17-letter words containing g, o, r, b, e, l
- non-biodegradable — capable of decaying through the action of living organisms: biodegradable paper; biodegradable detergent.
- 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.
- semi-biographical — of or relating to a person's life: He's gathering biographical data for his book on Milton.
- sleeping problems — difficulties in getting to sleep or in staying asleep
- split keyboarding — the act or practice of editing data from one terminal on another terminal
- subclavian groove — either of two grooves in the first rib, one for the main artery (subclavian artery) and the other for the main vein (subclavian vein) of the arm
- taiping rebellion — a movement of religious mysticism and agrarian unrest in China between 1850 and 1864 which weakened the Manchu dynasty but was eventually suppressed with foreign aid
- teething problems — If a project or new product has teething problems, it has problems in its early stages or when it first becomes available.
- teething troubles — Teething troubles are the same as teething problems.
- terrestrial globe — the planet Earth (usually preceded by the).
- the bulldog breed — people who fought in either of the World Wars
- variable-geometry — denoting an aircraft in which the wings are hinged to give the variable aspect ratio colloquially known as a swing-wing
- wang laboratories — (body) Computer manufacturer, known for their office automation products and the Wang PC. Quarterly sales $208M, profits $3M (Aug 1994).