19-letter words containing g, u, n

fault-based testing — (testing) Software testing using test data designed to demonstrate the absence of a set of pre-specified faults; typically, frequently occurring faults. For example, to demonstrate that the software handles or avoids divide by zero correctly, the test data would include zero.
feel strongly about — to have decided opinions concerning
figurative language — language that contains or uses figures of speech, especially metaphors.
finger on the pulse — If you have your finger on the pulse of something, you know all the latest opinions or developments concerning it.
floating foundation — a foundation used in yielding soil, having for its footing a raft tending to displace a weight greater than that of the building.
floating restaurant — a boat or ship that has been converted for use as a restaurant
floating-point unit — (hardware) (FPU) A floating-point accelerator, usually in a single integrated circuit, possible on the same IC as the central processing unit.
for crying out loud — exasperation
foregone conclusion — an inevitable conclusion or result.
free alongside quay — (of a shipment of goods) delivered to the quay without charge to the buyer
freezing injunction — an order enabling the court to freeze the assets of a defendant, esp to prevent him or her taking them abroad
functional language — (language) A language that supports and encourages functional programming.
future date testing — (testing) The process of setting a computer's date to a future date to test a program's (expected or unexpected) date sensitivity. Future date testing only shows the effects of dates on the computer(s) under scrutiny, it does not take into account knock-on effects of dates on other connected systems.
gallipoli peninsula — peninsula in S European Turkey, forming the NW shore of the Dardanelles: c. 55 mi (89 km) long
gastrocolic omentum — the peritoneal fold attached to the stomach and the colon and hanging over the small intestine.
general linguistics — the study of the characteristics of language in general rather than of a particular language; theoretical, rather than applied, linguistics.
genetic counselling — the provision of advice for couples with a history of inherited disorders who wish to have children, including the likelihood of having affected children and the course and management of the disorder, etc
geneva nomenclature — an internationally accepted system for naming organic carbon compounds.
geomagnetic equator — an imaginary line on the earth's surface, the plane of which passes through the center and is midway between the geomagnetic poles.
get one's dander up — to become or to cause someone to become annoyed or angry
giraldus cambrensis — literary name of Gerald de Barri. ?1146–?1223, Welsh chronicler and churchman, noted for his accounts of his travels in Ireland and Wales
glorious revolution — the events of 1688–89 in England that resulted in the ousting of James II and the establishment of William III and Mary II as joint monarchs
go (on a) walkabout — If a king, queen, or other important person goes walkabout or goes on a walkabout, he or she walks through crowds in a public place in order to meet people in an informal way.
go down the tube(s) — If a business, economy, or institution goes down the tubes or goes down the tube, it fails or collapses completely.
go into liquidation — to close one's business by collecting assets and settling all debts
go jump in the lake — a body of fresh or salt water of considerable size, surrounded by land.
go out of one's way — manner, mode, or fashion: a new way of looking at a matter; to reply in a polite way.
go round in circles — to engage in energetic but fruitless activity
go to rack and ruin — If you say that a place is going to rack and ruin, you are emphasizing that it is slowly becoming less attractive or less pleasant because no-one is bothering to look after it.
go under the hammer — to be offered for sale by an auctioneer
goa, daman, and diu — an administrative territory of India, in the W part: formerly Portuguese India; annexed by India 1961. 1426 sq. mi. (3693 sq. km). Capital: Panjim.
godfrey of bouillon — (Duke of Lower Lorraine) 1060?–1100, French leader of the First Crusade 1096–99.
goes without saying — If something goes without saying, it is obvious.
goldbach conjecture — an unproved theorem that every even integer greater than 2 can be written as the sum of two prime numbers.
grand duke nicholas — of Cusa [kyoo-zuh] /ˈkyu zə/ (Show IPA), 1401–1464, German cardinal, mathematician, and philosopher. German Nikolaus von Cusa.
granuloma inguinale — a venereal disease marked by deep ulceration of the skin of the groin and external genitals, caused by the bacterium Calymmatobacterium granulomatis.
gratuitous contract — a contract for the benefit of only one of the parties, the other party receiving nothing as consideration.
great-granddaughter — a granddaughter of one's son or daughter.
green mountain boys — the members of the armed bands of Vermont organized in 1770 to oppose New York's territorial claims. Under Ethan Allen they won fame in the War of American Independence
greenhouse whitefly — See under whitefly.
greenstick fracture — an incomplete fracture of a long bone, in which one side is broken and the other side is still intact.
grievance procedure — the established series of steps to be taken in dealing with a grievance raised with an employer by an employee
ground-plane aerial — a quarter-wave vertical dipole aerial in which the electrical image forming the other quarter-wave section is formed by reflection in a system of radially disposed metal rods or in a conductive sheet
guerrilla financing — the use of unconventional and marginally legal means to capitalize enterprises
gulf of carpentaria — a shallow inlet of the Arafura Sea, in N Australia between Arnhem Land and Cape York Peninsula
gulf of tehuantepec — an inlet of the Pacific on the south coast of the Isthmus of Tehuantepec in S Mexico
hate someone's guts — to hate someone intensely
haute vulgarisation — vulgarization, or popularization, on a higher level, esp. as done by academics, scholars, etc.
hermitian conjugate — adjoint (def 2).
high-bush cranberry — cranberry bush

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