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16-letter words containing s, f, e

  • parts of lindsey — an area in E England constituting a former administrative division of Lincolnshire
  • pass-band filter — band-pass filter
  • passive transfer — Immunology. injection of lymphocytes or antibody from an immune or sensitized donor to a nonimmune host in order to impart immunity or test for allergic reactions.
  • pearls of wisdom — good advice, wise words
  • pearly razorfish — See under razorfish.
  • pension benefits — the benefits that are paid to a person in accordance with his pension scheme
  • perfecting press — a rotary press for printing both sides of a sheet or web in one operation.
  • performance test — a test requiring little or no use of language, the test materials being designed to elicit manual or behavioral responses rather than verbal ones.
  • permafrost table — the variable surface constituting the upper limit of permafrost. Compare frostline (def 2).
  • person of colour — a person who is not White
  • personal effects — belongings
  • persulfuric acid — Also called Caro's acid, permonosulfuric acid, peroxymonosulfuric acid, peroxysulfuric acid. a white, crystalline solid, H 2 SO 5 , used as an oxidizing agent for certain organic compounds.
  • petrified forest — a national park in E Arizona, containing petrified coniferous trees about 170 000 000 years old
  • phase difference — the difference between two sinusoidally varying quantities that have the same frequency, measured either as an angle or a time
  • phosphor fatigue — screen saver
  • physical fitness — good physical condition
  • pique oneself on — to be proud of
  • place of worship — religious house: church, temple
  • plaster of paris — calcined gypsum in white, powdery form, used as a base for gypsum plasters, as an additive of lime plasters, and as a material for making fine and ornamental casts: characterized by its ability to set rapidly when mixed with water.
  • post-reformation — the act of reforming; state of being reformed.
  • preference share — a share of preferred stock.
  • preference stock — preferred stock.
  • presence of mind — a calm state of mind that allows one to think clearly or act effectively in an emergency.
  • prespecification — the act of specifying.
  • press conference — a prearranged interview with news reporters, held to elicit publicity or, as granted by a dignitary, public official, research scientist, etc., to fulfill a request from the press.
  • pressure flaking — a method of manufacturing a flint tool by pressing flakes from a stone core with a pointed implement, usually of wood tipped with antler or copper.
  • pride oneself on — to be proud of
  • prima facie case — a case in which the evidence produced is sufficient to enable a decision or verdict to be made unless the evidence is rebutted.
  • prince's feather — a tall, showy plant, Amaranthus hybridus erythrostachys, of the amaranth family, having reddish foliage and thick spikes of small, red flowers.
  • prince's-feather — a tall, showy plant, Amaranthus hybridus erythrostachys, of the amaranth family, having reddish foliage and thick spikes of small, red flowers.
  • prisoner of bill — (humour)   (PoB) A derisory term, in use generally among Unix users, for anyone who uses Microsoft products either because they don't know there is anything better (i.e. Unix) or because they would be incapable of working anything more complex (i.e. Unix). The interesting and widespread presumption among users of the term is that (at least at the time of writing, 1998) using anything other than Unix or a Microsoft OS (whether VMS, Macintosh, Amiga) is so eccentric a choice as to be at least somewhat praiseworthy.
  • professionalisms — professional character, spirit, or methods.
  • proficiency test — an exam which test how proficient or skilled someone is in a particular activity, field of study, language, etc
  • proof of postage — a document, such as a receipt, etc, that proves that you have posted or mailed something
  • pseudoscientific — any of various methods, theories, or systems, as astrology, psychokinesis, or clairvoyance, considered as having no scientific basis.
  • quarter-finalist — A quarter-finalist is a person or team that is competing in a quarter-final.
  • quasi-scientific — of or relating to science or the sciences: scientific studies.
  • question of fact — a question concerning the reality of an alleged event or circumstance in a trial by jury, usually determined by the jury.
  • raspberry sawfly — a black sawfly, Monophadnoides geniculatus, the larvae of which feed on the leaves of the raspberry and blackberry.
  • rattlesnake fern — any of several American grape ferns, especially Botrychium virginianium, having clusters of sporangia resembling the rattles of a rattlesnake.
  • rattlesnake flag — any of a number of U.S. flags that bear a picture of a rattlesnake and the motto “Don't Tread on Me,” especially those used during the French and Indian War and the American Revolution.
  • reasons of state — political justifications for an immoral act
  • reclassification — categorization in a different way
  • rectified spirit — a constant-boiling mixture of ethanol and water, containing 95.6 per cent ethanol
  • red-flannel hash — hash made of ground corned beef, potatoes, and beets
  • refresher course — a study course serving as a review of previous education.
  • refreshment room — a room in a railway station where food and drink was served
  • refuse collector — someone who collects of rubbish and waste, usually in a rubbish or refuse truck, before final disposal
  • registration fee — a fee paid to register, enrol or sign up for (a course, etc)
  • regius professor — Crown-appointed holder of a university chair
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