15-letter words containing c, o, n, g, s
- get one's cards — to be told to leave one's employment
- gigantopithecus — a genus of extinct ape of southern Asia existing during the Pliocene and Pleistocene epochs, known only from very large fossil jaws and teeth and believed to be perhaps the biggest hominoid that ever lived.
- glass harmonica — a musical instrument composed of a set of graduated, revolving glass bowls, the rims of which are moistened and set in vibration by friction from the fingertips.
- gluconeogenesis — glucose formation in animals from a noncarbohydrate source, as from proteins or fats.
- glyconeogenesis — gluconeogenesis.
- gnome computers — (company) A small UK hardware and software company. They make transputer boards for the Acorn Archimedes among other things. E-mail: Chris Stenton <[email protected]>.
- go the distance — the extent or amount of space between two things, points, lines, etc.
- goldilocks zone — a zone around a star having temperatures and other conditions that can support life on planets: Mars is thought to lie on the outer edge of the sun's Goldilocks zone.
- governing class — the social class that holds the power in a country
- great recession — the protracted worldwide economic recession following the financial crisis of 2007–08
- gross indecency — sexual offence
- group insurance — life, accident, or health insurance available to a group of persons, as the employees of a company, under a single contract, usually without regard to physical condition or age of the individuals.
- gulf of fonseca — an inlet of the Pacific Ocean in W Central America
- hedonic damages — compensation based on what the victim of a crime might have earned in the future
- hemangiosarcoma — A fast-growing, highly invasive variety of cancer, a sarcoma arising from the lining of blood vessels, occurring almost exclusively in dogs and rarely in cats.
- high commission — A High Commission is the office where a High Commissioner and his or her staff work, or the group of officials who work there.
- homing instinct — an instinct that enables an animal to return home after travelling great distances
- housing project — a publicly built and operated housing development, usually intended for low- or moderate-income tenants, senior citizens, etc.
- ignition source — An ignition source is a process or event which can cause a fire or explosion.
- ignition switch — (on a vehicle) the part that sets the process of ignition in motion once the ignition key is turned; also a button used for the same purpose
- image-conscious — concerned about the way one comes across to other people and the impression one creates
- interiorscaping — The design, installation, and maintenance of interiorscapes.
- king's champion — a hereditary official at British coronations, representing the king (King's Champion) or the queen (Queen's Champion) who is being crowned, and having originally the function of challenging to mortal combat any person disputing the right of the new sovereign to rule.
- kissing cousins — any more or less distant kin familiar enough to be greeted with a kiss, as a cousin (kissing cousin)
- language school — A language school is a private school where a foreign language is taught.
- 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.
- linguistic form — any meaningful unit of speech, as a sentence, phrase, word, morpheme, or suffix.
- long-case clock — tall-case clock.
- long-sufferance — long-suffering.
- loose chippings — pieces of gravel spread on the top of tarmac that fail to stick to it
- macrosporangium — megasporangium.
- magnetic course — a course whose bearing is given relative to the magnetic meridian of the area.
- marching orders — military orders, esp to infantry, giving instructions about a march, its destination, etc
- microaggression — a subtle but offensive comment or action directed at a minority or other nondominant group that is often unintentional or unconsciously reinforces a stereotype: microaggressions such as "I don't see you as black.".
- microprocessing — an integrated computer circuit that performs all the functions of a CPU.
- micropublishing — the publishing of material in microfilm
- microsporangium — a sporangium containing microspores.
- misbecomingness — the characteristic or state of being unbecoming or unattractive
- miscegenational — of or relating to miscegenation
- miscoordinating — of the same order or degree; equal in rank or importance.
- morning service — a regular church service in the mornng
- motoring school — an organization that provides driving lessons
- mucosanguineous — containing or made up of blood and mucus
- multiprocessing — the simultaneous execution of two or more programs or instruction sequences by separate CPUs under integrated control.
- narcotics agent — an undercover agent who provides information to the police about illegal drugs, illegal drug trafficking, and users of illegal drugs
- navigation acts — any of several acts of Parliament between 1651 and 1847 designed primarily to expand British trade and limit trade by British colonies with countries that were rivals of Great Britain.
- neurolinguistic — pertaining to neurolinguistics