19-letter words containing s, n, i

postsynchronization — the process of adding sound, such as dubbing, to a film or video after shooting or videotaping is completed
posttranscriptional — Genetics, Biochemistry. occurring after the formation of RNA from DNA but before the RNA strand leaves the nucleus.
potassium carbonate — a white, granular, water-soluble powder, K 2 CO 3 , used chiefly in the manufacture of soap, glass, and potassium salts.
prairie rattlesnake — a rattlesnake, Crotalus viridis viridis, of the prairies of western North America.
prescription charge — a charge, set by the government, to be paid by a patient for medicines
presentation skills — the set of techniques and skills required successfully to present oral information to others
presidente prudente — a city in central Brazil.
presumption of fact — a presumption based on experience or knowledge of the relationship between a known fact and a fact inferred from it.
prick up one's ears — a puncture made by a needle, thorn, or the like.
prime interest rate — prime rate.
printing discussion — [XEROX PARC] A protracted, low-level, time-consuming, generally pointless discussion of something only peripherally interesting to all.
priority scheduling — (operating system) Processes scheduling in which the scheduler selects tasks to run based on their priority as opposed to, say, a simple round-robin. Priorities may be static or dynamic. Static priorities are assigned at the time of creation, while dynamic priorities are based on the processes' behaviour while in the system. For example, the scheduler may favour I/O-intensive tasks so that expensive requests can be issued as early as possible. A danger of priority scheduling is starvation, in which processes with lower priorities are not given the opportunity to run. In order to avoid starvation, in preemptive scheduling, the priority of a process is gradually reduced while it is running. Eventually, the priority of the running process will no longer be the highest, and the next process will start running. This method is called aging.
private prosecution — a prosecution started by a private individual rather than by the police
privatization issue — an issue of shares available for purchase by members of the public when a publicly owned organization is transferred to the private sector
process engineering — the branch of engineering concerned with industrial processes, esp continuous ones, such as the production of petrochemicals
professional advice — advice given by someone trained in a particular and relevant profession or job
professional school — a postgraduate school or college which trains students for a particular profession
professionalization — to give a professional character or status to; make into or establish as a profession.
promotion prospects — the chances or prospects an employee has for promotion or for gaining a better position, often in the same company
promotions director — someone in charge of encouraging the sale of (a product) by advertising or securing financial support
propositional logic — (logic) (or "propositional calculus") A system of symbolic logic using symbols to stand for whole propositions and logical connectives. Propositional logic only considers whether a proposition is true or false. In contrast to predicate logic, it does not consider the internal structure of propositions.
protease inhibitors — a drug that inhibits the action of protease, especially any of a class of antiviral drugs that prevent the cleavage and replication of HIV proteins.
pseudo-conservative — disposed to preserve existing conditions, institutions, etc., or to restore traditional ones, and to limit change.
pseudo-experimental — pertaining to, derived from, or founded on experiment: an experimental science.
pseudo-intellectual — a person exhibiting intellectual pretensions that have no basis in sound scholarship.
pseudo-intransitive — denoting an occurrence of a normally transitive verb in which a direct object is not explicitly stated or forms the subject of the sentence, as in Margaret is cooking or these apples cook well
pseudo-professional — following an occupation as a means of livelihood or for gain: a professional builder.
psychic determinism — the theory that all aspects of a person's psychological makeup arise from specific causes or forces, as previous experiences or instinctual drives, which may be conscious or unconscious.
psychoendocrinology — the study of the relationship between the endocrine system and various symptoms or types of mental illness.
psychological novel — a novel that focuses on the complex mental and emotional lives of its characters and explores the various levels of mental activity.
psychotechnological — of or relating to psychotechnology
public-interest law — a branch of law that often utilizes class-action suits to protect the interest of a large group or of the public at large, as in matters relating to racial discrimination, air pollution, etc.
pull in one's horns — one of the bony, permanent, hollow paired growths, often curved and pointed, that project from the upper part of the head of certain ungulate mammals, as cattle, sheep, goats, or antelopes.
purse-string suture — a suture for a circular opening, stitched around the edge, that closes it when pulled.
put a figure on sth — When you put a figure on an amount, you say exactly how much it is.
put one's back into — to devote all one's strength to (a task)
put one's finger on — any of the terminal members of the hand, especially one other than the thumb.
put sth into action — If you put an idea or policy into action, you begin to use it or cause it to operate.
put the skids under — a plank, bar, log, or the like, especially one of a pair, on which something heavy may be slid or rolled along.
pyrenees-orientales — a department in S France. 1600 sq. mi. (4145 sq. km). Capital: Perpignan.
quantitative easing — the policy by which a central bank creates money and uses it to purchase financial assets, thereby increasing the money supply and stimulating a weak economy. Abbreviation: QE.
quantum electronics — the application of quantum mechanics and quantum optics to the study and design of electronic devices
queen's regulations — (in Britain and certain other Commonwealth countries when the sovereign is female) the code of conduct for members of the armed forces
queensland lungfish — a lungfish, Neoceratodus forsteri, reaching a length of six feet: occurs in Queensland rivers but introduced elsewhere
quick-change artist — a person adept at changing from one thing to another, as an entertainer who changes costumes quickly during a performance.
raise one's hackles — one of the long, slender feathers on the neck or saddle of certain birds, as the domestic rooster, much used in making artificial flies for anglers.
rayleigh scattering — the scattering of light by particles that are very small in relation to the wavelength of the light, and in which the intensity of the scattered light varies inversely with the fourth power of the wavelength.
reactive depression — depression occurring in response to some situational stress, as loss of one's job.
rebus sic stantibus — (of the duration of the binding force treaty) for as long as the relevant facts and circumstances remain basically the same.
recessional moraine — a moraine marking a temporary halt in the general retreat of a glacier.

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