17-letter words containing g, o, b

go back to the pa — to abandon city life in favour of rural life
go by the wayside — to be put aside on account of something more urgent
goldbeater's skin — the prepared outside membrane of the large intestine of the ox, used by goldbeaters to lay between the leaves of the metal while they beat it into gold leaf.
golf ball printer — IBM 2741
government broker — the government-appointed stockbroker whose job is to sell government securities on the stock exchange, as instructed by the Bank of England
great willow herb — either of two tall, large-flowered willow herbs, Epilobium angustifolium or E. hirsutum.
greater forkbeard — a fish of the Phycidae family
green book cd-rom — A standard CD-ROM format developed by Philips for CD-i. It is ISO 9660 compliant and uses mode 2 form 2 addressing. It can only be played on drives which are XA (Extended Architecture) compatible. Many Green Book discs contain CD-i applications which can only be played on a CD-i player but many others contain films or music videos. Video CDs in Green Book format are normally labelled "Digital Video on CD" Green Book was obsoleted by White book CD-ROM in March 1994.
gunboat diplomacy — diplomatic relations involving the use or threat of military force, especially by a powerful nation against a weaker one.
haemoglobinometer — an instrument used to determine the haemoglobin content of blood
haemoglobinopathy — (medicine) Any of a group of inherited disorders in which haemoglobin does not function properly.
hasbrouck heights — a borough in NE New Jersey.
have a bearing on — If something has a bearing on a situation or event, it is relevant to it.
henry cabot lodge — Henry Cabot, 1850–1924, U.S. public servant and author: senator 1893–1924.
high-carbon steel — steel containing between 0.5 and 1.5 per cent carbon
hung up on sb/sth — obsessively or exclusively interested in
i beg your pardon — You say 'Pardon?' or 'I beg your pardon?' or, in American English, 'Pardon me?' when you want someone to repeat what they have just said because you have not heard or understood it.
impossible figure — a picture of an object that at first sight looks three-dimensional but cannot be a two-dimensional projection of a real three-dimensional object, for example a picture of a staircase that re-enters itself while appearing to ascend continuously
in broad daylight — openly, in full public view
in double figures — An amount or number that is in single figures is between zero and nine. An amount or number that is in double figures is between ten and ninety-nine. You can also say, for example, that an amount or number is in three figures when it is between one hundred and nine hundred and ninety-nine.
in the background — behind the focus of attention
job-order costing — a method of cost accounting by which the total cost of a given unit or quantity is determined by computing the costs that go into making a product as it moves through the manufacturing process.
knowledgeableness — The state, quality, or measure of being knowledgeable; wisdom.
label edge router — (networking) (LER) A device that sits at the edge of an MPLS domain, that uses routing information to assign labels to datagrams and then forwards them into the MPLS domain.
learned borrowing — a word or other linguistic form borrowed from a classical language into a modern language.
leg before wicket — a manner of dismissal on the grounds that a batsman has been struck on the leg by a bowled ball that otherwise would have hit the wicket
light dawns on sb — If light dawns on you, you begin to understand something after a period of not being able to understand it.
madiba generation — the generation born around 1994, when Nelson Mandela became the first president of a multiracial South Africa
management buyout — A management buyout is the buying of a company by its managers. The abbreviation MBO is also used.
medulla oblongata — the lowest or hindmost part of the brain, continuous with the spinal cord.
methemoglobinemia — (medicine) A form of toxic anemia characterized by the presence of methemoglobin in the blood.
michigan bankroll — a large roll of paper money in small denominations.
microbiologically — With regard to microbiology.
mikhail gorbachev — Mikhail S(ergeyevich) [mi-kahyl sur-gey-uh-vich,, mi-keyl;; Russian myi-khuh-yeel syir-gye-yi-vyich] /mɪˈkaɪl sɜrˈgeɪ ə vɪtʃ,, mɪˈkeɪl;; Russian myɪ xʌˈyil syɪrˈgyɛ yɪ vyɪtʃ/ (Show IPA), born 1931, Soviet political leader: general secretary of the Communist Party 1985–91; president of the Soviet Union 1988–91; Nobel Peace Prize 1990.
modular sb-prolog — Modular Prolog
molecular biology — the branch of biology that deals with the nature of biological phenomena at the molecular level through the study of DNA and RNA, proteins, and other macromolecules involved in genetic information and cell function, characteristically making use of advanced tools and techniques of separation, manipulation, imaging, and analysis.
negotiating table — If you say that people are at the negotiating table, you mean that they are having discussions in order to settle a dispute or reach an agreement.
neurobiologically — In terms of or by means of neurobiology.
non-assignability — capable of being specified: The word has no assignable meaning in our language.
non-biodegradable — capable of decaying through the action of living organisms: biodegradable paper; biodegradable detergent.
number eight iron — a club with an iron head the face of which has more slope than a pitcher but less slope than a niblick.
on the pig's back — successful; established
oregon crab apple — a shrub or small tree, Malus fusca, of the rose family, of the northwestern coast of North America, having hairy leaves, white flowers, and yellow or green oblong fruit.
paleobiogeography — the study of the distribution of ancient plants and animals and their relation to ancient geographic features.
petit bourgeoisie — The petit bourgeoisie are people in the lower middle class.
petite bourgeoise — a woman who belongs to the petite bourgeoisie.
petty bourgeoisie — the section of the middle class with the lowest social status, generally composed of shopkeepers, lower clerical staff, etc
precision bombing — aerial bombing in which bombs are dropped, as accurately as possible, on a specific, usually small, target.
proficiency badge — an insignia or device granted by the Girl Scouts and worn especially on a uniform to indicate special achievement.
pseudo-biological — pertaining to biology.

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