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17-letter words containing a, r, i, g

  • departmentalizing — Present participle of departmentalize.
  • designated driver — The designated driver in a group of people travelling together is the one who has agreed to drive, or who is insured to drive.
  • designated hitter — In baseball, a designated hitter is a player who bats in place of the pitcher.
  • dialect geography — linguistic geography
  • diaphragm pessary — a device for inserting into the vagina to deliver a drug, such as a contraceptive
  • diaphragm shutter — a camera shutter having a group of overlapping blades that open and close at the center when exposing film.
  • diaphragmatically — By use of the diaphragm; in a diaphragmatic way.
  • dictionary-making — the work or activity of compiling dictionaries
  • differential gear — differential (def 7).
  • digital dashboard — (software)   A personalised desktop portal that focuses on business intelligence and knowledge management.
  • digital footprint — one's unique set of digital activities, actions, and communications that leave a data trace on the Internet or on a computer or other digital device and can identify the particular user or device: Our online browsing habits are part of our passive digital footprint, created without our consent or knowledge, but our active digital footprint, especially on social media, can more easily be managed. Compare footprint (def 4).
  • digital immigrant — a person who has become familiar with computers, the Internet, and other digital technology as a young adult or later in life. Compare digital native.
  • digital recording — a method of sound recording in which an input audio waveform is sampled at regular intervals, usually between 40,000 and 50,000 times per second, and each sample is assigned a numerical value, usually expressed in binary notation.
  • digital signature — an encrypted digital code appended to an electronic document to verify that it was created by a known source and has not been altered.
  • dihydroergotamine — an ergot alkaloid, C 33 H 37 N 5 O 5 , used in the treatment of various types of migraine headache.
  • dirt track racing — motorcycle racing on a dirt track
  • disaster planning — disaster recovery
  • distance learning — education in which students receive instruction over the Internet, from a video, etc., instead of going to school.
  • distillers' grain — a by-product of the distillation process for making whisky, used as an animal foodstuff
  • dog in the manger — a person who selfishly keeps something that he or she does not really need or want so that others may not use or enjoy it.
  • drilling platform — a structure, either fixed to the sea bed or mobile, which supports the machinery and equipment (the drilling rig), together with the stores, required for digging an offshore oil well
  • drinking fountain — a water fountain that ejects a jet of water for drinking without a cup.
  • early closing day — a day on which most shops in a town or area close after lunch
  • east grand rapids — a town in W central Michigan, near Grand Rapids.
  • echocardiographer — A person who performs echocardiography.
  • echocardiographic — Of or pertaining to echocardiography.
  • ectopic pregnancy — the development of a fertilized ovum outside the uterus, as in a Fallopian tube.
  • edward fitzgerald — Edward, 1809–83, English poet: translator of drama and poetry, especially of Omar Khayyám.
  • egyptian brackets — (programming, humour)   A humourous term for K&R indent style, referring to the "one hand up in front, one down behind" pose which popular culture inexplicably associates with Egypt.
  • electrocardiogram — A record or display of a person’s heartbeat produced by electrocardiography.
  • electromyographic — Using electromyography.
  • electronegativity — The tendency, or a measure of the ability, of an atom or molecule to attract electrons and thus form bonds.
  • electroretinogram — A record of the electrical activity of the retina, used in medical diagnosis and research.
  • elliptical spring — An elliptical spring is a spring that is made from two springs in the shape of elongated ovals laid cut in half and back-to-back.
  • emergency landing — an occasion when a place is forced to land: for example, because of a mechanical fault, bad weather, terrorism, etc.
  • emergency rations — food and drink that is designated for use in an emergency: for example, in a famine, after a plane crash, when hill-walkers or mountaineers are stranded, etc.
  • emissions trading — the buying and selling of allowances for pollutant emissions
  • english breakfast — An English breakfast is a breakfast consisting of cooked food such as bacon, eggs, sausages, and tomatoes. It also includes toast and tea or coffee.
  • epicycloidal gear — a gear of an epicyclic train
  • equatorial guinea — a republic of W Africa, consisting of Río Muni on the mainland and the island of Bioko in the Gulf of Guinea, with four smaller islands: ceded by Portugal to Spain in 1778; gained independence in 1968. Official languages: Spanish and French. Religion: Roman Catholic majority. Currency: franc. Capital: Malabo. Pop: 704 000 (2013 est). Area: 28 049 sq km (10 830 sq miles)
  • exfoliating cream — a granular cosmetic preparation that removes dead cells from the skin's surface
  • experience rating — Experience rating is a method of adjusting the premium for a risk based on past loss experience for that risk compared to loss experience for an average risk.
  • facts and figures — details; precise information
  • farming community — a community where farming is the main industry
  • farthingale chair — an English chair of c1600 having no arms, a straight and low back, and a high seat.
  • fear and loathing — (Hunter S. Thompson) A state inspired by the prospect of dealing with certain real-world systems and standards that are totally brain-damaged but ubiquitous - Intel 8086s, COBOL, EBCDIC, or any IBM machine except the Rios (also known as the RS/6000).
  • ferrimagnetically — In a ferrimagnetic manner.
  • financial manager — a person responsible for the supervision and handling of the financial affairs of an organization
  • fingerling potato — a finger-shaped potato
  • fitness programme — a plan to help someone improve their health and physical condition
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