15-letter words containing c, e, t, o, l, g
- gender politics — debate about the roles and relations of men and women
- gene technology — manipulation of DNA
- geneva protocol — the agreement in 1925 to ban the use of asphyxiating, poisonous, or other gases in war. It does not ban the development or manufacture of such gases
- geochronologist — A geologist whose speciality is geochronology.
- geomagnetically — In a geomagnetic way; through geomagnetism.
- geostrophically — By means of, or in terms of, geostrophy.
- geotectonically — from a geotectonic point of view
- globe artichoke — artichoke (defs 1, 2).
- gloucester city — a city in W New Jersey, on the Delaware River.
- gloucestershire — a county in SW England. 1255 sq. mi. (2640 sq. km). County seat: Gloucester.
- gluconeogenetic — Of or pertaining to gluconeogenesis.
- go to the block — to be beheaded
- gold prospector — a person who searches for the natural occurrence of gold
- graduate school — a school, usually a division of a university, offering courses leading to degrees more advanced than the bachelor's degree.
- hemiglossectomy — (surgery) The surgical removal of a portion of the tongue.
- hepaticological — of or relating to hepaticology
- high technology — any technology requiring the most sophisticated scientific equipment and advanced engineering techniques, as microelectronics, data processing, genetic engineering, or telecommunications (opposed to low technology).
- holiday cottage — a cottage used for accommodation for a family, couple, etc, on holiday
- hypergalactosis — an abnormally large secretion of milk.
- intercollegiate — taking place between or participating in activities between different colleges: intercollegiate athletics.
- knight bachelor — bachelor (def 3).
- lactovegetarian — Also called lactarian. a vegetarian whose diet includes dairy products.
- laryngectomized — having had one's larynx surgically removed by undergoing a laryngectomy
- laryngotracheal — of, relating to, or involving the larynx and trachea.
- leapfrog attack — Use of userid and password information obtained illicitly from one host (e.g. downloading a file of account IDs and passwords, tapping TELNET, etc.) to compromise another host. Also, the act of TELNETting through one or more hosts in order to confuse a trace (a standard cracker procedure).
- legacy software — legacy system
- longhorn cattle — cattle of a long-horned breed, usually red or variegated, formerly common in SW US
- magnetic bottle — Physics. a magnetic field so shaped that it can confine a plasma: used in a proposed design for fusion reactors.
- 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.
- megalithic tomb — a burial chamber constructed of large stones, either underground or covered by a mound and usually consisting of long transepted corridors (gallery graves) or of a distinct chamber and passage (passage graves). The tombs may date from the 4th millennium bc
- megalokaryocyte — Megakaryocyte.
- messier catalog — a catalog of nonstellar objects compiled by Charles Messier in 1784 and later slightly extended, now known to contain nebulae, galaxies, and star clusters.
- metacognitively — In a metacognitive way.
- metallo-organic — organometallic.
- metric topology — a topology for a space in which open sets are defined in terms of a given metric.
- microtechnology — technology that uses microelectronics
- microtunnelling — a technique used to excavate tunnels mechanically for the laying of pipes
- miscegenational — of or relating to miscegenation
- multiprocessing — the simultaneous execution of two or more programs or instruction sequences by separate CPUs under integrated control.
- neurolinguistic — pertaining to neurolinguistics
- neuropathologic — Of or pertaining to neuropathology.
- neurotoxicology — the science that deals with the effects of poisons on the nervous system.
- non-egotistical — pertaining to or characterized by egotism.
- object language — the language to which a metalanguage refers.
- oligodendrocyte — A glial cell similar to an astrocyte but with fewer protuberances, concerned with the production of myelin in the central nervous system.
- oligonucleotide — a chain of a few nucleotides.
- operating cycle — the period of time between starting a business and making a profit
- optical storage — optical disk drive
- overcontrolling — excessively controlling