16-letter words containing r, u, n, i, g
- gaussian integer — a complex number of the form a + bi where a and b are integers.
- general solution — a solution to a differential equation that contains arbitrary, unevaluated constants.
- get into trouble — be punished for wrongdoing
- get on your wick — If you say that someone or something gets on your wick, you mean that they annoy and irritate you.
- gingerbread plum — a tree, Neocarya macrophylla, of western Africa, bearing a large, edible, starchy fruit.
- girls' night out — an evening spent outside of the home by a group of women
- gnu archive site — (body) The main GNU FTP archive is on gnu.org but copies ("mirrors") of some or all of the files there are also held on many other computers around the world. To avoid overloading gnu.org and the Internet you should FTP files from the machine closest to yours. Look for a directory like /pub/gnu, /mirrors/gnu, /systems/gnu or /archives/gnu.
- government issue — (often initial capital letter) issued or supplied by the government or one of its agencies.
- grand inquisitor — (often initial capital letters) the presiding officer of a court of inquisition.
- granulocytopenia — a diminished number of granulocytes in the blood, which occurs in certain forms of anaemia
- graphic language — For specifying graphic operations.
- green revolution — an increase in food production, especially in underdeveloped and developing nations, through the introduction of high-yield crop varieties and application of modern agricultural techniques.
- greyhound racing — a sport in which a mechanically propelled dummy hare is pursued by greyhounds around a race track
- grind your teeth — If you grind your teeth, you rub your upper and lower teeth together as though you are chewing something.
- gross misconduct — a proven crime in connection with employment that is serious enough to require dismissal
- group identifier — (operating system) (gid) A unique number, between 0 an 32767, identifying a set of users under Unix. Gids are found in the /etc/passwd and /etc/group databases (or their NIS equivalents) and one is also associated with each file, indicating the group to which its group permissions apply.
- gutierrez najera — Manuel [mah-nwel] /mɑˈnwɛl/ (Show IPA), ("El Duque Job") 1859–95, Mexican poet, short-story writer, and editor.
- hamstring injury — an instance of physical damage to a person's hamstring
- hang around with — to associate or socialize with
- headhunting firm — a recruiting agency
- heterosuggestion — Suggestion from outside.
- higher education — education beyond high school, specifically that provided by colleges and graduate schools, and professional schools.
- horsehair fungus — an edible white, striated, umbrella-capped mushroom, Marasmius rotula, commonly found in eastern North America.
- housing shortage — a deficiency or lack in the number of houses needed to accommodate the population of an area
- hummingbird moth — hawk moth.
- hydraulic mining — placer mining using a pressurized stream of water.
- hydrogen sulfide — a colorless, flammable, water-soluble, cumulatively poisonous gas, H 2 S, having the odor of rotten eggs: used chiefly in the manufacture of chemicals, in metallurgy, and as a reagent in laboratory analysis.
- hyperconjugation — (organic chemistry) A weak form of conjugation in which single bonds interact with a conjugated system.
- hypersexualizing — Present participle of hypersexualize.
- imaginary number — Also called imaginary, pure imaginary number. a complex number having its real part equal to zero.
- immunoregulation — (immunology) The control of immune responses between lymphocytes and macrophages.
- immunoregulatory — Of or pertaining to immunoregulation.
- imperfect fungus — a fungus for which only the asexual reproductive stage is known, as any fungus of the Fungi imperfecti.
- in large measure — If something is true in some measure or in large measure, it is partly or mostly true.
- in utero surgery — surgery performed on a fetus while it is in the womb.
- inauguration day — the day on which the president of the United States is inaugurated, being January 20 of every year following a year whose number is divisible by four. Prior to the Twentieth Amendment to the Constitution (ratified February 6, 1933), it was March 4.
- irminger current — a branch of the North Atlantic Current, flowing N past the W coast of Iceland and then W.
- ivyleaf geranium — a geranium plant, pelargonium peltatum, with trailing leaves and white, pink, red, or violet flowers
- julius rosenberg — Alfred, 1893–1946, German Nazi ideologist and political leader, born in Estonia.
- junior flyweight — a boxer weighing up to 108 pounds (48.6 kg), between minimumweight and flyweight.
- language barrier — difficulty in communication due to language difference
- lean-burn engine — an engine designed to use a lean mixture of fuel and air in order to reduce petrol consumption and exhaust emissions
- legion of honour — an order for civil or military merit instituted by Napoleon in France in 1802
- lighting fixture — a lighting fixture is part of a light that is attached to the wall or ceiling where you put the light bulb or other lighting element, and which cannot be easily removed
- like gangbusters — a law-enforcement officer who specializes in breaking up organized crime, often by forceful or sensational means.
- linux user group — (body, operating system) (LUG) Any organisation of Linux users in a local area, university, etc., that offers mutual technical support, companionship with people of similar interests and promotes the use of Linux among computer users generally. LUGs often hold Install Fests for the general public, in which experienced Linux users explain and supervise the installation of Linux on new users' systems.
- liturgical latin — the Latin characteristic of the liturgies of the Western Church.
- macro-linguistic — a field of study concerned with language in its broadest sense and including cultural and behavioral features associated with language.
- macrolinguistics — a field of study concerned with language in its broadest sense and including cultural and behavioral features associated with language.
- magnetic circuit — the closed path described by magnetic flux. It is analogous to the electric circuit with resistance, where flux, reluctance, and magnetomotive force correspond to electric current, resistance, and electromotive force.