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15-letter words containing c, a, t, i, n, g

  • image converter — a device for producing a visual image formed by other electromagnetic radiation such as infrared or ultraviolet radiation or X-rays
  • indicator light — a device for indicating that a motor vehicle is about to turn left or right; blinker
  • insignificantly — Of such extremely small quantity or degree that it is not worth measuring.
  • insignificative — not expressed or denoted by external signs
  • insurance agent — sb who sells insurance policies
  • interchangeable — (of two things) capable of being put or used in the place of each other: interchangeable symbols.
  • interchangeably — (of two things) capable of being put or used in the place of each other: interchangeable symbols.
  • interchangement — the act of interchanging
  • intercollegiate — taking place between or participating in activities between different colleges: intercollegiate athletics.
  • interiorscaping — The design, installation, and maintenance of interiorscapes.
  • interrecord gap — the area or space separating consecutive physical records of data on an external storage medium.
  • joint financing — the provision of funds for a project, etc, from two or more sources
  • knight bachelor — bachelor (def 3).
  • label switching — (networking)   A routing technique that uses information from existing IP routing protocols to identify IP datagrams with labels and forwards them to a modified switch or router, which then uses the labels to switch the datagrams through the network. Label switching combines the best attributes of data link layer (layer two) switching (as in ATM and Frame Relay) with the best attributes of network layer (layer three) routing (as in IP). Prior to the formation of the MPLS Working Group in 1997, a number of vendors had announced and/or implemented proprietary label switching.
  • lactovegetarian — Also called lactarian. a vegetarian whose diet includes dairy products.
  • laryngectomized — having had one's larynx surgically removed by undergoing a laryngectomy
  • leading article — Also called leader. the most important or prominent news story in a newspaper.
  • limiting factor — Physiology. the slowest, therefore rate-limiting, step in a process or reaction involving several steps.
  • linear-tracking — (of a tone arm) designed to move across a phonograph record in a straight line, instead of an arc, so that as the needle tracks the groove, its orientation remains unchanged.
  • linguistic area — a geographical area in which several languages sharing common features are spoken.
  • lubricating oil — an oily substance that is used to cover or treat machinery so as to lessen friction
  • lung specialist — doctor specializing in lung conditions
  • magnetic bottle — Physics. a magnetic field so shaped that it can confine a plasma: used in a proposed design for fusion reactors.
  • magnetic bubble — a tiny mobile magnetized area within a magnetic material, the basis of one type of solid-state storage medium (magnetic bubble memory)
  • magnetic course — a course whose bearing is given relative to the magnetic meridian of the area.
  • magnetic domain — a portion of a ferromagnetic material where the magnetic moments are aligned with one another because of interactions between molecules or atoms.
  • magnetic mirror — a region in a magnetic bottle where the magnetic field increases abruptly, causing charged particles that enter it to be reflected.
  • magnetic moment — a vector quantity associated with a given electric current, magnet, or the like, having the property that its vector product with the magnetic induction equals the torque acting on the given object.
  • magnetic needle — a slender magnetized steel rod that, when adjusted to swing in a horizontal plane, as in a compass, indicates the direction of the earth's magnetic fields or the approximate position of north and south.
  • magnetic pickup — a phonograph pickup in which the vibrations of the stylus cause variations in or motions of a coil in a magnetic field that produces corresponding variations in an electrical voltage.
  • magnetic pulley — a magnetic device for separating metal from sand, refuse, etc.
  • magnetic stripe — magnetic strip.
  • magnetoelectric — of or relating to the induction of electric current or electromotive force by means of permanent magnets.
  • malacopterygian — belonging or pertaining to the Malacopterygii (Malacopteri), a group of soft-finned, teleost fishes.
  • megacorporation — a giant company formed from two or more large companies or a number of companies of various sizes.
  • metacognitively — In a metacognitive way.
  • metalinguistics — the study of the relation between languages and the other cultural systems they refer to.
  • metallo-organic — organometallic.
  • microangiopathy — any disease of the small blood vessels.
  • microgeneration — the small-scale generation of electrical power, through means such as solar or wind power
  • micromanagement — The direct management of a project etc to an excessive degree, with too much attention to detail and insufficient delegation.
  • miscegenational — of or relating to miscegenation
  • miscoordinating — of the same order or degree; equal in rank or importance.
  • 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.
  • negative charge — a charge that has more electrons than protons and has a lower electrical potential
  • negative income — invested income that has produced a loss and hence may yield a tax deduction.
  • neuropathologic — Of or pertaining to neuropathology.
  • niche marketing — marketing aimed at a specialized group
  • nightwatchwoman — (rare) The female equivalent of a nightwatchman.
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