15-letter words containing a, s, u, g, i
- die standing up — to cease to live; undergo the complete and permanent cessation of all vital functions; become dead.
- disadvantageous — characterized by or involving disadvantage; unfavorable; detrimental.
- disambiguations — Plural form of disambiguation.
- disarticulating — Present participle of disarticulate.
- disgracefulness — The state or quality of being disgraceful.
- 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.
- doubting thomas — a person who refuses to believe without proof; skeptic. John 20:24–29.
- draughtsmanship — (British) alternative spelling of draftsmanship.
- eclipse plumage — the dull plumage developed in some brightly colored birds after the breeding season.
- electrosurgical — Relating to electrosurgery.
- estuary english — a variety of standard British English in which the pronunciation reflects various features characteristic of London and the Southeast of England
- extralinguistic — Outside the realm of linguistics.
- fishing harbour — a place where fishing boats are tied up
- floating supply — the aggregate supply of ready-to-market goods or securities.
- franklin's gull — a black-headed North American gull, Larus pipixcan, feeding chiefly on insects.
- french guianese — an overseas department of France, on the NE coast of South America: formerly a French colony. 35,135 sq. mi. (91,000 sq. km). Capital: Cayenne.
- fungistatically — in a fungistatic manner
- gaspe peninsula — a peninsula in SE Canada, in Quebec province, between New Brunswick and the St. Lawrence River.
- gaudier-brzeska — Henri (ɑ̃ri), original name Henri Gaudier. 1891–1915, French vorticist sculptor
- general studies — a school subject that includes a variety of skills and topics (such as comprehension, and current affairs, which may complement the study of A-levels in specific subjects)
- giant schnauzer — one of a German breed of large working dogs, resembling a larger and more powerful version of the standard schnauzer, having a pepper-and-salt or pure black, wiry coat, bushy eyebrows and beard, and a docked tail set moderately high, originally developed as a cattle herder but now often used in police work.
- 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.
- 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.
- gleichschaltung — the enforcement of standardization and the elimination of all opposition within the political, economic, and cultural institutions of a state
- globus pallidus — anatomy: part of the brain
- gluteus maximus — the broad, thick, outermost muscle of the buttocks, involved in the rotation and extension of the thigh.
- go up in flames — be burned
- golgi apparatus — an organelle, consisting of layers of flattened sacs, that takes up and processes secretory and synthetic products from the endoplasmic reticulum and then either releases the finished products into various parts of the cell cytoplasm or secretes them to the outside of the cell.
- golgi-apparatus — an organelle, consisting of layers of flattened sacs, that takes up and processes secretory and synthetic products from the endoplasmic reticulum and then either releases the finished products into various parts of the cell cytoplasm or secretes them to the outside of the cell.
- gram's solution — (sometimes lowercase) a solution of iodine, potassium iodide, and water, used in staining bacteria.
- 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)
- griqualand east — a former district in S South Africa, SW of Natal.
- griqualand west — a former district in S South Africa, N of the Orange River and W of the Orange Free State: diamonds found 1867.
- 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.
- group therapist — a psychotherapist who conducts group therapy
- guardian angels — an angel believed to protect a particular person, as from danger or error.
- guidance system — The guidance system of a missile or rocket is the device which controls its course.
- 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 argolis — an inlet of the Aegean Sea, in the E Peloponnese
- 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.
- individualising — Present participle of individualise.
- industrialising — Present participle of industrialise.
- industrializing — Present participle of industrialize.
- insulating tape — adhesive tape, impregnated with a moisture-repelling substance, used to insulate exposed electrical conductors
- insurance agent — sb who sells insurance policies
- insuring clause — the clause in an insurance policy setting forth the kind and degree of coverage granted by the insurer.