17-letter words containing g, a, r, e, s, l
- macdonnell ranges — a mountain system of central Australia, in S central Northern Territory, extending about 160 km (100 miles) east and west of Alice Springs. Highest peak: Mount Zeil, 1531 m (5024 ft)
- malagasy republic — former name of Madagascar.
- messier catalogue — a catalogue of 103 nonstellar objects, such as nebulae and galaxies, prepared in 1781–86. An object is referred to by its number in this catalogue, for example the Andromeda Galaxy is referred to as M31
- middle-age spread — an increase in bulk, especially in the waist and buttocks, associated with the onset of middle age and the body's decreasing ability to metabolize calories efficiently.
- ministering angel — a spirit who is believed to look after the needs of a particular person or group
- mundane astrology — the astrology of worldly events, in contrast to the astrology of the individual: used especially in interpretations and forecasts involving politics, the stock market, weather, and disasters.
- naked singularity — an infinitely dense point mass without a surrounding black hole
- nessler's reagent — an aqueous solution of potassium iodide, mercuric chloride, and potassium hydroxide, used as a test for the presence of ammonia.
- new england aster — a tall composite plant, Aster novae-angliae, of the northeastern U.S., the flowers of which have lavender to deep-purple rays.
- old age pensioner — An old age pensioner is a person who is old enough to receive an pension from their employer or the government.
- osculating circle — circle of curvature.
- partially sighted — unable to see properly so that even with corrective aids normal activities are prevented or seriously hindered
- pascal's triangle — a triangular arrangement of the binomial coefficients of the expansion (x + y) n for positive integral values of n.
- pastoral theology — the branch of theology dealing with the responsibilities of members of the clergy to the people under their care.
- paymaster general — a government minister responsible for making payments by government departments
- personnel manager — head of Human Resources department
- pillion passenger — a person who travels in a seat or place behind the rider of a motorcycle, scooter, horse, etc
- 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.
- postural drainage — a therapy for clearing congested lungs by placing the patient in a position for drainage by gravity, often accompanied by percussion with hollowed hands.
- prolonged-release — A prolonged-release drug delivers a dose of a medication over an extended period of time.
- pseudepigraphical — certain writings (other than the canonical books and the Apocrypha) professing to be Biblical in character.
- pyroligneous acid — a yellowish, acidic, water-soluble liquid, containing about 10 percent acetic acid, obtained by the destructive distillation of wood: used for smoking meats.
- pythagorean scale — the major scale as derived acoustically by Pythagoras from the perfect fifth.
- rattle one's dags — to hurry up
- real-estate agent — a person who sells houses, buildings, and land
- rectangle slinger — polygon pusher
- rio grande do sul — a state in S Brazil. 107,923 sq. mi. (279,520 sq. km). Capital: Pôrto Alegre.
- salt-rising bread — a kind of bread leavened with a fermented mixture of salted milk, cornmeal, flour, sugar, and soda.
- scarlet lightning — scarlet lychnis.
- sea grant college — a college or university doing research on marine resources under the U.S. National Sea Grant College and Program Act of 1966.
- secondary glazing — insulation by means of a second pane of glass, or a sheet of plastic: a simple form of double glazing
- secondary sealing — Secondary sealing is a system of wiper seals used in floating roof tanks.
- secretary-general — the head or chief administrative officer of a secretariat.
- self-aggrandizing — increase of one's own power, wealth, etc., usually aggressively.
- 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.
- semi-biographical — of or relating to a person's life: He's gathering biographical data for his book on Milton.
- separating funnel — a large funnel having a tap in its output tube, used to separate immiscible liquids
- sexual generation — the gametophyte generation in the alternation of generations in plants that produces a zygote from male and female gametes.
- shipping articles — articles of agreement.
- shoestring tackle — a tackle made around the ankles of the ball carrier.
- similar triangles — triangles that are similar due to the equality of corresponding angles and the proportional similarity of the corresponding sides
- single-name paper — commercial paper bearing only the signature of the maker.
- single-track road — a road that is only wide enough for one vehicle
- sleeping quarters — the rooms where people sleep in a large building or complex or on a boat etc
- smarandache logic — neutrosophic logic
- social networking — the development of social and professional contacts; the sharing of information and services among people with a common interest.