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14-letter words containing e, a, g, l, s, c

  • drawing chisel — an obliquely edged wood chisel for working across grain, as in forming the ends of tenons.
  • ductless gland — endocrine gland.
  • electromagnets — Plural form of electromagnet.
  • elegiac stanza — a quatrain in iambic pentameters with alternate lines rhyming
  • encephalograms — Plural form of encephalogram.
  • encompassingly — So as to encompass.
  • ergastoplasmic — relating to endoplasm that is associated with protein synthesis
  • eschatological — Pertaining to eschatology.
  • eugeosynclinal — of or relating to a eugeosyncline
  • eulogistically — In the form or manner of a eulogy; with praise.
  • evangelicalism — (Christianity, historical) Lutheranism.
  • excess luggage — luggage that is greater in weight or in number of pieces than an airline, etc, will carry free
  • fishing tackle — Fishing tackle consists of all the equipment that is used in the sport of fishing, such as fishing rods, lines, hooks, and bait.
  • framing chisel — a woodworking chisel for heavy work and deep cuts, often having a handle reinforced to withstand blows from a metal hammer head.
  • galactic noise — unidentified radio-frequency radiation originating from beyond the solar system.
  • galactic poles — either of the two opposite points on the celestial sphere that are farthest north and south of the Milky Way.
  • galactopoiesis — increasing the secretion of milk.
  • garlic crusher — a kitchen implement used to crush cloves of garlic
  • garlic sausage — sausage meat flavoured with garlic
  • gascoyne-cecil — Robert Arthur Talbot [tawl-buh t] /ˈtɔl bət/ (Show IPA), 3rd Marquis of Salisbury, Salisbury (def 1).
  • gastric lavage — the washing out of the stomach; lavage.
  • geognostically — with reference to a knowledge of the structure of the earth
  • gesticulations — Plural form of gesticulation.
  • glow discharge — the conduction of electricity in a low-pressure gas, producing a diffuse glow.
  • goncalves dias — Antonio [an-taw-nyoo] /ɛ̃ˈtɔ nyʊ/ (Show IPA), 1823–64, Brazilian poet.
  • goose barnacle — any marine crustacean of the subclass Cirripedia, usually having a calcareous shell, being either stalked (goose barnacle) and attaching itself to ship bottoms and floating timber, or stalkless (rock barnacle or acorn barnacle) and attaching itself to rocks, especially in the intertidal zone.
  • gooseneck lamp — a desk lamp having a flexible shaft or stem.
  • grade-schooler — a pupil in a grade school.
  • hepaticologist — a person who studies hepaticology
  • house-cleaning — the act of cleaning a house, room, etc., and its furnishings, especially the act of cleaning thoroughly and completely.
  • in high places — People in high places are people who have powerful and influential positions in a government, society, or organization.
  • jacobite glass — an English drinking glass of the late 17th or early 18th century, engraved with Jacobite mottoes and symbols.
  • lance sergeant — a sergeant of the lowest rank.
  • laryngectomies — Plural form of laryngectomy.
  • laryngoscopies — Plural form of laryngoscopy.
  • laser-guidance — a technique of guiding a missile, etc, using a laser beam
  • legalistically — strict adherence, or the principle of strict adherence, to law or prescription, especially to the letter rather than the spirit.
  • lexicographers — Plural form of lexicographer.
  • lexicographist — (chiefly, archaic) A student specialising in the discipline of lexicography; lexicographer.
  • licensing laws — In Britain, the licensing laws are the laws which control the selling of alcoholic drinks.
  • lleras camargo — Alberto [ahl-ver-taw] /ɑlˈvɛr tɔ/ (Show IPA), 1906–89, Colombian journalist, writer, and political leader: president 1945–46, 1958–62.
  • longcase clock — tall freestanding timepiece
  • malpighiaceous — of, relating to, or belonging to the Malpighiaceae, a family of tropical plants many of which are lianas
  • marcus regulus — Marcus Atilius [uh-til-ee-uh s] /əˈtɪl i əs/ (Show IPA), died 250? b.c, Roman general.
  • marrons glaces — chestnuts cooked in syrup and glazed
  • megascopically — macroscopically
  • metalinguistic — Pertaining to metalinguistics.
  • metallic glass — glassy alloy.
  • metapsychology — speculative thought dealing systematically with concepts extending beyond the limits of psychology as an empirical science.
  • museologically — In a museological manner.
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