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17-letter words containing f, r, a, g, n, t

  • hydrogasification — a high-temperature, high-pressure process for producing liquid or gaseous fuels from fine particles of coal and hydrogen gas
  • image intensifier — any of various devices for amplifying the intensity of an optical image, sometimes used in conjunction with an image converter
  • infinite integral — improper integral (def 1).
  • integral function — an entire function.
  • intensive farming — battery rearing of animals
  • interference drag — the drag on an aircraft caused by the interaction of two aerodynamic bodies.
  • interim financing — temporary financing
  • judgment of paris — the decision by Paris to award Aphrodite the golden apple of discord competed for by Aphrodite, Athena, and Hera.
  • language transfer — transfer (def 20).
  • 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
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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 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.
  • night after night — every night or for many successive nights
  • 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.
  • not lift a finger — any of the terminal members of the hand, especially one other than the thumb.
  • 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).
  • passenger traffic — number of passengers
  • perforation gauge — a marked ruler used to measure the number of perforations per unit length along the borders of a stamp.
  • 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.
  • polarizing filter — a camera lens filter used to control the plane of polarization of light entering the lens.
  • 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.
  • repeating firearm — a firearm capable of discharging a number of shots without reloading.
  • schiff-s--reagent — a solution of rosaniline and sulfurous acid in water, used to test for the presence of aldehydes.
  • self-depreciating — self-deprecating.
  • self-entertaining — affording entertainment; amusing; diverting: We spent an entertaining evening at the theater.
  • self-estrangement — to turn away in feeling or affection; make unfriendly or hostile; alienate the affections of: Their quarrel estranged the two friends.
  • self-impregnating — to make pregnant; get with child or young.
  • self-perpetuating — continuing oneself in office, rank, etc., beyond the normal limit.
  • sentence fragment — a phrase or clause written as a sentence but lacking an element, as a subject or verb, that would enable it to function as an independent sentence in normative written English.
  • separating funnel — a large funnel having a tap in its output tube, used to separate immiscible liquids
  • significant other — Sociology. a person, as a parent or peer, who has great influence on one's behavior and self-esteem.
  • software engineer — a person who writes computer programs
  • south farmingdale — a town on central Long Island, in SE New York.
  • teaching software — computer software for use in providing online education
  • the age of reason — the 18th century in W Europe
  • the morning after — the aftereffects of excess, esp a hangover
  • thuringian forest — a forested mountain region in central Germany: a resort area.
  • transignification — (in the Eucharist) a change in the significance of the bread and wine to symbolize the body and blood of Christ.
  • trifoliate orange — a spiny, Chinese orange tree, Poncirus trifoliata, used as a stock in grafting and for hedges.
  • wage differential — the difference in wages between workers with different skills in the same industry or between those with comparable skills in different industries or localities
  • waiting for godot — a play (1952) by Samuel Beckett.
  • wedding breakfast — meal served at wedding reception
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