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17-letter words containing t, h, e, n, o

  • phonetic alphabet — an alphabet containing a separate character for each distinguishable speech sound.
  • photo-respiration — the oxidation of carbohydrates in many higher plants in which they get oxygen from light and then release carbon dioxide, somewhat different from photosynthesis.
  • photoluminescence — luminescence induced by the absorption of infrared radiation, visible light, or ultraviolet radiation.
  • photoreactivation — a process that repairs DNA damaged by ultraviolet light using an enzyme that requires visible light.
  • phumiphon aduldet — (Phumiphon Aduldet; Bhumibol Adulyadej) born 1927, king of Thailand since 1946.
  • pile on the agony — to exaggerate one's distress for sympathy or greater effect
  • platinic chloride — chloroplatinic acid.
  • play with oneself — a dramatic composition or piece; drama.
  • plymouth brethren — a religious sect founded c. 1827, strongly Puritanical in outlook and prohibiting many secular occupations for its members. It combines elements of Calvinism, Pietism, and millenarianism, and has no organized ministry
  • point of purchase — designating or in use at a retail outlet where an item can be purchased; point-of-sale: point-of-purchase displays to entice the buyer.
  • point-of-purchase — designating or in use at a retail outlet where an item can be purchased; point-of-sale: point-of-purchase displays to entice the buyer.
  • polioencephalitis — a disease characterized by inflammation of the gray matter of the brain.
  • polystyrene chips — small pieces of polystyrene used for insulating or packing
  • 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.
  • positive thinking — an optimistic attitude
  • pre-authorization — the act of authorizing.
  • pre-technological — of or relating to technology; relating to science and industry.
  • preferential shop — a shop in which union members are preferred, usually by agreement of an employer with a union.
  • priority check-in — Priority check-in at a hotel is an arrangement which allows a guest to check in without waiting in a line.
  • private ownership — the fact of being owned by a private individual or organization, rather than by the state or a public body
  • protein synthesis — the process by which amino acids are linearly arranged into proteins through the involvement of ribosomal RNA, transfer RNA, messenger RNA, and various enzymes.
  • pseudo-humanistic — a person having a strong interest in or concern for human welfare, values, and dignity.
  • psychoeducational — designating or of psychological methods, as intelligence tests, used in evaluating learning ability
  • pull one's weight — the amount or quantity of heaviness or mass; amount a thing weighs.
  • push the envelope — a flat paper container, as for a letter or thin package, usually having a gummed flap or other means of closure.
  • put on the gloves — to box
  • put on the market — offer for sale
  • put one's hand to — the terminal, prehensile part of the upper limb in humans and other primates, consisting of the wrist, metacarpal area, fingers, and thumb.
  • put the finger on — to inform on or identify, esp for the police
  • put the kibosh on — nonsense.
  • 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.
  • quick on the draw — having fast reflexes
  • radiation therapy — x-rays used as treatment
  • radio in the loop — Wireless Local Loop
  • regent honeyeater — a large brightly-coloured Australian honeyeater, Zanthomiza phrygia
  • rehospitalization — the act, process, or state of being hospitalized.
  • 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.
  • reticulate python — a python, Python reticulatus, of southeastern Asia and the East Indies, sometimes growing to a length of 32 feet (10 meters): usually considered to be the largest snake in the world.
  • rhinoceros beetle — any of several scarabaeid beetles, especially of the genus Dynastes, which comprises the largest beetles, characterized by one or more horns on the head and prothorax.
  • rhode island bent — a European pasture grass, Agrostis tenuis, naturalized in North America, having red flower clusters.
  • 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)
  • rocket technology — the technology of the design, operation, maintenance, and launching of rockets
  • rub the wrong way — to subject the surface of (a thing or person) to pressure and friction, as in cleaning, smoothing, polishing, coating, massaging, or soothing: to rub a table top with wax polish; to rub the entire back area.
  • run out the clock — to maintain control of the ball in the closing minutes of a game
  • saint christopher — Saint, died a.d. c250, Christian martyr.
  • save one's breath — the air inhaled and exhaled in respiration.
  • sawed-off shotgun — rifle with a short barrel
  • scarlet firethorn — a Eurasian evergreen, thorny shrub, Pyracantha coccinea, of the rose family, having white, hairy flower clusters and bright red berries.
  • school attendance — a measure of the number of children who attend school and the amount of time they are present
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