19-letter words containing n, o, g, e

national government — A national government is a government with members from more than one political party, especially one that is formed during a crisis.
negation by failure — An extralogical feature of Prolog and other logic programming languages in which failure of unification is treated as establishing the negation of a relation. For example, if Ronald Reagan is not in our database and we asked if he was an American, Prolog would answer "no".
negative income tax — a system of income subsidy through which persons having less than a certain annual income receive money from the government rather than pay taxes to it.
neighbourhood watch — a scheme under which members of a community agree together to take responsibility for keeping an eye on each other's property, as a way of preventing crime
nerve growth factor — a protein that promotes the growth, organization, and maintenance of sympathetic and some sensory nerve cells. Abbreviation: NGF.
neuropathologically — In a neuropathologic way.
new general catalog — a catalog of star clusters, galaxies, and other non-stellar objects, published in 1888
next door neighbour — a person who lives in the house, flat, etc, next to one's home
niagara-on-the-lake — a town in SE Ontario, in S Canada, on Lake Ontario, at the mouth of the Niagara River, on the border between Canada and New York.
night-scented stock — a plant, Matthiola bicornis, of the genus Matthiola, of the Mediterranean region, cultivated for its brightly coloured flowers: Brassicaceae (crucifers)
no shrinking violet — If you say that someone is no shrinking violet, you mean that they are not at all shy.
no strings attached — without conditions
non-distinguishable — to mark off as different (often followed by from or by): He was distinguished from the other boys by his height.
nonproprietary drug — A nonproprietary drug is a generic drug that is essentially similar to a drug with a brand name.
northern hog sucker — black sucker.
not care/give a fig — If you say that someone doesn't care a fig or doesn't give a fig about something, you are emphasizing that they think it is unimportant or that they are not interested in it.
not for much longer — if something will not happen for much longer, it will soon stop happening
nothing of the kind — not that
nothing of the sort — not at all as described
noughts and crosses — tick-tack-toe (def 1).
noughts-and-crosses — tick-tack-toe (def 1).
nuits-saint-georges — a fine red wine produced near the town of Nuits-Saint-Georges in Burgundy
oak-leaved geranium — a geranium, Pelargonium quercifolium, of southern Africa, having oaklike leaves with purple veins and sparse clusters of purple flowers with darker markings.
old english pattern — a spoon pattern having a stem curving backward at the end.
on one's high horse — acting in an arrogant, haughty, or disdainful manner
on one's own ground — If you are on your own ground, you are in a place or situation in which you feel confident because you are very familiar with it.
on the razor's edge — a sharp-edged instrument used especially for shaving the face or trimming the hair.
on-the-job training — apprenticeship, learning by doing
one of those things — something that cannot be avoided, helped, changed, etc.
open the floodgates — If events open the floodgates to something, they make it possible for that thing to happen much more often or much more seriously than before.
open-angle glaucoma — Ophthalmology. abnormally high fluid pressure in the eye, most commonly caused either by blockage of the channel through which aqueous humor drains (open-angle glaucoma or chronic glaucoma) or by pressure of the iris against the lens, which traps the aqueous humor (angle-closure glaucoma or acute glaucoma)
operational testing — (testing) A US DoD term for testing performed by the end-user on software in its normal operating environment.
optimising compiler — (programming, tool) compiler which attempts to analyse the code it produces and to produce more efficient code by performing program transformation such as branch elimination, partial evaluation, or peep-hole optimisation. Contrast pessimising compiler.
orange flower water — a distilled infusion of orange blossom, used in cakes, confectionery, etc
orthopaedic surgeon — a surgeon specializing in the branch of surgery concerned with disorders of the spine and joints and the repair of deformities of these parts
outplacement agency — an agency that provides counselling and careers advice, esp to redundant executives, which is paid for by their previous employer
paleoanthropologist — the study of the origins and predecessors of the present human species, using fossils and other remains.
parallel processing — extending in the same direction, equidistant at all points, and never converging or diverging: parallel rows of trees.
parthenogenetically — development of an egg without fertilization.
particle technology — Particle technology is knowledge and study which relates to particles, and is used in industry.
parting of the ways — When there is a parting of the ways, two or more people or groups of people stop working together or travelling together.
pastoral counseling — the use of psychotherapeutic techniques by trained members of the clergy to assist parishioners who seek help for personal or emotional problems.
pattern recognition — the automated identification of shapes or forms or patterns of speech.
pedestrian crossing — place to cross road
percussion drilling — Percussion drilling is a drilling method which involves lifting and dropping heavy tools to break rock, and uses steel casing tubes to stop the borehole from collapsing.
performance figures — the statistics that indicate how well or badly a company or organization has performed
performance targets — the expected or predicted success level of an individual, company or organization
personal belongings — possessions; things that belong to someone
philippine mahogany — any of several Philippine trees of the genus Shorea and related genera, having brown or reddish wood used as lumber and in cabinetry.
photodisintegration — the disintegration of a nucleus, induced by its absorption of a photon.

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