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17-letter words containing s, p

  • a poor excuse for — a very inferior example of
  • a sop to cerberus — a bribe or something given to propitiate a potential source of danger or problems
  • a sporting chance — If you have a sporting chance of doing something, it is quite likely that you will do that thing.
  • a stiff upper lip — If you say that someone is keeping a stiff upper lip, you mean that they are not showing any emotion even though it is difficult for them not to.
  • absolute monopoly — a market situation in which there is only one supplier of a good or service for which there is no acceptable substitute.
  • absolute pathname — (file system)   A pathname relative to the root directory.
  • absorption nebula — a cloud of interstellar gas and dust that absorbs and thus obscures the light from stars behind it, appearing as a dark patch in front of a bright nebula or in an otherwise bright area of sky.
  • acanthopterygians — Plural form of acanthopterygian.
  • acceptance speech — a speech that someone makes when they are accepting a prize, honour, or award
  • access permission — permission
  • accessory pigment — any pigment in plants that can absorb light energy and pass the electrons along to the primary pigment which starts the process of photosynthesis.
  • active suspension — a type of suspension in a car that is controlled by an onboard computer and improves the vehicle's roadholding so that it takes corners, accelerates, and brakes more smoothly
  • acupressure point — any of the specific points on the body where pressure is applied in acupressure
  • adjunct professor — a professor employed by a college or university for a specific purpose or length of time and often part-time.
  • administratorship — a person who manages or has a talent for managing.
  • air-transportable — that can be transported by aircraft: air-transportable equipment.
  • alcohol poisoning — the ingestion of a lethal or potentially lethal amount of alcohol
  • all over the shop — If something is happening all over the shop, it is happening in many different places or throughout a wide area.
  • all-expenses-paid — (of a holiday, trip, etc) free, with everything paid for
  • all-purpose flour — All-purpose flour is flour that does not make cakes and cookies rise when they are baked because it has no chemicals added to it.
  • alligator snapper — a large, freshwater snapping turtle (Macroclemys temmincki) of the SE U.S. and the Mississippi Valley, found chiefly in rivers and bayous: it may weigh up to 100 kg (220 lb)
  • altamonte springs — a city in central Florida.
  • ammonium sulphate — a white soluble crystalline solid used mainly as a fertilizer and in water purification. Formula: (NH4)2SO4
  • anchor escapement — an escapement in which wedge-shaped pallets engage with an escape wheel having pointed teeth, usually facing in the direction of revolution, so that the escape wheel recoils slightly at every release.
  • anglo-saxon point — ATA point
  • angular leaf spot — a disease of plants, characterized by angular, watery spots on the leaves and fruit, caused by any of several bacteria, as Pseudomonas lachrymans.
  • answering pennant — one of the flags of the International Code of Signals, a pennant of three red and two white vertical stripes, flown at the dip while a message is being interpreted and close up when it is understood.
  • anthropomorphises — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of anthropomorphise.
  • anthropomorphosis — transformation into human form
  • anthroposemiotics — The study of human communication.
  • anti-metaphysical — pertaining to or of the nature of metaphysics.
  • anti-monopolistic — a person who has a monopoly.
  • anticipatory loss — grief that is felt in anticipation of someone's death
  • antihypertensives — Plural form of antihypertensive.
  • antiprostaglandin — A prostaglandin inhibitor.
  • antivirus program — antivirus software
  • api gravity scale — the American Petroleum Institute gravity scale: a universally accepted scale of the relative density of fluids that is used in fuel technology and is measured in degrees API. One degree API is equal to (141.5/d)–131.5, where d = relative density at 288.7K
  • apostolic fathers — the Fathers of the early Church who immediately followed the Apostles
  • april fool's joke — (humour, event)   (AFJ) Elaborate April Fool's hoaxes are a long-established tradition on Usenet and Internet; see kremvax for an example. In fact, April Fool's Day is the *only* seasonal holiday marked by customary observances on the hacker networks.
  • armchair shopping — buying goods using a computer, telephone, or television in the home or via the postal system
  • arsenic poisoning — poisoning by arsenic
  • artificial person — a human being, whether an adult or child: The table seats four persons.
  • arunachal pradesh — a state in NE India, formed in 1986 from the former Union Territory. Capital: Itanagar. Pop: 1 091 117 (2001). Area: 83 743 sq km (32 648 sq miles)
  • asperger syndrome — a developmental disorder characterized by severely impaired social skills, repetitive behaviors, and often, a narrow set of interests, but not involving delayed development of linguistic and cognitive abilities: now considered one of the autism spectrum disorders.
  • astral projection — the departure of the astral body from the physical body, in order to travel to the astral plane
  • astrophotographer — A person, especially an astronomer, who takes photographs of the stars.
  • at a snail's pace — If you say that someone does something at a snail's pace, you are emphasizing that they are doing it very slowly, usually when you think it would be better if they did it much more quickly.
  • at cross purposes — an opposing or contrary purpose.
  • at cross-purposes — If people are at cross-purposes, they do not understand each other because they are working towards or talking about different things without realizing it.
  • at one fell swoop — to sweep through the air, as a bird or a bat, especially down upon prey.

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