17-letter words containing i, b, o, g, a, n
- in broad daylight — openly, in full public view
- in the background — behind the focus of attention
- learned borrowing — a word or other linguistic form borrowed from a classical language into a modern language.
- light dawns on sb — If light dawns on you, you begin to understand something after a period of not being able to understand it.
- madiba generation — the generation born around 1994, when Nelson Mandela became the first president of a multiracial South Africa
- methemoglobinemia — (medicine) A form of toxic anemia characterized by the presence of methemoglobin in the blood.
- michigan bankroll — a large roll of paper money in small denominations.
- negotiating table — If you say that people are at the negotiating table, you mean that they are having discussions in order to settle a dispute or reach an agreement.
- neurobiologically — In terms of or by means of neurobiology.
- non-assignability — capable of being specified: The word has no assignable meaning in our language.
- non-biodegradable — capable of decaying through the action of living organisms: biodegradable paper; biodegradable detergent.
- on the pig's back — successful; established
- proficiency badge — an insignia or device granted by the Girl Scouts and worn especially on a uniform to indicate special achievement.
- sanctions-busting — the deliberate disregarding of sanctions that are in force against a state, organization, etc
- shopping bag lady — bag lady (def 1).
- shopping-bag lady — bag lady (def 1).
- split keyboarding — the act or practice of editing data from one terminal on another terminal
- steamboat springs — a town in NW Colorado: ski resort.
- 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
- symbolic language — a specialized language dependent upon the use of symbols for communication and created for the purpose of achieving greater exactitude, as in symbolic logic or mathematics.
- taiping rebellion — a movement of religious mysticism and agrarian unrest in China between 1850 and 1864 which weakened the Manchu dynasty but was eventually suppressed with foreign aid
- take some beating — to be difficult to improve upon
- telephone banking — a facility enabling customers to make use of banking services, such as oral payment instructions, account movements, raising loans, etc, over the telephone rather than by personal visit
- turbinado (sugar) — a partially refined, granulated, pale-brown sugar obtained by washing raw sugar in a centrifuge until most of the molasses is removed
- wang laboratories — (body) Computer manufacturer, known for their office automation products and the Wang PC. Quarterly sales $208M, profits $3M (Aug 1994).
- wheatstone bridge — a circuit for measuring an unknown resistance by comparing it with known resistances.
- working substance — a substance, usually a fluid, that undergoes changes in pressure, temperature, volume, or form as part of a process for accomplishing work.