18-letter words containing g, i, r, a, d

grand council fire — a formal gathering of camp fire members requiring a minimum attendance of three troops.
grand penitentiary — See under penitentiary (def 3).
gregorian calendar — the reformed Julian calendar now in use, according to which the ordinary year consists of 365 days, and a leap year of 366 days occurs in every year whose number is exactly divisible by 4 except centenary years whose numbers are not exactly divisible by 400, as 1700, 1800, and 1900.
growing degree-day — a degree-day above 41°F (5°C), used in relation to plant growth.
grumbling appendix — a condition in which the appendix causes intermittent pain but appendicitis has not developed
guidance counselor — advisor in schools
gum digger's spear — a long steel probe used by gum diggers digging for kauri gum
hardy-weinberg law — a principle stating that in an infinitely large, randomly mating population in which selection, migration, and mutation do not occur, the frequencies of alleles and genotypes do not change from generation to generation.
heating degree-day — a degree-day below the standard temperature of 65°F or 19°C, used in estimating fuel consumption.
hermaphrodite brig — a two-masted sailing vessel, square-rigged on the foremast and fore-and-aft-rigged on the mainmast.
high-grade mineral — a mineral fulfilling certain conditions as regards purity or other physical properties
higher-order macro — A means of expressing certain higher-order functions in a first order language. Proposed by Phil Wadler. Higher-order macros cannot be recursive at the top level but they may contain recursive definitions. E.g. See partial evaluation.
in good/bad repair — If something such as a building is in good repair, it is in good condition. If it is in bad repair, it is in bad condition.
incidental charges — Incidental charges are costs of items and services that are not part of the main bill.
indiscriminatingly — In an indiscriminating manner.
induction training — training intended to enable new staff and recruits to do their work
industrial hygiene — the science that assesses, controls, and prevents occupational factors or sources of stress in the workplace that may significantly affect the health and well-being of employees or of the community in general
instrument landing — an aircraft landing accomplished by use of gauges on the instrument panel and ground-based radio equipment, with limited reference to outside visual signals.
integrated circuit — a circuit of transistors, resistors, and capacitors constructed on a single semiconductor wafer or chip, in which the components are interconnected to perform a given function. Abbreviation: IC.
integrated studies — a course that includes a number of subjects and is organized by theme
interlacing arcade — an arcade, especially a blind one, composed of arches (interlacing arches) so arranged and cut that each arch seems to intersect and be intersected by one or more other arches.
ionizing radiation — any radiation, as a stream of alpha particles or x-rays, that produces ionization as it passes through a medium.
knight of the road — a tramp
labeled bracketing — a representation of the constituent structure of a string, as a word or sentence, comparable to a tree diagram, in which each constituent is shown in brackets and given a subscript grammatical label, with each bracketed item corresponding to a node in a tree diagram.
laning and zierler — (language) Possibly the first true working algebraic compiler. Written by J.H. Laning Jr and N. Zierler in 1953-1954 to run on MIT's Whirlwind computer.
laugh like a drain — to laugh loudly and coarsely
logarithmus dualis — (mathematics) (ld) Latin for logarithm base two. More commonly written as "log" with a subscript "2". Roughly the number of bits required to represent an integer.
madagascar jasmine — a Madagascan twining, woody vine, Stephanotis floribunda, of the milkweed family, having waxy-white, fragrant flowers.
magnesium peroxide — a white, tasteless, water-insoluble powder, MgO 2 , used as an antiseptic and as an oxidizing and bleaching agent.
magnetic recording — the process of recording sound or other data on magnetic tape, wire, etc.
materials handling — the loading, unloading, and movement of goods, as within a factory or warehouse, especially by the aid of mechanical devices.
mechanical drawing — drawing, as of machinery, done with the aid of rulers, scales, compasses, etc.
medicine bow range — a range of the Rocky Mountains, in Wyoming and Colorado. Highest peak, Medicine Bow Peak, 12,014 feet (3662 meters).
mid-atlantic ridge — a north-south suboceanic ridge in the Atlantic Ocean from Iceland to Antarctica on whose crest are several groups of islands; shown by plate tectonics to be the axis along which North America has split away from Eurasia, and along which South America has split away from Africa.
middle high german — the High German language of the period 1100–1500. Abbreviation: MHG.
moving bed reactor — A moving bed reactor is a reactor in which a layer of catalyst in the form of granules is moved between a reaction area and a regeneration area.
national guardsman — guardsman (def 2).
native advertising — advertising content on a website that conforms to the design and format of the site and is integrated into the site’s usual content: native advertising that is almost indistinguishable from the paper’s news stories.
neighborhood watch — a neighborhood surveillance program or group in which residents keep watch over one another's houses, patrol the streets, etc., in an attempt to prevent crime.
netherlands guiana — a former name of Suriname.
norwegian elkhound — one of a breed of dogs having a short, compact body, short, pointed ears, and a thick, gray coat, raised originally in Norway for hunting elk and other game.
obedience training — the training of an animal, especially a dog, to obey certain commands.
office of readings — the first of the canonical hours; matins
on delicate ground — in a situation requiring tact
on the danger list — critically ill in hospital
order of magnitude — You can use order of magnitude when you are giving an approximate idea of the amount or importance of something.
organic solidarity — social cohesiveness that is based on division of labor and interdependence and is characteristic of complex, industrial societies.
organized religion — institutionalized religion, usually with a hierarchical clergy and rules to govern the means by which adherents participate
orthotungstic acid — an oxyacid acid of tungsten. Formula: H2WO4
paediatric nursing — the branch of nursing concerned with the care of children

Was this page helpful?

Yes No

Thank you for your feedback! Tell your friends about this page

Tell us why?