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17-letter words containing a, n, g, u, i, e

  • magnesium sulfate — a white, water-soluble salt, MgSO 4 , used chiefly in medicine and in the processing of leather and textiles.
  • many-valued logic — the study of logical systems in which the truth-values that a proposition may have are not restricted to two, representing only truth and falsity
  • marriage guidance — counselling for married couples
  • metatungstic acid — an oxyacid acid of tungsten. Formula: H2W4O13
  • misunderstandings — Plural form of misunderstanding.
  • modeling language — modelling language
  • montagu's harrier — a brownish European bird of prey, Circus pygargus, with long narrow wings and a long tail: family Accipitridae (hawks, harriers, etc)
  • multigenerational — of or relating to several generations, as of a family, or society: a multigenerational novel covering 300 years.
  • multiple integral — an integral in which the integrand involves a function of more than one variable and which requires for evaluation repetition of the integration process.
  • naked singularity — an infinitely dense point mass without a surrounding black hole
  • negative eugenics — the study of or belief in the possibility of improving the qualities of the human species or a human population, especially by such means as discouraging reproduction by persons having genetic defects or presumed to have inheritable undesirable traits (negative eugenics) or encouraging reproduction by persons presumed to have inheritable desirable traits (positive eugenics)
  • neurobiologically — In terms of or by means of neurobiology.
  • neurodegenerative — Resulting in or characterized by degeneration of the nervous system, especially the neurons in the brain.
  • neuropathological — (medicine) Of, pertaining to, or arising from neuropathology, the pathology of nerve tissue.
  • new guinea pidgin — the variety of Neo-Melanesian spoken in Papua New Guinea and neighbouring islands
  • newspaper cutting — clipping from a news publication
  • ngaliema mountain — Mount, a mountain with two summits, in central Africa, between Uganda and the Democratic Republic of the Congo: highest peak in the Ruwenzori group. 16,790 feet (5119 meters).
  • non-argumentative — fond of or given to argument and dispute; disputatious; contentious: The law students were an unusually argumentative group.
  • norwegian current — an ocean current formed from the terminus of the North Atlantic Current, flowing N along the Norwegian coast into the Barents Sea.
  • numbering machine — a handheld device for stamping numbers onto objects
  • opening arguments — the statements or arguments provided by lawyers at the beginning of a trial
  • organ-pipe cactus — a treelike or columnar cactus, Lemaireocereus marginatus, of Mexico, having a central, erect spine surrounded by spreading spines in clusters of five to eight, and funnel-shaped, brownish-purple flowers.
  • osculating circle — circle of curvature.
  • outline agreement — a contract, etc, setting out the preliminary terms or guidelines for an agreement; a preliminary agreement
  • oversquare engine — An oversquare engine is an engine which has a cylinder bore that is larger than its stroke.
  • papua new guinean — a native or inhabitant of Papua New Guinea.
  • papua-new-guinean — an inhabitant or native of Papua New Guinea
  • pauline privilege — (in canon law) the privilege given to converts to dissolve a marriage with an unbaptized spouse if either obstructs the religious practices of the other.
  • perforation gauge — a marked ruler used to measure the number of perforations per unit length along the borders of a stamp.
  • permutation group — a mathematical group whose elements are permutations and in which the product of two permutations is the same permutation as is obtained by performing them in succession.
  • phonological rule — an operation in generative phonology that substitutes one sound or class of sounds for another in a phonological derivation.
  • picture messaging — Picture messaging is the sending of photographs or pictures from one mobile phone to another.
  • portuguese guinea — former name of Guinea-Bissau.
  • postural drainage — a therapy for clearing congested lungs by placing the patient in a position for drainage by gravity, often accompanied by percussion with hollowed hands.
  • pre-configuration — the relative disposition or arrangement of the parts or elements of a thing.
  • prelingually deaf — deaf from birth or having acquired deafness before learning to speak
  • pressure gradient — the change of pressure per unit distance
  • purple granadilla — the edible fruit of any of several species of passionflower, especially Passiflora edulis (purple granadilla) or P. quadrangularis (giant granadilla)
  • pyroligneous acid — a yellowish, acidic, water-soluble liquid, containing about 10 percent acetic acid, obtained by the destructive distillation of wood: used for smoking meats.
  • recreation ground — an open space for public recreation, esp one in a town, with swings and slides, etc, for children
  • recreational drug — drug taken for pleasure
  • recurring decimal — Mathematics. repeating decimal.
  • ring-tailed lemur — a Madagascan prosimian primate, Lemur catta, with a long black and white ringed tail
  • rio grande do sul — a state in S Brazil. 107,923 sq. mi. (279,520 sq. km). Capital: Pôrto Alegre.
  • sandringham house — a residence of the royal family, in Sandringham, a village in E England, in Norfolk near the E shore of the Wash
  • self-perpetuating — continuing oneself in office, rank, etc., beyond the normal limit.
  • separating funnel — a large funnel having a tap in its output tube, used to separate immiscible liquids
  • sexual generation — the gametophyte generation in the alternation of generations in plants that produces a zygote from male and female gametes.
  • shouting distance — hailing distance.
  • sleeping quarters — the rooms where people sleep in a large building or complex or on a boat etc
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