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17-letter words containing pr

  • proprietary brand — a brand of product that is privately owned and controlled
  • prosperity gospel — a modern version or, according to some, perversion of the gospel according to which the full blessings of God available to those who approach Him in faith and obedience include wealth, health and power
  • prostatic utricle — a small pouch near the prostate gland that opens into the urethra.
  • protected species — a species of animal or plant which it is forbidden by law to harm or destroy
  • protection factor — a figure representing the relative degree of protection from the sun's rays afforded by a particular sunscreen
  • protection racket — a criminal activity in which money gangsters extort money from victims in exchange for freedom from molestation
  • protective system — protectionism (def 1).
  • protective tariff — a tariff levied on imports to protect the domestic economy rather than to raise revenue
  • protein synthesis — the process by which amino acids are linearly arranged into proteins through the involvement of ribosomal RNA, transfer RNA, messenger RNA, and various enzymes.
  • 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.
  • proton microscope — a powerful type of microscope that uses a beam of protons, giving high resolution and sharp contrast
  • provincial police — (in Canada) the police force of a province, esp Ontario or Quebec
  • provincialization — to make provincial in character.
  • 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.
  • psychoprophylaxis — Lamaze method.
  • pterygoid process — either of two long bony plates extending downwards from each side of the sphenoid bone within the skull
  • public enterprise — economic activity by governmental organizations
  • public prosecutor — an officer charged with the conduct of criminal prosecution in the interest of the public.
  • put into practice — If you put a belief or method into practice, you behave or act in accordance with it.
  • rapid prototyping — (programming)   The creation of a working model of a software module to demonstrate the feasibility and suitability of the function. The prototype is expected to be replaced or refined before inclusion in the final product. Rapid prototyping contrasts with a DIRFT approach which emphasises careful design and implementation to avoid the overheads of debugging and testing prototype code. Rapid prototyping is appropriate when the requirements are unclear or likely to change (which is most of the time).
  • reality principle — the motivating force or mechanism by which the child, who has previously sought immediate gratification of all wishes, realizes that gratification must sometimes be deferred or forgone.
  • 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'.
  • refuse a proposal — If an insurer refuses a proposal, it does not agree to underwrite a risk proposed by a potential client.
  • reproductive cell — gamete.
  • request programme — a programme on the radio where listeners can request certain songs or tracks
  • 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.
  • safety precaution — a precaution that is taken in order to ensure that something is safe and not dangerous
  • seaman apprentice — a noncommissioned enlisted person ranking above seaman recruit and below seaman. Abbreviation: SA.
  • secondary process — the conscious mental activity and logical thinking controlled by the ego and influenced by environmental demands.
  • secondary product — a product that is not the main product of an industry; a by-product
  • self-appreciation — gratitude; thankful recognition: They showed their appreciation by giving him a gold watch.
  • self-depreciating — self-deprecating.
  • self-impregnating — to make pregnant; get with child or young.
  • self-interpreting — to give or provide the meaning of; explain; explicate; elucidate: to interpret the hidden meaning of a parable.
  • self-presentation — an act of presenting.
  • self-preservation — preservation of oneself from harm or destruction.
  • self-priming pump — A self-priming pump is a pump that will clear its passages of air and start pumping.
  • self-reproduction — the act or process of reproducing.
  • semi-professional — actively engaged in some field or sport for pay but on a part-time basis: semiprofessional baseball players.
  • seminal principle — a potential, latent within an imperfect object, for attaining full development.
  • sexual preference — Someone's sexual preference is the same as their sexual orientation.
  • shooting practice — practice in shooting for soldiers or other people who shoot guns
  • shopping precinct — pedestrian area with shops
  • shutter-preferred — of or relating to a semiautomatic exposure system in which the photographer presets the shutter speed and the camera selects the aperture.
  • silk-screen print — a type of print made with a stencil and a fine mesh screen. Ink is applied to and forced through the small holes in the screen leaving the covered area free from ink
  • sleep deprivation — a condition in which you have not had enough sleep
  • sleeping problems — difficulties in getting to sleep or in staying asleep
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