18-letter words containing r, o, s, e

fixed-focus camera — a camera with an unadjustable focal length and with a relatively large depth of field.
fixed-radio access — Wireless Local Loop
flowers of sulphur — minute crystals of sulphur obtained by condensing sulphur vapour on a cold surface
fluorescent screen — a transparent screen coated on one side with a phosphor that fluoresces when exposed to X-rays or cathode rays
fluorodeoxyglucose — (carbohydrate) A fluorine analog of glucose that is used in positron emission tomography.
football supporter — a person who supports a particular football team
for heaven's sake! — a mild exclamation of surprise, annoyance, etc.
for the rest of us — (abuse) (From the Macintosh slogan "The computer for the rest of us") 1. Used to describe a spiffy product whose affordability shames other comparable products, or (more often) used sarcastically to describe spiffy but very overpriced products. 2. Describes a program with a limited interface, deliberately limited capabilities, non-orthogonality, inability to compose primitives, or any other limitation designed to not "confuse" a naïve user. This places an upper bound on how far that user can go before the program begins to get in the way of the task instead of helping accomplish it. Used in reference to Macintosh software which doesn't provide obvious capabilities because it is thought that the poor luser might not be able to handle them. Becomes "the rest of *them*" when used in third-party reference; thus, "Yes, it is an attractive program, but it's designed for The Rest Of Them" means a program that superficially looks neat but has no depth beyond the surface flash. See also point-and-drool interface, user-friendly.
forced perspective — the use of objects or images that are larger or smaller than they should be, to suggest that they are nearer or further away than they really are
foreign investment — investment from foreign countries
forensic chemistry — the application of facts concerning chemistry to questions of civil and criminal law.
forensic scientist — science expert: provides evidence
forethoughtfulness — The condition of being forethoughtful.
forwarding address — address for mail to be sent on
fracture toughness — The fracture toughness of a material is how likely it is to resist fracture.
fragile x syndrome — a widespread form of mental retardation caused by a faulty gene on the X chromosome.
fragile-x syndrome — an inherited condition characterized by learning disability: affected individuals have an X-chromosome that is easily damaged under certain conditions
frederick douglass — Frederick, 1817–95, U.S. ex-slave, abolitionist, and orator.
frequency response — the effectiveness with which a circuit, device, or system processes and transmits signals fed into it, as a function of the signal frequency.
from stem to stern — If something happens from stem to stern on a boat, it involves the whole of the boat.
from the housetops — publicly and widely
front of the house — façade of residential building, house front
ftp software, inc. — (company) Developers of the original PC/TCP Packet Driver specification. Address: 26 Princess St. Wakefield, MA 01880-3004. Telephone: +1 (617) 246 0900.
fuller rose beetle — a beetle, Pantomorus godmani, that feeds on the leaves of roses as well as on those of citrus and other fruit trees.
funding operations — the conversion of government floating stock or short-term debt into holdings of long-term bonds
funeral procession — ceremonial cortège at a burial
gamblers anonymous — an organization that holds group meetings to help people who are addicted to gambling
garden loosestrife — any of various plants belonging to the genus Lysimachia, of the primrose family, having clusters of usually yellow flowers, as L. vulgaris (garden loosestrife) or L. quadrifolia (whorled loosestrife)
gas-cooled reactor — a nuclear reactor using a gas as the coolant. In the Mark I type the coolant is carbon dioxide, the moderator is graphite, and the fuel is uranium cased in magnox
gastroduodenostomy — See under gastroenterostomy.
gastroenterologist — the study of the structure, functions, and diseases of digestive organs.
general confession — a prayer confessing sins
general precession — the precession that results from both lunisolar precession and planetary precession; precession of the equinoxes.
generating station — a power station
genetic algorithms — genetic algorithm
gensym corporation — (company) A company that supplies software and services for intelligent operations management. Common applications include quality management, process optimisation, dynamic scheduling, network management, energy and environmental management, and process modelling and simulation. Their products include G2.
geodetic surveying — the surveying of the earth's surface, making allowance for its curvature and giving an accurate framework for smaller-scale surveys
geometrical optics — the branch of optics dealing with light as rays, especially in the study of the effects of lenses and mirrors on light beams and of their combination in optical instruments.
germline insertion — the insertion of cloned genes into the egg or sperm cell of an organism, using a gene transfer technique, in order to perpetuate a desired trait in its descendants, as pest-resistance in a crop plant.
get on sb's nerves — irritate
get one's irish up — of, relating to, or characteristic of Ireland, its inhabitants, or their language.
give a person five — to greet or congratulate someone by slapping raised hands
give someone a row — to scold someone; tell someone off
give someone curry — to assault (a person) verbally or physically
glomerulonephritis — a kidney disease affecting the capillaries of the glomeruli, characterized by albuminuria, edema, and hypertension.
gnu superoptimiser — (GSO) A function sequence generator that uses an exhaustive generate-and-test approach to find the shortest instruction sequence for a given function. Written by Torbjorn Granlund <[email protected]> and Tom Wood. You have to tell the superoptimiser which function and which CPU you want to get code for. This is useful for compiler writers. FTP superopt-2.2.tar.Z from a GNU archive site. Generates code for DEC Alpha, SPARC, Intel 80386, 88000, RS/6000, 68000, 29000 and Pyramid (SP, AP and XP).
go with the stream — to conform to the accepted standards
going to jerusalem — musical chairs.
gooseneck barnacle — goose barnacle
government housing — housing owned and managed by the federal or state government, which is rented out to tenants, esp as a form of affordable housing

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