15-letter words containing a, n, g, i, o, s
- gastroenteritis — inflammation of the stomach and intestines.
- gastronomically — the art or science of good eating.
- generalisations — Plural form of generalisation.
- generalizations — Plural form of generalization.
- giant sunflower — a composite plant, Helianthus giganteus, of eastern North America, growing nearly 12 feet (4 meters) high and having very large yellow flower heads.
- gibson, william — William Gibson
- gigantopithecus — a genus of extinct ape of southern Asia existing during the Pliocene and Pleistocene epochs, known only from very large fossil jaws and teeth and believed to be perhaps the biggest hominoid that ever lived.
- give a monkey's — to care about or regard as important
- 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.
- glazier's point — a small, pointed piece of sheet metal, for holding a pane of glass in a sash until the putty has hardened.
- go into details — If someone does not go into details about a subject, or does not go into the detail, they mention it without explaining it fully or properly.
- go the distance — the extent or amount of space between two things, points, lines, etc.
- go up in flames — be burned
- go with a swing — If you say that something is going with a swing, you mean that it is lively and exciting.
- golden samphire — a Eurasian coastal plant, Inula crithmoides, with fleshy leaves and yellow flower heads: family Asteraceae (composites)
- golden starfish — an award given to a bathing beach that meets EU standards of cleanliness
- governing class — the social class that holds the power in a country
- governmentalism — the trend toward expansion of the government's role, range of activities, or power.
- governmentalist — one who promotes the philosophy of governmentalism
- gram's solution — (sometimes lowercase) a solution of iodine, potassium iodide, and water, used in staining bacteria.
- great recession — the protracted worldwide economic recession following the financial crisis of 2007–08
- green mountains — a mountain range in E North America, extending from Canada through Vermont into W Massachusetts: part of the Appalachian system. Highest peak: Mount Mansfield, 1338 m (4393 ft)
- groundbreakings — Plural form of groundbreaking.
- group insurance — life, accident, or health insurance available to a group of persons, as the employees of a company, under a single contract, usually without regard to physical condition or age of the individuals.
- hedonic damages — compensation based on what the victim of a crime might have earned in the future
- hemangiosarcoma — A fast-growing, highly invasive variety of cancer, a sarcoma arising from the lining of blood vessels, occurring almost exclusively in dogs and rarely in cats.
- high-angle shot — a shot taken from a camera positioned above the action
- hypomagnesaemia — the condition of having too little magnesium in the blood, particularly in cattle, in which it is also known as lactation tetany
- ignatius loyola — Saint Ignatius of (Iñigo López de Loyola) 1491–1556, Spanish soldier and ecclesiastic: founder of the Society of Jesus.
- image-conscious — concerned about the way one comes across to other people and the impression one creates
- immunodiagnosis — serodiagnosis.
- in a tight spot — in difficult situation
- integrationists — Plural form of integrationist.
- interiorscaping — The design, installation, and maintenance of interiorscapes.
- interrogatories — conveying or expressing a question; interrogative.
- investigational — Of, or relating to investigating, or to an investigation.
- island grey fox — a similar and related animal, U. littoralis, inhabiting islands off North America
- kangaroo island — an island in the Indian Ocean, off South Australia. Area: 4350 sq km (1680 sq miles)
- king's champion — a hereditary official at British coronations, representing the king (King's Champion) or the queen (Queen's Champion) who is being crowned, and having originally the function of challenging to mortal combat any person disputing the right of the new sovereign to rule.
- 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.
- lake washington — a lake in W Washington, forming the E boundary of the city of Seattle: linked by canal with Puget Sound. Length: about 32 km (20 miles). Width: 6 km (4 miles)
- laser ring gyro — a system of aerial navigation in which rotation is sensed by the measuring of the frequency shift of laser light in a closed circuit in a horizontal plane
- leading counsel — the more senior of two counsels
- lemon-grass oil — a yellowish to brownish oil distilled from the leaves of certain lemon grasses, especially Cymbopogon citratus, used chiefly in perfumery.
- leptosporangium — (botany) A sporangium formed from a single epidermal cell.
- leukaemogenesis — the development of leukaemia
- lexical scoping — lexical scope
- lost generation — the generation of men and women who came of age during or immediately following World War I: viewed, as a result of their war experiences and the social upheaval of the time, as cynical, disillusioned, and without cultural or emotional stability.
- macrosporangium — megasporangium.
- madison heights — a city in SE Michigan: suburb of Detroit.