19-letter words containing g, r

medroxyprogesterone — a progesterone derivative, C 2 4 H 3 4 O 4 , used in the treatment of abnormal uterine bleeding and secondary amenorrhea, as a contraceptive of long duration, and in the treatment of certain cancers.
megabits per second — (unit) (Mbps, Mb/s) Millions of bits per second. A unit of data rate. 1 Mb/s = 1,000,000 bits per second (not 1,048,576). E.g. Ethernet can carry 10 Mbps.
mermaid's wineglass — a colony of green algae, Acetabularia crenulata, of warm seas, having a cup-shaped cap on a slender stalk.
metatarsophalangeal — (anatomy) Relating to the metatarsus and phalange.
micromesh stockings — stockings made from a material consisting of a fine mesh
midnight regulation — a rule or directive approved by the federal government near the end of a president’s term of office
military government — a government in defeated territory administered by the military commander of a conquering nation.
modulus of rigidity — shear modulus.
molecular biologist — a specialist in the study of biological phenomena at the molecular level
montezuma's revenge — traveler's diarrhea, especially as experienced by some visitors to Mexico.
motor generator set — A motor generator set is an alternating current motor that is attached to a generator.
moving spirit/force — The moving spirit or moving force behind something is the person or thing that caused it to start and to keep going, or that influenced people to take part in it.
napierian logarithm — natural logarithm.
national government — A national government is a government with members from more than one political party, especially one that is formed during a crisis.
negation by failure — An extralogical feature of Prolog and other logic programming languages in which failure of unification is treated as establishing the negation of a relation. For example, if Ronald Reagan is not in our database and we asked if he was an American, Prolog would answer "no".
negative resistance — a characteristic of certain electronic components in which an increase in the applied voltage increases the resistance, producing a proportional decrease in current
neighbourhood watch — a scheme under which members of a community agree together to take responsibility for keeping an eye on each other's property, as a way of preventing crime
nerve growth factor — a protein that promotes the growth, organization, and maintenance of sympathetic and some sensory nerve cells. Abbreviation: NGF.
neuropathologically — In a neuropathologic way.
new general catalog — a catalog of star clusters, galaxies, and other non-stellar objects, published in 1888
next door neighbour — a person who lives in the house, flat, etc, next to one's home
niagara-on-the-lake — a town in SE Ontario, in S Canada, on Lake Ontario, at the mouth of the Niagara River, on the border between Canada and New York.
no shrinking violet — If you say that someone is no shrinking violet, you mean that they are not at all shy.
no strings attached — without conditions
nonproprietary drug — A nonproprietary drug is a generic drug that is essentially similar to a drug with a brand name.
northern hog sucker — black sucker.
not care/give a fig — If you say that someone doesn't care a fig or doesn't give a fig about something, you are emphasizing that they think it is unimportant or that they are not interested in it.
not for much longer — if something will not happen for much longer, it will soon stop happening
nothing of the sort — not at all as described
noughts and crosses — tick-tack-toe (def 1).
noughts-and-crosses — tick-tack-toe (def 1).
nuits-saint-georges — a fine red wine produced near the town of Nuits-Saint-Georges in Burgundy
oak-leaved geranium — a geranium, Pelargonium quercifolium, of southern Africa, having oaklike leaves with purple veins and sparse clusters of purple flowers with darker markings.
occupation grouping — a category in a system of classifying people according to occupation, based originally on information obtained by government census and subsequently developed by market research. The classifications are used by the advertising industry to identify potential markets. The groups are A, B, C1, C2, D, and E
old english pattern — a spoon pattern having a stem curving backward at the end.
on one's high horse — acting in an arrogant, haughty, or disdainful manner
on one's own ground — If you are on your own ground, you are in a place or situation in which you feel confident because you are very familiar with it.
on the razor's edge — a sharp-edged instrument used especially for shaving the face or trimming the hair.
on-the-job training — apprenticeship, learning by doing
operational testing — (testing) A US DoD term for testing performed by the end-user on software in its normal operating environment.
optimising compiler — (programming, tool) compiler which attempts to analyse the code it produces and to produce more efficient code by performing program transformation such as branch elimination, partial evaluation, or peep-hole optimisation. Contrast pessimising compiler.
orange flower water — a distilled infusion of orange blossom, used in cakes, confectionery, etc
order of the garter — the highest order of British knighthood, instituted by Edward III about 1348.
orthopaedic surgeon — a surgeon specializing in the branch of surgery concerned with disorders of the spine and joints and the repair of deformities of these parts
orthopaedic surgery — surgery concerned with disorders of the spine and joints and the repair of deformities of these parts
oscillating circuit — a circuit producing electrical oscillations.
otorhinolaryngology — otolaryngology.
paleoanthropologist — the study of the origins and predecessors of the present human species, using fossils and other remains.
parallel processing — extending in the same direction, equidistant at all points, and never converging or diverging: parallel rows of trees.
parliament building — structure housing legislative offices

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