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17-letter words containing n, e, g, l, c

  • neuropsychologist — A neurologist or psychologist whose speciality is neuropsychology.
  • oceanographically — In terms of oceanography.
  • once over lightly — a hasty or superficial treatment, look, examination, etc.; once-over: The maid gave the room the once-over-lightly.
  • once-over-lightly — a hasty or superficial treatment, look, examination, etc.; once-over: The maid gave the room the once-over-lightly.
  • oregon crab apple — a shrub or small tree, Malus fusca, of the rose family, of the northwestern coast of North America, having hairy leaves, white flowers, and yellow or green oblong fruit.
  • osculating circle — circle of curvature.
  • pascal's triangle — a triangular arrangement of the binomial coefficients of the expansion (x + y) n for positive integral values of n.
  • phonological rule — an operation in generative phonology that substitutes one sound or class of sounds for another in a phonological derivation.
  • pre-technological — of or relating to technology; relating to science and industry.
  • propelling pencil — a pencil consisting of a metal or plastic case containing a replaceable lead. As the point is worn away the lead can be extended, usually by turning part of the case
  • publicity-seeking — eager to attract publicity
  • 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.
  • pythagorean scale — the major scale as derived acoustically by Pythagoras from the perfect fifth.
  • receding hairline — hair that is thinning at the front
  • receiving blanket — a small blanket, usually of cotton, for wrapping an infant, especially following a bath.
  • recreational drug — drug taken for pleasure
  • rectangle slinger — polygon pusher
  • recurring decimal — Mathematics. repeating decimal.
  • regulated tenancy — (in Britain) the letting of a dwelling by a nonresident private landlord, usually at a registered fair rent, from which the landlord cannot evict the tenant without a possession order from a court
  • repeating decimal — a decimal numeral that, after a certain point, consists of a group of one or more digits repeated ad infinitum, as 2.33333 …. or 23.0218181818 ….
  • rocket technology — the technology of the design, operation, maintenance, and launching of rockets
  • row-level locking — (database)   A technique used in database management systems, where a row is locked for writing to prevent other users from accessing data being while it is being updated. Other techniques are table locking and MVCC.
  • scarlet lightning — scarlet lychnis.
  • sea grant college — a college or university doing research on marine resources under the U.S. National Sea Grant College and Program Act of 1966.
  • 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.
  • secretary-general — the head or chief administrative officer of a secretariat.
  • self-acknowledged — widely recognized; generally accepted: an acknowledged authority on Chinese art.
  • self-conditioning — Also called operant conditioning, instrumental conditioning. a process of changing behavior by rewarding or punishing a subject each time an action is performed until the subject associates the action with pleasure or distress.
  • self-constituting — to compose; form: mortar constituted of lime and sand.
  • self-depreciating — self-deprecating.
  • self-significance — importance; consequence: the significance of the new treaty.
  • sentencing circle — a method of dispensing justice amongst native Canadian peoples involving discussion between offenders, victims, and members of the community
  • shipping articles — articles of agreement.
  • shoestring tackle — a tackle made around the ankles of the ball carrier.
  • single-track road — a road that is only wide enough for one vehicle
  • sleeping sickness — Also called African sleeping sickness, African trypanosomiasis. a generally fatal disease, common in parts of Africa, characterized by fever, wasting, and progressive lethargy: caused by a parasitic protozoan, Trypanosoma gambiense or T. rhodesiense, that is carried by a tsetse fly, Glossina palpalis.
  • smarandache logic — neutrosophic logic
  • social networking — the development of social and professional contacts; the sharing of information and services among people with a common interest.
  • solicitor general — a law officer who maintains the rights of the state in suits affecting the public interest, next in rank to the attorney general.
  • special messenger — a postal worker who delivers mail by special delivery
  • special schooling — the system of educating children with special needs in schools designed to meet their needs
  • spherical polygon — a closed figure formed by arcs of great circles on a spherical surface.
  • 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
  • surgical dressing — a dressing made of cotton, used for incisions made during surgery
  • swaddling clothes — cloth for wrapping around a baby
  • 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.
  • synthetic biology — the application of computer science techniques to create artificial biological systems
  • teaching hospital — a hospital associated with a medical college and offering clinical and other facilities to those in various areas of medical study, as students, interns, and residents.
  • technical college — school of further and vocational education
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