17-letter words containing an

portfolio manager — a person employed by others to make investments for them
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.
post-and-rail tea — (in the 19th century) a coarse tea in which floating particles resembled a post-and-rail fence
posttranslational — Genetics, Biochemistry. occurring after the synthesis of a polypeptide chain.
potassium cyanide — a white, granular, water-soluble, poisonous powder, KCN, having a faint almondlike odor, used chiefly in metallurgy and photography.
pre-manifestation — an act of manifesting.
premiere danseuse — the leading female dancer in a ballet company.
premonstratensian — a member of a religious order founded at Prémontré in N France in 1120 by St Norbert (about 1080–1134)
price maintenance — measures taken by manufacturers to maintain the price charged for their goods by resellers
programme planner — someone who creates plans or schedules in regards to their line of work or occupation
project assurance — The process of specifying the support system: techniques, internal standards, measurements, tools, and training for a project; counselling the project team in the application of these elements and monitoring the adherence to the standards.
propanedioic acid — a colourless crystalline compound occurring in sugar beet. Formula: C3H4O4,CH2(COOH)2
proprietary brand — a brand of product that is privately owned and controlled
prothoracic gland — either of a pair of endocrine glands in the anterior thorax of some insects, functioning to promote the series of molts from hatching to adulthood.
protocol analyser — (communications, hardware, networking, testing, tool) Any device that captures and interprets the network traffic between two or more connected computer systems. The traffic can then be decoded so that it is possible to see what processes are occurring. By examining the flow of traffic, protocol analysers can be used to find out where problems (such as bottlenecks or the failure of a network device) are on a LAN. Advanced protocol analysers can also provide statistics on the traffic that can help to identify trends that may in future lead to further problems with the network.
prudence crandall — Prudence, 1803–90, U.S. educator and civil-rights activist.
prusso-danish war — a war of 1864 between Prussia and Denmark by which Denmark lost Schleswig-Holstein.
pseudo-humanistic — a person having a strong interest in or concern for human welfare, values, and dignity.
public accountant — an accountant whose services are available to the public at large, in contrast to one employed on a full-time basis by a company.
public assistance — government aid to the poor, disabled, or aged or to dependent children, as financial assistance or food stamps.
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 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.
pythagorean scale — the major scale as derived acoustically by Pythagoras from the perfect fifth.
quality assurance — a system for ensuring a desired level of quality in the development, production, or delivery of products and services: Quality assurance for nursing homes begins with a set of standards. Abbreviation: QA.
quantity discount — When you receive a quantity discount from a store or supplier, you pay less because you have bought a large quantity of goods. Also known as bulk buying discount.
quantity surveyor — A quantity surveyor is a person who calculates the cost and amount of materials and workers needed for a job such as building a house or a road.
quantum cell wire — (electronics, computing) (Or "quantum wire", "binary wire") Quantum cells arranged in a line to carry signals. Adjacent cells with the same orientation are at a low energy state and a change of orientation at one end of a quantum wire propagates along the wire, transmitting a signal. However, unlike conventional wire, since only the orientation of charge pairs changes, no current flows. Circuits created using quantum cell wires are referred to as Quantum-dot Wireless Digital Circuits, see quantum dot, Quantum-dot Cellular Automata.
quantum chemistry — the application of quantum mechanics to the study of chemical phenomena.
quantum computing — quantum computer
quantum mechanics — a theory of the mechanics of atoms, molecules, and other physical systems that are subject to the uncertainty principle. Abbreviation: QM.
queen anne's lace — a plant, Daucus carota, the wild form of the cultivated carrot, having broad umbels of white flowers.
radiant emittance — radiant flux emitted per unit area.
radiant intensity — a measure of the amount of radiation emitted from a point expressed as the radiant flux per unit solid angle leaving this source
radio-transparent — transparent to radiation; invisible in x-ray photographs and under fluoroscopy (opposed to radiopaque).
re-entering angle — an interior angle of a polygon that is greater than 180°.
ready and waiting — If you want to emphasize that a person is properly prepared for something, or that something can now be used, you can say that they are ready and waiting.
received standard — the form of educated English spoken originally in southern England and having Received Pronunciation as a chief distinguishing feature.
receiving blanket — a small blanket, usually of cotton, for wrapping an infant, especially following a bath.
rectangle slinger — polygon pusher
red and the black — a novel (1832) by Stendhal.
reed canary grass — any of various grasses of the genus Phalaris, as P. canariensis, native to the Canary Islands, bearing seed used as food for cage birds, or P. arundinacea (reed canary grass) used throughout the Northern Hemisphere as fodder.
regulated tenancy — (in Britain) the letting of a dwelling by a nonresident private landlord, usually at a registered fair rent, from which the landlord cannot evict the tenant without a possession order from a court
remittance advice — a letter sent by a customer to a supplier, to let them know that their invoice has been paid
renaissance woman — a woman who has acquired profound knowledge or proficiency in more than one field.
repertory company — repertory (def 2).
rhode island bent — a European pasture grass, Agrostis tenuis, naturalized in North America, having red flower clusters.
rio grande do sul — a state in S Brazil. 107,923 sq. mi. (279,520 sq. km). Capital: Pôrto Alegre.
rom kernel manual — (publication) (RKM) A series of books or files for developers for the Amiga computer, containing information about the operating system kernel stored in ROM.
roman catholicism — the faith, practice, and system of government of the Roman Catholic Church.

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