17-letter words containing c, g, s
- synthetic biology — the application of computer science techniques to create artificial biological systems
- teachers' college — a college, usually having a four-year curriculum and granting a bachelor's degree, for training teachers for elementary and secondary schools
- teaching hospital — a hospital associated with a medical college and offering clinical and other facilities to those in various areas of medical study, as students, interns, and residents.
- teaching software — computer software for use in providing online education
- the bag of tricks — every device; everything
- three-ring circus — a circus having three adjacent rings in which performances take place simultaneously.
- threshing machine — a machine for removing grains and seeds from straw and chaff.
- to get psyched up — to prepare mentally
- to steal a glance — If you steal a glance at someone or something, you look at them quickly so that nobody sees you looking.
- top-security wing — a wing of a prison, mental hospital, etc that has a very high level of precautions against escape
- topological space — a set with a collection of subsets or open sets satisfying the properties that the union of open sets is an open set, the intersection of two open sets is an open set, and the given set and the empty set are open sets.
- transignification — (in the Eucharist) a change in the significance of the bread and wine to symbolize the body and blood of Christ.
- trigger mechanism — a physiological or psychological process caused by a stimulus and resulting in a usually severe reaction.
- turbosupercharger — (formerly) a turbocharger.
- vaginal discharge — emission from the female genitalia
- vasovagal syncope — a faint brought on by excessive activity of the vagus nerve, causing the heart to slow and the blood pressure to fall. It can be caused by fear, choking, or stomach cramps and has no lasting effects
- vinaigrette sauce — a tart sauce of oil, vinegar, and seasonings, sometimes including chopped capers, pickles, etc., usually served cold with salads.
- wage-price spiral — a situation in which wage and price increases drive each other upward and cause inflation
- warehousing costs — the costs involved in storing goods in a warehouse
- winding staircase — long set of spiral stairs
- working substance — a substance, usually a fluid, that undergoes changes in pressure, temperature, volume, or form as part of a process for accomplishing work.
- zola technologies — (company) Producers of the Z simulation language.
- zygomatic process — any of several bony processes that articulate with the cheekbone.