17-letter words containing g, o, n, r, h

ethnopharmacology — The scientific study correlating ethnic groups, their health, and how it relates to their physical habits and methodology in creating and using medicines.
fear and loathing — (Hunter S. Thompson) A state inspired by the prospect of dealing with certain real-world systems and standards that are totally brain-damaged but ubiquitous - Intel 8086s, COBOL, EBCDIC, or any IBM machine except the Rios (also known as the RS/6000).
figure-eight knot — a kind of knot
fluorescent light — a fluorescent lamp in domestic or commercial use; a fluorescent strip
garden heliotrope — the common valerian, Valeriana officinalis, especially when cultivated as an ornamental.
generalized other — an individual's internalized impression of societal norms and expectations.
genetic algorithm — (GA) An evolutionary algorithm which generates each individual from some encoded form known as a "chromosome" or "genome". Chromosomes are combined or mutated to breed new individuals. "Crossover", the kind of recombination of chromosomes found in sexual reproduction in nature, is often also used in GAs. Here, an offspring's chromosome is created by joining segments choosen alternately from each of two parents' chromosomes which are of fixed length. GAs are useful for multidimensional optimisation problems in which the chromosome can encode the values for the different variables being optimised.
george washington — Booker T(aliaferro) [boo k-er tol-uh-ver] /ˈbʊk ər ˈtɒl ə vər/ (Show IPA), 1856–1915, U.S. reformer, educator, author, and lecturer.
geothermal energy — Geothermal energy is energy from temperature differences inside the earth's crust.
get (right) on it — to begin doing a task (immediately)
get in one's hair — to annoy one
glastonbury chair — a folding chair having legs crossed front-to-back and having arms connected to the back and to the front seat rail.
glory-of-the-snow — any of several plants belonging to the genus Chionodoxa, of the lily family, native to the Old World, having showy, blue, white, or pink flowers that bloom early in the spring.
go down the drain — to withdraw or draw off (a liquid) gradually; remove slowly or by degrees, as by filtration: to drain oil from a crankcase.
go on the rampage — If people go on the rampage, they rush about in a wild or violent way, causing damage or destruction.
go to the country — If a head of government or a government goes to the country, they hold a general election.
grandfather clock — a pendulum floor clock having a case as tall as or taller than a person; tall-case clock; long-case clock.
grandmother clock — a pendulum clock similar to a grandfather's clock but shorter.
great white heron — a large white heron, Ardea occidentalis, of Florida and the Florida Keys.
great-grandmother — a grandmother of one's father or mother.
greenhouse effect — an atmospheric heating phenomenon, caused by short-wave solar radiation being readily transmitted inward through the earth's atmosphere but longer-wavelength heat radiation less readily transmitted outward, owing to its absorption by atmospheric carbon dioxide, water vapor, methane, and other gases; thus, the rising level of carbon dioxide is viewed with concern.
ground angle shot — a photograph or film shot in which the lens is near the ground, usually pointing up somewhat
guinea-hen flower — checkered lily.
haemoglobinometer — an instrument used to determine the haemoglobin content of blood
have a bearing on — If something has a bearing on a situation or event, it is relevant to it.
have a roving eye — to show a widespread amorous interest in the opposite sex
have feelings for — to be emotionally or sexually attracted to
hawking radiation — the emission of particles by a black hole. Pairs of virtual particles in the intense gravitational field around a black hole may live long enough for one to move outward when the other is pulled into the black hole, making it appear that the black hole is emitting radiation
henry cabot lodge — Henry Cabot, 1850–1924, U.S. public servant and author: senator 1893–1924.
henry of portugal — ("the Navigator") 1394–1460, prince of Portugal: sponsor of geographic explorations.
high commissioner — a representative of one sovereign member of the Commonwealth of Nations in the country of another, having a rank and responsibilities generally similar to those of an ambassador.
high-carbon steel — steel containing between 0.5 and 1.5 per cent carbon
hold one's ground — the solid surface of the earth; firm or dry land: to fall to the ground.
holding operation — a plan or procedure devised to prolong the existing situation
horst wessel song — the official song of the Nazi party in Germany from 1933 to 1945.
hospital gangrene — Pathology. a contagious, often fatal gangrene, especially involving amputation stumps and war wounds, occurring usually in crowded, ill-kept hospitals, and caused by putrefactive bacteria.
housekeeping cart — A housekeeping cart is a large metal basket on wheels which is used by a cleaner in a hotel to move clean bed linen, towels, and cleaning equipment.
hungarian goulash — goulash (def 1).
hydrogasification — a high-temperature, high-pressure process for producing liquid or gaseous fuels from fine particles of coal and hydrogen gas
hydrogen chloride — a colorless gas, HCl, having a pungent odor: the anhydride of hydrochloric acid.
hydrogen fluoride — a colorless corrosive gas, HF, the anhydride of hydrofluoric acid, used chiefly as a catalyst and in the fluorination of hydrocarbons.
hydrogen peroxide — a colorless, unstable, oily liquid, H 2 O 2 , an aqueous solution of which is used chiefly as an antiseptic and a bleaching agent.
hydrogen sulphide — Chemistry
hyperpigmentation — coloration, especially of the skin.
hypoglossal nerve — either one of the twelfth pair of cranial nerves, consisting of motor fibers that innervate the muscles of the tongue.
hypophrygian mode — a plagal church mode represented on the white keys of a keyboard instrument by an ascending scale from B to B, with the final on E.
ignoratio elenchi — the fallacy of offering proof irrelevant to the proposition in question.
in broad daylight — openly, in full public view
in the altogether — wholly; entirely; completely; quite: altogether fitting.
in the background — behind the focus of attention

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