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16-letter words containing c, o, l, e, g

  • pelican crossing — place to cross road
  • peregrine falcon — a globally distributed falcon, Falco peregrinus, much used in falconry because of its swift flight: several subspecies are endangered.
  • personnel agency — an agency for placing employable persons in jobs; employment agency.
  • phenomenological — the study of phenomena.
  • phylogenetically — the development or evolution of a particular group of organisms.
  • picture moulding — the edge around a framed picture
  • pitch-cone angle — (in a bevel gear) the apex angle of the truncated cone (pitch cone) which forms the reference surface on which the teeth of a bevel gear are cut
  • pneumonic plague — a form of plague characterized by lung involvement.
  • process theology — a form of theology that emphasizes the close relation of human beings, nature, and God.
  • processing plant — a factory where raw materials are treated or prepared by a special method, esp one where food is treated in order to preserve it
  • project planning — project management
  • prolonged-action — sustained-release.
  • propylene glycol — a colorless, viscous, hygroscopic liquid, C 3 H 8 O, used chiefly as a lubricant, as an antifreeze, as a heat transfer fluid, and as a solvent for fats, oils, waxes, and resins.
  • psychotechnology — the body of knowledge, theories, and techniques developed for understanding and influencing individual, group, and societal behavior in specified situations.
  • pull a long face — to look sad, glum, disapproving, etc.
  • rattle so's cage — If someone rattles your cage, they do something which is intended to make you feel nervous.
  • regional council — the governing body in certain countries of a particular region or administrative division
  • releasing factor — a substance usually of hypothalamic origin that triggers the release of a particular hormone from an endocrine gland.
  • reporting clause — A reporting clause is a clause which indicates that you are talking about what someone said or thought. For example, in 'She said that she was hungry', 'She said' is a reporting clause.
  • revolving credit — credit automatically available up to a predetermined limit while payments are periodically made. Compare credit line (def 2).
  • riau archipelago — a group of islands belonging to Indonesia, off the SE coast of the Malay Peninsula, at the entrance to the Strait of Malacca. 36,510 sq. mi. (94,561 sq. km).
  • school-age child — a child who is old enough to go to school
  • scrovegni chapel — Arena Chapel.
  • sebaceous glands — any of the cutaneous glands that secrete oily matter for lubricating hair and skin.
  • self-proclaiming — to announce or declare in an official or formal manner: to proclaim war.
  • self-pronouncing — having the pronunciation indicated, especially by diacritical marks added on original spellings rather than by phonetic symbols: a self-pronouncing dictionary.
  • self-reproducing — to make a copy, representation, duplicate, or close imitation of: to reproduce a picture.
  • shopping channel — television station used to sell goods
  • shopping complex — a shopping centre
  • single occupancy — a type of travel accommodation, as at a hotel, for one person in a room.
  • single precision — using one word rather than two or more to represent a number.
  • social gathering — party, get-together
  • spectroheliogram — a photograph of the sun made with a spectroheliograph.
  • speech pathology — the scientific study and treatment of defects, disorders, and malfunctions of speech and voice, as stuttering, lisping, or lalling, and of language disturbances, as aphasia or delayed language acquisition.
  • sql access group — (body)   The origanisaton which defined Call-Level Interface, on which ODBC is based. It is now part of X/Open.
  • stamp collecting — Stamp collecting is the hobby of building up a collection of stamps.
  • sulu archipelago — an island group in the SW Philippines, separating the Sulawesi Sea from the Sulu Sea. 1086 sq. mi. (2813 sq. km). Capital: Jolo.
  • summa theologica — a philosophical and theological work (1265–74) by St. Thomas Aquinas, consisting of an exposition of Christian doctrine.
  • teachers college — a four-year college offering courses for the training of primary and secondary school teachers and granting the bachelor's degree and often advanced degrees.
  • teleconferencing — a business meeting, educational session, etc., conducted among participants in different locations via telecommunications equipment. Compare videoconference.
  • telescopic sight — a telescope mounted on a rifle, etc, used for sighting
  • tephrochronology — a geochronologic technique based on the dating of layers of volcanic ash.
  • tertiary college — a college system incorporating the secondary school sixth form and vocational courses
  • the long paddock — a stockroute or roadside area offering feed to sheep and cattle in dry times
  • the open college — (in Britain) a college of art founded in 1987 for mature students studying foundation courses in arts and crafts by television programmes, written materials, and tutorials
  • to change places — If you change places with another person, you start being in their situation or role, and they start being in yours.
  • to get cold feet — If you get cold feet about something, you become nervous or frightened about it because you think it will fail.
  • training college — a school providing training for a special field or profession.
  • travelling clock — a small clock taken by someone who is travelling
  • trinitroglycerin — nitroglycerin.
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