17-letter words containing t, r, o, p

digital footprint — one's unique set of digital activities, actions, and communications that leave a data trace on the Internet or on a computer or other digital device and can identify the particular user or device: Our online browsing habits are part of our passive digital footprint, created without our consent or knowledge, but our active digital footprint, especially on social media, can more easily be managed. Compare footprint (def 4).
dipterocarpaceous — of, relating to, or belonging to the Dipterocarpaceae, a family of trees chiefly native to tropical SE Asia, having two-winged fruits. Many species yield useful timber and resins
discrete preorder — (mathematics) A preorder is said to be discrete if any two of its elements are incomparable.
disproportionally — not in proportion; disproportionate.
disproportionates — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of disproportionate.
disruptive action — action performed by protestors, workers, etc that causes the disruption of a service
dissipation trail — a clear rift left behind an aircraft flying through a thin cloud layer.
dissociated press — [Play on "Associated Press"; perhaps inspired by a reference in the 1949 Bugs Bunny cartoon "What's Up, Doc?"] An algorithm for transforming any text into potentially humorous garbage even more efficiently than by passing it through a marketroid. The algorithm starts by printing any N consecutive words (or letters) in the text. Then at every step it searches for any random occurrence in the original text of the last N words (or letters) already printed and then prints the next word or letter. Emacs has a handy command for this. Here is a short example of word-based Dissociated Press applied to an earlier version of the Jargon File: wart: A small, crocky feature that sticks out of an array (C has no checks for this). This is relatively benign and easy to spot if the phrase is bent so as to be not worth paying attention to the medium in question. Here is a short example of letter-based Dissociated Press applied to the same source: window sysIWYG: A bit was named aften /bee't*/ prefer to use the other guy's re, especially in every cast a chuckle on neithout getting into useful informash speech makes removing a featuring a move or usage actual abstractionsidered interj. Indeed spectace logic or problem! A hackish idle pastime is to apply letter-based Dissociated Press to a random body of text and vgrep the output in hopes of finding an interesting new word. (In the preceding example, "window sysIWYG" and "informash" show some promise.) Iterated applications of Dissociated Press usually yield better results. Similar techniques called "travesty generators" have been employed with considerable satirical effect to the utterances of Usenet flamers; see pseudo.
doorstep salesman — a door-to-door salesman
dramatis personae — (used with a plural verb) the characters in a play.
drilling platform — a structure, either fixed to the sea bed or mobile, which supports the machinery and equipment (the drilling rig), together with the stores, required for digging an offshore oil well
drop on the floor — To react to an error condition by silently discarding messages or other valuable data. "The gateway ran out of memory, so it just started dropping packets on the floor." Also frequently used of faulty mail and netnews relay sites that lose messages. See also black hole, bit bucket.
droplet infection — infection spread by airborne droplets of secretions from the nose, throat, or lungs.
eastern townships — an area of central Canada, in S Quebec: consists of 11 townships south of the St Lawrence
ectoparasiticides — Plural form of ectoparasiticide.
ectopic pregnancy — the development of a fertilized ovum outside the uterus, as in a Fallopian tube.
ehelp corporation — (company) A vendor of Microsoft Windows application development tools such as RoboHELP and RoboDemo. EHelp were formerly (around 1997) Blue Sky Software. Address: 7777 Fay Avenue, Suite 201, La Jolla, CA 92037, USA. Telephone: +1-800-793-0364, +1 (619) 459 6365. Fax: +1 (619) 459 6366.
electrodeposition — The deposition of a metal on a cathode during electrolysis; used as a method of purification.
electromyographic — Using electromyography.
electrophysiology — The branch of physiology that deals with the electrical phenomena associated with nervous and other bodily activity.
electropositivity — (uncountable) the condition of being electropositive.
elevator operator — a person who operates a platform raised or lowered in a vertical shaft to transport people from floor to floor in a building
emission spectrum — the continuous spectrum or pattern of bright lines or bands seen when the electromagnetic radiation emitted by a substance is passed into a spectrometer. The spectrum is characteristic of the emitting substance and the type of excitation to which it is subjected
emotional cripple — someone who is unable to feel or show true emotion and so cannot form relationships with other people
enlarged prostate — disorder of male reproductive gland
equal opportunity — policies that bar discrimination
ethnopharmacology — The scientific study correlating ethnic groups, their health, and how it relates to their physical habits and methodology in creating and using medicines.
european standard — a specification to be used as a consistent rule or guideline in the manufacture or selling of a certain product or service traded within Europe
examination paper — a paper with examination questions printed on it set to test the knowledge of examination candidates
exception handler — Special code which is called when an exception occurs during the execution of a program. If the programmer does not provide a handler for a given exception, a built-in system exception handler will usually be called resulting in abortion of the program run and some kind of error indication being returned to the user. Examples of exception handler mechanisms are Unix's signal calls and Lisp's catch and throw.
export department — the department of a business concerned with the export of the business's goods or services
export-orientated — (of an industry, company, etc) mainly concerned with the export of goods or services
extrasolar planet — any other celestial body revolving around a star, illuminated by light from that star
factory inspector — a person who inspects factories
fictitious person — a legal entity or artificial person, as a corporation.
fingerling potato — a finger-shaped potato
fingertip control — control exercised through your fingertips, e.g. by touching a touchscreen
first performance — the first time that a play or concert is performed
first-loss policy — an insurance policy for goods in which a total loss is extremely unlikely and the insurer agrees to provide cover for a sum less than the total value of the property
fitness programme — a plan to help someone improve their health and physical condition
flash photography — photography using a momentary flash of artificial light as a source of illumination.
fluorescent strip — a fluorescent light in the form of a long strip
for the most part — a portion or division of a whole that is separate or distinct; piece, fragment, fraction, or section; constituent: the rear part of the house; to glue the two parts together.
forest enterprise — a British government department responsible for maintaining and expanding forests
four-part harmony — harmony in which each chord has four tones, creating, in sum, four melodic lines.
from pole to pole — throughout the entire world
from soup to nuts — a liquid food made by boiling or simmering meat, fish, or vegetables with various added ingredients.
from the rooftops — If you shout something from the rooftops, you say it or announce it in a very public way.
front-end payment — a payment required or incurred in advance of a project in order to get it under way
front-line player — a regular player on a sports team or one who plays in the farthest forward position

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