17-letter words containing n, g, a

normal orthogonal — orthonormal.
northeast passage — a ship route along the N coast of Europe and Asia, between the North Sea and the Pacific.
northern michigan — the peninsula between lakes Superior and Michigan constituting the N part of Michigan. Abbreviation: U.P.
northwest passage — a ship route along the Arctic coast of Canada and Alaska, joining the Atlantic and Pacific oceans.
norwegian current — an ocean current formed from the terminus of the North Atlantic Current, flowing N along the Norwegian coast into the Barents Sea.
not lift a finger — any of the terminal members of the hand, especially one other than the thumb.
nothing less than — You can use nothing less than to emphasize your next words, often indicating that something seems very surprising or important.
nothing more than — merely, solely
numbering machine — a handheld device for stamping numbers onto objects
nursing auxiliary — someone who performs duties such as washing and dressing patients, making beds, etc, in an establishment such as a hospital
ocean engineering — the branch of engineering that deals with the development of equipment and techniques for the exploration of the ocean floor and exploitation of its resources.
oceanographically — In terms of oceanography.
old age pensioner — An old age pensioner is a person who is old enough to receive an pension from their employer or the government.
on a razor's edge — in an acute dilemma
on speaking terms — the act, utterance, or discourse of a person who speaks.
on the pig's back — successful; established
on the wrong tack — a short, sharp-pointed nail, usually with a flat, broad head.
on-street parking — parking (of a car, vehicle, etc) that is or is allowed to be done on a street
open-end mortgage — a mortgage agreement against which new sums of money may be borrowed under certain conditions.
opening arguments — the statements or arguments provided by lawyers at the beginning of a trial
operating theatre — An operating theatre is a special room in a hospital where surgeons carry out medical operations.
optical computing — (hardware) (Or "Optical Signal Processing") Operating on data represented using electromagnetic radiation, e.g. visible light, instead of the electrical signals used in a conventional electronic digital computer. Electronic digital computers are built from transistors. These form components that store data and logic gates that perform the low-level Boolean operations such as AND, OR and NOT that are the basis of all digital computation. The optical equivalent requires material with a non-linear refractive index such that light beams can interact with each other to perform the same Boolean operations. Though the photons that carry optical signals offer some theoretical advantages over the electrons that carry electronic signals, there are many practical problems that would have to be overcome before optical computing could compete in terms of cost, power and speed.
orange flower oil — neroli oil.
orange free state — a province in central Republic of South Africa: a Boer republic 1854–1900; a British colony (Orange River Colony, ) 1900–10. 49,647 sq. mi. (128,586 sq. km). Capital: Bloemfontein.
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.
organ-pipe cactus — a treelike or columnar cactus, Lemaireocereus marginatus, of Mexico, having a central, erect spine surrounded by spreading spines in clusters of five to eight, and funnel-shaped, brownish-purple flowers.
organic chemistry — the branch of chemistry, originally limited to substances found only in living organisms, dealing with the compounds of carbon.
organic psychosis — a severe mental illness produced by damage to the brain, as a result of poisoning, alcoholism, disease, etc
organized ferment — ferment (def 1).
organized militia — a former military organization functioning under both state and federal authority.
organophosphorous — Misspelling of organophosphorus.
orthogonal matrix — a matrix that is the inverse of its transpose so that any two rows or any two columns are orthogonal vectors
orthogonalization — (mathematics) The process of converting a set of functions or vectors into orthogonal ones.
osculating circle — circle of curvature.
otolaryngological — Pertaining to otolaryngology.
otolaryngologists — Plural form of otolaryngologist.
outline agreement — a contract, etc, setting out the preliminary terms or guidelines for an agreement; a preliminary agreement
overhead lighting — lighting which throws light downwards by being situated on the ceiling or having a downward shade, etc
oversquare engine — An oversquare engine is an engine which has a cylinder bore that is larger than its stroke.
packaging company — a company that packages goods on behalf of the producer
painted greenling — a greenling, Oxylebius pictus, inhabiting the Pacific coastal waters of North America, having a whitish body marked with black bands.
paleoanthropology — the study of the origins and predecessors of the present human species, using fossils and other remains.
papua new guinean — a native or inhabitant of Papua New Guinea.
papua-new-guinean — an inhabitant or native of Papua New Guinea
paradise regained — an epic poem (1671) by John Milton.
paralysis agitans — Parkinson's disease
parathyroid gland — any of several small oval glands usually lying near or embedded in the thyroid gland.
paratungstic acid — an oxyacid acid of tungsten. Formula: H10W12O14
parking attendant — a person who works for a traffic control agency and who issues tickets for parking violations
pascal's triangle — a triangular arrangement of the binomial coefficients of the expansion (x + y) n for positive integral values of n.

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