19-letter words containing o, u, n

genetic counselling — the provision of advice for couples with a history of inherited disorders who wish to have children, including the likelihood of having affected children and the course and management of the disorder, etc
geneva nomenclature — an internationally accepted system for naming organic carbon compounds.
geomagnetic equator — an imaginary line on the earth's surface, the plane of which passes through the center and is midway between the geomagnetic poles.
get one's dander up — to become or to cause someone to become annoyed or angry
glorious revolution — the events of 1688–89 in England that resulted in the ousting of James II and the establishment of William III and Mary II as joint monarchs
go (on a) walkabout — If a king, queen, or other important person goes walkabout or goes on a walkabout, he or she walks through crowds in a public place in order to meet people in an informal way.
go down the tube(s) — If a business, economy, or institution goes down the tubes or goes down the tube, it fails or collapses completely.
go into liquidation — to close one's business by collecting assets and settling all debts
go jump in the lake — a body of fresh or salt water of considerable size, surrounded by land.
go out of one's way — manner, mode, or fashion: a new way of looking at a matter; to reply in a polite way.
go round in circles — to engage in energetic but fruitless activity
go to rack and ruin — If you say that a place is going to rack and ruin, you are emphasizing that it is slowly becoming less attractive or less pleasant because no-one is bothering to look after it.
go under the hammer — to be offered for sale by an auctioneer
goa, daman, and diu — an administrative territory of India, in the W part: formerly Portuguese India; annexed by India 1961. 1426 sq. mi. (3693 sq. km). Capital: Panjim.
godfrey of bouillon — (Duke of Lower Lorraine) 1060?–1100, French leader of the First Crusade 1096–99.
goes without saying — If something goes without saying, it is obvious.
goldbach conjecture — an unproved theorem that every even integer greater than 2 can be written as the sum of two prime numbers.
grand duke nicholas — of Cusa [kyoo-zuh] /ˈkyu zə/ (Show IPA), 1401–1464, German cardinal, mathematician, and philosopher. German Nikolaus von Cusa.
granuloma inguinale — a venereal disease marked by deep ulceration of the skin of the groin and external genitals, caused by the bacterium Calymmatobacterium granulomatis.
gratuitous contract — a contract for the benefit of only one of the parties, the other party receiving nothing as consideration.
green mountain boys — the members of the armed bands of Vermont organized in 1770 to oppose New York's territorial claims. Under Ethan Allen they won fame in the War of American Independence
greenhouse whitefly — See under whitefly.
grievance procedure — the established series of steps to be taken in dealing with a grievance raised with an employer by an employee
ground-plane aerial — a quarter-wave vertical dipole aerial in which the electrical image forming the other quarter-wave section is formed by reflection in a system of radially disposed metal rods or in a conductive sheet
gulf of carpentaria — a shallow inlet of the Arafura Sea, in N Australia between Arnhem Land and Cape York Peninsula
gulf of tehuantepec — an inlet of the Pacific on the south coast of the Isthmus of Tehuantepec in S Mexico
handlebar moustache — a man's moustache having long, curved ends that resemble the handlebars of a bicycle.
hate someone's guts — to hate someone intensely
haute vulgarisation — vulgarization, or popularization, on a higher level, esp. as done by academics, scholars, etc.
have one's blood up — to be or cause to be angry or inflamed
heart in your mouth — If your heart is in your mouth, you feel very excited, worried, or frightened.
heat of sublimation — the heat absorbed by one gram or unit mass of a substance in the process of changing, at a constant temperature and pressure, from a solid to a gaseous state. Compare sublime (def 10).
henry david thoreau — Henry David, 1817–62, U.S. naturalist and author.
hermitian conjugate — adjoint (def 2).
hexafluoroplatinate — (chemistry) The univalent anion PtF6- prepared by reacting platinum hexafluoride with certain metals or other elements.
hold up one's hands — to confess a mistake or misdeed
homme moyen sensuel — an average man, with average tastes and appetites
hop, skip, and jump — a short distance
hop, step, and jump — triple jump.
hound's-tooth check — a pattern of broken or jagged checks, used on a variety of fabrics.
house of correction — a place for the confinement and reform of persons convicted of minor offenses and not regarded as confirmed criminals.
house of councilors — the upper house of the Japanese diet.
household insurance — an arrangement in which you pay money to a company, and they pay money to you if your household goods are stolen or damaged
housing association — A housing association is an organization which owns houses and helps its members to rent or buy them more cheaply than on the open market.
housing development — a group of houses or apartments, usually of the same size and design, often erected on a tract of land by one builder and controlled by one management.
hudson river school — a group of American painters of the mid-19th century whose works are characterized by a highly romantic treatment of landscape, especially along the Hudson River.
human rights record — the facts that are known about the tendency of a country, regime, etc, to observe and protect human rights
humanist technology — (philosophy) Technology centered around the interests, needs, and well-being of humans.
huntington's chorea — a hereditary disease of the central nervous system characterized by brain deterioration and loss of control over voluntary movements, the symptoms usually appearing in the fourth decade of life.
hydropneumatization — utilization of air pressure in the housing of a water turbine to keep the level of water that has been used from rising to interfere with the rotor blades.

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