17-letter words containing e, o, l

freewill offering — a voluntary religious contribution made in addition to what may be expected or required.
french provincial — noting, pertaining to, or resembling a style of furnishings and decoration originating in the provinces of France in the 18th century, derived from but less ornate than styles then current in Paris and featuring simply carved wood furniture, often with decorative curved moldings.
french revolution — the revolution that began in 1789, overthrew the absolute monarchy of the Bourbons and the system of aristocratic privileges, and ended with Napoleon's overthrow of the Directory and seizure of power in 1799.
french somaliland — a former name of Djibouti (def 1).
frequency polygon — a frequency curve consisting of connected line segments formed by joining the midpoints of the upper edges of the rectangles in a histogram whose class intervals are of uniform length.
from pole to pole — throughout the entire world
front-line player — a regular player on a sports team or one who plays in the farthest forward position
front-wheel drive — a drive system in which engine power is transmitted through the front wheels only.
frostbite sailing — the sport of sailing in temperate latitudes during the winter despite cold weather.
fulgencio batista — Fulgencio [fool-hen-syaw] /fulˈhɛn syɔ/ (Show IPA), (Fulgencio Batista y Zaldívar) 1901–73, Cuban military leader: dictator of Cuba 1934–40; president 1940–44, 1952–59.
full linear group — the group of all nonsingular linear transformations mapping a finite-dimensional vector space into itself.
full load current — A full load current is the largest current that a motor or other device is designed to carry under particular conditions.
full-motion video — (video) (FMV) Any kind of video that is theoretically capable of changing the entire content on the screen fast enough that the transitions are not obvious to the human eye, i.e. about 24 times a second or more. In practise most video encoding relies on the fact that in most video there is relatively little change from one frame to the next. This allows for compression of the video data. The term is used, chiefly in computer games, in contrast to techniques such as the use of sprites that move against a more-or-less fixed background.
function complete — (programming) State of a software component or system such that each function described by the software's functional specification can be reached by at least one functional path, and attempts to operate as specified.
functional change — a change in the grammatical function of a word, as in the use of the noun input as a verb or the noun fun as an adjective.
functional isomer — any of several structural isomers that have the same molecular formula but with the atoms connected in different ways and therefore falling into different functional groups.
furbish lousewort — any plant belonging to the genus Pedicularis, of the figwort family, as the wood betony, formerly supposed to cause lice in sheep feeding on it: one species, P. furbishiae (Furbish lousewort) of parts of Maine and New Brunswick, Canada, having finely toothed leaves and a cluster of yellow flowers, is endangered and was thought to be extinct until specimens were discovered in 1946 and again in 1976.
garbage collector — refuse collector, dustman
garden heliotrope — the common valerian, Valeriana officinalis, especially when cultivated as an ornamental.
garlic mayonnaise — mayonnaise flavoured with garlic
genealogical tree — family tree.
general admission — an admission charge for unreserved seats at a theatrical performance, sports event, etc.
general knowledge — commonly known facts
general sarmiento — a city in E Argentina, a suburb of Buenos Aires.
generalized other — an individual's internalized impression of societal norms and expectations.
genetic algorithm — (GA) An evolutionary algorithm which generates each individual from some encoded form known as a "chromosome" or "genome". Chromosomes are combined or mutated to breed new individuals. "Crossover", the kind of recombination of chromosomes found in sexual reproduction in nature, is often also used in GAs. Here, an offspring's chromosome is created by joining segments choosen alternately from each of two parents' chromosomes which are of fixed length. GAs are useful for multidimensional optimisation problems in which the chromosome can encode the values for the different variables being optimised.
geographical mile — nautical mile.
geological survey — U.S. Government. a division of the Department of the Interior, created in 1879, that studies the nation's water and mineral resources, makes topographic surveys, and classifies and leases public lands.
george whitefield — George, 1714–70, English Methodist evangelist.
geothermal energy — Geothermal energy is energy from temperature differences inside the earth's crust.
gestatorial chair — a ceremonial chair on which the pope is carried
get above oneself — If you say that someone is getting above themself, you disapprove of them because they think they are better than everyone else.
get one's jollies — to have fun or get pleasure; often, specif., from that which is cheap or disreputable
gigaelectron volt — one billion electron-volts. Abbreviation: GeV, Gev.
give someone hell — the place or state of punishment of the wicked after death; the abode of evil and condemned spirits; Gehenna or Tartarus.
give to the world — to publish
glass box testing — white box testing
globus hystericus — the sensation of having a lump in the throat or difficulty in swallowing for which no medical cause can be found.
glory-of-the-snow — any of several plants belonging to the genus Chionodoxa, of the lily family, native to the Old World, having showy, blue, white, or pink flowers that bloom early in the spring.
glove compartment — a compartment in the dashboard of an automobile for storing small items.
go for the collar — to go without a hit in a game
go like hot cakes — to be sold very quickly or in large quantities
go the extra mile — make an exceptional effort
gold export point — an exchange rate at which it is as cheap to settle international accounts by exporting gold bullion as by buying bills of exchange
goldbeater's skin — the prepared outside membrane of the large intestine of the ox, used by goldbeaters to lay between the leaves of the metal while they beat it into gold leaf.
golden alexanders — a plant, Zizia aurea, of the parsley family, native to eastern North America, having compound leaves and umbels of yellow flowers.
golden hand-shake — a special incentive, as generous severance pay, given to an older employee as an inducement to elect early retirement.
golf ball printer — IBM 2741
gomez de la serna — Ramón [rah-mawn] /rɑˈmɔn/ (Show IPA), ("Ramón") 1888–1963, Spanish novelist, dramatist, biographer, and critic.
good-time charlie — an affable, sociable, pleasure-loving man.

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