15-letter words containing a, s, c, o, g, n
- counterstrategy — a strategy designed to counter the effectiveness of another strategy or action
- cowper's glands — two small yellowish glands near the prostate that secrete a mucous substance into the urethra during sexual stimulation in males
- cricopharyngeus — (anatomy) Part of the inferior pharyngeal constrictor, arising from the cricoid cartilage.
- crossing patrol — a person who holds up the traffic so that school children can cross the road safely
- crossopterygian — any bony fish of the subclass Crossopterygii, having fleshy limblike pectoral fins. The group, now mostly extinct, contains the ancestors of the amphibians
- cum grano salis — with a grain of salt; not too literally
- customer-facing — interacting or communicating directly with customers
- data processing — Data processing is the series of operations that are carried out on data, especially by computers, in order to present, interpret, or obtain information.
- decision-making — the act or process of making decisions
- docking station — device: charger
- dynamic scoping — dynamic scope
- ewing's sarcoma — a form of malignant bone tumour most commonly found in children and young people
- fantasmagorical — Alternative form of phantasmagorical.
- floating screed — Building Trades. screed (def 3).
- 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.
- get one's cards — to be told to leave one's employment
- 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.
- 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.
- go the distance — the extent or amount of space between two things, points, lines, etc.
- governing class — the social class that holds the power in a country
- great recession — the protracted worldwide economic recession following the financial crisis of 2007–08
- 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.
- gulf of fonseca — an inlet of the Pacific Ocean in W Central America
- 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.
- image-conscious — concerned about the way one comes across to other people and the impression one creates
- interiorscaping — The design, installation, and maintenance of interiorscapes.
- 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.
- language school — A language school is a private school where a foreign language is taught.
- leading counsel — the more senior of two counsels
- lexical scoping — lexical scope
- long-case clock — tall-case clock.
- long-sufferance — long-suffering.
- macrosporangium — megasporangium.
- magnetic course — a course whose bearing is given relative to the magnetic meridian of the area.
- marching orders — military orders, esp to infantry, giving instructions about a march, its destination, etc
- microaggression — a subtle but offensive comment or action directed at a minority or other nondominant group that is often unintentional or unconsciously reinforces a stereotype: microaggressions such as "I don't see you as black.".
- microsporangium — a sporangium containing microspores.
- miscegenational — of or relating to miscegenation
- miscoordinating — of the same order or degree; equal in rank or importance.
- mucosanguineous — containing or made up of blood and mucus
- narcotics agent — an undercover agent who provides information to the police about illegal drugs, illegal drug trafficking, and users of illegal drugs
- navigation acts — any of several acts of Parliament between 1651 and 1847 designed primarily to expand British trade and limit trade by British colonies with countries that were rivals of Great Britain.
- non-egotistical — pertaining to or characterized by egotism.
- nonantagonistic — acting in opposition; opposing, especially mutually.
- nonmucilaginous — Not mucilaginous.
- nuisance ground — a garbage dump.
- onomasiological — the study of the means of expressing a given concept.