16-letter words containing a, l, g
- a blaze of glory — If you go out in a blaze of glory, you do something very dramatic at the end of your career or your life which makes you famous.
- a mixed blessing — If you say that a situation is a mixed blessing, you mean that it has disadvantages as well as advantages.
- ability grouping — a system whereby students are separated into different groups or classes according to test scores or relative scholastic ability, as to assure that gifted students are not inhibited by slower learners.
- absolute ceiling — the maximum height above sea level, usually measured in feet or metres, at which an aircraft can maintain horizontal flight
- abstract algebra — the branch of mathematics that deals with the extension of algebraic concepts usually associated with the real number system to other, more general systems.
- acknowledgements — Plural form of acknowledgement.
- acrylic painting — a painting done with pigments in a solution of an acrylic resin: it dries quickly with a brilliance and depth comparable to those of both watercolor and oil paints
- activated sludge — a mass of aerated precipitated sewage added to untreated sewage to bring about purification by hastening decomposition by microorganisms
- added title page — a title page preceding or following the main title page of a book, often giving a series title or the book title in another language.
- adjutant general — a member of the Army Board responsible for personnel and administrative functions
- affirmative flag — a flag having five horizontal stripes, blue, white, red, white, and blue, from top to bottom, signifying “yes”: letter C in the International Code of Signals.
- african marigold — a tropical American plant, Tagetes erecta, cultivated for its yellow or orange flower heads and strongly scented foliage: family Asteraceae (composites)
- african wild dog — a mottled dog of Africa, Lycaon pictus
- against all odds — If something happens against all odds, it happens or succeeds although it seemed impossible or very unlikely.
- aggregate supply — the total supply of goods and services produced by a national economy in a specified time period, at a specified price level
- agricultural ant — harvester ant.
- alexander baring — Alexander, 1st Baron Ashburton, 1774–1848, British statesman.
- alfred the great — 849–99, king of Wessex (871–99) and overlord of England, who defeated the Danes and encouraged learning and writing in English
- algebraic number — any number that is a root of a polynomial equation having rational coefficients such as √2 but not π
- algol 60 revised — (language) (Or "Revised ALGOL 60") A revision of Algol 60 which still lacked standard I/O.
- algol 68 revised — (language) A significant simplification of ALGOL 68.
- alkylating agent — any cytotoxic drug containing alkyl groups, such as chlorambucil, that acts by damaging DNA; widely used in chemotherapy
- all in good time — in due course
- all-encompassing — all-embracing.
- allegheny spurge — a low, shrubby evergreen plant, Pachysandra procumbens, having spikes of white or purplish flowers, native to the southeastern U.S. and widely cultivated as a ground cover.
- alligator lizard — any of several lizards of the genera Algaria and Gerrhonotus, of western North America, having shinglelike scales and a fold along each side that permits expansion.
- alligator pepper — a tropical African zingiberaceous plant, Amomum melegueta, having red or orange spicy seed capsules
- alligator wrench — a wrench having a V -shaped pair of serrated jaws set at right angles to the shank for turning cylindrical or irregularly shaped parts.
- alpha-adrenergic — of or having to do with an alpha receptor
- alternate angles — two angles at opposite ends and on opposite sides of a transversal cutting two lines
- amending formula — a specified process or procedure by which a constitution may be amended
- american english — the form of English spoken in the US
- an arm and a leg — If you say that something costs an arm and a leg, you mean that it is very expensive.
- anagrammatically — In an anagrammatic manner.
- analog recording — a method of sound recording in which an input audio waveform is converted to an analogous waveform.
- andromeda galaxy — a spiral galaxy, appearing to the naked eye as a fuzzy oval patch in the constellation Andromeda; it is a close neighbor to our own galaxy.
- anesthesiologist — An anesthesiologist is a doctor who specializes in giving anaesthetics to patients.
- angel-hair pasta — spaghetti made in very fine strands
- angelus silesius — (Johannes Scheffler) 1627–77, German poet.
- angiographically — By the use of angiography.
- angle of advance — the angle in excess of 90° that a steam-engine valve gear is in advance of the crank
- anglo-australian — belonging, relating to, or involving England and Australia, or the people of the two countries.
- angular diameter — the angle that the apparent diameter of a celestial object subtends at the eye of the observer.
- angular momentum — a property of a mass or system of masses turning about some fixed point; it is conserved in the absence of the action of external forces
- angular velocity — the velocity of a body rotating about a specified axis measured as the rate of change of the angle subtended at that axis by the path of the body
- animal magnetism — the quality of being attractive, esp to members of the opposite sex
- annular ligament — any of various ligaments that encircle a part, such as the wrist, ankle, or trachea
- antagonistically — acting in opposition; opposing, especially mutually.
- anti-egalitarian — asserting, resulting from, or characterized by belief in the equality of all people, especially in political, economic, or social life.
- anticholinergics — Plural form of anticholinergic.
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