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17-letter words containing g, e, t, c, h

  • a change of heart — If someone has a change of heart, their attitude towards something changes.
  • a fighting chance — If you have a fighting chance of doing or achieving something, it is possible that you will do or achieve it, but only if you make a great effort or are very lucky.
  • a sporting chance — If you have a sporting chance of doing something, it is quite likely that you will do that thing.
  • acanthopterygians — Plural form of acanthopterygian.
  • against the clock — If you are doing something against the clock, you are doing it in a great hurry, because there is very little time.
  • algorithmic model — (programming)   A method of estimating software cost using mathematical algorithms based on the parameters which are considered to be the major cost drivers. These estimate of effort or cost are based primarily on the size of the software or Delivered Source Instructions (DSI)s, and other productivity factors known as Cost Driver Attributes. See also Parametric Model.
  • allergic rhinitis — a condition characterized by head congestion, sneezing, tearing, and swelling of the nasal mucous membranes, caused by an allergic reaction.
  • almanach de gotha — a publication giving statistical information on European royalty.
  • anthropogenically — In an anthropogenic way.
  • antihyperglycemic — (of a medication or treatment) Tending to reduce hyperglycemia (high blood sugar, characteristic of diabetes).
  • biological father — the man whose semen fertilized the ovum from which a child was born
  • biological mother — the mother who gave birth to a child
  • buttock-clenching — making one tighten the buttocks through extreme fear or embarrassment
  • casting the runes — (jargon)   What a guru does when you ask him or her to run a particular program because it never works for anyone else; especially used when nobody can ever see what the guru is doing different from what J. Random Luser does. Compare incantation, runes, examining the entrails; also see the AI koan about Tom Knight.
  • cathedral ceiling — a high ceiling formed by or suggesting an open-timbered roof.
  • change management — Change management is a style of management that aims to encourage organizations and individuals to deal effectively with the changes taking place in their work.
  • change one's tune — to alter one's attitude or tone of speech
  • change the sheets — If you change the sheets on a bed, you take the used sheets off the bed and put on different ones.
  • characterological — of or relating to character or the study of character
  • charles the great — ("Charles the Great") a.d. 742–814, king of the Franks 768–814; as Charles I, emperor of the Holy Roman Empire 800–814.
  • charter of rights — a section of the Canadian Constitution containing a statement of the basic rights of citizens of Canada.
  • chincoteague pony — a wild pony found on certain islands off the Virginia coast, apparently descended from Moorish ponies shipwrecked in this vicinity in the 16th century.
  • choanoflagellates — Plural form of choanoflagellate.
  • cigarette lighter — A cigarette lighter is a device which produces a small flame when you press a switch and which you use to light a cigarette or cigar.
  • cigarette machine — a vending machine from which cigarettes can be purchased
  • circle the wagons — to take defensive action; prepare for an attack: from arranging a wagon train in a circular formation
  • cleveland heights — city in NE Ohio: suburb of Cleveland: pop. 50,000
  • cognitive therapy — a form of psychotherapy in which the patient is encouraged to change the way he or sees the world and himself or herself: used particularly to treat depression
  • collegiate church — a church that has an endowed chapter of canons and prebendaries attached to it but that is not a cathedral
  • come to handgrips — to engage in hand-to-hand fighting
  • committal hearing — (in British law) a preliminary inquiry by a magistrate to decide if there is enough evidence for a case to go to trial
  • computer graphics — the use of a computer to produce and manipulate pictorial images on a video screen, as in animation techniques or the production of audiovisual aids
  • congestion charge — Congestion charges refer to money motorists must pay in order to drive in some city centres. Congestion charges are intended to reduce traffic within those areas.
  • connecting flight — a flight taken from an airport other than that from which the journey began, and which is taken in a different aeroplane from that used for the previous stage of the journey
  • connection charge — a charge made as soon as a caller is connected to the number dialled and which is additional to any charges calculated based on the duration of the call
  • consumer watchdog — an organization or government agency that campaigns for consumers
  • counterchallenges — Plural form of counterchallenge.
  • cultural exchange — an exchange of students, artists, athletes, etc., between two countries to promote mutual understanding.
  • cytotechnologists — the study of human cells to detect signs of cancer or other abnormalities.
  • debt rescheduling — the process of changing the time frame or deadline for the repayment of debt, usually to ease the burden on the debtor
  • dephlogisticating — Present participle of dephlogisticate.
  • descending rhythm — a rhythmic pattern created by the succession of metrical feet each of which is composed of one accented syllable followed by one or more unaccented syllables.
  • designer clothing — Designer clothing is fashionable or luxury clothing made by, or carrying the label of, a well-known fashion designer.
  • dialect geography — linguistic geography
  • dictating machine — a device that records spoken words, as on audiocassettes, for playing back later to prepare a transcript
  • diethylene glycol — a syrupy colorless liquid, C 4 H 10 O 3 , used as a solvent for cellulose nitrate and as a fabric softener.
  • distance teaching — teaching via correspondence or the internet, where students are not physically present in a classroom
  • electric strength — the maximum voltage sustainable by an insulating material, after which it loses its insulating properties
  • electromyographic — Using electromyography.
  • electrophysiology — The branch of physiology that deals with the electrical phenomena associated with nervous and other bodily activity.

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