15-letter words containing a, l, i, n, g
- depersonalizing — Present participle of depersonalize.
- descaling agent — something intended for use removing limescale from something such as a tap, kettle or coffee machine.
- developing bath — an amount of photographic developer into which photographic film or paper is inserted
- developing tank — a container used to develop photographic film and which enables the film to be developed in daylight
- diagonal matrix — a square matrix in which all the entries except those along the diagonal from upper left to lower right are zero.
- diagonalisation — (UK) In matrix algebra, the process of converting a square matrix into a diagonal matrix, usually to find the eigenvalues of the matrix.
- diagonalization — (in linear algebra) the process of diagonalizing
- diffrangibility — the power or capability of being diffracted
- digestive gland — any gland having ducts that pour secretions into the digestive tract, as the salivary glands, liver, and pancreas.
- digital citizen — a person who develops the skills and knowledge to effectively use the Internet and other digital technology, especially in order to participate responsibly in social and civic activities: We're teaching students how to become good digital citizens.
- digital mapping — a method of preparing maps in which the data is stored in a computer for ease of access and updating
- dinoflagellates — Plural form of dinoflagellate.
- direct dialling — a service which allows telephone users to make international calls without operator assistance
- direction angle — an angle made by a given vector and a coordinate axis.
- disappointingly — failing to fulfill one's hopes or expectations: a disappointing movie; a disappointing marriage.
- disarticulating — Present participle of disarticulate.
- disenchantingly — In a disenchanting manner.
- disentanglement — Removal of, or extrication from twists, tangles, complications or confusion.
- disestablishing — Present participle of disestablish.
- disgracefulness — The state or quality of being disgraceful.
- dishearteningly — In a disheartening manner.
- displeasingness — the state of being displeasing
- distinguishable — to mark off as different (often followed by from or by): He was distinguished from the other boys by his height.
- distinguishably — to mark off as different (often followed by from or by): He was distinguished from the other boys by his height.
- distress signal — a signal used, or designed to be used, by persons in peril, for the purpose of summoning aid, indicating their position, etc., as a radio code sign, aerial flare, flag hoist, or the like. Compare distress call (def 1).
- double integral — an integral in which the integrand involves a function of two variables and that requires two applications of the integration process to evaluate.
- double negation — the principle that a statement is equivalent to the denial of its negation, as it is not the case that John is not here meaning John is here
- double negative — a syntactic construction in which two negative words are used in the same clause to express a single negation.
- drilling jacket — A drilling jacket is a small steel platform used for drilling wells in shallow and calm water.
- dryland farming — a mode of farming, practiced in regions of slight or insufficient rainfall, that relies mainly on tillage methods rendering the soil more receptive of moisture and on the selection of suitable crops.
- egyptian clover — a Mediterranean clover, Trifolium alexandrinum, grown as a forage crop and to improve the soil in the southwestern US and the Nile valley
- eight-bit clean — (software) A term which describes a system that deals correctly with extended character sets which (unlike ASCII) use all eight bits of a byte. Many programs and communications systems assume that all characters have codes in the range 0 to 127. This leaves the top bit of each byte free for use as a parity bit or some kind of flag bit. These assumptions break down when the program is used in some non-english-speaking countries with larger alphabets. If a binary file is transmitted via a communications link which is not eight-bit clean, it will be corrupted. To combat this you can encode it with uuencode which uses only ASCII characters. There are some links however which are not even "seven-bit clean" and cause problems even for uuencoded data.
- electing a pope — (electronics, humour) (From the smoke signals given out when the guys in funny hats choose a new Pope) Causing an integrated circuit or other electronic component to emit smoke by passing too much current through it. See magic smoke.
- electromagnetic — Of or relating to the interrelation of electric currents or fields and magnetic fields.
- electronegative — Electrically negative.
- electronic game — any of various small handheld computerized games, usually battery-operated, having a small screen on which graphics are displayed and buttons to operate the game
- embalming fluid — a liquid used to treat a dead body, which contains preservatives to retard putrefaction
- enamel painting — the art or process of decorating an object made of metal, porcelain, etc. using enamel paint
- endocrine gland — anatomy: hormone-secreting gland
- endolymphangial — (anatomy) Within a lymphatic vessel.
- english channel — waterway between England and France
- english sparrow — a small Eurasian weaverbird, Passer domesticus, now established in North America and Australia. It has a brown streaked plumage with grey underparts
- english speaker — a person who speaks English as a first, or second mother tongue
- engraving plate — a metal, usually steel, plate on which an image is engraved in order to be reproduced
- entomologically — In terms of entomology.
- epeirogenically — in the manner of epeirogeny
- estuary english — a variety of standard British English in which the pronunciation reflects various features characteristic of London and the Southeast of England
- evangelicalness — the state or quality of being evangelical
- everlastingness — The state or quality of being everlasting.
- exchangeability — The condition of being exchangeable.