17-letter words containing t, r, u
- a sop to cerberus — a bribe or something given to propitiate a potential source of danger or problems
- a stiff upper lip — If you say that someone is keeping a stiff upper lip, you mean that they are not showing any emotion even though it is difficult for them not to.
- absolute majority — If a political party wins an absolute majority, they obtain more seats or votes than the total number of seats or votes gained by their opponents in an election.
- absolute monarchy — a monarchy without constitutional limits
- absorption nebula — a cloud of interstellar gas and dust that absorbs and thus obscures the light from stars behind it, appearing as a dark patch in front of a bright nebula or in an otherwise bright area of sky.
- academie goncourt — Edmond Louis Antoine Huot de [ed-mawn lwee ahn-twan y-oh duh] /ɛdˈmɔ̃ lwi ɑ̃ˈtwan üˈoʊ də/ (Show IPA), 1822–96, and his brother Jules Alfred Huot de [zhyl al-fred] /ʒyl alˈfrɛd/ (Show IPA) 1830–70, French art critics, novelists, and historians: collaborators until the death of Jules.
- accidental injury — bodily injury that has an accidental cause, rather than being caused by a disease process or a longstanding medical condition
- accounting period — a period of time for which accounts are drawn up
- accrued liability — the amount of liability accumulated at a given time but not yet paid.
- achromatic colour — colour, such as white, black, and grey, that is devoid of hue
- acidity regulator — a substance, such as citric acid, added to food to change or maintain its pH value
- acoustoelectronic — denoting a device in which electronic signals are converted into acoustic waves, esp in delay lines, etc
- acquaintance rape — a rape that is carried out by someone that the victim knows
- acquired immunity — the immunity produced by exposure of an organism to antigens, which stimulates the production of antibodies
- act of uniformity — any of the three statutes (1549, 1559, 1662) regulating public worship services in the Anglican Church, especially the act of 1662 requiring the use of the Book of Common Prayer.
- active vocabulary — the total number of words a person uses in his own speech and writing
- actuarial science — Actuarial science is a specialist branch of mathematics applying the laws of statistics and probability to insurance.
- acupressure point — any of the specific points on the body where pressure is applied in acupressure
- adjective pronoun — a pronoun used as an adjective, as his in His dinner is ready.
- adjunct professor — a professor employed by a college or university for a specific purpose or length of time and often part-time.
- adventure holiday — a holiday that involves some physically challenging activity such as canoeing, rock climbing, etc
- adventure tourism — tourism involving activities that are physically challenging
- adventuresomeness — The state or quality of being adventuresome.
- age before beauty — (often said humorously when yielding precedence) older people take precedence over younger people
- agent provocateur — An agent provocateur is a person who is employed by the government or the police to encourage certain groups of people to break the law, so they can arrest them or make them lose public support.
- aggravated murder — a murder made more serious by its violent circumstances
- agricultural show — a display of agricultural equipment and livestock, often including competitions, entertainment, and a trade fair
- alfalfa butterfly — a sulfur butterfly, Colias eurytheme, having orange wings edged with black, the larvae of which feed on alfalfa and other legumes.
- all-weather court — a tennis court suitable to be used in all kinds of weather
- alternate plumage — (of birds having more than one plumage in their cycle of molts) the plumage of the second molt, usually brighter than the basic plumage.
- alternating group — the subgroup consisting of all even permutations, of the group of all permutations of a finite set.
- alternative music — independent pop music
- altitude training — training performed at high altitude to prepare an athlete's body to cope with a reduced supply of oxygen
- amateur dramatics — theatrical performances by amateur players
- american chestnut — any of the several deciduous trees constituting the genus Castanea, of the beech family, having toothed, oblong leaves and bearing edible nuts enclosed in a prickly bur, and including C. dentata (American chestnut) which has been virtually destroyed by the chestnut blight, C. sativa (European chestnut) C. mollissima (Chinese chestnut) and C. crenata (Japanese chestnut)
- ammonium stearate — a tan, waxlike, water-insoluble solid, C 18 H 39 NO 2 , used chiefly in the manufacture of cosmetics.
- analogue computer — (computer, hardware) A machine or electronic circuit designed to work on numerical data represented by some physical quantity (e.g. rotation or displacement) or electrical quantity (e.g. voltage or charge) which varies continuously, in contrast to digital signals which are either 0 or 1. For example, the turning of a wheel or changes in voltage can be used as input. Analogue computers are said to operate in real time and are used for research in design where many different shapes and speeds can be tried out quickly. A computer model of a car suspension allows the designer to see the effects of changing size, stiffness and damping.
- angostura bitters — a bitter aromatic tonic made from gentian and various spices and vegetable colourings, used as a flavouring in alcoholic drinks
- angry fruit salad — (abuse) A bad visual-interface design that uses too many colours. (This term derives, of course, from the bizarre day-glo colours found in canned fruit salad). Too often one sees similar effects from interface designers using colour window systems such as X; there is a tendency to create displays that are flashy and attention-getting but uncomfortable for long-term use.
- angular leaf spot — a disease of plants, characterized by angular, watery spots on the leaves and fruit, caused by any of several bacteria, as Pseudomonas lachrymans.
- anthraquinone dye — any of the class of dyes derived from anthraquinone, used for dyeing textiles, especially cotton, rayon, and silk.
- anti-aircraft gun — a gun intended to destroy enemy aircraft
- anti-bureaucratic — of, relating to, or characteristic of a bureaucrat or a bureaucracy; arbitrary and routine.
- anti-humanitarian — having concern for or helping to improve the welfare and happiness of people.
- antiauthoritarian — Opposed to authority.
- antirevolutionary — opposed to revolution, esp opposed to a particular revolution and the people who are carrying it out
- antivirus program — antivirus software
- aperture priority — an automatic exposure system in which the photographer selects the aperture and the camera then automatically sets the correct shutter speed
- aperture-priority — of or relating to a semiautomatic exposure system in which the photographer presets the aperture and the camera selects the shutter speed.
- appointed actuary — An appointed actuary is an actuary appointed by a life insurance company, whose main role is to carry out a regular valuation of the reserves held to pay future policy benefits.
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