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17-letter words containing l, e, g, i, s, a

  • learning-disabled — pertaining to or having a learning disability: a learning-disabled child.
  • lebesgue integral — an integral obtained by application of the theory of measure and more general than the Riemann integral.
  • legal aid society — an organization providing free legal guidance and service to persons who cannot afford a lawyer.
  • legal proceedings — court case
  • line of scrimmage — an imaginary line parallel to the goal lines that passes from one sideline to the other through the point of the football closest to the goal line of each team.
  • linear assignment — assignment problem
  • listings magazine — a magazine with lists of TV and radio schedules
  • livingstone daisy — a gardener's name for various species of Mesembryanthemum, esp M. criniflorum, grown as garden annuals (though several are perennial) for their brightly coloured showy flowers: family Aizoaceae
  • loggerhead shrike — a common, North American shrike, Lanius ludovicianus, gray above and white below with black wings, tail, and facial mask.
  • louisiana tanager — western tanager.
  • luggage insurance — insurance against the loss of luggage while travelling
  • magellanic clouds — either of two irregular galactic clusters in the southern heavens that are the nearest independent star system to the Milky Way.
  • magnesium sulfate — a white, water-soluble salt, MgSO 4 , used chiefly in medicine and in the processing of leather and textiles.
  • magnetoelasticity — the phenomenon, consisting of a change in magnetic properties, exhibited by a ferromagnetic material to which stress is applied.
  • make light of sth — If you make light of something, you treat it as though it is not serious or important, when in fact it is.
  • make no apologies — If you say that you make no apologies for what you have done, you are emphasizing that you feel that you have done nothing wrong.
  • malagasy republic — former name of Madagascar.
  • management skills — skills regarding the technique, practice, or science of managing a company, business, etc
  • may/might as well — If you say that you might as well do something, or that you may as well do it, you mean that you will do it although you do not have a strong desire to do it and may even feel slightly unwilling to do it.
  • melissopalynology — The study of honey and its composition.
  • messier catalogue — a catalogue of 103 nonstellar objects, such as nebulae and galaxies, prepared in 1781–86. An object is referred to by its number in this catalogue, for example the Andromeda Galaxy is referred to as M31
  • middle-age spread — an increase in bulk, especially in the waist and buttocks, associated with the onset of middle age and the body's decreasing ability to metabolize calories efficiently.
  • midsagittal plane — a plane passing through the nasion when the skull is oriented in the Frankfurt horizontal.
  • ministering angel — a spirit who is believed to look after the needs of a particular person or group
  • mystical theology — the branch of theology dealing with mysticism and mystical experiences.
  • naked singularity — an infinitely dense point mass without a surrounding black hole
  • negative catalyst — an inhibitor.
  • nightshade family — the plant family Solanaceae, characterized by herbaceous plants, trees, shrubs, and vines having alternate, simple or pinnate leaves, conspicuous flowers, and fruit in the form of a berry or capsule, and including belladonna, eggplant, nightshade, peppers of the genus Capsicum, petunia, potato, tobacco, and tomato.
  • nothing less than — You can use nothing less than to emphasize your next words, often indicating that something seems very surprising or important.
  • old age pensioner — An old age pensioner is a person who is old enough to receive an pension from their employer or the government.
  • osculating circle — circle of curvature.
  • partially sighted — unable to see properly so that even with corrective aids normal activities are prevented or seriously hindered
  • pascal's triangle — a triangular arrangement of the binomial coefficients of the expansion (x + y) n for positive integral values of n.
  • pillion passenger — a person who travels in a seat or place behind the rider of a motorcycle, scooter, horse, etc
  • postural drainage — a therapy for clearing congested lungs by placing the patient in a position for drainage by gravity, often accompanied by percussion with hollowed hands.
  • pseudepigraphical — certain writings (other than the canonical books and the Apocrypha) professing to be Biblical in character.
  • pseudo-biological — pertaining to biology.
  • pyroligneous acid — a yellowish, acidic, water-soluble liquid, containing about 10 percent acetic acid, obtained by the destructive distillation of wood: used for smoking meats.
  • quasi-legislative — having the function of making laws: a legislative body.
  • rectangle slinger — polygon pusher
  • rio grande do sul — a state in S Brazil. 107,923 sq. mi. (279,520 sq. km). Capital: Pôrto Alegre.
  • salt negotiations — international diplomatic discussions carried out in connection with SALT
  • salt-rising bread — a kind of bread leavened with a fermented mixture of salted milk, cornmeal, flour, sugar, and soda.
  • scarlet lightning — scarlet lychnis.
  • secondary glazing — insulation by means of a second pane of glass, or a sheet of plastic: a simple form of double glazing
  • secondary sealing — Secondary sealing is a system of wiper seals used in floating roof tanks.
  • self-aggrandizing — increase of one's own power, wealth, etc., usually aggressively.
  • self-depreciating — self-deprecating.
  • self-entertaining — affording entertainment; amusing; diverting: We spent an entertaining evening at the theater.
  • self-flagellation — the act or process of flagellating.
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