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17-letter words containing r, e, c, p, t, i

  • public enterprise — economic activity by governmental organizations
  • public prosecutor — an officer charged with the conduct of criminal prosecution in the interest of the public.
  • publicity officer — a person who is employed to get publicity for an organization, or to provide information about it
  • put into practice — If you put a belief or method into practice, you behave or act in accordance with it.
  • 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.
  • radiative capture — the capture of a particle, as a neutron, by a nucleus, inducing the emission of electromagnetic radiation, as a gamma ray.
  • 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.
  • recoil escapement — anchor escapement.
  • recovery position — a position in which an unconscious person can be lain on the floor, which minimises them from further risk
  • redemption center — a commercial establishment at which trading stamps of a specific brand may be exchanged for merchandise.
  • refractory period — a short period after a nerve or muscle cell fires during which the cell cannot respond to additional stimulation.
  • repeating decimal — a decimal numeral that, after a certain point, consists of a group of one or more digits repeated ad infinitum, as 2.33333 …. or 23.0218181818 ….
  • repertory society — a group that supports amateur performances of plays by its members
  • reproductive cell — gamete.
  • rescue operations — operations or organized procedures to bring people or a person out of danger, attack, harm, etc
  • 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.
  • return of capital — A return of capital is a situation in which you receive back money that was previously invested.
  • return on capital — A return on capital is any earnings that you receive from the capital that you have invested.
  • ribonucleoprotein — a substance composed of RNA in close association with protein; a nucleoprotein containing RNA. Abbreviation: RNP.
  • rocket propulsion — propulsion of an object by thrust developed by a rocket.
  • round-trip ticket — a ticket entitling a passenger to travel to his or her destination and back again
  • safety precaution — a precaution that is taken in order to ensure that something is safe and not dangerous
  • saint christopher — Saint, died a.d. c250, Christian martyr.
  • scarlet pimpernel — a plant belonging to the genus Anagallis, of the primrose family, especially A. arvensis (scarlet pimpernel) having scarlet or white flowers that close at the approach of bad weather.
  • schematic capture — The process of entering the logical design of an electronic circuit into a CAE system by creating a schematic representation of components and interconnections.
  • scheme repository — A collection of free Scheme programs.
  • seaman apprentice — a noncommissioned enlisted person ranking above seaman recruit and below seaman. Abbreviation: SA.
  • self-appreciation — gratitude; thankful recognition: They showed their appreciation by giving him a gold watch.
  • self-depreciating — self-deprecating.
  • self-purification — a natural process of purifying, as the ability of a body of water to rid itself of pollutants.
  • self-reproduction — the act or process of reproducing.
  • separation center — a place at which military personnel are processed for release from active service.
  • shipping articles — articles of agreement.
  • shooting practice — practice in shooting for soldiers or other people who shoot guns
  • shopping precinct — pedestrian area with shops
  • silk-screen print — a type of print made with a stencil and a fine mesh screen. Ink is applied to and forced through the small holes in the screen leaving the covered area free from ink
  • social enterprise — a business organization that works to benefit society as a whole
  • sparc xterminal 1 — (computer)   Sun's lowest cost networked Unix desktop, it is board-upgradeable to a SPARC 4. It comes with a choice of frame buffers: 8-bit colour, Turbo GX, or Turbo GX plus. This product was expected to replace the SPARCclassic X. UK availability was planned for March 1995.
  • spatial frequency — the measure of fine detail in an optical image in terms of cycles per millimetre
  • 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.
  • spectrohelioscope — a spectroheliograph.
  • spectromicroscope — a microscope with an attached spectroscope.
  • 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.
  • spectrum analysis — the determination of the constitution or condition of bodies and substances by means of the spectra they produce.
  • spectrum disorder — any of a group of disorders each having symptoms that occur on a continuum and certain features that are shared along its spectrum but that manifest in markedly different forms and degrees. See also autism spectrum disorder.
  • speech correction — the reeducation of speech habits that deviate from accepted speech standards.
  • speed restriction — the maximum speed allowed for road vehicles, trains, or other vehicles
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