16-letter words containing s, i, r, o, g

gender dysphoria — a psychological condition marked by significant emotional distress and impairment in life functioning, caused by a lack of congruence between gender identity and biological sex assigned at birth.
gender selection — choosing the sex of a baby
general hospital — A general hospital is a hospital that does not specialize in the treatment of particular illnesses or patients.
general sessions — a court of general jurisdiction in criminal cases in some U.S. states.
general solution — a solution to a differential equation that contains arbitrary, unevaluated constants.
generation jones — members of the generation of people born in the Western world between the mid-1950s and the mid-1960s
genetic disorder — disease caused by abnormal DNA
geochronologists — Plural form of geochronologist.
geometric isomer — each of two or more chemical compounds having the same molecular formula but a different geometric arrangement; an unsaturated compound or ring compound in which rotation around a carbon bond is restricted, as in cis- and trans- configurations.
geometric series — an infinite series of the form, c + cx + cx 2 + cx 3 + …, where c and x are real numbers.
geostrophic wind — a wind whose velocity and direction are mathematically defined by the balanced relationship of the pressure gradient force and the Coriolis force: conceived as blowing parallel to isobars.
gerontomorphosis — Biology. evolutionary specialization of a species to a degree that decreases its capability for further adaptation and eventually leads to its extinction.
gird one's loins — Usually, loins. the part or parts of the human body or of a quadruped animal on either side of the spinal column, between the false ribs and hipbone.
girls' night out — an evening spent outside of the home by a group of women
glycosylceramide — (organic chemistry) Any glycosyl derivative of a ceramide.
go off the rails — If someone goes off the rails, they start to behave in a way that other people think is unacceptable or very strange, for example they start taking drugs or breaking the law.
go-faster stripe — a decorative line, intended to be suggestive of high speed, on the bodywork of a car
goods in transit — articles that are in the process of being carried by vehicle from one place to another
government issue — (often initial capital letter) issued or supplied by the government or one of its agencies.
governors island — an island in New York Bay at the S end of the East River: U.S. military post. 2 sq. mi. (5 sq. km).
grade separation — separation of the levels at which roads, railroads, paths, etc., cross one another in order to prevent conflicting rows of traffic or the possibility of accidents.
gram atomic mass — the quantity of an element whose weight in grams is numerically equal to the atomic weight of the element.
grand inquisitor — (often initial capital letters) the presiding officer of a court of inquisition.
graphics adaptor — (hardware, graphics) (Or "graphics adapter", "graphics card", "video adaptor", etc.) A circuit board fitted to a computer, especially an IBM PC, containing the necessary video memory and other electronics to provide a bitmap display. Adaptors vary in the resolution (number of pixels) and number of colours they can display, and in the refresh rate they support. These parameters are also limited by the monitor to which the adaptor is connected. A number of such display standards, e.g. SVGA, have become common and different software requires or supports different sets.
great depression — the economic crisis and period of low business activity in the U.S. and other countries, roughly beginning with the stock-market crash in October, 1929, and continuing through most of the 1930s.
great soil group — according to a system of classification that originated in Russia, any of several broad groups of soils with common characteristics usually associated with particular climates and vegetation types.
grit one's teeth — abrasive particles or granules, as of sand or other small, coarse impurities found in the air, food, water, etc.
gross misconduct — a proven crime in connection with employment that is serious enough to require dismissal
gross negligence — extreme carelessness that shows wilful or reckless disregard for the consequences to the safety or property of another
gynandromorphism — an individual exhibiting morphological characteristics of both sexes.
heterosuggestion — Suggestion from outside.
high-compression — of a modern type of internal-combustion engine designed so that the fuel mixture is compressed into a smaller cylinder space, resulting in more pressure on the pistons and more power
high/great hopes — If you have high hopes or great hopes that something will happen, you are confident that it will happen.
historiographies — Plural form of historiography.
horseback riding — activity: riding a horse
horsehair fungus — an edible white, striated, umbrella-capped mushroom, Marasmius rotula, commonly found in eastern North America.
horsetail agaric — the shaggy-mane.
hourglass figure — the shape of a woman who is well-proportioned and has a small waist
housing shortage — a deficiency or lack in the number of houses needed to accommodate the population of an area
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.
hyperandrogenism — (medicine) An abnormally high production of androgens.
image processing — (graphics) Computer manipulation of images. Some of the many algorithms used in image processing include convolution (on which many others are based), FFT, DCT, thinning (or skeletonisation), edge detection and contrast enhancement. These are usually implemented in software but may also use special purpose hardware for speed. Image processing contrasts with computer graphics, which is usually more concerned with the generation of artificial images, and visualisation, which attempts to understand (real-world) data by displaying it as an artificial image (e.g. a graph). Image processing is used in image recognition and computer vision. See also Pilot European Image Processing Archive.
immigration laws — regulations on incoming foreigners
immoral earnings — money earned from work that transgresses accepted moral or legal rules
import surcharge — a tax imposed on all imported goods, adding to any established tariffs
in utero surgery — surgery performed on a fetus while it is in the womb.
incorrigibleness — The quality of being incorrigible; incorrigibility.
isoplastic graft — syngraft.
julius rosenberg — Alfred, 1893–1946, German Nazi ideologist and political leader, born in Estonia.
kamerlingh onnes — Heike [hahy-kuh] /ˈhaɪ kə/ (Show IPA), 1853–1926, Dutch physicist: Nobel Prize 1913.

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