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

  • milling machine — a machine tool for rotating a cutter (milling cutter) to produce plane or formed surfaces on a workpiece, usually by moving the work past the cutter.
  • mineralogically — With regard to mineralogy.
  • miscegenational — of or relating to miscegenation
  • monchengladbach — a city in W North Rhine-Westphalia, in W Germany.
  • morphologically — the branch of biology dealing with the form and structure of organisms.
  • musical evening — a social evening with a musical programme
  • needle exchange — A needle exchange is a place where drug addicts are able to obtain new syringes in exchange for used ones.
  • neurobiological — the branch of biology that is concerned with the anatomy and physiology of the nervous system.
  • neuropathologic — Of or pertaining to neuropathology.
  • new archaeology — a reorientation of archaeology, dating from the 1960s, that emphasizes an explicitly scientific, problem-oriented, deductive approach to research.
  • non-egotistical — pertaining to or characterized by egotism.
  • non-evangelical — Also, evangelic. pertaining to or in keeping with the gospel and its teachings.
  • non-grammatical — (of a sentence or expression) not conforming to the grammatical rules of a given language.
  • nonagricultural — not applied to or generally practicing agriculture: a nonagricultural nation.
  • nonbiographical — not biographical, not relating to biography or events in a person's life
  • nonbiologically — in a nonbiological way, not in a biological way
  • nonexchangeable — capable of being exchanged.
  • nonmucilaginous — Not mucilaginous.
  • nuclear testing — the process of carrying out a test on a nuclear weapon to determine effectiveness, etc
  • object language — the language to which a metalanguage refers.
  • oligosaccharide — any carbohydrate yielding few monosaccharides on hydrolysis, as two, three, or four.
  • omega-algebraic — In domain theory, a complete partial order is algebraic if every element is the lub of some chain of compact elements. If the set of compact elements is countable it is omega-algebraic. Usually written with a Greek letter omega (LaTeX \omega).
  • onomasiological — the study of the means of expressing a given concept.
  • opening balance — the amount of money in an account at the start of an accounting period
  • operating cycle — the period of time between starting a business and making a profit
  • optical pumping — a method for increasing the number of atoms or molecules occupying higher energy levels by irradiating them with light of the proper frequencies to raise them to those levels.
  • optical storage — optical disk drive
  • optical tooling — the technique of establishing precise reference lines and planes by means of telescopic sights, especially for the purpose of aligning machinery, machine-shop work, etc.
  • opus anglicanum — fine embroidery, esp of church vestments, produced in England c.1200–c.1350; characterized by the rich materials used, esp silver gilt thread
  • organochlorines — Plural form of organochlorine.
  • organomercurial — an organic compound containing mercury
  • package holiday — a holiday arranged by a travel company in which your travel and accommodation are booked for you
  • paleogeophysics — (used with a plural verb) inferred geophysical conditions or processes of designated periods of the geologic past.
  • palynologically — from a palynological point of view
  • paralinguistics — the study of paralanguage.
  • peachblow glass — an American art glass made in various pale colors and sometimes having an underlayer of milk glass.
  • pectoral girdle — (in vertebrates) a bony or cartilaginous arch supporting the forelimbs.
  • pelargonic acid — a colorless, oily, water-immiscible liquid, C 9 H 1 8 O 2 , occurring as an ester in a volatile oil in species of pelargonium: used chiefly in organic synthesis and in the manufacture of lacquers and plastics.
  • pharmacological — the science dealing with the preparation, uses, and especially the effects of drugs.
  • phonogramically — in a phonogramic manner
  • phrenologically — in a manner relating to phrenology
  • physical change — a usually reversible change in the physical properties of a substance, as size or shape: Freezing a liquid is a physical change.
  • physiologically — of or relating to physiology.
  • picture gallery — place where art is exhibited and sold
  • piggyback plant — a plant, Tolmiea menziesii, of the saxifrage family, native to western North America, that produces new plants at the base of its broad, hairy leaves and that is popular as a houseplant.
  • plantaginaceous — relating to or belonging to the family Plantaginaceae
  • plastic surgeon — doctor who performs cosmetic surgery
  • plastic surgery — the branch of surgery dealing with the repair or replacement of malformed, injured, or lost organs or tissues of the body, chiefly by the transplant of living tissues.
  • plug compatible — of or relating to computers or peripheral devices that are functionally equivalent to, and may be substituted for, other models.
  • plug-compatible — of or relating to computers or peripheral devices that are functionally equivalent to, and may be substituted for, other models.
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