17-letter words containing t, u, r, i, n, g
- newspaper cutting — clipping from a news publication
- non-argumentative — fond of or given to argument and dispute; disputatious; contentious: The law students were an unusually argumentative group.
- norwegian current — an ocean current formed from the terminus of the North Atlantic Current, flowing N along the Norwegian coast into the Barents Sea.
- number eight iron — a club with an iron head the face of which has more slope than a pitcher but less slope than a niblick.
- number eight wire — a standard gauge of fencing wire
- 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.
- osculating circle — circle of curvature.
- outline agreement — a contract, etc, setting out the preliminary terms or guidelines for an agreement; a preliminary agreement
- overnight success — sth or sb suddenly popular
- paratungstic acid — an oxyacid acid of tungsten. Formula: H10W12O14
- perforation gauge — a marked ruler used to measure the number of perforations per unit length along the borders of a stamp.
- permutation group — a mathematical group whose elements are permutations and in which the product of two permutations is the same permutation as is obtained by performing them in succession.
- picture messaging — Picture messaging is the sending of photographs or pictures from one mobile phone to another.
- pittsburg landing — a village in SW Tennessee, on the Tennessee River: battle of Shiloh in 1862.
- plumbing fixtures — things such as pipes, sinks, toilets that are fixed in position in a building
- 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-configuration — the relative disposition or arrangement of the parts or elements of a thing.
- prescription drug — medication available only on doctor's instruction
- pressure gradient — the change of pressure per unit distance
- printing industry — the industry engaged in the business of producing printed matter
- production string — A production string is the series of pipes through which the oil or gas is brought up from the reservoir.
- pudding-pipe tree — golden shower.
- put the finger on — to inform on or identify, esp for the police
- recreation ground — an open space for public recreation, esp one in a town, with swings and slides, etc, for children
- recreational drug — drug taken for pleasure
- recruiting office — an office where staff are recruited, esp by the military
- returning officer — a public official appointed to conduct and preside at an election.
- ring in (or out) — to punch in (or out)
- ring-tailed lemur — a Madagascan prosimian primate, Lemur catta, with a long black and white ringed tail
- ringer's solution — an aqueous solution of the chlorides of sodium, potassium, and calcium in the same concentrations as normal body fluids, used chiefly in the laboratory for sustaining tissue.
- saturation diving — a method of prolonged diving, using an underwater habitat to allow divers to remain in the high-pressure environment of the ocean depths long enough for their body tissues to become saturated with the inert components of the pressurized gas mixture that they breathe: when this condition is reached, the amount of time required for decompression remains the same, whether the dive lasts a day, a week, or a month.
- self-perpetuating — continuing oneself in office, rank, etc., beyond the normal limit.
- sensitivity group — a group of persons participating in sensitivity training.
- separating funnel — a large funnel having a tap in its output tube, used to separate immiscible liquids
- sexual generation — the gametophyte generation in the alternation of generations in plants that produces a zygote from male and female gametes.
- sheltered housing — accommodation designed esp for the elderly or infirm consisting of a group of individual premises, often with some shared facilities and a caretaker
- shipping industry — the industry concerned with transporting freight, esp by ship
- sign in (or out) — to sign a register on arrival (or departure)
- sleeping quarters — the rooms where people sleep in a large building or complex or on a boat etc
- smoothing circuit — a circuit used to remove ripple from the output of a direct current power supply
- south farmingdale — a town on central Long Island, in SE New York.
- south frigid zone — the part of the earth's surface between the Antarctic Circle and the South Pole.
- southern triangle — the constellation Triangulum Australe.
- spiritual healing — faith healing
- statutory meeting — company shareholders' discussion
- strange interlude — a play (1928) by Eugene O'Neill.
- stretching course — (in brickwork) a course of stretchers.
- string instrument — a musical instrument that has strings, such as the violin or cello