17-letter words containing r, e, l, n, g

distance learning — education in which students receive instruction over the Internet, from a video, etc., instead of going to school.
distillers' grain — a by-product of the distillation process for making whisky, used as an animal foodstuff
douglas engelbart — (person) Douglas C. Engelbart, the inventor of the mouse. On 1968-12-09, Douglas C. Engelbart and the group of 17 researchers working with him in the Augmentation Research Center at Stanford Research Institute in Menlo Park, California, USA, presented a 90-minute live public demonstration of the on live system, NLS, they had been working on since 1962. The presentation was a session in the of the Fall Joint Computer Conference held at the Convention Center in San Francisco, and it was attended by about 1000 computer professionals. This was the public debut of the computer mouse, hypertext, object addressing, dynamic file linking and shared-screen collaboration involving two persons at different sites communicating over a network with audio and video interface. The original 90-minute video: Hyperlinks, Mouse, Web-board.
early closing day — a day on which most shops in a town or area close after lunch
echoencephalogram — a graphic record produced by an echoencephalograph.
electric strength — the maximum voltage sustainable by an insulating material, after which it loses its insulating properties
electronegativity — The tendency, or a measure of the ability, of an atom or molecule to attract electrons and thus form bonds.
electroretinogram — A record of the electrical activity of the retina, used in medical diagnosis and research.
electrotechnology — the technological use of electric power
elliptical spring — An elliptical spring is a spring that is made from two springs in the shape of elongated ovals laid cut in half and back-to-back.
emergency landing — an occasion when a place is forced to land: for example, because of a mechanical fault, bad weather, terrorism, etc.
english breakfast — An English breakfast is a breakfast consisting of cooked food such as bacon, eggs, sausages, and tomatoes. It also includes toast and tea or coffee.
enlarged prostate — disorder of male reproductive gland
enrolment figures — the numbers of people enrolling at an institution, on a course, etc
equatorial guinea — a republic of W Africa, consisting of Río Muni on the mainland and the island of Bioko in the Gulf of Guinea, with four smaller islands: ceded by Portugal to Spain in 1778; gained independence in 1968. Official languages: Spanish and French. Religion: Roman Catholic majority. Currency: franc. Capital: Malabo. Pop: 704 000 (2013 est). Area: 28 049 sq km (10 830 sq miles)
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
explosive forming — a rapid method of forming a metal object in which components are made by subjecting the metal to very high pressures generated by a controlled explosion
farthingale chair — an English chair of c1600 having no arms, a straight and low back, and a high seat.
fear and loathing — (Hunter S. Thompson) A state inspired by the prospect of dealing with certain real-world systems and standards that are totally brain-damaged but ubiquitous - Intel 8086s, COBOL, EBCDIC, or any IBM machine except the Rios (also known as the RS/6000).
ferrimagnetically — In a ferrimagnetic manner.
financial manager — a person responsible for the supervision and handling of the financial affairs of an organization
fingerling potato — a finger-shaped potato
fingertip control — control exercised through your fingertips, e.g. by touching a touchscreen
flagrante delicto — Law. in the very act of committing the offense.
flight instrument — any instrument used to indicate the altitude, attitude, airspeed, drift, or direction of an aircraft.
floating currency — a currency that is free to fluctuate against other currencies in accordance with market forces
flowering currant — an ornamental shrub, Ribes sanguineum, growing to 2 to 3 metres (6 to 9ft) in height, with red, crimson, yellow, or white flowers: family Saxifragaceae
flowering dogwood — a North American dogwood tree, Cornus florida, having small greenish flowers in the spring, surrounded by white or pink bracts that resemble petals: the state flower and the state tree of Virginia.
flowering tobacco — any plant belonging to the genus Nicotiana, of the nightshade family, as N. alata and N. sylvestris, having clusters of fragrant flowers that usually bloom at night, grown as an ornamental.
fluorescent light — a fluorescent lamp in domestic or commercial use; a fluorescent strip
folie de grandeur — a delusion of grandeur; megalomania.
footmen's gallery — the rearmost section of seats in the balcony of an English theater, especially in the late 17th and early 18th centuries.
foreign relations — (used with a singular verb) the field of foreign affairs: an expert in foreign relations.
four-star general — high-ranking military officer
freewill offering — a voluntary religious contribution made in addition to what may be expected or required.
frequency polygon — a frequency curve consisting of connected line segments formed by joining the midpoints of the upper edges of the rectangles in a histogram whose class intervals are of uniform length.
frostbite sailing — the sport of sailing in temperate latitudes during the winter despite cold weather.
full linear group — the group of all nonsingular linear transformations mapping a finite-dimensional vector space into itself.
garden heliotrope — the common valerian, Valeriana officinalis, especially when cultivated as an ornamental.
garlic mayonnaise — mayonnaise flavoured with garlic
gause's principle — the principle that similar species cannot coexist for long in the same ecological niche
genealogical tree — family tree.
general admission — an admission charge for unreserved seats at a theatrical performance, sports event, etc.
general discharge — a discharge from military service of a person who has served honorably but who has not met all the conditions of an honorable discharge.
general insurance — insurance (such as house insurance and car insurance) that does not insure someone's life
general knowledge — commonly known facts
general paralysis — a syphilitic brain disorder characterized by chronic inflammation and degeneration of cerebral tissue resulting in mental and physical deterioration.
general sarmiento — a city in E Argentina, a suburb of Buenos Aires.
general secretary — the chief administrator of an organization

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