15-letter words containing c, o, l, i, n, g
- leading counsel — the more senior of two counsels
- lexical scoping — lexical scope
- licensing hours — hours during which alcoholic drinks may be sold legally
- lignocellulosic — (biochemistry) Of, pertaining to, or derived from lignocellulose; used especially to describe the products of biomass.
- limiting factor — Physiology. the slowest, therefore rate-limiting, step in a process or reaction involving several steps.
- linguistic form — any meaningful unit of speech, as a sentence, phrase, word, morpheme, or suffix.
- logging company — a company that fells trees and sells timber
- long-grain rice — a type of rice that has long grains, rather than round grains
- loose chippings — pieces of gravel spread on the top of tarmac that fail to stick to it
- lubricating oil — an oily substance that is used to cover or treat machinery so as to lessen friction
- magnetic bottle — Physics. a magnetic field so shaped that it can confine a plasma: used in a proposed design for fusion reactors.
- magnetoelectric — of or relating to the induction of electric current or electromotive force by means of permanent magnets.
- malacopterygian — belonging or pertaining to the Malacopterygii (Malacopteri), a group of soft-finned, teleost fishes.
- metacognitively — In a metacognitive way.
- metallo-organic — organometallic.
- micropublishing — the publishing of material in microfilm
- microtechnology — technology that uses microelectronics
- microtunnelling — a technique used to excavate tunnels mechanically for the laying of pipes
- mineralogically — With regard to mineralogy.
- miscegenational — of or relating to miscegenation
- motoring public — the population that drive road vehicles
- motoring school — an organization that provides driving lessons
- multiprocessing — the simultaneous execution of two or more programs or instruction sequences by separate CPUs under integrated control.
- neurobiological — the branch of biology that is concerned with the anatomy and physiology of the nervous system.
- neurolinguistic — pertaining to neurolinguistics
- neuropathologic — Of or pertaining to neuropathology.
- neurotoxicology — the science that deals with the effects of poisons on the nervous system.
- non-conflicting — being in conflict or disagreement; not compatible: conflicting viewpoints.
- non-egotistical — pertaining to or characterized by egotism.
- non-evangelical — Also, evangelic. pertaining to or in keeping with the gospel and its teachings.
- non-grammatical — (of a sentence or expression) not conforming to the grammatical rules of a given language.
- nonagricultural — not applied to or generally practicing agriculture: a nonagricultural nation.
- nonbelligerency — the state or status of not participating in a war.
- nonbiographical — not biographical, not relating to biography or events in a person's life
- nonbiologically — in a nonbiological way, not in a biological way
- nonmucilaginous — Not mucilaginous.
- occulting light — a beacon having a light covered briefly at regular intervals.
- office building — building containing offices
- oligodendrocyte — A glial cell similar to an astrocyte but with fewer protuberances, concerned with the production of myelin in the central nervous system.
- oligonucleotide — a chain of a few nucleotides.
- onomasiological — the study of the means of expressing a given concept.
- opening balance — the amount of money in an account at the start of an accounting period
- operating cycle — the period of time between starting a business and making a profit
- optical pumping — a method for increasing the number of atoms or molecules occupying higher energy levels by irradiating them with light of the proper frequencies to raise them to those levels.
- optical tooling — the technique of establishing precise reference lines and planes by means of telescopic sights, especially for the purpose of aligning machinery, machine-shop work, etc.
- opus anglicanum — fine embroidery, esp of church vestments, produced in England c.1200–c.1350; characterized by the rich materials used, esp silver gilt thread
- organochlorines — Plural form of organochlorine.
- organomercurial — an organic compound containing mercury
- overcontrolling — excessively controlling
- oxygen cylinder — a metal cylinder containing oxygen under pressure