20-letter words containing a, e, g, n, s

mail transport agent — Message Transfer Agent
malpighian corpuscle — Also called kidney corpuscle, Malpighian body. the structure at the beginning of a vertebrate nephron, consisting of a glomerulus and its surrounding Bowman's capsule.
manufacturer's agent — an agent representing one or more manufacturers in selling related but noncompeting goods, usually on a commission basis and in a particular territory.
margaret of scotland — Saint. 1045–93, queen consort of Malcolm III of Scotland. Her piety and benefactions to the church led to her canonization (1250). Feast days: June 10, Nov 16
mass-energy equation — the equation, E=mc2, formulated by Albert Einstein, expressing the equivalence between mass and energy, where E is energy, m is mass, and c is the velocity of light.
matched-pairs design — (of an experiment) concerned with measuring the values of the dependent variables for pairs of subjects that have been matched to eliminate individual differences and that are respectively subjected to the control and the experimental condition
maximum segment size — (networking) (MSS) The maximum amount of TCP data that a node can send in one segment. This should be the size of the receiver's reassembly buffer to try to avoid fragmentation. The equivalent at the physical layer is "Maximum Transmission Unit".
mean something to sb — If a name, word, or phrase means something to you, you have heard it before and you know what it refers to.
measure one's length — to fall, lie, or be thrown down at full length
megabytes per second — (unit) (MBps, MB/s) Millions of bytes per second. A unit of data rate. 1 MB/s = 1,000,000 bytes per second (not 1,048,576).
molecular gastronomy — an approach to cooking in which a chef’s knowledge of physics, chemistry, and biology allows him or her to experiment with unusual flavour combinations and cooking techniques
molecular geneticist — a specialist in the study of the molecular constitution of genes and chromosomes
monosodium glutamate — a white, crystalline, water-soluble powder, C 5 H 8 NNaO 4 ⋅H 2 O, used to intensify the flavor of foods.
most general unifier — (logic) If U is the most general unifier of a set of expressions then any other unifier, V, can be expressed as V = UW, where W is another substitution. See also unification.
multicast addressing — Ethernet addressing scheme used to send packets to devices of a certain type or for broadcasting to all nodes. The least significant bit of the most significant byte of a multi-cast address is one.
navigable semicircle — the less violent half of a cyclone; the half blowing in the direction opposite to that in which the cyclone is moving and in which a vessel can run before the wind.
nephroangiosclerosis — (pathology) sclerosis of the renal arterioles.
net register tonnage — the taxable gross tonnage of a merchant ship.
neurophysiologically — In terms of, or with regard to, neurophysiology.
neuropsychologically — In terms of or by means of neuropsychology.
night storage heater — a heater or radiator that stores heat at night-time because electricity is cheaper
nikkei stock average — an index of prices on the Tokyo Stock Exchange
no lack of something — If you say there is no lack of something, you are emphasizing that there is a great deal of it.
non-volatile storage — (storage) (NVS, persistent storage, memory) A term describing a storage device whose contents are preserved when its power is off. Storage using magnetic media (e.g. magnetic disks, magnetic tape or bubble memory) is normally non-volatile by nature whereas semiconductor memories (static RAM and especially dynamic RAM) are normally volatile but can be made into non-volatile storage by having a (rechargable) battery permanently connected. Other examples of non-volatile storage are EEPROM, CD-ROM, paper tape and punched cards.
norwegian forest cat — a breed of long-haired cat with a long bushy tail and a long mane
nostalgie de la boue — a desire for or attraction to crudity, vulgarity, depravity, etc.
omega-minus particle — a baryon with strangeness −3, isotopic spin 0, and negative charge; predicted from the mathematics of the Eightfold Way and subsequently discovered. Symbol: Ω −.
operating conditions — Operating conditions are a set of conditions for operating a particular system or process.
operational strategy — a plan or set of plans for successfully running a business, etc
organization expense — the costs associated with organizing a business entity and bringing it into existence
orthognathic surgery — the surgical correction of deformities or malpositions of the jaw.
oscillating universe — a variant model of the closed universe in which the universe undergoes cycles of expansion and contraction.
pay through the nose — the part of the face or facial region in humans and certain animals that contains the nostrils and the organs of smell and functions as the usual passageway for air in respiration: in humans it is a prominence in the center of the face formed of bone and cartilage, serving also to modify or modulate the voice.
personnel management — the branch of management dealing with staff recruitment and matters relating to employees
photogelatin process — collotype (def 1).
physiologic jaundice — a transitory jaundice that affects some infants for the first few days after birth.
physiological saline — a salt solution that has the same osmotic pressure as that found in the blood or tissues
poor man's something — a (cheaper) substitute for something
postgraduate student — a student who has obtained a degree from a university, etc, and is pursuing studies for a more advanced qualification
pound cost averaging — a method of accumulating capital by investing a fixed sum in a particular security at regular intervals, in order to achieve an average purchase price below the arithmetic average of the market prices on the purchase dates
prescription glasses — corrective spectacles
presentation manager — The elephantine graphical user interface to the OS/2 operating system.
price-earnings ratio — the current price of a share of common stock divided by earnings per share over a 12-month period, often used in stock evaluation. Abbreviation: p/e.
private investigator — private detective. Abbreviation: PI, p.i., P.I.
prosecuting attorney — the public officer in a county, district, or other jurisdiction charged with carrying on the prosecution in criminal proceedings.
psychological moment — the proper or critical time for achieving a desired result: She found the right psychological moment to make her request.
pyroligneous alcohol — methyl alcohol.
quaker meeting house — a place where Quakers gather for worship
raise one's glass to — to drink the health of; drink a toast to
real-time processing — data-processing by a computer which receives constantly changing data, such as information relating to air-traffic control, travel booking systems, etc, and processes it sufficiently rapidly to be able to control the source of the data

Was this page helpful?

Yes No

Thank you for your feedback! Tell your friends about this page

Tell us why?