15-letter words containing e, l, i, n, g
- nonbelligerency — the state or status of not participating in a war.
- nonself-antigen — any of the antigens present in an individual that originate outside the body (contrasted with self-antigen).
- nonslaveholding — Not slaveholding.
- northern lights — aurora borealis.
- nuclear testing — the process of carrying out a test on a nuclear weapon to determine effectiveness, etc
- oblique sailing — the navigation of a vessel on a point of the compass other than one of the cardinal points.
- obtuse triangle — a triangle with one obtuse angle.
- office building — building containing offices
- old age pension — An old age pension is a regular amount of money that people receive from the government when they have retired from work.
- old high german — High German before 1100. Abbreviation: OHG.
- oligodendrocyte — A glial cell similar to an astrocyte but with fewer protuberances, concerned with the production of myelin in the central nervous system.
- oligodendroglia — Oligodendrocytes collectively.
- oligomerisation — Alternative spelling of oligomerization.
- oligomerization — (chemistry) The formation of an oligomer from a monomer.
- oligonucleotide — a chain of a few nucleotides.
- 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
- operating table — table on which surgery is performed
- orange milkweed — butterfly weed (def 1).
- organized labor — all workers who are organized in labor unions.
- organochlorines — Plural form of organochlorine.
- organomercurial — an organic compound containing mercury
- outline drawing — a drawing consisting only of external lines
- over-regulation — a law, rule, or other order prescribed by authority, especially to regulate conduct.
- overcontrolling — excessively controlling
- oxygen cylinder — a metal cylinder containing oxygen under pressure
- paedophile ring — a group of people who take part in illegal sexual activity involving children
- palaeolimnology — the study of ancient lake ecologies
- palaeomagnetism — the study of the fossil magnetism in rocks, used to determine the past configurations of the continents and to investigate the past shape and magnitude of the earth's magnetic field
- palaeomagnetist — a student of or expert in palaeomagnetism
- pelargonic acid — a colorless, oily, water-immiscible liquid, C 9 H 1 8 O 2 , occurring as an ester in a volatile oil in species of pelargonium: used chiefly in organic synthesis and in the manufacture of lacquers and plastics.
- phenomenologies — the study of phenomena.
- phenomenologist — the study of phenomena.
- phrenologically — in a manner relating to phrenology
- physical change — a usually reversible change in the physical properties of a substance, as size or shape: Freezing a liquid is a physical change.
- pig, run like a — To run very slowly on given hardware, said of software. Distinct from hog.
- pilsner glass's — a pale, light lager beer.
- plane surveying — the surveying of areas of limited size, making no corrections for the earth's curvature
- plantaginaceous — relating to or belonging to the family Plantaginaceae
- plastic surgeon — doctor who performs cosmetic surgery
- plea bargaining — pleading guilty to a lesser charge
- pleasure-loving — enjoying pleasure
- plumbaginaceous — belonging to the Plumbaginaceae, the leadwort family of plants.
- pragmaticalness — the quality of being pragmatical or meddlesome
- primary sealing — Primary sealing is devices used for sealing tanks, to reduce emissions, often made of foam.
- problem-solving — skills, process: of finding solutions
- public offering — a sale of a new issue of securities to the general public through a managing underwriter (opposed to private placement): required to be registered with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
- public speaking — the act of delivering speeches in public.
- public spending — expenditure by central government, local authorities, and public enterprises
- publicity agent — A publicity agent is a person whose job is to make sure that a large number of people know about a person, show, or event so that they are successful.