17-letter words containing r, e, p, s, d

mean-spiritedness — the quality of being mean-spirited
mercuric sulphide — a compound of mercury, usually existing as a black solid (metacinnabarite) or a red solid (cinnabar or vermilion), which is used as a pigment. Formula: HgS
microencapsulated — Encapsulated using microencapsulation.
middle-age spread — an increase in bulk, especially in the waist and buttocks, associated with the onset of middle age and the body's decreasing ability to metabolize calories efficiently.
mode of transport — means of travel
mom and pop store — a small retail business, typically family-operated
muscle dysmorphia — a mental disorder primarily affecting males, characterized by obsessions about a perceived lack of muscularity, leading to compulsive exercising, use of anabolic steroids, etc. Compare body dysmorphic disorder.
non-corresponding — identical in all essentials or respects: corresponding fingerprints.
nonproductiveness — The quality of being nonproductive.
northern sporades — a group of Greek islands in the Aegean, lying northeast of Euboea
old age pensioner — An old age pensioner is a person who is old enough to receive an pension from their employer or the government.
on one's doorstep — very close or accessible
one-time password — (security) (OTP) A security system that requires a new password every time a user authenticates themselves, thus protecting against an intruder replaying an intercepted password. OTP generates passwords using either the MD4 or MD5 hashing algorithms. The equivalent term "S/Key", developed by Bellcore, is a trademark of Telcordia Technologies, so the name OTP is used increasingly. See RFC 1760 - "The S/KEY One-Time Password System" and RFC 1938 - "A One-Time Password System".
paradise regained — an epic poem (1671) by John Milton.
paradoxical sleep — REM sleep.
partially sighted — unable to see properly so that even with corrective aids normal activities are prevented or seriously hindered
pate de foie gras — See under foie gras.
peaches and cream — If you say that a woman or a girl has a peaches and cream complexion, you mean that she has very clear, smooth, pale skin.
pere david's deer — a medium-sized, reddish-gray deer, Elaphurus davidianus, of which stocks were obtained in Peking in 1865 and brought to parks in Europe before the remaining Chinese deer were killed in 1900: the species is sustained in captivity.
performance drugs — the drugs that are taken illegally by athletes to enhance their sporting performance
periodic sentence — a sentence that, by leaving the completion of its main clause to the end, produces an effect of suspense, as in Unable to join the others at the dance because of my sprained ankle, I went to a movie.
permanent address — a fixed address
personal distance — personal space.
perth and kinross — a council area of N central Scotland, corresponding mainly to the historical counties of Perthshire and Kinross-shire: part of Tayside Region from 1975 until 1996: chiefly mountainous, with agriculture, tourism, and forestry. Administrative centre: Perth. Pop: 135 990 (2003 est). Area: 5321 sq km (2019 sq miles)
pillar-and-breast — room-and-pillar.
plug and feathers — an apparatus for splitting stone, consisting of two tapered bars (feathers) inserted into a hole drilled into the stone, between which a narrow wedge (plug) is hammered to spread them.
polar coordinates — Usually, polar coordinates. one of two coordinates used to locate a point in a plane by the length of its radius vector and the angle this vector makes with the polar axis (polar angle)
post-and-rail tea — (in the 19th century) a coarse tea in which floating particles resembled a post-and-rail fence
postural drainage — a therapy for clearing congested lungs by placing the patient in a position for drainage by gravity, often accompanied by percussion with hollowed hands.
potassium bromide — a white, crystalline, water-soluble powder, KBr, having a bitter saline taste: used chiefly in the manufacture of photographic papers and plates, in engraving, and in medicine as a sedative.
pre-modifications — an act or instance of modifying.
premiere danseuse — the leading female dancer in a ballet company.
prescription drug — medication available only on doctor's instruction
presiding officer — the person who presides over the Scottish Parliament or Welsh Assembly
pressure altitude — the altitude for a given pressure in a standard atmosphere, such as that registered by a pressure altimeter.
pressure drawdown — Pressure drawdown is the difference between the reservoir pressure and the flowing wellbore pressure, which drives fluids from the reservoir into the wellbore.
pressure gradient — the change of pressure per unit distance
pressurized cabin — the cabin of an aircraft in which the air has been pressurized
production system — (programming) A production system consists of a collection of productions (rules), a working memory of facts and an algorithm, known as forward chaining, for producing new facts from old. A rule becomes eligible to "fire" when its conditions match some set of elements currently in working memory. A conflict resolution strategy determines which of several eligible rules (the conflict set) fires next. A condition is a list of symbols which represent constants, which must be matched exactly; variables which bind to the thing they match and "<> symbol" which matches a field not equal to symbol. Example production systems are OPS5, CLIPS, flex.
production values — the quality of a media production (such as a film) in regards to elements such as colours, quality, style, etc
prolonged-release — A prolonged-release drug delivers a dose of a medication over an extended period of time.
protected species — a species of animal or plant which it is forbidden by law to harm or destroy
pseudepigraphical — certain writings (other than the canonical books and the Apocrypha) professing to be Biblical in character.
pseudo-aggressive — characterized by or tending toward unprovoked offensives, attacks, invasions, or the like; militantly forward or menacing: aggressive acts against a neighboring country.
pseudo-democratic — pertaining to or of the nature of democracy or a democracy.
pseudo-historical — of, pertaining to, treating, or characteristic of history or past events: historical records; historical research.
pseudo-moralistic — a person who teaches or inculcates morality.
pterygoid process — either of two long bony plates extending downwards from each side of the sphenoid bone within the skull
purdue university — http://purdue.edu/.
purely and simply — You use purely and simply to emphasize that the thing you are mentioning is the only thing involved.

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