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15-letter words containing e, m, r, g, n, c

  • french marigold — a composite plant, Tagetes patula, of Mexico, having yellow flowers with red markings.
  • garage mechanic — sb employed to repair vehicles
  • 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]>.
  • grain itch mite — a mite, Pyemotes ventricosus, that often occurs in straw and normally feeds on the larvae of insects but opportunistically bites humans, causing an itching dermatitis.
  • grammaticalness — (of language) The state or attribute of obeying the rules of grammar; grammatical correctness.
  • grappier cement — a by-product of the calcination of hydraulic lime, having similar properties and made from ground, unslaked lumps.
  • greenham common — a village in West Berkshire unitary authority, Berkshire; site of a US cruise missile base, and, from 1981, a camp of women protesters against nuclear weapons; although the base had closed by 1991 a small number of women remained until 2000
  • haemoglobinuric — relating to the presence of haemoglobin in the urine
  • 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.
  • image converter — a device for producing a visual image formed by other electromagnetic radiation such as infrared or ultraviolet radiation or X-rays
  • interchangement — the act of interchanging
  • laryngectomized — having had one's larynx surgically removed by undergoing a laryngectomy
  • laser machining — Laser machining is a process in which material is removed from a surface using light from a laser.
  • mackinac bridge — a suspension bridge over the Straits of Mackinac, connecting the Upper and Lower peninsulas of Michigan: one of the longest suspension bridges in the world. 3800-foot (1158-meter) center span; 7400 feet (2256 meters) in total length.
  • magnetic course — a course whose bearing is given relative to the magnetic meridian of the area.
  • magnetic mirror — a region in a magnetic bottle where the magnetic field increases abruptly, causing charged particles that enter it to be reflected.
  • magnetic stripe — magnetic strip.
  • magnetoelectric — of or relating to the induction of electric current or electromotive force by means of permanent magnets.
  • magnetoreceptor — The part of an organism responsible for magnetoreception.
  • malacopterygian — belonging or pertaining to the Malacopterygii (Malacopteri), a group of soft-finned, teleost fishes.
  • marching orders — military orders, esp to infantry, giving instructions about a march, its destination, etc
  • mascarene grass — a creeping grass, Zoysia tenuifolia, naturalized in California and Florida, having fine leaves and shoots that make good turf.
  • measuring chain — a flexible length of metal links used in calculating distances
  • megacorporation — a giant company formed from two or more large companies or a number of companies of various sizes.
  • metallo-organic — organometallic.
  • 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.".
  • microcentrifuge — A centrifuge used in laboratories to separate materials from small samples (especially of biological material).
  • microgeneration — the small-scale generation of electrical power, through means such as solar or wind power
  • micromanagement — The direct management of a project etc to an excessive degree, with too much attention to detail and insufficient delegation.
  • microprocessing — an integrated computer circuit that performs all the functions of a CPU.
  • microtechnology — technology that uses microelectronics
  • microtunnelling — a technique used to excavate tunnels mechanically for the laying of pipes
  • mid-ocean ridge — any of several seismically active submarine mountain ranges that extend through the Atlantic, Indian, and South Pacific oceans: each is hypothesized to be the locus of seafloor spreading.
  • mineralogically — With regard to mineralogy.
  • morning service — a regular church service in the mornng
  • multiprocessing — the simultaneous execution of two or more programs or instruction sequences by separate CPUs under integrated control.
  • niche marketing — marketing aimed at a specialized group
  • orange chromide — an Asian cichlid fish, Etropus maculatus, with a brownish-orange spotted body
  • organized crime — illegal activities co-ordinated by groups
  • organomercurial — an organic compound containing mercury
  • pergamentaceous — (esp of plants) resembling parchment, whether in texture or composition
  • picture-framing — the job of framing photos, paintings etc
  • pragmaticalness — the quality of being pragmatical or meddlesome
  • prince charming — (sometimes lowercase) a man who embodies a woman's romantic ideal.
  • product manager — sb who oversees product development
  • program counter — (hardware)   (PC) A register in the central processing unit that contains the addresss of the next instruction to be executed. After each instruction is fetched, the PC is automatically incremented to point to the following instruction. It is not normally manipulated like an ordinary register but instead, special instructions are provided to alter the flow of control by writing a new value to the PC, e.g. JUMP, CALL, RTS.
  • project manager — sb who oversees project plan
  • reaping machine — any of various machines for reaping grain, often fitted with a device for automatically throwing out bundles of the cut grain.
  • rhyming couplet — a pair of lines in poetry that rhyme and usually have the same rhythm
  • sarcoptic mange — mange caused by burrowing mites of the genus Sarcoptes.
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