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15-letter words containing a, l, o, c

  • gas oil contact — In a reservoir, gas oil contact is the area containing a mix of gas and oil, below which there is mainly oil and above which there is mainly gas.
  • gastric balloon — an inflatable rubber bag placed in the stomach to reduce its capacity as an aid to losing weight
  • gastronomically — the art or science of good eating.
  • general officer — an officer ranking above colonel.
  • geneva protocol — the agreement in 1925 to ban the use of asphyxiating, poisonous, or other gases in war. It does not ban the development or manufacture of such gases
  • geomagnetically — In a geomagnetic way; through geomagnetism.
  • geostrophically — By means of, or in terms of, geostrophy.
  • geotectonically — from a geotectonic point of view
  • gila woodpecker — a dull-colored woodpecker, Melanerpes uropygialis, of the southwestern U.S. and Mexico.
  • 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.
  • glen canyon dam — Adam Clayton, Jr. 1908–72, U.S. clergyman, politician, and civil-rights leader: congressman 1945–67, 1969–71.
  • globe artichoke — artichoke (defs 1, 2).
  • glossographical — relating to glossography
  • 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.
  • glycogenic acid — gluconic acid.
  • glycuronic acid — glucuronic acid.
  • gnotobiological — relating to gnotobiology
  • goal difference — the number of goals scored by a team minus the number of goals it has conceded
  • governing class — the social class that holds the power in a country
  • graduate school — a school, usually a division of a university, offering courses leading to degrees more advanced than the bachelor's degree.
  • gramophonically — in a gramophonic manner
  • graph colouring — (application)   A constraint-satisfaction problem often used as a test case in research, which also turns out to be equivalent to certain real-world problems (e.g. register allocation). Given a connected graph and a fixed number of colours, the problem is to assign a colour to each node, subject to the constraint that any two connected nodes cannot be assigned the same colour. This is an example of an NP-complete problem. See also four colour map theorem.
  • graphologically — In terms of or by means of graphology.
  • grecian profile — a profile distinguished by the absence of the hollow between the upper ridge of the nose and the forehead, thereby forming a straight line.
  • guild socialism — a form of socialism developed in England in the 20th century, emphasizing decentralization of industry and services with control to be vested in autonomous guilds of workers.
  • gulf of fonseca — an inlet of the Pacific Ocean in W Central America
  • haemoglobinuric — relating to the presence of haemoglobin in the urine
  • hamamelidaceous — belonging to the Hamamelidaceae, the witch hazel family of plants.
  • hard-luck story — a story of misfortune designed to elicit sympathy
  • haulage company — a firm that transports goods by lorry
  • heliometrically — By means of, or in terms of, heliometry.
  • hemodynamically — With regard to hemodynamics.
  • hepaticological — of or relating to hepaticology
  • heralds' office — the official heraldic authority of Scotland.
  • heterocercality — the condition or state of having a heterocercal tail
  • heterodactylous — having the first and fourth toes directed backward, and the second and third forward, as in trogons.
  • heterotolerance — (immunology) Subsequent unresponsiveness to a different agonist.
  • hexachlorophene — a white, crystalline powder, C 13 Cl 6 H 6 O 2 , insoluble in water: used as an antibacterial agent chiefly in toothpastes and soaps.
  • histochemically — In a histochemical manner.
  • histopathologic — the science dealing with the histological structure of abnormal or diseased tissue; pathological histology.
  • historical cost — The historical cost of an asset is its original cost when it was first acquired by a company.
  • holding company — a company that controls other companies through stock ownership but that usually does not engage directly in their productive operations (distinguished from parent company).
  • holding furnace — a small furnace for holding molten metal produced in a larger melting furnace at a desired temperature for casting.
  • holding paddock — a paddock in which cattle or sheep are kept temporarily, as before shearing, etc
  • hole-and-corner — secretive; clandestine; furtive: The political situation was full of hole-and-corner intrigue.
  • holiday clothes — the clothes worn and bought for travelling on holiday, such as swimwear, skiwear, or clothes for hot or cold weather, etc
  • holiday cottage — a cottage used for accommodation for a family, couple, etc, on holiday
  • holiday traffic — increased road traffic during holiday periods and public holidays
  • holocrystalline — (of igneous rocks) having only crystalline components and no glass
  • holographically — In a holographic way.
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