17-letter words containing t, a, m, p, e, r

paleobiochemistry — the study of biochemical processes that occurred in fossil life forms.
palette of narmer — a king of Egypt identified by modern scholars as the Menes of tradition and depicted as the unifier of Upper and Lower Egypt on an ancient slate tablet (Narmer Palette or Palette of Narmer) c3200 b.c. with relief carvings on both sides.
pan potentiometer — a control on a stereo sound mixing desk by means of which the relative levels in right- and left-hand channels can be adjusted and hence the apparent position of the recorded or broadcast sound source within the stereo panorama can be controlled
parachute payment — a payment made to alleviate hardship resulting from a sudden loss of income
parallel computer — parallel processor
parathyroidectomy — the excision of a parathyroid gland.
parcplace systems — (company) A company spun-off from Xerox PARC that developed the original version of VisualWorks.
parents anonymous — (in Britain) an association of local voluntary self-help groups offering help through an anonymous telephone service to parents who fear they will injure their children, or who have other problems in managing their children
parliamentary law — the body of rules, usages, and precedents that governs proceedings of legislative and deliberative assemblies.
parts per million — the number of units (of a substance) present in a million units of another substance
pasteur treatment — Pasteur's method of preventing certain diseases, esp. rabies, by increasing the strength of successive inoculations with a specific weakened or attenuated virus
paymaster general — a government minister responsible for making payments by government departments
peer of the realm — any of a class of peers in Great Britain and Ireland entitled by heredity to sit in the House of Lords.
per capita income — the total income of an area or country divided by the number of people in that area or country
per procurationem — by one acting as an agent; by proxy.
permanent account — A permanent account is an account which carries its balance and is kept open from year to year.
permanent address — a fixed address
permutation group — a mathematical group whose elements are permutations and in which the product of two permutations is the same permutation as is obtained by performing them in succession.
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.
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
phantom pregnancy — the occurrence of signs of pregnancy, such as enlarged abdomen and absence of menstruation, when no embryo is present, due to hormonal imbalance
picture messaging — Picture messaging is the sending of photographs or pictures from one mobile phone to another.
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.
police department — A police department is an official organization which is responsible for making sure that people obey the law.
popular etymology — folk etymology.
portable computer — (computer) (Commonly, "laptop") A portable personal computer you can carry with one hand. Some laptops run so hot that it would be quite uncomforable to actually use them on your lap for long. The term "notebook" is often used to describe these, though it also implies a low weight (less than 2kg). A "luggable" is one you could carry in one hand but is so heavy you wouldn't want to. One that can by easily operated while held in one hand is a "palmtop". The computer considered by most historians to be the first true portable computer was the Osborne 1 but see the link below for other contenders.
portfolio manager — a person employed by others to make investments for them
portmanteau morph — a phonological unit of more than one morpheme, as French au to (him) from a to + le masculine article, which realizes a preposition and the definite article; a single morph that is analyzed as representing two underlying morphemes.
potassium bromate — a white, crystalline, water-soluble powder, KBrO 3 , used chiefly as an oxidizing agent and as an analytical reagent.
potassium bromide — a white, crystalline, water-soluble powder, KBr, having a bitter saline taste: used chiefly in the manufacture of photographic papers and plates, in engraving, and in medicine as a sedative.
potassium nitrate — a crystalline compound, KNO 3 , produced by nitrification in soil, and used in gunpowders, fertilizers, and preservatives; saltpeter; niter.
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.
powder metallurgy — the art or science of manufacturing useful articles by compacting metal and other powders in a die, followed by sintering.
pre-communication — the act or process of communicating; fact of being communicated.
pre-manifestation — an act of manifesting.
pre-modifications — an act or instance of modifying.
prealternate molt — the molt by which many birds replace only some and rarely all of the feathers assumed at the prebasic molt, usually occurring prior to breeding.
premonstratensian — a member of a religious order founded at Prémontré in N France in 1120 by St Norbert (about 1080–1134)
presentationalism — a style of production in which the audience is addressed directly with songs, skits, exposition, etc., and no attempt is made at realism.
price maintenance — measures taken by manufacturers to maintain the price charged for their goods by resellers
prima inter pares — (of a female) first among equals.
primary dentition — the deciduous dentition
primary education — junior, elementary schooling
primary intention — Logic. See under intention (def 5a).
primary qualities — any of the qualities inherent in an object, namely quantity, extent, figure, solidity, and motion or rest.
primary structure — Biochemistry. the basic sequence of amino acids in a polypeptide or protein.
primary-intention — an act or instance of determining mentally upon some action or result.
prime ministerial — of or relating to the head of a parliamentary government
primitive baptist — (especially in the Southern U.S.) one belonging to a highly conservative, loosely organized Baptist group, characterized by extreme fundamentalism and by opposition to missionary work, Sunday Schools, and the use of musical instruments in church.
private placement — a sale of an issue of securities by the issuing company directly to a limited number of investors, often only one or two large institutional investors, such as a bank or an insurance company (opposed to public offering): required to be cleared but not registered with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

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