17-letter words containing s, t, o, r, e, l

nonunderstandable — Not understandable.
nord-ostsee kanal — German name of Kiel Canal.
north lanarkshire — a council area of central Scotland: consists mainly of the NE part of the historical county of Lanarkshire; formerly (1974–96) part of Strathclyde Region: engineering and metalworking industries. Administrative centre: Motherwell. Pop: 321 820 (2003 est). Area: 1771 sq km (684 sq miles)
not spare oneself — to exert oneself to the full
nuclear threshold — the point in war at which a combatant brings nuclear weapons into use
off one's trolley — trolley car.
old red sandstone — a thick sequence of sedimentary rock (generally, but not always, red) deposited in Britain and NW Europe during the Devonian period
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.
operation sealion — the codename for Hitler's proposed invasion (1940) of Great Britain
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.
osculating circle — circle of curvature.
out of all reason — unreasonable
oystershell scale — a scale insect, Lepidosaphes ulmi, having a scale shaped like the shell of an oyster, which infests various deciduous trees and shrubs.
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.
parts per million — the number of units (of a substance) present in a million units of another substance
pastoral theology — the branch of theology dealing with the responsibilities of members of the clergy to the people under their care.
percussion bullet — a bullet that is exploded by percussion
personal computer — a compact computer that uses a microprocessor and is designed for individual use, as by a person in an office or at home or school, for such applications as word processing, data management, financial analysis, or computer games. Abbreviation: PC.
personal distance — personal space.
personal equation — the tendency to personal bias that accounts for variation in interpretation or approach and for which allowance must be made.
personal property — an estate or property consisting of movable articles both corporeal, as furniture or jewelry, or incorporeal, as stocks or bonds (distinguished from real property).
personality clash — friction between two people who have different personalities or points of view
peterloo massacre — an incident at St Peter's Fields, Manchester, in 1819 in which a radical meeting was broken up by a cavalry charge, resulting in about 500 injuries and 11 deaths
phlebotomus fever — sandfly fever.
plateau's problem — the problem in the calculus of variations of finding the surface with the least area bounded by a given closed curve in space.
point reyes lilac — a prostrate shrub, Ceanothus gloriosus, of southern California, having leathery, roundish leaves and purplish or deep-blue flowers.
pointer swizzling — swizzle
poison-pen letter — A poison-pen letter is an unpleasant unsigned letter which is sent in order to upset someone or to cause trouble.
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)
polystyrene chips — small pieces of polystyrene used for insulating or packing
positive electron — positron.
positive polarity — the grammatical characteristic of a word or phrase, such as delicious or rather, that may normally only be used in a semantically or syntactically positive or affirmative context
post-and-rail tea — (in the 19th century) a coarse tea in which floating particles resembled a post-and-rail fence
postal stationery — an envelope, postal card, wrapper, or aérogramme, with the stamp printed directly on the paper.
postbaccalaureate — bachelor's degree.
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.
poulter's measure — a metrical pattern using couplets having the first line in iambic hexameter, or 12 syllables, and the second in iambic heptameter, or 14 syllables.
power supply unit — (hardware) (PSU) An electronic module that converts high voltage (110 or 240 VAC) alternating current mains electricity into smoothed direct current at the various differnt voltages required by the motherboard; internal peripheral devices, cheifly storage devices: hard disks, CD or DVD, floppy disks and external connections such as USB. A PSU needs a high enough power output rating to supply all the devices connected to it and should output as little as possible electrical noise, both on the output wires and as electromagnetic radiation. See also uninterruptable power supply.
prefect apostolic — the administrator, usually below the rank of bishop, in charge of a prefecture apostolic.
preferential shop — a shop in which union members are preferred, usually by agreement of an employer with a union.
presentationalism — a style of production in which the audience is addressed directly with songs, skits, exposition, etc., and no attempt is made at realism.
production values — the quality of a media production (such as a film) in regards to elements such as colours, quality, style, etc
prosperity gospel — a modern version or, according to some, perversion of the gospel according to which the full blessings of God available to those who approach Him in faith and obedience include wealth, health and power
prostatic utricle — a small pouch near the prostate gland that opens into the urethra.
protocol analyser — (communications, hardware, networking, testing, tool) Any device that captures and interprets the network traffic between two or more connected computer systems. The traffic can then be decoded so that it is possible to see what processes are occurring. By examining the flow of traffic, protocol analysers can be used to find out where problems (such as bottlenecks or the failure of a network device) are on a LAN. Advanced protocol analysers can also provide statistics on the traffic that can help to identify trends that may in future lead to further problems with the network.
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.
public prosecutor — an officer charged with the conduct of criminal prosecution in the interest of the public.

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