15-letter words containing u, g, a, r, i
- industrializing — Present participle of industrialize.
- inguinal hernia — a common type of hernia in which a loop of the intestine protrudes directly through a weak area of the abdominal wall in the groin region.
- insurance agent — sb who sells insurance policies
- insuring clause — the clause in an insurance policy setting forth the kind and degree of coverage granted by the insurer.
- inunderstanding — (obsolete) Devoid of understanding.
- journal bearing — a plain cylindrical bearing to support a shaft or axle
- junggrammatiker — a group of linguists of the late 19th century who held that phonetic laws are universally valid and allow of no exceptions; neo-grammarians.
- kissing gourami — a whitish labyrinth fish, Helostoma temmincki, found in southeastern Asia, noted for the habit of pressing its fleshy, protrusible lips against those of another: often kept in aquariums.
- leptosporangium — (botany) A sporangium formed from a single epidermal cell.
- linear argument — (theory) A function argument which is used exactly once by the function. If the argument is used at most once then it is safe to inline the function and replace the single occurrence of the formal parameter with the actual argument expression. If the argument was used more than once this transformation would duplicate the argument expression, causing it to be evaluated more than once. If the argument is sure to be used at least once then it is safe to evaluate it in advance (see strictness analysis) whereas if the argument was not used then this would waste work and might prevent the program from terminating.
- linguistic area — a geographical area in which several languages sharing common features are spoken.
- living quarters — accommodation
- lubricating oil — an oily substance that is used to cover or treat machinery so as to lessen friction
- lucrezia borgia — Cesare [che-zah-re] /ˈtʃɛ zɑ rɛ/ (Show IPA), 1476?–1507, Italian cardinal, military leader, and politician.
- luggage carrier — car accessory
- luster painting — a method of decorating glazed pottery with metallic pigment, originated in Persia, popular from the 9th through the mid-19th centuries.
- macrosporangium — megasporangium.
- magic mushrooms — a mushroom, Psilocybe mexicana, of Mexico and the southwestern U.S., containing the hallucinogen psilocybin.
- magnetic course — a course whose bearing is given relative to the magnetic meridian of the area.
- mail user agent — (messaging) (MUA) The program that allows the user to compose and read electronic mail messages. The MUA provides the interface between the user and the Message Transfer Agent. Outgoing mail is eventually handed over to an MTA for delivery while the incoming messages are picked up from where the MTA left it (although MUA's running on single-user machines may pick up mail using POP). Popular MUAs for Unix include elm, mush, pine, and RMAIL.
- manual steering — Manual steering is steering in which the driver does all the work, without the help of mechanical power.
- manual training — training in the various manual arts and crafts, as woodworking.
- marburg disease — a viral disease producing a severe and often fatal illness with fever, rash, diarrhea, vomiting, and gastrointestinal bleeding, transmitted to humans through contact with infected green monkeys.
- margaritiferous — yielding or wearing pearls
- marriage bureau — an agency that provides introductions to single people seeking a marriage partner
- measuring chain — a flexible length of metal links used in calculating distances
- measuring glass — a graduated glass container used to measure quantities of liquid
- measuring spoon — a spoon for measuring amounts, as in cooking, usually part of a set of spoons of different sizes.
- metallurgically — the technique or science of working or heating metals so as to give them certain desired shapes or properties.
- microsporangium — a sporangium containing microspores.
- mogi das cruzes — a city in SE Brazil, E of São Paulo.
- mouthwateringly — In a mouthwatering manner.
- natural english — Programming in normal, spoken English. [Sammet 1969, p.768].
- negative number — a number that is less than 0
- negro spiritual — a type of religious song originating among Black slaves in the American South
- neurobiological — the branch of biology that is concerned with the anatomy and physiology of the nervous system.
- neuropathologic — Of or pertaining to neuropathology.
- nitramino group — the univalent group –NHNO 2 .
- nonagricultural — not applied to or generally practicing agriculture: a nonagricultural nation.
- nuclear testing — the process of carrying out a test on a nuclear weapon to determine effectiveness, etc
- nuisance ground — a garbage dump.
- nutmeg geranium — a southern African plant, Pelargonium fragrans, of the geranium family, having hairy leaves with scalloped margins and nutmeg-scented clusters of white flowers, of which the two upper petals are veined deep pink.
- obtuse triangle — a triangle with one obtuse angle.
- omnium gatherum — a miscellaneous collection.
- omnium-gatherum — a miscellaneous collection.
- organomagnesium — pertaining to or noting an organic compound, especially an organic halide, containing magnesium linked to carbon.
- organomercurial — an organic compound containing mercury
- out of training — become unfit
- outline drawing — a drawing consisting only of external lines
- outward-looking — looking beyond oneself; open-minded and reaching out to other people, organizations, etc