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16-letter words containing i, r, g, a, t

  • marine biologist — scientist who studies sea life
  • market gardening — Chiefly British. truck farm.
  • marriage customs — the acts that are traditionally done in connection with a marriage
  • marriage partner — a person you are married to
  • marriage portion — dowry.
  • megacorporations — Plural form of megacorporation.
  • megakaryoblastic — (cytology) Of or pertaining to a megakaryoblast.
  • mengagement ring — an engagement ring bought for a man
  • menometrorrhagia — (pathology) Excessive uterine bleeding occurring outside of the normal menstrual period.
  • mercator sailing — sailing according to rhumb lines, which appear as straight lines on a Mercator chart.
  • metamorphosising — Present participle of metamorphosise.
  • meteorologically — In meteorological terms; in the context of weather.
  • microangiopathic — Of, pertaining to or accompanied by microangiopathy.
  • microclimatology — the study of a microclimate.
  • microgametophyte — (biology) Any gametophyte that develops from a microspore.
  • microphotographs — Plural form of microphotograph.
  • microphotography — microfilm (def 1).
  • micropropagation — the propagation of plants from tissue cultures, often from single cells.
  • migratory locust — any of several locusts that migrate in great swarms, especially Locusta migratoria, of Africa and Asia.
  • minstrel gallery — a gallery in a building meant for use by musicians playing to provide background music or entertainment at a feast or other event
  • misappropriating — Present participle of misappropriate.
  • misconfiguration — An incorrect or inappropriate configuration.
  • misunderstanding — failure to understand correctly; mistake as to meaning or intent.
  • molecular weight — the average weight of a molecule of an element or compound measured in units once based on the weight of one hydrogen atom taken as the standard or on 1/16 (0.0625) the weight of an oxygen atom, but after 1961 based on 1/12 (0.083) the weight of the carbon-12 atom; the sum of the atomic weights of all the atoms in a molecule. Abbreviation: mol. wt.
  • mothering sunday — Laetare Sunday.
  • moving staircase — Also called moving staircase, moving stairway. a continuously moving stairway on an endless loop for carrying passengers up or down.
  • multiprogramming — multitasking
  • narcotics charge — a criminal charge or accusation concerning the use or dealing of illegal drugs
  • narcotrafficking — the buying and selling of illegal drugs.
  • national gallery — a major art gallery in London, in Trafalgar Square. Founded in 1824, it contains the largest collection of paintings in Britain
  • natural religion — religion based on principles derived solely from reason and the study of nature.
  • negative-raising — a rule that moves a negative element out of the complement clause of certain verbs, such as think, into the main clause, as in the derivation of He doesn't think that he'll finish
  • neuropathologies — the pathology of the nervous system.
  • neuropathologist — A specialist who practices neuropathology.
  • nightingale ward — a long hospital ward with beds on either side and the nurses' station in the middle
  • nitrogen balance — the difference between the amount of nitrogen taken in and the amount excreted or lost: used to evaluate nutritional balance.
  • nitrogen mustard — any of the class of poisonous, blistering compounds, as C 5 H 1 1 Cl 2 N, analogous in composition to mustard gas but containing nitrogen instead of sulfur: used in the treatment of cancer and similar diseases; mechlorethamine.
  • nonmanufacturing — (economics) Outside of the manufacturing sector.
  • nonparticipating — (of a person or thing) not participating: No penalties were given to nonparticipating students.
  • nonreciprocating — Not reciprocating; not responding in kind.
  • objective danger — a danger, such as a stone fall or avalanche, to which climbing skill is irrelevant
  • oblique triangle — any triangle that does not have a right angle (contrasted with right triangle).
  • odds are against — If you say that the odds are against something or someone, you mean that they are unlikely to succeed.
  • oesophagogastric — (anatomy) Of or pertaining to the oesophagus and the stomach.
  • of a certain age — of an unspecified age, but no longer young
  • oil storage tank — a very large industrial container where petroleum is stored
  • on a war footing — If a country or armed force is on a war footing, it is ready to fight a war.
  • operating budget — money allocated to a project
  • operating income — revenue from business operations after operating expenses are deducted from gross income.
  • operating manual — a leaflet of instructions on how to use something (such as an electrical appliance, etc)
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