15-letter words containing c, i, g, a, r, l
- radiotechnology — the technical application of any form of radiation to industry.
- rechargeability — (of a storage battery) capable of being charged repeatedly. Compare cordless (def 2).
- recognizability — to identify as something or someone previously seen, known, etc.: He had changed so much that one could scarcely recognize him.
- recording angel — an angel who supposedly keeps a record of every person's good and bad acts
- recycling plant — a factory for processing used or abandoned materials
- refugee capital — money from abroad invested, esp for a short term, in the country offering the highest interest rate
- reggio calabria — a seaport in S Italy, on the Strait of Messina: almost totally destroyed by an earthquake 1908.
- richard gabriel — (person) (Dick, RPG) Dr. Richard P. Gabriel. A noted SAIL LISP hacker and volleyball fanatic. Consulting Professor of Computer Science at Stanford University. Richard Gabriel is a leader in the Lisp and OOP community, with years of contributions to standardisation. He founded the successful company, Lucid Technologies, Inc.. In 1996 he was Distinguished Computer Scientist at ParcPlace-Digitalk, Inc. (later renamed ObjectShare, Inc.). See also gabriel, Qlambda, QLISP, saga.
- rubbing alcohol — a poisonous solution of about 70 percent isopropyl or denatured ethyl alcohol, usually containing a perfume oil, used chiefly in massaging.
- rural sociology — the sociological study of life in rural areas and the effects of ruralization.
- scaling circuit — an electronic device or circuit that aggregates electric pulses and gives a single output pulse for a predetermined number of input pulses
- self-lacerating — to tear roughly; mangle: The barbed wire lacerated his hands.
- semilogarithmic — (of graphing) having one scale logarithmic and the other arithmetic or of uniform gradation.
- social drinking — the practice of drinking alcohol occasionally and usually only in social situations
- social heritage — the entire inherited pattern of cultural activity present in a society.
- social register — a directory or list of people prominent in the fashionable society of a given area
- social-drinking — a person who drinks alcoholic beverages usually in the company of others and is in control of his or her drinking.
- spherical angle — an angle formed by arcs of great circles of a sphere.
- spring-cleaning — a complete cleaning of a place, as a home, done traditionally in the spring of the year.
- starting blocks — the rigid blocks adjustable at an angle and mounted on a track against which a runner's shoes are placed to aid in starting
- stereologically — by way of stereology or in a stereological manner
- surgical needle — a needle for suturing.
- surgical spirit — Surgical spirit is a liquid which is used to clean wounds or surgical instruments. It consists mainly of alcohol.
- surgical strike — a military action designed to destroy a particular target without harming other people or damaging other buildings near it
- synergistically — pertaining to, characteristic of, or resembling synergy: a synergistic effect.
- talking picture — Older Use. a motion picture with accompanying synchronized speech, singing, etc.
- telegraphically — of or relating to the telegraph.
- thalassographic — relating to thalassography
- trading capital — the total amount of money available for buying assets
- traffic calming — Traffic calming consists of measures designed to make roads safer, for example making them narrower or placing obstacles in them, so that drivers are forced to slow down.
- training school — a school that provides training in some art, profession, or vocation.
- traumatological — relating to traumatology
- traveling block — (in a hoisting tackle) the block hooked to and moving with the load.
- treacle pudding — a sponge cake with syrup on top
- trickle charger — a small mains-operated battery charger, esp one that delivers less than 5 amperes and is used by car owners
- twitching trail — a logging road sufficiently developed to allow the hauling of logs along it by horse or tractor.
- typographically — of or relating to typography.
- ultracentrifuge — a high-speed centrifuge for subjecting sols or solutions to forces many times that of gravity and producing concentration differences depending on the weight of the micelle or molecule.
- uncategorizable — not able to be categorized or placed into a category
- unchronological — arranged in the order of time: a chronological list of events.
- uncopyrightable — not able to be copyrighted
- ungrammatically — in an ungrammatical manner
- urban sociology — the sociological study of cities and their role in the development of society.
- vertical angles — one of two opposite and equal angles formed by the intersection of two lines.
- vulgar fraction — common fraction.
- working capital — the amount of capital needed to carry on a business.
- wrestling match — sport: contention by grappling opponent
- xerographically — In a xerographic way; by xerography.
- xylotypographic — involving or pertaining to xylotypography
- zoogeographical — Pertaining to zoogeography.