19-letter words containing s, i, e, g, n

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
general linguistics — the study of the characteristics of language in general rather than of a particular language; theoretical, rather than applied, linguistics.
general partnership — a partnership in which each of the partners is fully liable for the firm's debts.
general post office — (in the U.S. postal system) the main post office of a city, county, etc., that also has branch post offices. Abbreviation: G.P.O., GPO.
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
gentleman-pensioner — (formerly) a gentleman-at-arms.
gestational carrier — surrogate mother (def 3).
gigabits per second — (unit) (Gbps) A unit of information transfer rate equal to one billion bits per second. Note that, while a gigabit is defined as a power of two (2^30 bits), a gigabit per second is defined as a power of ten (10^9 bits per second, which is slightly less) than 2^30).
giovanni da fiesole — Giovanni da [Italian jaw-vahn-nee dah] /Italian dʒɔˈvɑn ni dɑ/ (Show IPA), Angelico, Fra.
giraldus cambrensis — literary name of Gerald de Barri. ?1146–?1223, Welsh chronicler and churchman, noted for his accounts of his travels in Ireland and Wales
give a person a fit — to surprise a person in an outrageous manner
give one's eyeteeth — Dentistry. a canine tooth of the upper jaw: so named from its position under the eye.
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 the offensive — If you go on the offensive, go over to the offensive, or take the offensive, you begin to take strong action against people who have been attacking you.
go round in circles — to engage in energetic but fruitless activity
goes without saying — If something goes without saying, it is obvious.
goods received note — a document created by a buyer on receipt of merchandise and which describes each good and details the quantity of each received
grand duke nicholas — of Cusa [kyoo-zuh] /ˈkyu zə/ (Show IPA), 1401–1464, German cardinal, mathematician, and philosopher. German Nikolaus von Cusa.
grandfather's chair — wing chair.
great indian desert — a desert in NW India and S Pakistan. About 77,000 sq. mi. (200,000 sq. km).
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.
greenstick fracture — an incomplete fracture of a long bone, in which one side is broken and the other side is still intact.
gregorian telescope — a telescope similar in design to the Cassegrainian telescope but less widely used.
grosse pointe farms — a city in SE Michigan, near Detroit.
grosse pointe woods — a city in SE Michigan, near Detroit.
hang on the lips of — to listen to with close attention
harbinger-of-spring — a North American umbelliferous herb, Erigenia bulbosa, having white flowers that bloom early in the spring.
haute vulgarisation — vulgarization, or popularization, on a higher level, esp. as done by academics, scholars, etc.
have designs on sth — If someone has designs on something, they want it and are planning to get it, often in a dishonest way.
have sth against sb — If you have something against someone or something, you dislike them.
have the makings of — show potential as
high-bush cranberry — cranberry bush
high-energy physics — the branch of particle physics that deals with the collisions of particles accelerated to such high energies that new elementary particles are created by the collisions.
highland clearances — in Scotland, the removal, often by force, of the people from some parts of the Highlands to make way for sheep, during the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries
highways department — the department of a state, council, etc, responsible for the upkeep of roads and highways
honorable discharge — a discharge from military service of a person who has fulfilled obligations efficiently, honorably, and faithfully.
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.
human rights abuses — acts that contravene human rights
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.
hysterosalpingogram — An X-ray image taken during hysterosalpingography.
in descending order — starting with the biggest, most important, highest etc and continuing in decreasing order to end with the smallest, least important, lowest, etc
in one's right mind — sane
in the driving seat — If you say that someone is in the driving seat, you mean that they are in control in a situation.
in the light of sth — If something is possible in the light of particular information, it is only possible because you have this information.
in this day and age — these days

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