17-letter words containing s, i, t, e, o

northern kingfish — a croaker, Menticirrhus saxatilis, inhabiting Atlantic coastal waters of the U.S.
northern rhodesia — former name of Zambia.
northern studfish — See under studfish.
not mince matters — to speak frankly
not one's idea of — not what one regards as (hard work, a holiday, etc)
nothing less than — You can use nothing less than to emphasize your next words, often indicating that something seems very surprising or important.
nursery education — education provided at a school for young children, usually from three to five years old
objectionableness — The quality of being objectionable.
observation tower — lookout, observation point
odds-on favourite — a person, team, horse, etc that is regarded as the most likely to win a competition
off-site facility — An off-site facility is a facility which is not at the main industrial or commercial site.
old contemptibles — the British expeditionary force to France in 1914
omphalomesenteric — (anatomy) Of or pertaining to the umbilicus and mesentery.
on cruise control — If you say that someone is on cruise control in a contest, you mean that they are winning the contest easily and without needing to make a lot of effort.
on one's own time — the system of those sequential relations that any event has to any other, as past, present, or future; indefinite and continuous duration regarded as that in which events succeed one another.
on someone's tail — following or shadowing someone closely
on speaking terms — the act, utterance, or discourse of a person who speaks.
on the debit side — the debit side of a situation is the aspect of it which is less positive, pleasant, or useful than its other aspects
on the heavy side — tending to be too heavy
on the pig's back — successful; established
on-street parking — parking (of a car, vehicle, etc) that is or is allowed to be done on a street
one size fits all — (of clothing) designed to fit people of a wide range of sizes.
one-size-fits-all — (of clothing) designed to fit people of a wide range of sizes.
one-stop shopping — the provision of everything that a customer or client might require in one place
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".
opening arguments — the statements or arguments provided by lawyers at the beginning of a trial
operation sealion — the codename for Hitler's proposed invasion (1940) of Great Britain
operations centre — a centre where activities of a business, organization, etc, are administrated and take place
opisthobranchiate — (zoology) Of or pertaining to the Opisthobranchiata.
optical isomerism — stereoisomerism in which the isomers are identical in molecular weight and most chemical and physical properties but differ in their effect on the rotation of polarized light.
organ-pipe cactus — a treelike or columnar cactus, Lemaireocereus marginatus, of Mexico, having a central, erect spine surrounded by spreading spines in clusters of five to eight, and funnel-shaped, brownish-purple flowers.
organic chemistry — the branch of chemistry, originally limited to substances found only in living organisms, dealing with the compounds of carbon.
osculating circle — circle of curvature.
other fish to fry — any of various cold-blooded, aquatic vertebrates, having gills, commonly fins, and typically an elongated body covered with scales.
out of one's mind — (in a human or other conscious being) the element, part, substance, or process that reasons, thinks, feels, wills, perceives, judges, etc.: the processes of the human mind.
outside broadcast — An outside broadcast is a radio or television programme that is not recorded or filmed in a studio, but in another building or in the open air.
over-compensation — a pronounced striving to neutralize and conceal a strong but unacceptable character trait by substituting for it an opposite trait.
over-conservative — disposed to preserve existing conditions, institutions, etc., or to restore traditional ones, and to limit change.
overconscientious — Excessively conscientious.
overnight success — sth or sb suddenly popular
pacific northwest — the region of North America lying north of the Columbia River and west of the Rockies
paleobiochemistry — the study of biochemical processes that occurred in fossil life forms.
paleoconservative — a person advocating an older, traditional type of conservatism, especially in politics.
papanicolaou test — Pap test.
parts per million — the number of units (of a substance) present in a million units of another substance
passenger station — a station used by passengers
pate de foie gras — See under foie gras.
percussion bullet — a bullet that is exploded by percussion
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.
persistent memory — non-volatile storage

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