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16-letter words containing a, n, g, r, i, l

  • polarizing angle — the law that light will receive maximum polarization from a reflecting surface when it is incident to the surface at an angle (angle of polarization or polarizing angle) having a tangent equal to the index of refraction of the surface.
  • potential energy — the energy of a body or a system with respect to the position of the body or the arrangement of the particles of the system.
  • pressure flaking — a method of manufacturing a flint tool by pressing flakes from a stone core with a pointed implement, usually of wood tipped with antler or copper.
  • private language — a language that is not merely secret or accidentally limited to one user, but that cannot in principle be communicated to another
  • processing plant — a factory where raw materials are treated or prepared by a special method, esp one where food is treated in order to preserve it
  • project planning — project management
  • prolonged-action — sustained-release.
  • proposal writing — Extension of Fortran for proposal writing.
  • proto-algonquian — the unattested parent language from which the Algonquian languages are descended.
  • puddling-furnace — the act of a person or thing that puddles.
  • purple gallinule — a purple, blue, green, and white gallinule, Porphyrula martinica, inhabiting warmer areas of the New World, having a bright red, yellow, and blue bill, and lemon-yellow legs and feet.
  • quasi-managerial — pertaining to management or a manager: managerial functions; the managerial class of society.
  • racial profiling — the use of personal characteristics or behavior patterns to make generalizations about a person, as in gender profiling.
  • radio evangelist — a Christian minister who devotes time to preaching on the radio
  • reading material — any matter that can be read; written or printed text
  • receiver general — a public official in charge of the government's treasury.
  • reentering angle — an interior angle of a polygon that is greater than 180°.
  • refracting angle — an angle formed by a ray which is refracted and which is perpendicular to the refracting surface
  • regional council — the governing body in certain countries of a particular region or administrative division
  • regional ileitis — a chronic inflammatory bowel disease that causes scarring and thickening of the intestinal walls and frequently leads to obstruction.
  • regional network — mid-level network
  • regular gasoline — unleaded gasoline or petrol, as for fuelling a vehicle, etc
  • relative bearing — the bearing of an object, relative to the heading of a vessel or aircraft.
  • releasing factor — a substance usually of hypothalamic origin that triggers the release of a particular hormone from an endocrine gland.
  • remedial reading — instruction in reading aimed at increasing speed and comprehension by correcting poor reading habits.
  • reporting clause — A reporting clause is a clause which indicates that you are talking about what someone said or thought. For example, in 'She said that she was hungry', 'She said' is a reporting clause.
  • rhinolaryngology — the branch of medicine dealing with diseases of the nose and larynx
  • riemann integral — integral (def 8a).
  • right honourable — (in Britain and certain Commonwealth countries) a title of respect for a Privy Councillor or an appeal-court judge
  • schmaltz herring — herring caught just before spawning, when it has much fat
  • scrovegni chapel — Arena Chapel.
  • seat of learning — People sometimes refer to a university or a similar institution as a seat of learning.
  • self-advertising — the act or practice of calling public attention to one's product, service, need, etc., especially by paid announcements in newspapers and magazines, over radio or television, on billboards, etc.: to get more customers by advertising.
  • self-degradation — the act of degrading.
  • self-denigrating — to speak damagingly of; criticize in a derogatory manner; sully; defame: to denigrate someone's character.
  • self-denigration — to speak damagingly of; criticize in a derogatory manner; sully; defame: to denigrate someone's character.
  • self-deprecating — belittling or undervaluing oneself; excessively modest.
  • self-disparaging — that disparages; tending to belittle or bring reproach upon: a disparaging remark.
  • self-dramatizing — exaggerating one's own qualities, role, situation, etc., for dramatic effect or as an attention-getting device; presenting oneself dramatically.
  • self-integrating — to bring together or incorporate (parts) into a whole.
  • self-integration — an act or instance of combining into an integral whole.
  • self-lubricating — to apply some oily or greasy substance to (a machine, parts of a mechanism, etc.) in order to diminish friction; oil or grease (something).
  • self-proclaiming — to announce or declare in an official or formal manner: to proclaim war.
  • self-propagating — to cause (an organism) to multiply by any process of natural reproduction from the parent stock.
  • self-replicating — reproducing itself by its own power or inherent nature: self-replicating organisms.
  • self-sacrificing — sacrifice of one's interests, desires, etc., as for duty or the good of another.
  • self-terminating — to bring to an end; put an end to: to terminate a contract.
  • shirring elastic — elastic used for shirring
  • shooting gallery — a place equipped with targets and used for practice in shooting.
  • signal generator — radio
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