15-letter words containing ni
- frankensteinian — a person who creates a monster or a destructive agency that cannot be controlled or that brings about the creator's ruin.
- free university — a school run informally by and for college students, organized to offer courses and approaches not usually offered in a college curriculum.
- french knickers — women's wide-legged underpants
- functional unit — A subsystem of the central processing unit of a computer. E.g. arithmetic and logic unit, memory address register, barrel shifter, register file.
- furniture depot — a shop that sells the movable, generally functional, articles that equip a room, house, etc
- furniture mover — person: removal worker
- furniture store — shop: sells furnishings
- futilitarianism — The belief that all human activity is futile.
- galvanic couple — voltaic couple.
- galvanized iron — iron or steel, especially in sheets, coated with zinc to prevent rust.
- garage mechanic — sb employed to repair vehicles
- gardening leave — If someone who leaves their job is given gardening leave, they continue to receive their salary and in return they agree not to work for anyone else for a period of time.
- gardening tools — tools used for gardening, such as a trowel, spade, rake, etc
- garrison finish — the finish of a race, especially a horse race, in which the winner comes from behind to win at the last moment.
- gaspe peninsula — a peninsula in SE Canada, in Quebec province, between New Brunswick and the St. Lawrence River.
- gated community — a group of houses or apartment buildings protected by gates, walls, or other security measures.
- generating unit — a unit that generates electricity
- geomorphogenist — one who studies, or is an expert in, geomorphogeny
- geotectonically — from a geotectonic point of view
- geranium family — the plant family Geraniaceae, typified by herbaceous plants or small shrubs having lobed leaves, showy flowers, and slender, beak-shaped fruit, and including the crane's-bills, stork's-bills, and cultivated geraniums of the genus Pelargonium.
- glass harmonica — a musical instrument composed of a set of graduated, revolving glass bowls, the rims of which are moistened and set in vibration by friction from the fingertips.
- globe lightning — ball lightning.
- glucuronic acid — Biochemistry. an acid, C 6 H 10 O 7 , formed by the oxidation of glucose, found combined with other products of metabolism in the blood and urine.
- gluteus minimus — the innermost muscle of the buttocks, involved in the abduction and rotation of the thigh.
- glycogenic acid — gluconic acid.
- glycuronic acid — glucuronic acid.
- governing class — the social class that holds the power in a country
- gramophonically — in a gramophonic manner
- granitification — the process or action of forming into granite
- graphic granite — a pegmatite that has crystals of gray quartz imbedded in white or pink microcline in such a manner that they resemble cuneiform writing.
- great awakening — the series of religious revivals among Protestants in the American colonies, especially in New England, lasting from about 1725 to 1770.
- green lightning — [IBM] 1. Apparently random flashing streaks on the face of 3278-9 terminals while a new symbol set is being downloaded. This hardware bug was left deliberately unfixed, as some genius within IBM suggested it would let the user know that "something is happening". That, it certainly does. Later microprocessor-driven IBM colour graphics displays were actually *programmed* to produce green lightning! 2. [proposed] Any bug perverted into an alleged feature by adroit rationalisation or marketing. "Motorola calls the CISC cruft in the 88000 architecture "compatibility logic", but I call it green lightning". See also feature.
- gulf of bothnia — an arm of the Baltic Sea, extending north between Sweden and Finland
- han unification — Han character
- hardy perennial — a plant that lasts three seasons or more and that can withstand freezing temperatures
- harmonic motion — periodic motion consisting of one or more vibratory motions that are symmetric about a region of equilibrium, as the motion of a vibrating string of a musical instrument.
- harmonic series — a series in which the reciprocals of the terms form an arithmetic progression.
- have a nice day — pleasantry
- health minister — a government minister who is responsible for health
- hedonic damages — compensation based on what the victim of a crime might have earned in the future
- hemicraniectomy — (surgery) The surgical removal of half of the cranium to enable brain surgery; hemicraniotomy.
- hereditarianism — a person who believes that differences between individuals or groups, including moral and intellectual attributes, are predominantly determined by genetic factors (opposed to environmentalist).
- hereditarianist — a person who believes in the doctrine of hereditarianism
- hibernicization — the process or act of making Irish
- high definition — a system for screen display of images that are sharper and more detailed than normal, having many more than the standard number of scanning lines per frame: Most TV shows are available in high definition. Abbreviation: HD. See also high-definition television.
- high-definition — High-definition television or technology is a digital system that gives a much clearer picture than traditional television systems.
- humanitarianism — humanitarian principles or practices.
- humanitarianist — humanitarian principles or practices.
- hyaluronic acid — a mucopolysaccharide serving as a viscous medium in the tissues of the body and as a lubricant in joints.
- hydromechanical — Of or pertaining to hydromechanics.