19-letter words containing r, e, g
- entitlement program — a government program providing defined sectors of the population with social benefits
- equatorial mounting — an astronomical telescope mounting that allows motion of the telescope about two mutually perpendicular axes, one of which is parallel to the earth's axis
- error-based testing — (programming) Testing where information about programming style, error-prone language constructs, and other programming knowledge is applied to select test data capable of detecting faults, either a specified class of faults or all possible faults.
- essence of bergamot — a fragrant essential oil from the fruit rind of this plant, used in perfumery and some teas (including Earl Grey)
- euclidean algorithm — Euclid's Algorithm
- evaluation strategy — reduction strategy
- evaporative cooling — a method of reducing temperature that uses evaporation
- executive agreement — an agreement made between the US President and the head of a foreign state, having the effect of a treaty
- executive privilege — Executive privilege is the right that a member of the executive branch of government has to withhold information about matters that they consider to be confidential.
- exophthalmic goiter — a disease of unknown cause characterized by enlargement of the thyroid gland, overproduction of the thyroid hormone, and abnormal protrusion of the eyeballs
- exophthalmic goitre — a form of hyperthyroidism characterized by enlargement of the thyroid gland, protrusion of the eyeballs, increased basal metabolic rate, and weight loss
- extreme programming — a discipline of software engineering following a specific structure, designed to simplify and speed up the development process
- feather-tail glider — pygmy glider.
- feel strongly about — to have decided opinions concerning
- fighter-interceptor — a fighter plane used for the defense of a region against air attack, especially by attacking bombers.
- figurative language — language that contains or uses figures of speech, especially metaphors.
- finger on the pulse — If you have your finger on the pulse of something, you know all the latest opinions or developments concerning it.
- finite differencing — strength reduction
- first degree murder — the most serious category of murder
- first-degree murder — Law. the killing of another human being under conditions specifically covered in law. In the U.S., special statutory definitions include murder committed with malice aforethought, characterized by deliberation or premeditation or occurring during the commission of another serious crime, as robbery or arson (first-degree murder) and murder by intent but without deliberation or premeditation (second-degree murder)
- fixed exchange rate — finance: set rate of exchange
- fixed-rate mortgage — a home mortgage for which equal monthly payments of interest and principal are paid over the life of the loan, usually for a term of 30 years.
- fixed-wing aircraft — a heavier-than-air aircraft capable of flight whose lift is generated not by wing motion relative to the aircraft, but by forward motion through the air
- floating restaurant — a boat or ship that has been converted for use as a restaurant
- flowering raspberry — a shrub, Rubus ordoratus, of eastern North America, having loose clusters of showy purplish or rose-purple flowers and inedible, dry, red fruit.
- foregone conclusion — an inevitable conclusion or result.
- fortification agate — an agate, used as a gem, having polygonal banding such that it suggests the plan of a bastion.
- forward engineering — (process) The traditional process of moving from high-level abstractions and logical, implementation-independent designs to the physical implementation of a system. Contrast reverse engineering.
- forward integration — the acquisition of all or part of a distribution chain by a firm that sells the goods distributed, so that the firm becomes or become closer to the direct seller of the goods
- framework agreement — an agreement that sets the limits and scope for further negotiation, discussion, etc
- frederick the great — Frederick I (def 2).
- free alongside quay — (of a shipment of goods) delivered to the quay without charge to the buyer
- free alongside ship — (of a shipment of goods) delivered to the dock without charge to the buyer, but excluding the cost of loading onto the vessel
- freezing injunction — an order enabling the court to freeze the assets of a defendant, esp to prevent him or her taking them abroad
- from rags to riches — a worthless piece of cloth, especially one that is torn or worn.
- front-end financing — money or costs required or incurred in advance of a project in order to get it under way
- front-fastening bra — a bra which is fastened together at the front of the body
- frontier technology — innovative or new technology
- future date testing — (testing) The process of setting a computer's date to a future date to test a program's (expected or unexpected) date sensitivity. Future date testing only shows the effects of dates on the computer(s) under scrutiny, it does not take into account knock-on effects of dates on other connected systems.
- gaius julius caesar — Gaius [gey-uh s] /ˈgeɪ əs/ (Show IPA), (or Caius) [key-uh s] /ˈkeɪ əs/ (Show IPA), Julius, c100–44 b.c, Roman general, statesman, and historian.
- galactic coordinate — Usually, galactic coordinates. a member of a system of coordinates that define the position of a celestial body with reference to the Milky Way.
- gas central heating — a system of central heating fuelled by combustible gas
- gastrocolic omentum — the peritoneal fold attached to the stomach and the colon and hanging over the small intestine.
- gastroenterocolitis — (medicine) inflammation of the stomach, small intestines, and colon.
- gastroenterological — Of or pertaining to gastroenterology.
- gedanken experiment — thought experiment.
- gel electrophoresis — a technique for separating protein molecules of varying sizes in a mixture by moving them through a block of gel, as of agarose or polyacrylamide, by means of an electric field, with smaller molecules moving faster and therefore farther than larger ones.
- gender reassignment — the alteration, by surgery and hormone treatments, of a person's physical sex characteristics to approximate those of the opposite sex: Born male, she now lives as a woman but has no plans for a sex change.
- general anaesthesia — the use of a general anaesthetic
- general anaesthetic — sth administered to induce unconsciousness