0%

17-letter words containing t, e, r, p, s

  • 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.
  • psychometric test — a test designed to test a person's mental state, personality and thought processes
  • psychotherapeutic — psychotherapy.
  • pterygoid process — either of two long bony plates extending downwards from each side of the sphenoid bone within the skull
  • public enterprise — economic activity by governmental organizations
  • public prosecutor — an officer charged with the conduct of criminal prosecution in the interest of the public.
  • purdue university — http://purdue.edu/.
  • put the screws on — a metal fastener having a tapered shank with a helical thread, and topped with a slotted head, driven into wood or the like by rotating, especially by means of a screwdriver.
  • pythagorean scale — the major scale as derived acoustically by Pythagoras from the perfect fifth.
  • quality newspaper — a more serious newspaper which gives detailed accounts of world events, as well as reports on business, culture, and society
  • quasiexperimental — (medicine) Describing a trial in which the assignment to a group is based upon an experimental condition.
  • radio-transparent — transparent to radiation; invisible in x-ray photographs and under fluoroscopy (opposed to radiopaque).
  • recoil escapement — anchor escapement.
  • recovery position — a position in which an unconscious person can be lain on the floor, which minimises them from further risk
  • register spilling — (programming, compiler)   (By analogy with spilling the contents of an overfull container) When a compiler is performing the register allocation phase of generating machine code and there are more live variables than the machine has registers and it has to transfer or "spill" some variables from registers to memory.
  • rehospitalization — the act, process, or state of being hospitalized.
  • repertory society — a group that supports amateur performances of plays by its members
  • reported question — A reported question is a question which is reported using a clause beginning with a word such as 'why' or 'whether', as in 'I asked her why she'd done it'.
  • request programme — a programme on the radio where listeners can request certain songs or tracks
  • res ipsa loquitur — the rule that an injury is due to the defendant's negligence when that which caused it was under his or her control or management and the injury would not have happened had proper management been observed.
  • rescue operations — operations or organized procedures to bring people or a person out of danger, attack, harm, etc
  • respiratory chain — a series of mitochondrial proteins that transport electrons of hydrogen, released in the Krebs cycle, from acetyl coenzyme A to inhaled oxygen to form H 2 O: the energy released in the process is conserved as ATP.
  • respiratory tract — the passages through which air enters and leaves the body
  • reverse apartheid — a perceived bias against White people following the end of Apartheid
  • rhodope mountains — a mountain range in SE Europe, in the Balkan Peninsula extending along the border between Bulgaria and Greece. Highest peak: Golyam Perelik (Bulgaria), 2191 m (7188 ft)
  • right parenthesis — (character)   ")". ASCII character 41. Common names: right paren; right parenthesis; right; close; thesis ("(" = paren); close paren; close parenthesis; right parenthesis; right banana. Rare: already ("(" = so); rparen; ITU-T: closing parenthesis; close round bracket, right round bracket, INTERCAL: wane ("(" = wax); unparenthisey ("(" = parenthisey); right ear. Paired with left parenthesis.
  • rocket propulsion — propulsion of an object by thrust developed by a rocket.
  • roseate spoonbill — a tropical New World spoonbill, Ajaia ajaja, having rose-colored plumage and a bare head.
  • rubber-base paint — latex paint.
  • safety precaution — a precaution that is taken in order to ensure that something is safe and not dangerous
  • saint christopher — Saint, died a.d. c250, Christian martyr.
  • scarlet pimpernel — a plant belonging to the genus Anagallis, of the primrose family, especially A. arvensis (scarlet pimpernel) having scarlet or white flowers that close at the approach of bad weather.
  • schematic capture — The process of entering the logical design of an electronic circuit into a CAE system by creating a schematic representation of components and interconnections.
  • scheme repository — A collection of free Scheme programs.
  • scrape the barrel — to be forced to use one's last and weakest resource
  • seaman apprentice — a noncommissioned enlisted person ranking above seaman recruit and below seaman. Abbreviation: SA.
  • secondary product — a product that is not the main product of an industry; a by-product
  • self-appreciation — gratitude; thankful recognition: They showed their appreciation by giving him a gold watch.
  • self-depreciating — self-deprecating.
  • self-impregnating — to make pregnant; get with child or young.
  • self-interpreting — to give or provide the meaning of; explain; explicate; elucidate: to interpret the hidden meaning of a parable.
  • self-perpetuating — continuing oneself in office, rank, etc., beyond the normal limit.
  • self-presentation — an act of presenting.
  • self-preservation — preservation of oneself from harm or destruction.
  • self-purification — a natural process of purifying, as the ability of a body of water to rid itself of pollutants.
  • self-reproduction — the act or process of reproducing.
  • semi-experimental — pertaining to, derived from, or founded on experiment: an experimental science.
  • semi-permeability — permeable only to certain small molecules: a semipermeable membrane.
  • sensitivity group — a group of persons participating in sensitivity training.
Was this page helpful?
Yes No
Thank you for your feedback! Tell your friends about this page
Tell us why?