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.