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17-letter words containing u, n, p, i

  • pulsejet (engine) — a jet engine without a compressor or turbine, in which intermittent combustion provides the thrust
  • punitive taxation — a form of taxation that is very severe and that people find very difficult to pay
  • purdue university — http://purdue.edu/.
  • purely and simply — You use purely and simply to emphasize that the thing you are mentioning is the only thing involved.
  • purple granadilla — the edible fruit of any of several species of passionflower, especially Passiflora edulis (purple granadilla) or P. quadrangularis (giant granadilla)
  • put in a word for — to make favourable mention of (someone); recommend
  • put into practice — If you put a belief or method into practice, you behave or act in accordance with it.
  • put the finger on — to inform on or identify, esp for the police
  • put the kibosh on — nonsense.
  • put up at auction — to offer for sale at an auction
  • pyroligneous acid — a yellowish, acidic, water-soluble liquid, containing about 10 percent acetic acid, obtained by the destructive distillation of wood: used for smoking meats.
  • quality newspaper — a more serious newspaper which gives detailed accounts of world events, as well as reports on business, culture, and society
  • quantum computing — quantum computer
  • quasi-independent — not influenced or controlled by others in matters of opinion, conduct, etc.; thinking or acting for oneself: an independent thinker.
  • quasiexperimental — (medicine) Describing a trial in which the assignment to a group is based upon an experimental condition.
  • queen of puddings — a pudding made of moist but firm breadcrumb and custard mixture topped with jam and meringue
  • reflexive pronoun — A reflexive pronoun is a pronoun such as 'myself' which refers back to the subject of a sentence or clause. For example, in the sentence 'He made himself a cup of tea', the reflexive pronoun 'himself' refers back to 'he'.
  • 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'.
  • republic of china — People's Republic of, a country in E Asia. 3,691,502 sq. mi. (9,560,990 sq. km). Capital: Beijing.
  • republic of yemen — Republic of, a country in S Arabia, formed in 1990 by the merger of the Yemen Arab Republic and the People's Democratic Republic of Yemen. 207,000 sq. mi. (536,130 sq. km). Capital: Aden.
  • republic-of-china — People's Republic of, a country in E Asia. 3,691,502 sq. mi. (9,560,990 sq. km). Capital: Beijing.
  • rescue operations — operations or organized procedures to bring people or a person out of danger, attack, harm, etc
  • 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.
  • return of capital — A return of capital is a situation in which you receive back money that was previously invested.
  • return on capital — A return on capital is any earnings that you receive from the capital that you have invested.
  • 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)
  • ribonucleoprotein — a substance composed of RNA in close association with protein; a nucleoprotein containing RNA. Abbreviation: RNP.
  • rocket propulsion — propulsion of an object by thrust developed by a rocket.
  • roll with a punch — to move in the same direction as a punch thrown at one so as to lessen its force
  • round-trip ticket — a ticket entitling a passenger to travel to his or her destination and back again
  • rubber plantation — an estate in a tropical country where rubber trees are grown on a large scale
  • rubber-base paint — latex paint.
  • safety precaution — a precaution that is taken in order to ensure that something is safe and not dangerous
  • sandwich compound — any of a class of organometallic compounds whose molecules have a metal atom or ion bound between two plane parallel organic rings
  • self-perpetuating — continuing oneself in office, rank, etc., beyond the normal limit.
  • self-priming pump — A self-priming pump is a pump that will clear its passages of air and start pumping.
  • 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.
  • sensitivity group — a group of persons participating in sensitivity training.
  • separating funnel — a large funnel having a tap in its output tube, used to separate immiscible liquids
  • shipping industry — the industry concerned with transporting freight, esp by ship
  • single supplement — A single supplement is an additional sum of money that a hotel charges for one person to stay in a room meant for two people.
  • sleeping quarters — the rooms where people sleep in a large building or complex or on a boat etc
  • sliding vane pump — A sliding vane pump is a pump in which the vanes (=flat parts) are the main sealing element between the suction and discharge areas.
  • sodium propionate — a transparent, crystalline, water-soluble powder, C 3 H 5 NaO 2 , used in foodstuffs to prevent mold growth, and in medicine as a fungicide.
  • spanish influenza — the pandemic respiratory infection that spread throughout the world during 1917–18.
  • spatial frequency — the measure of fine detail in an optical image in terms of cycles per millimetre
  • spatial summation — the act or process of summing.
  • special education — education that is modified or particularized for those with singular needs, as disabled or maladjusted people, slow learners, or gifted children.
  • spectrum analysis — the determination of the constitution or condition of bodies and substances by means of the spectra they produce.
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