20-letter words containing a, i, r, p, s, g

mickey mouse program — (jargon) The North American equivalent of a "noddy program", i.e. trivial. The term doesn't necessarily have the belittling connotations of mainstream slang "Oh, that's just mickey mouse stuff!"; sometimes trivial programs can be very useful.
nephroangiosclerosis — (pathology) sclerosis of the renal arterioles.
neurophysiologically — In terms of, or with regard to, neurophysiology.
neuropsychologically — In terms of or by means of neuropsychology.
occupation groupings — a system of classifying people according to occupation, based originally on information obtained by government census and subsequently developed by market research. The classifications are used by the advertising industry to identify potential markets. The groups are A, B, C1, C2, D, and E
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
pedal steel (guitar) — a steel guitar mounted on legs and equipped with pedals that serve as an additional means of changing pitch
photogelatin process — collotype (def 1).
physical meteorology — the branch of meteorology dealing with the study of optical, electrical, acoustical, and thermodynamic phenomena in the atmosphere, including the physics of clouds and precipitation.
poor man's something — a (cheaper) substitute for something
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
prescriptive grammar — an approach to grammar that is concerned with establishing norms of correct and incorrect usage and formulating rules based on these norms to be followed by users of the language.
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.
proportional spacing — a feature of some typewriters and other output devices whereby the space allotted to each character is determined by the width of the character
prosecuting attorney — the public officer in a county, district, or other jurisdiction charged with carrying on the prosecution in criminal proceedings.
pyroligneous alcohol — methyl alcohol.
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
refracting telescope — an optical instrument for making distant objects appear larger and therefore nearer. One of the two principal forms (refracting telescope) consists essentially of an objective lens set into one end of a tube and an adjustable eyepiece or combination of lenses set into the other end of a tube that slides into the first and through which the enlarged object is viewed directly; the other form (reflecting telescope) has a concave mirror that gathers light from the object and focuses it into an adjustable eyepiece or combination of lenses through which the reflection of the object is enlarged and viewed. Compare radio telescope.
retinitis pigmentosa — degeneration of the retina manifested by night blindness and gradual loss of peripheral vision, eventually resulting in tunnel vision or total blindness.
ring-necked pheasant — a gallinaceous Asian bird, Phasianus colchicus, having a white band around its neck, introduced into Great Britain, North America, and the Hawaiian Islands.
royal leamington spa — a city in Warwickshire, central England: health resort.
satellite photograph — a photograph taken by an artificial satellite from space
semiautobiographical — pertaining to or being a fictionalized account of an author's own life.
serve a person right — to pay a person back, esp for wrongful or foolish treatment or behaviour
sex change operation — a surgical operation designed to change a person's physical sexual characteristics to those of the opposite sex
special patrol group — a former police unit tasked with counter terrorism in the Royal Ulster Constabulary
specialist registrar — a hospital doctor senior to a house officer but junior to a consultant, specializing in medicine (medical specialist registrar), surgery (surgical specialist registrar), or some subspeciality of either
st.-germain-des-pres — an area in Paris, on the Left Bank.
state highway patrol — a state's road traffic police
television programme — a programme broadcast on television
the (great) pyramids — the three large pyramids at Gîza, Egypt: the largest is the Pyramid of Khufu
the legal profession — the profession of law
to spread your wings — If you spread your wings, you do something new and rather difficult or move to a new place, because you feel more confident in your abilities than you used to and you want to gain wider experience.
tubing head pressure — The tubing head pressure is the pressure on the tubing, which is measured at the wellhead.
video graphics array — (hardware) (VGA) A display standard for IBM PCs, with 640 x 480 pixels in 16 colours and a 4:3 aspect ratio. There is also a text mode with 720 x 400 pixels. IBM technical references define the *product name* of their original VGA display board as "Video Graphics Array", in contrast to the preceding boards, the "Color Graphics Adapter" (CGA) and "Enhanced Graphics Adapter" (EGA). See also Super Video Graphics Adapter.
winter olympic games — an international contest of winter sports, esp skiing, held every four years
working relationship — a relationship with a colleague, boss or employee

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