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17-letter words containing f, a, g

  • lifelong learning — the provision or use of both formal and informal learning opportunities throughout people's lives in order to foster the continuous development and improvement of the knowledge and skills needed for employment and personal fulfilment
  • line of scrimmage — an imaginary line parallel to the goal lines that passes from one sideline to the other through the point of the football closest to the goal line of each team.
  • litigation friend — a person acting on behalf of an infant or other person under legal disability
  • low-hanging fruit — the fruit that grows low on a tree and is therefore easy to reach
  • lyon king of arms — the chief herald of Scotland
  • magnesium sulfate — a white, water-soluble salt, MgSO 4 , used chiefly in medicine and in the processing of leather and textiles.
  • magnetizing force — that part of the magnetic induction that is determined at any point in space by the current density and displacement current at that point independently of the magnetic or other physical properties of the surrounding medium. Symbol: H.
  • make light of sth — If you make light of something, you treat it as though it is not serious or important, when in fact it is.
  • make something of — to find a use for
  • man enough to/for — If you say that a man is man enough to do something, you mean that he has the necessary courage or ability to do it.
  • manganese sulfate — a pink, water-soluble, usually tetrahydrate salt, MnSO 4 ⋅4H 2 O, used chiefly in fertilizers, paints, and varnishes.
  • margaret of anjou — 1430–82, queen of Henry VI of England.
  • mother of vinegar — mother2 .
  • native frangipani — an Australian evergreen tree, Hymenosporum flavum, with large fragrant yellow flowers: family Pittosporaceae
  • negative feedback — Electronics. the process of returning part of the output of a circuit, system, or device to the input, either to oppose the input (negative feedback) or to aid the input (positive feedback) acoustic feedback.
  • negative transfer — the obstruction of or interference with new learning because of previous learning, as when a U.S. tourist in England learns to drive on the left side of the road.
  • niger-kordofanian — a language family comprising Niger-Congo and Kordofanian.
  • night after night — every night or for many successive nights
  • nightshade family — the plant family Solanaceae, characterized by herbaceous plants, trees, shrubs, and vines having alternate, simple or pinnate leaves, conspicuous flowers, and fruit in the form of a berry or capsule, and including belladonna, eggplant, nightshade, peppers of the genus Capsicum, petunia, potato, tobacco, and tomato.
  • nitrogen fixation — any process of combining atmospheric nitrogen with other elements, either by chemical means or by bacterial action: used chiefly in the preparation of fertilizers, industrial products, etc.
  • non-profit-making — A non-profit-making organization or charity is not run with the intention of making a profit.
  • nonteaching staff — employees within an academic or vocational environment whose jobs do not involve teaching
  • not lift a finger — any of the terminal members of the hand, especially one other than the thumb.
  • orange flower oil — neroli oil.
  • orange free state — a province in central Republic of South Africa: a Boer republic 1854–1900; a British colony (Orange River Colony, ) 1900–10. 49,647 sq. mi. (128,586 sq. km). Capital: Bloemfontein.
  • organized ferment — ferment (def 1).
  • orifice discharge — Orifice discharge is a model for calculating how quickly a fluid will come out of a punctured vessel or pipe.
  • pacific tree frog — a common terrestrial frog, Hyla regilla, of western North America, having a dark stripe along each side of the head.
  • passenger traffic — number of passengers
  • pate de foie gras — See under foie gras.
  • perforation gauge — a marked ruler used to measure the number of perforations per unit length along the borders of a stamp.
  • performance drugs — the drugs that are taken illegally by athletes to enhance their sporting performance
  • photofluorography — photography of images produced by a fluoroscopic examination, used in x-ray examination of the lungs of large groups of people.
  • plug and feathers — an apparatus for splitting stone, consisting of two tapered bars (feathers) inserted into a hole drilled into the stone, between which a narrow wedge (plug) is hammered to spread them.
  • poison-arrow frog — a small, bright-colored terrestrial frog of the family Dendrobatidae, of Central and South American rain forests, that secretes a virulent poison from its skin, once used on the tips of Indian hunting arrows.
  • polarizing filter — a camera lens filter used to control the plane of polarization of light entering the lens.
  • political refugee — a person who has fled from a homeland because of political persecution.
  • portfolio manager — a person employed by others to make investments for them
  • pre-configuration — the relative disposition or arrangement of the parts or elements of a thing.
  • prelingually deaf — deaf from birth or having acquired deafness before learning to speak
  • proficiency badge — an insignia or device granted by the Girl Scouts and worn especially on a uniform to indicate special achievement.
  • programming fluid — (jargon)   (Or "wirewater") Coffee, unleaded coffee (decaffeinated), Cola, or any caffeinacious stimulant. Many hackers consider these essential for those all-night hacking runs.
  • proof of coverage — A policyholder's proof of coverage is a document from an insurer stating that they have insurance coverage.
  • receding forehead — a forehead which slopes backwards
  • repeating firearm — a firearm capable of discharging a number of shots without reloading.
  • right off the bat — Sports. the wooden club used in certain games, as baseball and cricket, to strike the ball. a racket, especially one used in badminton or table tennis. a whip used by a jockey. the act of using a club or racket in a game. the right or turn to use a club or racket.
  • rock of gibraltar — a British crown colony comprising a fortress and seaport located on a narrow promontory near the S tip of Spain. 1.875 sq. mi. (5 sq. km).
  • rough puff pastry — a rich flaky pastry made with butter and used for pie-crusts, flans, etc
  • sawed-off shotgun — rifle with a short barrel
  • schiff-s--reagent — a solution of rosaniline and sulfurous acid in water, used to test for the presence of aldehydes.
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