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17-letter words containing s, r, i, n, a, g

  • magnetic roasting — roasting of a nonmagnetic ore to render it magnetic so that it can be separated from gangue by means of a magnetic field.
  • magnetoresistance — a change in the electrical resistance of a material upon exposure to a magnetic field.
  • marais des cygnes — a river in E central Kansas and W Missouri, flowing SE to the Osage River. 150 miles (241 km) long.
  • merchant shipping — shipping which is involved in commerce (rather than defence, etc)
  • ministering angel — a spirit who is believed to look after the needs of a particular person or group
  • mischaracterizing — Present participle of mischaracterize.
  • misorganization's — the act or process of organizing.
  • misunderstandings — Plural form of misunderstanding.
  • montagu's harrier — a brownish European bird of prey, Circus pygargus, with long narrow wings and a long tail: family Accipitridae (hawks, harriers, etc)
  • myasthenia gravis — a disease of impaired transmission of motor nerve impulses, characterized by episodic muscle weakness and easy fatigability, especially of the face, tongue, neck, and respiratory muscles: caused by autoimmune destruction of acetylcholine receptors. Abbreviation: MG.
  • naked singularity — an infinitely dense point mass without a surrounding black hole
  • negative transfer — the obstruction of or interference with new learning because of previous learning, as when a U.S. tourist in England learns to drive on the left side of the road.
  • newspaper cutting — clipping from a news publication
  • nitrogen narcosis — a semistupor, lightheadedness, or euphoria experienced by deep-sea divers when nitrogen from air enters the blood at higher than atmospheric pressure.
  • nondiscriminating — differentiating; analytical.
  • nursing auxiliary — someone who performs duties such as washing and dressing patients, making beds, etc, in an establishment such as a hospital
  • old age pensioner — An old age pensioner is a person who is old enough to receive an pension from their employer or the government.
  • on speaking terms — the act, utterance, or discourse of a person who speaks.
  • on-street parking — parking (of a car, vehicle, etc) that is or is allowed to be done on a street
  • opening arguments — the statements or arguments provided by lawyers at the beginning of a trial
  • organ-pipe cactus — a treelike or columnar cactus, Lemaireocereus marginatus, of Mexico, having a central, erect spine surrounded by spreading spines in clusters of five to eight, and funnel-shaped, brownish-purple flowers.
  • organic chemistry — the branch of chemistry, originally limited to substances found only in living organisms, dealing with the compounds of carbon.
  • organic psychosis — a severe mental illness produced by damage to the brain, as a result of poisoning, alcoholism, disease, etc
  • osculating circle — circle of curvature.
  • otolaryngologists — Plural form of otolaryngologist.
  • oversquare engine — An oversquare engine is an engine which has a cylinder bore that is larger than its stroke.
  • paradise regained — an epic poem (1671) by John Milton.
  • paralysis agitans — Parkinson's disease
  • paratungstic acid — an oxyacid acid of tungsten. Formula: H10W12O14
  • pascal's triangle — a triangular arrangement of the binomial coefficients of the expansion (x + y) n for positive integral values of n.
  • passenger station — a station used by passengers
  • passenger traffic — number of passengers
  • physical training — fitness coaching
  • picture messaging — Picture messaging is the sending of photographs or pictures from one mobile phone to another.
  • pillion passenger — a person who travels in a seat or place behind the rider of a motorcycle, scooter, horse, etc
  • pittsburg landing — a village in SW Tennessee, on the Tennessee River: battle of Shiloh in 1862.
  • poison-arrow frog — a small, bright-colored terrestrial frog of the family Dendrobatidae, of Central and South American rain forests, that secretes a virulent poison from its skin, once used on the tips of Indian hunting arrows.
  • portuguese guinea — former name of Guinea-Bissau.
  • postural drainage — a therapy for clearing congested lungs by placing the patient in a position for drainage by gravity, often accompanied by percussion with hollowed hands.
  • pre-investigation — the act or process of investigating or the condition of being investigated.
  • precision casting — investment casting.
  • pressure gradient — the change of pressure per unit distance
  • pyroligneous acid — a yellowish, acidic, water-soluble liquid, containing about 10 percent acetic acid, obtained by the destructive distillation of wood: used for smoking meats.
  • railroad crossing — place for vehicles to cross train tracks
  • rectangle slinger — polygon pusher
  • restraining order — a judicial order to forbid a particular act until a decision is reached on an application for an injunction.
  • retained earnings — income not paid out as shares
  • right parenthesis — (character)   ")". ASCII character 41. Common names: right paren; right parenthesis; right; close; thesis ("(" = paren); close paren; close parenthesis; right parenthesis; right banana. Rare: already ("(" = so); rparen; ITU-T: closing parenthesis; close round bracket, right round bracket, INTERCAL: wane ("(" = wax); unparenthisey ("(" = parenthisey); right ear. Paired with left parenthesis.
  • rio grande do sul — a state in S Brazil. 107,923 sq. mi. (279,520 sq. km). Capital: Pôrto Alegre.
  • salt-rising bread — a kind of bread leavened with a fermented mixture of salted milk, cornmeal, flour, sugar, and soda.
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