16-letter words containing t, i, g, r, e, s

generalisability — Non-Oxford British standard spelling of generalizability.
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.
get sth straight — If you get something straight, you make sure that you understand it properly or that someone else does.
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.
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
government issue — (often initial capital letter) issued or supplied by the government or one of its agencies.
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.
graphics adapter — graphics adaptor
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.
greater antilles — See under Antilles.
grit one's teeth — abrasive particles or granules, as of sand or other small, coarse impurities found in the air, food, water, etc.
herpes genitalis — genital herpes.
heterosuggestion — Suggestion from outside.
high wire artist — a performer of a high-wire act
high-pass filter — a filter that allows high-frequency electromagnetic signals to pass while rejecting or attenuating others below a specific value.
high/great hopes — If you have high hopes or great hopes that something will happen, you are confident that it will happen.
higher criticism — the study of the Bible having as its object the establishment of such facts as authorship and date of composition, as well as determination of a basis for exegesis.
historiographies — Plural form of historiography.
horsetail agaric — the shaggy-mane.
housing shortage — a deficiency or lack in the number of houses needed to accommodate the population of an area
imperfect fungus — a fungus for which only the asexual reproductive stage is known, as any fungus of the Fungi imperfecti.
import surcharge — a tax imposed on all imported goods, adding to any established tariffs
in general terms — generally, approximately
in utero surgery — surgery performed on a fetus while it is in the womb.
indian wrestling — arm wrestling
infinite regress — causal or logical relationship of terms in a series without the possibility of a term initiating the series.
integer specrate — SPECrate_int92
interest-bearing — paying interest
interest-earning — paying interest
interstratifying — Present participle of interstratify.
inverse graffiti — a form of street art in which a dirty wall or pavement has a template placed against it and is scrubbed until the surface is clean. This reveals an image or message which gradually fades with time.
investment grant — a direct subsidy made by a government to a business in order to enable it to make further investment
italian dressing — a strongly flavored vinaigrette for salads, containing garlic, oregano, red peppers, etc.
keep on a string — to have control or a hold over (someone), esp emotionally
lactovegetarians — Plural form of lactovegetarian.
legal separation — judicial separation.
leptosporangiate — (of ferns) having each sporangium developing from a single cell, rather than from a group, and normally with specialized explosive spore dispersal
light microscope — microscope (def 1).
lightheartedness — carefree; cheerful; merry: a lighthearted laugh.
lightning strike — A lightning strike is a strike in which workers stop work suddenly and without any warning, in order to protest about something.
lightning stroke — a discharge of lightning between a cloud and the earth, esp one that causes damage
like gangbusters — a law-enforcement officer who specializes in breaking up organized crime, often by forceful or sensational means.

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