17-letter words containing a, n, i, g, h
- operating theatre — An operating theatre is a special room in a hospital where surgeons carry out medical operations.
- organic chemistry — the branch of chemistry, originally limited to substances found only in living organisms, dealing with the compounds of carbon.
- organic psychosis — a severe mental illness produced by damage to the brain, as a result of poisoning, alcoholism, disease, etc
- orthogonal matrix — a matrix that is the inverse of its transpose so that any two rows or any two columns are orthogonal vectors
- orthogonalization — (mathematics) The process of converting a set of functions or vectors into orthogonal ones.
- overhead lighting — lighting which throws light downwards by being situated on the ceiling or having a downward shade, etc
- parathyroid gland — any of several small oval glands usually lying near or embedded in the thyroid gland.
- phonological rule — an operation in generative phonology that substitutes one sound or class of sounds for another in a phonological derivation.
- physical training — fitness coaching
- pile on the agony — to exaggerate one's distress for sympathy or greater effect
- pitching rotation — the regular, scheduled succession of starting pitchers designated by a manager: a four-man pitching rotation in September.
- play along (with) — to join in or cooperate (with)
- pre-technological — of or relating to technology; relating to science and industry.
- 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.
- psychodiagnostics — the study and evaluation of character or personality in terms of behavioral and anatomical traits, as gesture, posture and physiognomy.
- receding forehead — a forehead which slopes backwards
- receding hairline — hair that is thinning at the front
- right in the head — sane
- right parenthesis — (character) ")". ASCII character 41. Common names: right paren; right parenthesis; right; close; thesis ("(" = paren); close paren; close parenthesis; right parenthesis; right banana. Rare: already ("(" = so); rparen; ITU-T: closing parenthesis; close round bracket, right round bracket, INTERCAL: wane ("(" = wax); unparenthisey ("(" = parenthisey); right ear. Paired with left parenthesis.
- sandringham house — a residence of the royal family, in Sandringham, a village in E England, in Norfolk near the E shore of the Wash
- scarlet lightning — scarlet lychnis.
- schiff-s--reagent — a solution of rosaniline and sulfurous acid in water, used to test for the presence of aldehydes.
- shipping articles — articles of agreement.
- shit on a shingle — creamed chipped beef or ground beef in a sauce, served on toast.
- shoestring tackle — a tackle made around the ankles of the ball carrier.
- shooting practice — practice in shooting for soldiers or other people who shoot guns
- shopping bag lady — bag lady (def 1).
- shopping-bag lady — bag lady (def 1).
- shouting distance — hailing distance.
- significant other — Sociology. a person, as a parent or peer, who has great influence on one's behavior and self-esteem.
- smarandache logic — neutrosophic logic
- south farmingdale — a town on central Long Island, in SE New York.
- southern triangle — the constellation Triangulum Australe.
- spaghetti western — a low-budget western movie shot in Italy or Spain, usually with Italian actors and an American star.
- spaghettification — the theoretical stretching of an object as it encounters extreme differences in gravitational forces, especially those associated with a black hole.
- special schooling — the system of educating children with special needs in schools designed to meet their needs
- spherical polygon — a closed figure formed by arcs of great circles on a spherical surface.
- spiritual healing — faith healing
- sting in the tail — an unexpected and unpleasant ending
- substantive right — a right, as life, liberty, or property, recognized for its own sake and as part of the natural legal order of society.
- swaddling clothes — cloth for wrapping around a baby
- switching station — A switching station is equipment used to tie together two or more electric circuits through switches.
- teaching hospital — a hospital associated with a medical college and offering clinical and other facilities to those in various areas of medical study, as students, interns, and residents.
- teaching practice — Teaching practice is a period that a student teacher spends teaching at a school as part of his or her training.
- teaching software — computer software for use in providing online education
- technical college — school of further and vocational education
- technical drawing — the study and practice, esp as a subject taught in school, of the basic techniques of draughtsmanship, as employed in mechanical drawing, architecture, etc
- telephone banking — a facility enabling customers to make use of banking services, such as oral payment instructions, account movements, raising loans, etc, over the telephone rather than by personal visit
- the morning after — the aftereffects of excess, esp a hangover
- the neolithic age — the last part of the Stone Age, where metal tools became widespread