word rather than two or more to represent a number.
- software package — bundle of files to execute computer program
- sparking voltage — the minimum voltage required to produce a spark across a given spark gap.
- spectroheliogram — a photograph of the sun made with a spectroheliograph.
- speed networking — the practice of trying to form business connections and contacts through meetings at which individuals are given the opportunity to have several conversations of limited duration with strangers
- sphygmomanometer — an instrument, often attached to an inflatable air-bladder cuff and used with a stethoscope, for measuring blood pressure in an artery.
- sphygmomanometry — an instrument, often attached to an inflatable air-bladder cuff and used with a stethoscope, for measuring blood pressure in an artery.
- spreading factor — a substance, as hyaluronidase, that promotes the diffusion of a material through body tissues
- spring snowflake — a European amaryllidaceous plant, Leucojum vernum, with white nodding bell-shaped flowers
- sql access group — (body) The origanisaton which defined Call-Level Interface, on which ODBC is based. It is now part of X/Open.
- stage production — a play or show which is performed on stage
- storage capacity — amount of room or space
- sulu archipelago — an island group in the SW Philippines, separating the Sulawesi Sea from the Sulu Sea. 1086 sq. mi. (2813 sq. km). Capital: Jolo.
- superior general — the superior of an order or congregation.
- the gospel truth — the unquestionable truth
- the great powers — the states or nations of the world with the most economic, political and military strength
- through-composed — having different music for each verse: a through-composed song. Compare strophic (def 2).
- to get bad press — If someone or something gets bad press, they are criticized, especially in the newspapers, on television, or on radio. If they get good press, they are praised.
- tongue depressor — a broad, thin piece of wood used by doctors to hold down the patient's tongue during an examination of the mouth and throat.
- work-in-progress — In book-keeping, work-in-progress refers to the monetary value of work that has not yet been paid for because it has not yet been completed.