22-letter words containing a, s, o, r

economy-class syndrome — Economy-class syndrome is a serious medical condition caused by blood clots in the legs moving up to the lungs; used especially in connection with long-haul flights.
electroencephalographs — Plural form of electroencephalograph.
electrophysiologically — In an electrophysiological way.
emergency road service — a form of motoring insurance that sends assistance to drivers when their vehicles break down on a journey; it is provided either by the national or regional automobile association or by a private insurance company
employers' association — a body of employers, usually from the same sector of the economy, associated to further the interests of member companies by conducting negotiations with trade unions, providing advice, making representations to other bodies, etc
end transmission block — (character) (ETB) The mnemonic for ASCII character 23.
engineering consultant — a consultant specializing in engineering
english cocker spaniel — any of a breed of small spaniel, similar to and the progenitor of the cocker spaniel
facsimile transmission — an international system of transmitting a written, printed, or pictorial document over the telephone system by scanning it photoelectrically and reproducing the image after transmission
fall prey to something — To fall prey to something bad means to be taken over or affected by it.
fast fourier transform — (algorithm) (FFT) An algorithm for computing the Fourier transform of a set of discrete data values. Given a finite set of data points, for example a periodic sampling taken from a real-world signal, the FFT expresses the data in terms of its component frequencies. It also solves the essentially identical inverse problem of reconstructing a signal from the frequency data. The FFT is a mainstay of numerical analysis. Gilbert Strang described it as "the most important algorithm of our generation". The FFT also provides the asymptotically fastest known algorithm for multiplying two polynomials. Versions of the algorithm (in C and Fortran) can be found on-line from the GAMS server here.
federal crop insurance — insurance against the failure of certain crops provided to farmers and producers by the Federal Government
federal district court — district court (def 2).
fetal alcohol syndrome — a pattern of birth defects caused by maternal consumption of alcohol during pregnancy: considered as one of the fetal alcohol spectrum disorders. Abbreviation: FAS.
fifth earl of rosebery — Archibald Philip Primrose [prim-rohz] /ˈprɪmˌroʊz/ (Show IPA), 5th Earl of, 1847–1929, British statesman and author: prime minister 1894–95.
file transfer protocol — (FTP) A client-server protocol which allows a user on one computer to transfer files to and from another computer over a TCP/IP network. Also the client program the user executes to transfer files. It is defined in STD 9, RFC 959. See also anonymous FTP, FSP, TFTP.
first cab off the rank — the first person, etc, to do or take advantage of something
flat-screen television — A flat-screen television is a television with a flat, narrow screen.
for a laugh/for laughs — If you do something for a laugh or for laughs, you do it as a joke or for fun.
for no apparent reason — If you say that something happens for no apparent reason, you cannot understand why it happens.
forced place insurance — Forced place insurance is insurance taken out by a bank or creditor on an uninsured debtor's behalf on a property that is being used as collateral.
fort benjamin harrison — a military reservation and U.S. Army training center in central Indiana, NE of Indianapolis.
free and common socage — Medieval History. land held by a tenant who rendered certain honorable and nonservile duties to his lord.
front of house manager — A front of house manager is responsible for the reception and reservations at a hotel.
galvanic skin response — a change in the electrical conductivity of the skin caused by an emotional reaction to a stimulus.
gastrointestinal tract — organs of digestion
geographic determinism — a doctrine that regards geographical conditions as the determining or molding agency of group life.
get a word in edgeways — to succeed in interrupting a conversation in which someone else is talking incessantly
get a word in edgewise — with the edge forward; in the direction of the edge.
get one's act together — anything done, being done, or to be done; deed; performance: a heroic act.
give a person what for — to punish or reprimand a person severely
give something a whirl — to attempt or give a trial to something
gloria in excelsis deo — the hymn beginning, in Latin, Gloria in Excelsis Deo, “Glory in the highest to God,” and in the English version, “Glory be to God on high.”.
glossopharyngeal nerve — either of the ninth pair of cranial nerves, consisting of motor fibers that innervate the muscles of the pharynx, the soft palate, and the parotid glands, and of sensory fibers that conduct impulses to the brain from the pharynx, the middle ear, and the posterior third of the tongue.
glucose tolerance test — a diagnostic procedure in which a measured amount of glucose is ingested and blood samples are taken periodically as a means of detecting diabetes mellitus.
go for all the marbles — to take a great risk in the hope of a great gain
go their separate ways — When two or more people who have been together for some time go their separate ways, they go to different places or end their relationship.
go through one's paces — to show one's abilities, skills, etc.
go to meet one's maker — to die
gold-exchange standard — a monetary system in one country in which currency is maintained at a par with that of another country that is on the gold standard.
graeco-roman wrestling — a style of wrestling in which the legs may not be used to obtain a fall and no hold may be applied below the waist
gran turismo omologato — (of an automobile) certified as conforming to the specifications, as fuel capacity and engine displacement, for a class of standard automobiles (Gran Turismo) qualified to engage in various types of competitions. Abbreviation: GTO.
grand duchy of muscovy — Muscovy (def 1).
gravitational collapse — the final stage of stellar evolution in which a star collapses to a final state, as a white dwarf, neutron star, or black hole, when the star's nuclear reactions no longer generate enough pressure to balance the attractive force of gravity.
gravitational constant — constant of gravitation. See under law of gravitation.
gravitational redshift — (in general relativity) the shift toward longer wavelengths of electromagnetic radiation emitted by a source in a gravitational field, especially at the surface of a massive star.
great glen of scotland — Glen More
green around the gills — the respiratory organ of aquatic animals, as fish, that breathe oxygen dissolved in water.
gross national product — the total monetary value of all final goods and services produced in a country during one year. Abbreviation: GNP.
guanosine triphosphate — GTP.

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