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17-letter words containing g, r, a, y, i

  • neurobiologically — In terms of or by means of neurobiology.
  • nursing auxiliary — someone who performs duties such as washing and dressing patients, making beds, etc, in an establishment such as a hospital
  • oceanographically — In terms of oceanography.
  • 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
  • otolaryngological — Pertaining to otolaryngology.
  • otolaryngologists — Plural form of otolaryngologist.
  • paleobiogeography — the study of the distribution of ancient plants and animals and their relation to ancient geographic features.
  • paralysis agitans — Parkinson's disease
  • parathyroid gland — any of several small oval glands usually lying near or embedded in the thyroid gland.
  • partially sighted — unable to see properly so that even with corrective aids normal activities are prevented or seriously hindered
  • pharmacologically — the science dealing with the preparation, uses, and especially the effects of drugs.
  • physical training — fitness coaching
  • predatory pricing — If a company practises predatory pricing, it charges a much lower price for its products or services than its competitors in order to force them out of the market.
  • prelingually deaf — deaf from birth or having acquired deafness before learning to speak
  • proficiency badge — an insignia or device granted by the Girl Scouts and worn especially on a uniform to indicate special achievement.
  • 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.
  • psychographically — Psychology. a graph indicating the relative strength of the personality traits of an individual.
  • pyroligneous acid — a yellowish, acidic, water-soluble liquid, containing about 10 percent acetic acid, obtained by the destructive distillation of wood: used for smoking meats.
  • rapid prototyping — (programming)   The creation of a working model of a software module to demonstrate the feasibility and suitability of the function. The prototype is expected to be replaced or refined before inclusion in the final product. Rapid prototyping contrasts with a DIRFT approach which emphasises careful design and implementation to avoid the overheads of debugging and testing prototype code. Rapid prototyping is appropriate when the requirements are unclear or likely to change (which is most of the time).
  • ready and waiting — If you want to emphasize that a person is properly prepared for something, or that something can now be used, you can say that they are ready and waiting.
  • role-playing game — a game in which participants adopt the roles of imaginary characters in an adventure under the direction of a Game Master.
  • secondary glazing — insulation by means of a second pane of glass, or a sheet of plastic: a simple form of double glazing
  • secondary sealing — Secondary sealing is a system of wiper seals used in floating roof tanks.
  • secondary winding — A secondary winding is the winding of a transformer that receives its energy by electromagnetic induction from the primary winding.
  • separation energy — binding energy (def 1).
  • spherical polygon — a closed figure formed by arcs of great circles on a spherical surface.
  • split keyboarding — the act or practice of editing data from one terminal on another terminal
  • spread your wings — if you spread your wings, you do something new and rather difficult or move to a new place, because you feel more confident in your abilities than you used to and you want to gain wider experience
  • stationary engine — an engine mounted in a fixed position, as one used for driving generators, compressors, etc.
  • statutory meeting — company shareholders' discussion
  • stereolithography — a process for creating three-dimensional objects using a computer-controlled laser to build up the required structure, layer by layer, from a liquid photopolymer that solidifies.
  • subsidiary ledger — (in accounting) a ledger containing a group of detailed and related accounts the total of which is summarized in the control account.
  • trick photography — photography that creates an illusion
  • urogenital system — the urinary tract and reproductive organs
  • variable-geometry — denoting an aircraft in which the wings are hinged to give the variable aspect ratio colloquially known as a swing-wing
  • visitors' gallery — a balcony in a building such as a parliament or court where members of the public can sit
  • yesterday evening — during the evening of the day preceding today
  • yesterday morning — during the morning of the day preceding today
  • youth programming — the creation and scheduling of television programmes specifically aimed at young people
  • zoogeographically — In a zoogeographical way.
  • zygomatic process — any of several bony processes that articulate with the cheekbone.
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