20-letter words containing e, r, a, g, o, s

mail transport agent — Message Transfer Agent
malpighian corpuscle — Also called kidney corpuscle, Malpighian body. the structure at the beginning of a vertebrate nephron, consisting of a glomerulus and its surrounding Bowman's capsule.
margaret of scotland — Saint. 1045–93, queen consort of Malcolm III of Scotland. Her piety and benefactions to the church led to her canonization (1250). Feast days: June 10, Nov 16
mass-energy equation — the equation, E=mc2, formulated by Albert Einstein, expressing the equivalence between mass and energy, where E is energy, m is mass, and c is the velocity of light.
measure one's length — to fall, lie, or be thrown down at full length
megabytes per second — (unit) (MBps, MB/s) Millions of bytes per second. A unit of data rate. 1 MB/s = 1,000,000 bytes per second (not 1,048,576).
megakaryocytopoiesis — (biology) The cellular development process that leads to platelet production.
mickey mouse program — (jargon) The North American equivalent of a "noddy program", i.e. trivial. The term doesn't necessarily have the belittling connotations of mainstream slang "Oh, that's just mickey mouse stuff!"; sometimes trivial programs can be very useful.
molecular gastronomy — an approach to cooking in which a chef’s knowledge of physics, chemistry, and biology allows him or her to experiment with unusual flavour combinations and cooking techniques
molecular geneticist — a specialist in the study of the molecular constitution of genes and chromosomes
most general unifier — (logic) If U is the most general unifier of a set of expressions then any other unifier, V, can be expressed as V = UW, where W is another substitution. See also unification.
nephroangiosclerosis — (pathology) sclerosis of the renal arterioles.
net register tonnage — the taxable gross tonnage of a merchant ship.
neurophysiologically — In terms of, or with regard to, neurophysiology.
neuropsychologically — In terms of or by means of neuropsychology.
night storage heater — a heater or radiator that stores heat at night-time because electricity is cheaper
nikkei stock average — an index of prices on the Tokyo Stock Exchange
non-volatile storage — (storage) (NVS, persistent storage, memory) A term describing a storage device whose contents are preserved when its power is off. Storage using magnetic media (e.g. magnetic disks, magnetic tape or bubble memory) is normally non-volatile by nature whereas semiconductor memories (static RAM and especially dynamic RAM) are normally volatile but can be made into non-volatile storage by having a (rechargable) battery permanently connected. Other examples of non-volatile storage are EEPROM, CD-ROM, paper tape and punched cards.
norwegian forest cat — a breed of long-haired cat with a long bushy tail and a long mane
omega-minus particle — a baryon with strangeness −3, isotopic spin 0, and negative charge; predicted from the mathematics of the Eightfold Way and subsequently discovered. Symbol: Ω −.
operating conditions — Operating conditions are a set of conditions for operating a particular system or process.
operational strategy — a plan or set of plans for successfully running a business, etc
organization expense — the costs associated with organizing a business entity and bringing it into existence
orthognathic surgery — the surgical correction of deformities or malpositions of the jaw.
oscillating universe — a variant model of the closed universe in which the universe undergoes cycles of expansion and contraction.
pay through the nose — the part of the face or facial region in humans and certain animals that contains the nostrils and the organs of smell and functions as the usual passageway for air in respiration: in humans it is a prominence in the center of the face formed of bone and cartilage, serving also to modify or modulate the voice.
personnel management — the branch of management dealing with staff recruitment and matters relating to employees
photogelatin process — collotype (def 1).
physical meteorology — the branch of meteorology dealing with the study of optical, electrical, acoustical, and thermodynamic phenomena in the atmosphere, including the physics of clouds and precipitation.
poor man's something — a (cheaper) substitute for something
portuguese water dog — one of a breed of medium-sized dogs originally developed to assist Portuguese fishermen and having a profuse black or brown coat with or without white markings and webbed feet.
postgraduate student — a student who has obtained a degree from a university, etc, and is pursuing studies for a more advanced qualification
pound cost averaging — a method of accumulating capital by investing a fixed sum in a particular security at regular intervals, in order to achieve an average purchase price below the arithmetic average of the market prices on the purchase dates
prescription glasses — corrective spectacles
presentation manager — The elephantine graphical user interface to the OS/2 operating system.
price-earnings ratio — the current price of a share of common stock divided by earnings per share over a 12-month period, often used in stock evaluation. Abbreviation: p/e.
private investigator — private detective. Abbreviation: PI, p.i., P.I.
prosecuting attorney — the public officer in a county, district, or other jurisdiction charged with carrying on the prosecution in criminal proceedings.
pyroligneous alcohol — methyl alcohol.
pythagoras's theorem — (mathematics) The theorem of geometry, named after Pythagoras, of Samos, Ionia, stating that, for a right-angled triangle, the square of the length of the hypotenuse is equal to the sum of the squares of the lengths of the other two sides. I.e. if the longest side has length A and the other sides have lengths B and C (in any units), A^2 = B^2 + C^2 (2004-02-12)
quaker meeting house — a place where Quakers gather for worship
raise one's glass to — to drink the health of; drink a toast to
real-time processing — data-processing by a computer which receives constantly changing data, such as information relating to air-traffic control, travel booking systems, etc, and processes it sufficiently rapidly to be able to control the source of the data
refracting telescope — an optical instrument for making distant objects appear larger and therefore nearer. One of the two principal forms (refracting telescope) consists essentially of an objective lens set into one end of a tube and an adjustable eyepiece or combination of lenses set into the other end of a tube that slides into the first and through which the enlarged object is viewed directly; the other form (reflecting telescope) has a concave mirror that gathers light from the object and focuses it into an adjustable eyepiece or combination of lenses through which the reflection of the object is enlarged and viewed. Compare radio telescope.
reservations manager — A reservations manager at a hotel is responsible for the reservations at the hotel.
restriction fragment — a length of DNA cut from the strand by a restriction enzyme.
retinitis pigmentosa — degeneration of the retina manifested by night blindness and gradual loss of peripheral vision, eventually resulting in tunnel vision or total blindness.
rose-colored glasses — a cheerful or optimistic view of things, usually without valid basis: He saw life through rose-colored glasses.
rough-winged swallow — either of two New World swallows of the genus Stelgidopteryx, having outer primary feathers with small barblike hooks on the margins.
royal british legion — an organization founded in 1921 to provide services and assistance for former members of the armed forces

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