17-letter words containing t, a, v, e

paleoconservative — a person advocating an older, traditional type of conservatism, especially in politics.
paratyphoid fever — Also called paratyphoid fever. an infectious disease, similar in some of its symptoms to typhoid fever but usually milder, caused by any of several bacilli of the genus Salmonella other than S. typhi.
particle velocity — the velocity of a point in a medium that is undergoing wave motion.
parts of kesteven — an area in E England constituting a former administrative division of Lincolnshire
passive restraint — a safety device, as an air bag or special seat belt, that is activated automatically to protect an automobile passenger at the moment of impact when a collision occurs.
peak viewing time — the time at which the largest numbers of the population are watching television
pebbleweave cloth — an irregularly textured material made from twisted yarn
photoreactivation — a process that repairs DNA damaged by ultraviolet light using an enzyme that requires visible light.
photovoltaic cell — a photocell in which an electromotive force is generated by a photovoltaic effect.
plastic explosive — a puttylike substance that contains an explosive charge, and is detonated by fuse or by remote control: used especially by terrorists and in guerrilla warfare.
polyvinyl acetate — a colorless, odorless, nontoxic, transparent, thermoplastic, water-insoluble resin used as an adhesive in certain paints and as an intermediate in the synthesis of polyvinyl acetal and polyvinyl alcohol.
positive feedback — Electronics. the process of returning part of the output of a circuit, system, or device to the input, either to oppose the input (negative feedback) or to aid the input (positive feedback) acoustic feedback.
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
potential divider — a resistor or series of resistors connected to a voltage source and used to provide voltages that are fractions of that of the source.
pre-investigation — the act or process of investigating or the condition of being investigated.
pre-revolutionary — of, pertaining to, characterized by, or of the nature of a revolution, or a sudden, complete, or marked change: a revolutionary junta.
prerogative court — a former ecclesiastical court in England and Ireland for the trial of certain testamentary cases.
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 detective — a detective who is not a member of an official force but is employed by private parties.
private education — education provided by a private individual or organization, rather than by the state or a public body
private ownership — the fact of being owned by a private individual or organization, rather than by the state or a public body
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.
private secretary — a person who attends to the individual or confidential correspondence, files, etc., of a business executive, official, or the like.
pro-environmental — the aggregate of surrounding things, conditions, or influences; surroundings; milieu.
probability curve — a curve that describes the distribution of probability over the values of a random variable.
production values — the quality of a media production (such as a film) in regards to elements such as colours, quality, style, etc
progressive party — a political party formed in 1912 under the leadership of Theodore Roosevelt, advocating popular control of government, direct primaries, the initiative, the referendum, woman suffrage, etc.
promotional event — occasion organized to market or advertise sth
protective tariff — a tariff levied on imports to protect the domestic economy rather than to raise revenue
punitive taxation — a form of taxation that is very severe and that people find very difficult to pay
putative marriage — a marriage contracted in violation of an impediment, but in good faith on the part of one or both of the contracting persons.
quantity surveyor — A quantity surveyor is a person who calculates the cost and amount of materials and workers needed for a job such as building a house or a road.
quasi-competitive — of, pertaining to, involving, or decided by competition: competitive sports; a competitive examination.
quasi-legislative — having the function of making laws: a legislative body.
radiative capture — the capture of a particle, as a neutron, by a nucleus, inducing the emission of electromagnetic radiation, as a gamma ray.
radioactive decay — decay (def 8).
radioactive waste — the radioactive by-products from the operation of a nuclear reactor or from the reprocessing of depleted nuclear fuel.
received standard — the form of educated English spoken originally in southern England and having Received Pronunciation as a chief distinguishing feature.
receiving blanket — a small blanket, usually of cotton, for wrapping an infant, especially following a bath.
relative aperture — the ratio of the diameter of a lens, especially a camera lens, to the focal length; the reciprocal of the f number or focal ratio of the lens.
relative humidity — the amount of water vapor in the air, expressed as a percentage of the maximum amount that the air could hold at the given temperature; the ratio of the actual water vapor pressure to the saturation vapor pressure. Abbreviation: RH, rh.
relative majority — the excess of votes or seats won by the winner of an election over the runner-up when no candidate or party has more than 50 per cent
relative pathname — (file system) A path relative to the working directory. Its first character can be anything but the pathname separator.
relativistic mass — the mass of a body in motion relative to the observer: it is equal to the rest mass multiplied by a factor that is greater than 1 and that increases as the magnitude of the velocity increases.
remittance advice — a letter sent by a customer to a supplier, to let them know that their invoice has been paid
replacement value — insurance: sum required to replace sth
revascularization — the restoration of the blood circulation of an organ or area, achieved by unblocking obstructed or disrupted blood vessels or by surgically implanting replacements.
revealed theology — theology based on the doctrine that all religious truth is derived exclusively from the revelations of God to humans.
reverse apartheid — a perceived bias against White people following the end of Apartheid
revolutionary war — American Revolution.

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