17-letter words containing o, m, e, g, a
- computer language — programming language
- congregationalism — a system of Christian doctrines and ecclesiastical government in which each congregation is self-governing and maintains bonds of faith with other similar local congregations
- consumer sampling — a research technique in which targeted consumers are polled or tested for their receptiveness to a product or service
- consumer watchdog — an organization or government agency that campaigns for consumers
- content marketing — marketing that tries to attract customers by distributing informational content potentially useful to the target audience, rather than by advertising products and services in the traditional way: content marketing through blogs and email newsletters.
- controlling image — a literary device employing repetition so as to stress the theme of a work or a particular symbol.
- counter-migration — a migration in the opposite direction.
- country gentleman — a rich man with an estate in the country
- cumulative voting — a system of voting in which each elector has as many votes as there are candidates in his constituency. Votes may all be cast for one candidate or distributed among several
- customs brokerage — the work of a customs broker
- cytomegaloviruses — Plural form of cytomegalovirus.
- damage limitation — Damage limitation is action that is taken to make the bad results of something as small as possible, when it is impossible to avoid bad results completely.
- demythologization — The act of demythologizing, or something demythologized.
- dendroclimatology — The science that uses dendrochronology to reconstruct historical climate conditions.
- development grant — a grant awarded, esp by a government, to a person or company in order to fund the development of a new product
- dihydroergotamine — an ergot alkaloid, C 33 H 37 N 5 O 5 , used in the treatment of various types of migraine headache.
- dog in the manger — a person who selfishly keeps something that he or she does not really need or want so that others may not use or enjoy it.
- echoencephalogram — a graphic record produced by an echoencephalograph.
- election campaign — efforts to promote party or candidate to voters
- electrocardiogram — A record or display of a person’s heartbeat produced by electrocardiography.
- electrometallurgy — metallurgy involving the use of electric-arc furnaces, electrolysis, and other electrical operations
- electromyographic — Using electromyography.
- electroretinogram — A record of the electrical activity of the retina, used in medical diagnosis and research.
- emergency rations — food and drink that is designated for use in an emergency: for example, in a famine, after a plane crash, when hill-walkers or mountaineers are stranded, etc.
- emissions trading — the buying and selling of allowances for pollutant emissions
- emotional baggage — burden of personal experience
- employment agency — company: finds jobs
- epidemiologically — With regard to epidemiology.
- epistemologically — In a manner that pertains to epistemology.
- ethnopharmacology — The scientific study correlating ethnic groups, their health, and how it relates to their physical habits and methodology in creating and using medicines.
- exfoliating cream — a granular cosmetic preparation that removes dead cells from the skin's surface
- facsimile catalog — a catalog that includes small reproductions of the items listed, as paintings, slides, designs, or the like.
- fitness programme — a plan to help someone improve their health and physical condition
- footmen's gallery — the rearmost section of seats in the balcony of an English theater, especially in the late 17th and early 18th centuries.
- free-body diagram — A free-body diagram is a diagram of a structure in which all supports are replaced by forces.
- garden mignonette — a Mediterranean plant, Resida odorata, which has spikes of small greenish-white flowers with prominent anthers
- garlic mayonnaise — mayonnaise flavoured with garlic
- gastroenterostomy — the making of a new passage between the stomach and the duodenum (gastroduodenostomy) or, especially, the jejunum (gastrojejunostomy)
- gastrojejunostomy — See under gastroenterostomy.
- general admission — an admission charge for unreserved seats at a theatrical performance, sports event, etc.
- general sarmiento — a city in E Argentina, a suburb of Buenos Aires.
- genetic algorithm — (GA) An evolutionary algorithm which generates each individual from some encoded form known as a "chromosome" or "genome". Chromosomes are combined or mutated to breed new individuals. "Crossover", the kind of recombination of chromosomes found in sexual reproduction in nature, is often also used in GAs. Here, an offspring's chromosome is created by joining segments choosen alternately from each of two parents' chromosomes which are of fixed length. GAs are useful for multidimensional optimisation problems in which the chromosome can encode the values for the different variables being optimised.
- geographical mile — nautical mile.
- geomagnetic storm — magnetic storm.
- geothermal energy — Geothermal energy is energy from temperature differences inside the earth's crust.
- giovanni demedici — Catherine de', Catherine de Médicis.
- glove compartment — a compartment in the dashboard of an automobile for storing small items.
- go on the rampage — If people go on the rampage, they rush about in a wild or violent way, causing damage or destruction.
- go the extra mile — make an exceptional effort
- gomez de la serna — Ramón [rah-mawn] /rɑˈmɔn/ (Show IPA), ("Ramón") 1888–1963, Spanish novelist, dramatist, biographer, and critic.