16-letter words containing h, a, n, g

mahmud of ghazni — a.d. 971?–1030, Muslim Amir of Ghazni 997–1030.
make the running — If someone is making the running in a situation, they are more active than the other people involved.
malpighian layer — the deep, germinative layer of the epidermis.
man-eating shark — any shark known to attack humans, especially the great white shark, Carcharodon carcharias.
management chart — a chart created by a manager that indicates the time schedule of projects, etc
manhood suffrage — the right of adult male citizens to vote
marshalling yard — a place or depot where railway wagons are shunted and made up into trains and where engines, carriages, etc, are kept when not in use
mcnaughten rules — (in English law) a set of rules established by the case of Regina v. McNaughten (1843) by which legal proof of insanity in the commission of a crime depends upon whether or not the accused can show either that he did not know what he was doing or that he is incapable of realizing that what he was doing was wrong
megaphanerophyte — any tree with a height over 30 metres
menometrorrhagia — (pathology) Excessive uterine bleeding occurring outside of the normal menstrual period.
metamorphosising — Present participle of metamorphosise.
microangiopathic — Of, pertaining to or accompanied by microangiopathy.
mönchen-gladbach — city in WC Germany, in the state of North Rhine-Westphalia: pop. 266,000
mothering sunday — Laetare Sunday.
moulding machine — a machine for pressing sand into a mould
mount washington — a mountain in N New Hampshire, in the White Mountains: the highest peak in the northeast US; noted for extreme weather conditions. Height: 1917 m (6288 ft)
munchen-gladbach — former name of Mönchengladbach.
munching squares — A display hack dating back to the PDP-1 (ca. 1962, reportedly discovered by Jackson Wright), which employs a trivial computation (repeatedly plotting the graph Y = X XOR T for successive values of T - see HAKMEM items 146--148) to produce an impressive display of moving and growing squares that devour the screen. The initial value of T is treated as a parameter, which, when well-chosen, can produce amazing effects. Some of these, later (re)discovered on the LISP Machine, have been christened "munching triangles" (try AND for XOR and toggling points instead of plotting them), "munching w's", and "munching mazes". More generally, suppose a graphics program produces an impressive and ever-changing display of some basic form, foo, on a display terminal, and does it using a relatively simple program; then the program (or the resulting display) is likely to be referred to as "munching foos". [This is a good example of the use of the word foo as a metasyntactic variable.]
nagorno-karabakh — a region in SW Azerbaijan: residents mostly Armenian. 1700 sq. mi. (4400 sq. km).
name of the game — the essential element, consideration, or ultimate purpose; key: Profit is the name of the game in business.
nanotechnologies — Plural form of nanotechnology.
nanotechnologist — Someone who does research into nanotechnology; someone studying things on the scale of nanometers.
narcotics charge — a criminal charge or accusation concerning the use or dealing of illegal drugs
nathanael greene — Graham, 1904–91, English novelist and journalist.
natural theology — theology based on knowledge of the natural world and on human reason, apart from revelation.
neuropathologies — the pathology of the nervous system.
neuropathologist — A specialist who practices neuropathology.
nguyen van thieu — Nguyen Van [ngoo-yen vahn,, noo-] /ˈŋuˈyɛn vɑn,, ˈnu-/ (Show IPA), 1923–2001, South Vietnamese political leader: president 1967–75.
nightingale ward — a long hospital ward with beds on either side and the nurses' station in the middle
no hard feelings — If you say ' no hard feelings', you are making an agreement with someone not to be angry or bitter about something.
non-geographical — of or relating to geography.
nonphysiological — of or relating to physiology.
northanger abbey — a novel (1818) by Jane Austen.
norwegian buhund — a slightly-built medium-sized dog of a breed with erect pointed ears and a short thick tail carried curled over its back
of human bondage — a novel (1915) by W. Somerset Maugham.
on (the) average — as an average quantity, rate, etc.
on the bandwagon — on the popular or apparently winning side, as in an election
on the downgrade — waning in importance, popularity, health, etc
on the same page — one side of a leaf of something printed or written, as a book, manuscript, or letter.
organophosphates — Plural form of organophosphate.
organophosphorus — Denoting synthetic organic compounds containing phosphorus, especially pesticides and nerve gases of this kind.
ornithologically — In terms of ornithology.
packet switching — a method of efficient data transmission whereby the initial message is broken into relatively small units, or packets, that are routed independently and subsequently reassembled.
packet-switching — a method of efficient data transmission whereby the initial message is broken into relatively small units, or packets, that are routed independently and subsequently reassembled.
parliament hinge — a butt hinge the knuckle of which protrudes from the door so that the door when fully opened stands away from the wall.
pattern matching — 1. A function is defined to take arguments of a particular type, form or value. When applying the function to its actual arguments it is necessary to match the type, form or value of the actual arguments against the formal arguments in some definition. For example, the function length [] = 0 length (x:xs) = 1 + length xs uses pattern matching in its argument to distinguish a null list from a non-null one. There are well known algorithm for translating pattern matching into conditional expressions such as "if" or "case". E.g. the above function could be transformed to 2. Descriptive of a type of language or utility such as awk or Perl which is suited to searching for strings or patterns in input data, usually using some kind of regular expression.
peegee hydrangea — a widely cultivated hydrangea, Hydrangea paniculata grandiflora, having pyramidal clusters of persistent flowers that are white on opening and turn pinkish as they mature.
personal hygiene — bodily cleanliness
phagocytic index — the average number of bacteria ingested per phagocyte in an incubated mixture of bacteria, phagocytes, and blood serum: used in determining the opsonic index.
phantasmagorical — having a fantastic or deceptive appearance, as something in a dream or created by the imagination.

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