15-letter words containing e, l, g
- chinese gelatin — agar (def 1).
- cholangiectasis — Dilation of the bile ducts.
- cholinergically — in a cholinergic manner
- choral speaking — recitation of poetry, dramatic pieces, etc. by a chorus of speakers
- circumnavigable — Able to be circumnavigated.
- classical greek — the form of Greek used in classical literature, especially the literary Attic Greek of the 5th and 4th centuries b.c.
- cleavage-planes — the act of cleaving or splitting.
- cleistogamously — in a cleistogamous manner
- cluster college — a small residential college affiliated with a university but semi-independent and specializing in one field of study.
- cobble together — If you say that someone has cobbled something together, you mean that they have made or produced it roughly or quickly.
- cocktail lounge — A cocktail lounge is a room in a hotel, restaurant, or club where you can buy alcoholic drinks.
- coffee granules — instant coffee in the form of grains
- collecting bank — a bank that collects money from the account of the writer of a cheque on behalf of the person who has deposited the cheque into the bank
- college of arms — any of several institutions in the United Kingdom having a royal charter to deal with matters of heraldry, grant armorial bearings, record and trace genealogies, etc
- college pudding — a baked or steamed suet pudding containing dried fruit and spice
- college station — a city in E central Texas.
- college student — a student at a university or college
- colour sergeant — a sergeant who carries the regimental, battalion, or national colours, as in a colour guard
- come up smiling — to recover cheerfully from misfortune
- commercialising — Present participle of commercialise.
- commercializing — Present participle of commercialize.
- commiseratingly — in a manner expressing commiseration
- compleat angler — a book on fishing (1653) by Izaak Walton.
- comprehendingly — In an comprehending manner; knowingly.
- conceptualising — Present participle of conceptualise.
- conceptualizing — Present participle of conceptualize.
- concrete jungle — If you refer to a city or area as a concrete jungle, you mean that it has a lot of modern buildings and you think it is ugly or unpleasant to live in.
- condescendingly — In a condescending manner.
- congealableness — the quality of being congealable
- congealed salad — a molded gelatin salad containing chopped fruit or vegetables.
- congelifraction — the shattering or splitting of rock or frozen soil due to the action of frost.
- conglomerations — Plural form of conglomeration.
- congress-people — congressmember.
- congressionally — of or relating to a congress.
- constable glass — a drinking glass of the 18th century, having a heavy foot, a tall body, and a capacity of 1 quart (0.946 liters).
- contextualising — to put (a linguistic element, an action, etc.) in a context, especially one that is characteristic or appropriate, as for purposes of study.
- contextualizing — Present participle of contextualize.
- controlled drug — a drug whose sale is illegal except through prescribed medical channels
- controller gain — In a control loop, the controller gain is the strength of action a controller will take at a particular point below or above the setpoint.
- converging lens — a lens that converts parallel rays of light to convergent rays and produces a real image.
- coolgardie safe — a cupboard with wetted hessian walls for keeping food cool: used esp in Australia
- cooling process — the process of becoming cooler
- copenhagen blue — a greyish-blue colour
- correcting lens — a thin lens used to correct spherical aberration introduced by the spherical mirror in certain optical systems
- correspondingly — You use correspondingly when describing a situation which is closely connected with one you have just mentioned or is similar to it.
- counteractingly — In a way that counteracts.
- counterclaiming — Present participle of counterclaim.
- counterflashing — (construction) Formed metal or elastomeric sheeting secured on or into a wall, curb, pipe or other surface, to cover and protect the upper edge of a base flashing and its associated fasteners.
- counterplotting — Present participle of counterplot.
- courting couple — a pair of lovers