21-letter words containing n, a, g, m, i
- electromagnetic field — a field of force associated with a moving electric charge equivalent to an electric field and a magnetic field at right angles to each other and to the direction of propagation
- electromagnetic pulse — a surge of electromagnetic radiation, esp one resulting from a nuclear explosion, which can disrupt electronic devices and, occasionally, larger structures and equipment
- empire state building — New York City skyscraper
- faculty board meeting — a meeting of the governing body of a faculty
- fragmentation grenade — a grenade with a heavy metal casing that shatters, on exploding, into fragments that travel at high speed and with great force.
- framing specification — A specification of the "protocol bits" that surround the "data bits" on a communications channel to allow the data to be "framed" into chunks, like start and stop bits in EIA-232. It allows a receiver to synchronize at points along the data stream.
- franco-belgian system — French system.
- fuming sulphuric acid — a mixture of pyrosulphuric acid, H2S2O7, and other condensed acids, made by dissolving sulphur trioxide in concentrated sulphuric acid
- gastrohepatic omentum — lesser omentum.
- gender disappointment — a feeling of depression or anxiety experienced by an expectant parent when the gender of the baby does not match his or her preference
- general court-martial — a court-martial having the authority to try any offense against military law and to impose a sentence of dishonorable discharge or of death when provided by law.
- general of the armies — a special rank held by John J. Pershing, equivalent to general of the army.
- genetic amplification — an increase in the frequency of replication of a DNA segment.
- get in someone's hair — any of the numerous fine, usually cylindrical, keratinous filaments growing from the skin of humans and animals; a pilus.
- give place to someone — to make room for or be superseded by someone
- give someone a leg up — to help someone to climb an obstacle by pushing upwards
- give someone a tinkle — to call someone on the telephone
- give someone his head — to allow a person greater freedom or responsibility
- give someone the gate — a movable barrier, usually on hinges, closing an opening in a fence, wall, or other enclosure.
- glen of imaal terrier — a strongly-built medium-sized variety of terrier with a medium-length coat and short forelegs
- government in waiting — a political group which is hoping to be elected to govern in the near future
- grammatical inference — Deducing a grammar from given examples. Also known as "inductive inference" and recently as "computational learning".
- great smoky mountains — the W part of the Appalachians, in W North Carolina and E Tennessee. Highest peak: Clingman's Dome, 2024 m (6642 ft)
- gretna green marriage — marriage without parental consent; elopement.
- ground-effect machine — ACV (def 2).
- have it coming to one — to deserve what one is about to suffer
- highest common factor — greatest common divisor. Abbreviation: H.C.F.
- homogeneous catalysis — Homogeneous catalysis is catalysis in which the catalyst takes part in the reaction that it increases.
- human rights activist — a person who campaigns for human rights
- humanistic psychology — an approach to psychology that emphasizes emotions and the better understanding of the self in terms of observation of oneself and one's relations with others
- hypogammaglobulinemia — A type of immune disorder characterised by a reduction in all types of gamma globulins.
- in good circumstances — (of a person) in a good financial situation
- information gathering — the process of collecting information about something
- inner spring mattress — a mattress with a system of wire coils or springs inside for buoyancy or comfort purposes
- instrumental learning — a method of training in which the reinforcement is made contingent on the occurrence of the response
- investment management — the process of managing business investments
- kicking and screaming — If you say that someone is dragged kicking and screaming into a particular course of action, you are emphasizing that they are very unwilling to do what they are being made to do.
- knights of st columba — an international, semi-secret fraternal and charitable order for Catholic laymen, which originated in New Haven, Connecticut in 1882 (the Knights of Columbus)
- lateral magnification — the ratio of the height of the image to the height of the object in a lens or other optical system.
- long-term liabilities — Long-term liabilities are debts that a company does not have to pay back for a year or more.
- madagascar aquamarine — a form of blue beryl from Madagascar, used as a gemstone
- madagascar periwinkle — a plant, Catharanthus roseus (or Vinca rosea), cultivated for its glossy foliage and pink or white flowers.
- magnesium trisilicate — a white, fine, odorless and tasteless powder, Mg 2 O 8 Si 3 ⋅nH 2 O, used industrially to absorb odors and decolorize and pharmaceutically as an antacid.
- magnetic flux density — Also called magnetic flux density. a vector quantity used as a measure of a magnetic field. Symbol: B.
- magnetic permeability — permeability (def 2).
- magneto-optical drive — magneto-optical disk
- magnetocaloric effect — an increase or decrease of the temperature of a thermally isolated magnetic substance accompanying an increase or decrease in the intensity of a magnetic field.
- magnetofluid dynamics — magnetohydrodynamics.
- magnetoplasmadynamics — magnetohydrodynamics.
- magnificent riflebird — a bird of paradise, Craspedophora magnifica