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17-letter words containing g, o, r, i

  • nondiscriminating — differentiating; analytical.
  • north frigid zone — the part of the earth's surface between the Arctic Circle and the North Pole.
  • northern kingfish — a croaker, Menticirrhus saxatilis, inhabiting Atlantic coastal waters of the U.S.
  • northern michigan — the peninsula between lakes Superior and Michigan constituting the N part of Michigan. Abbreviation: U.P.
  • norwegian current — an ocean current formed from the terminus of the North Atlantic Current, flowing N along the Norwegian coast into the Barents Sea.
  • not lift a finger — any of the terminal members of the hand, especially one other than the thumb.
  • nothing more than — merely, solely
  • 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.
  • ocean engineering — the branch of engineering that deals with the development of equipment and techniques for the exploration of the ocean floor and exploitation of its resources.
  • oceanographically — In terms of oceanography.
  • old age pensioner — An old age pensioner is a person who is old enough to receive an pension from their employer or the government.
  • on speaking terms — the act, utterance, or discourse of a person who speaks.
  • on the right foot — in an auspicious manner
  • on-street parking — parking (of a car, vehicle, etc) that is or is allowed to be done on a street
  • once over lightly — a hasty or superficial treatment, look, examination, etc.; once-over: The maid gave the room the once-over-lightly.
  • once-over-lightly — a hasty or superficial treatment, look, examination, etc.; once-over: The maid gave the room the once-over-lightly.
  • opening arguments — the statements or arguments provided by lawyers at the beginning of a trial
  • operating theatre — An operating theatre is a special room in a hospital where surgeons carry out medical operations.
  • orange flower oil — neroli oil.
  • organ-pipe cactus — a treelike or columnar cactus, Lemaireocereus marginatus, of Mexico, having a central, erect spine surrounded by spreading spines in clusters of five to eight, and funnel-shaped, brownish-purple flowers.
  • organic chemistry — the branch of chemistry, originally limited to substances found only in living organisms, dealing with the compounds of carbon.
  • organic psychosis — a severe mental illness produced by damage to the brain, as a result of poisoning, alcoholism, disease, etc
  • organized ferment — ferment (def 1).
  • organized militia — a former military organization functioning under both state and federal authority.
  • orifice discharge — Orifice discharge is a model for calculating how quickly a fluid will come out of a punctured vessel or pipe.
  • origin of species — (On the Origin of Species by Means of Natural Selection, or the Preservation of Favoured Races in the Struggle for Life) a treatise (1859) by Charles Darwin setting forth his theory of evolution.
  • orthogonal matrix — a matrix that is the inverse of its transpose so that any two rows or any two columns are orthogonal vectors
  • orthogonalization — (mathematics) The process of converting a set of functions or vectors into orthogonal ones.
  • osculating circle — circle of curvature.
  • otolaryngological — Pertaining to otolaryngology.
  • otolaryngologists — Plural form of otolaryngologist.
  • outline agreement — a contract, etc, setting out the preliminary terms or guidelines for an agreement; a preliminary agreement
  • overhead lighting — lighting which throws light downwards by being situated on the ceiling or having a downward shade, etc
  • overnight success — sth or sb suddenly popular
  • oversquare engine — An oversquare engine is an engine which has a cylinder bore that is larger than its stroke.
  • pacific tree frog — a common terrestrial frog, Hyla regilla, of western North America, having a dark stripe along each side of the head.
  • paleobiogeography — the study of the distribution of ancient plants and animals and their relation to ancient geographic features.
  • parathyroid gland — any of several small oval glands usually lying near or embedded in the thyroid gland.
  • passenger station — a station used by passengers
  • pate de foie gras — See under foie gras.
  • pathological liar — a person who tells lies frequently, with no rational motive for doing so.
  • perforation gauge — a marked ruler used to measure the number of perforations per unit length along the borders of a stamp.
  • permutation group — a mathematical group whose elements are permutations and in which the product of two permutations is the same permutation as is obtained by performing them in succession.
  • 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
  • pharmacologically — the science dealing with the preparation, uses, and especially the effects of drugs.
  • philosopher kings — the Platonic ideal of a ruler, philosophically trained and enlightened.
  • phonological rule — an operation in generative phonology that substitutes one sound or class of sounds for another in a phonological derivation.
  • pillion passenger — a person who travels in a seat or place behind the rider of a motorcycle, scooter, horse, etc
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