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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.
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