17-letter words containing g, r, a, v, i
- neurodegenerative — Resulting in or characterized by degeneration of the nervous system, especially the neurons in the brain.
- non-argumentative — fond of or given to argument and dispute; disputatious; contentious: The law students were an unusually argumentative group.
- overhead lighting — lighting which throws light downwards by being situated on the ceiling or having a downward shade, etc
- oversquare engine — An oversquare engine is an engine which has a cylinder bore that is larger than its stroke.
- pauline privilege — (in canon law) the privilege given to converts to dissolve a marriage with an unbaptized spouse if either obstructs the religious practices of the other.
- pre-investigation — the act or process of investigating or the condition of being investigated.
- prerogative court — a former ecclesiastical court in England and Ireland for the trial of certain testamentary cases.
- progressive party — a political party formed in 1912 under the leadership of Theodore Roosevelt, advocating popular control of government, direct primaries, the initiative, the referendum, woman suffrage, etc.
- pseudo-aggressive — characterized by or tending toward unprovoked offensives, attacks, invasions, or the like; militantly forward or menacing: aggressive acts against a neighboring country.
- putative marriage — a marriage contracted in violation of an impediment, but in good faith on the part of one or both of the contracting persons.
- receiving blanket — a small blanket, usually of cotton, for wrapping an infant, especially following a bath.
- revealed religion — religion based chiefly on the revelations of God to humans, especially as described in Scripture.
- saturation diving — a method of prolonged diving, using an underwater habitat to allow divers to remain in the high-pressure environment of the ocean depths long enough for their body tissues to become saturated with the inert components of the pressurized gas mixture that they breathe: when this condition is reached, the amount of time required for decompression remains the same, whether the dive lasts a day, a week, or a month.
- special privilege — exclusive advantage
- spiral bevel gear — a bevel gear having curved teeth tending to converge on the axis of rotation.
- 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
- substantive right — a right, as life, liberty, or property, recognized for its own sake and as part of the natural legal order of society.
- transverse engine — an engine which is fitted side-to-side across the axis of a vehicle
- travelling people — Gypsies or other itinerant people: a term used esp by such people of themselves
- universal algebra — (logic) The model theory of first-order equational logic.
- universal grammar — a grammar that attempts to establish the properties and constraints common to all possible human languages.
- vaginal discharge — emission from the female genitalia
- variable-geometry — denoting an aircraft in which the wings are hinged to give the variable aspect ratio colloquially known as a swing-wing
- vertical planning — the planning of education delivered in schools discussed between teachers of different classes or grades
- vinaigrette sauce — a tart sauce of oil, vinegar, and seasonings, sometimes including chopped capers, pickles, etc., usually served cold with salads.
- visitation rights — the legal right granted to a divorced or separated parent to visit a child in the custody of the other parent.
- visitors' gallery — a balcony in a building such as a parliament or court where members of the public can sit
- vulcan death grip — (jargon) A variant of Vulcan nerve pinch derived from a Star Trek classic epsisode where a non-existant "Vulcan death grip" was used to fool Romulans that Spock had killed Kirk.
- weeping lovegrass — any grass of the genus Eragrostis, as E. curvula (weeping lovegrass) and E. trichodes (sand lovegrass) cultivated as forage and ground cover.
- yesterday evening — during the evening of the day preceding today