15-letter words containing x, e
- pixels per inch — (unit, graphics) (ppi) The unit used to measure resolution of a bitmap display or video input device.
- polycarboxylate — a salt or ester of a polycarboxylic acid. Polycarboxylate esters are used in certain detergents
- portable pixmap — (file format) (PPM) A colour image file format. A PPM file contains the following: a two character "{magic number}" - "P3", the width in pixels, the height in pixels, the maximum colour component value, HEIGHT rows of WIDTH {pixels}. The rows are ordered from top to bottom with the pixels in each row ordered from left to right. Each pixel is represented as three values for red, green, and blue. All parts are separated by whitespace and numbers are in decimal ASCIII representation. A zero pixel component means that colour is absent. Characters from a "#" to the next end-of-line are ignored and no line should be longer than 70 characters. Here is an example of a small pixmap in this format: P3 # feep.ppm 4 4 15 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 15 0 15 0 0 0 0 15 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 15 7 0 0 0 15 0 15 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 A "RAWBITS" variant has magic number "P6", pixel values are stored as plain binary bytes, instead of ASCII decimal and no whitespace is allowed after a single whitespace character after the maximum colour component value which must be less than or equal to 255.
- post office box — (in a post office) a locked compartment into which the mail of a box renter is put to be called for. Abbreviation: POB, P.O.B.
- post-experience — a particular instance of personally encountering or undergoing something: My encounter with the bear in the woods was a frightening experience.
- post-office box — (in a post office) a locked compartment into which the mail of a box renter is put to be called for. Abbreviation: POB, P.O.B.
- prefix notation — (language) (Or "prefix syntax") One of the possible orderings of functions and operands: in prefix notation the function precedes all its operands. For example, what may normally be written as "1+2" becomes "(+ 1 2)". A few languages (e.g., lisp) have strictly prefix syntax, many more employ prefix notation in combination with infix notation. The opposite, postfix notation, is somewhat rarer.
- prepaid expense — A prepaid expense is an expense that has been paid for before it is incurred, and that is treated as an asset.
- propylhexedrine — a colorless, adrenergic, water-soluble liquid, C 1 0 H 2 N, used by inhalation as a nasal decongestant.
- proximity probe — A proximity probe is an instrument for measuring how far the surface of a component is away from the end of the probe.
- proxy statement — a statement containing information, frequently exhaustive, about a corporation, its officers, and any propositions to be voted on, sent to stockholders when their proxies are being solicited for an annual or a special stockholders' meeting.
- pseudohexagonal — of, relating to, or having the form of a hexagon.
- purple foxglove — a medicinal plant, Digitalis purpurea, of western Europe, having finger-shaped, spotted, purple flowers and leaves from which digitalis is obtained.
- qualifying exam — any examination that one needs to pass in order to begin or continue with a course of study
- query expansion — (information science) Adding search terms to a user's search. Query expansion is the process of a search engine adding search terms to a user's weighted search. The intent is to improve precision and/or recall. The additional terms may be taken from a thesaurus. For example a search for "car" may be expanded to: car cars auto autos automobile automobiles. The additional terms may also be taken from documents that the user has specified as being relevant; this is the basis for the "more like this" feature of some search engines. The extra terms can have positive or negative weights.
- recontextualize — to contextualize (something) again
- reflexivization — to make (a verb or pronoun) reflexive.
- relaxation time — the time that it takes for an exponentially decaying quantity, as radioactive particles or transient electrical currents, to decrease to 36.8 percent of its initial value.
- sales executive — a professional responsible for increasing and developing a company's sales
- secondary xylem — xylem derived from the cambium during secondary growth.
- self-exhibition — an exhibiting, showing, or presenting to view.
- self-exploiting — to utilize, especially for profit; turn to practical account: to exploit a business opportunity.
- self-expression — the expression or assertion of one's own personality, as in conversation, behavior, poetry, or painting.
- self-expressive — the expression or assertion of one's own personality, as in conversation, behavior, poetry, or painting.
- sex chromosomes — a chromosome, differing in shape or function from other chromosomes, that determines the sex of an individual.
- sexual equality — the same status, rights, and responsibilities for male and female people
- sexual politics — the differences in the amount of power that male and female people have in a society or group
- sigmoid flexure — Zoology. an S -shaped curve in a body part.
- silicon dioxide — the dioxide form of silicon, SiO 2 , occurring especially as quartz sand, flint, and agate: used usually in the form of its prepared white powder chiefly in the manufacture of glass, water glass, ceramics, and abrasives.
- sinistrodextral — moving or extending from the left to the right.
- six of the best — six strokes with a cane on the buttocks or hand
- sixth amendment — an amendment to the U.S. Constitution, ratified in 1791 as part of the Bill of Rights, guaranteeing the right to a trial by jury in criminal cases.
- sodium monoxide — a white powder, Na 2 O, that reacts violently with water to produce sodium hydroxide.
- sodium peroxide — a yellowish-white, hygroscopic, water-soluble powder, Na 2 O 2 , used chiefly as a bleaching agent and as an oxidizing agent.
- strontium oxide — a white insoluble solid substance used in making strontium salts and purifying sugar. Formula: SrO
- sulfur trioxide — an irritant, corrosive, low-melting solid, SO 3 , obtained by the oxidation of sulfur dioxide, used as an intermediate in the manufacture of sulfuric acid.
- sulphur dioxide — a colourless soluble pungent gas produced by burning sulphur. It is both an oxidizing and a reducing agent and is used in the manufacture of sulphuric acid, the preservation of a wide range of foodstuffs (E220), bleaching, and disinfecting. Formula: SO2
- super-sexuality — sexual character; possession of the structural and functional traits of sex.
- superexaltation — extreme or supreme exaltation; the act of superexalting; the process or condition of being superexalted
- superexcellence — extreme or supreme excellence; the quality of being superexcellent
- superexcitation — the act of exciting.
- syntax language — a metalanguage used to refer to the grammatical or other formal features of an object language.
- tax certificate — a document issued to the purchaser of property sold for unpaid taxes attesting to the holder's right to eventual receipt of the title deed.
- tax expenditure — any reduction in government revenue through preferential tax treatment, as deductions or credits.
- telamonian ajax — Ajax (def 1).
- text processing — the handling of alphabetic characters by a computer
- textus receptus — a text of a work that is generally accepted as being genuine or original.
- the crucifixion — the crucifying of Christ at Calvary, regarded by Christians as the culminating redemptive act of his ministry
- the next minute — You use the expression the next minute or expressions such as 'one minute he was there, the next he was gone' to emphasize that something happens suddenly.
- the next moment — You use the expression the next moment, or expressions such as 'one moment he was there, the next he was gone', to emphasize that something happens suddenly, especially when it is very different from what was happening before.