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15-letter words containing e, n, g, o, u, l

  • neuroimmunology — a branch of immunology concerned with the interactions between immunological and nervous system functions, especially as they apply to various autoimmune diseases.
  • neurolinguistic — pertaining to neurolinguistics
  • neuropathologic — Of or pertaining to neuropathology.
  • neurophysiology — the branch of physiology dealing with the functions of the nervous system.
  • neuropsychology — The study of the relationship between behavior, emotion, and cognition on the one hand, and brain function on the other.
  • neurotoxicology — the science that deals with the effects of poisons on the nervous system.
  • nonjudgmentally — not judged or judging on the basis of one's personal standards or opinions: They tried to adopt a nonjudgmental attitude that didn't reflect their own biases. My guidance counselor in high school was sympathetic and nonjudgmental.
  • object language — the language to which a metalanguage refers.
  • 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
  • oligonucleotide — a chain of a few nucleotides.
  • 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.
  • phenylene group — any of three bivalent, isomeric groups having the formula –C 6 H 4 –, derived from benzene by the removal of two hydrogen atoms.
  • plantaginaceous — relating to or belonging to the family Plantaginaceae
  • plastic surgeon — doctor who performs cosmetic surgery
  • pleasure-loving — enjoying pleasure
  • plumbaginaceous — belonging to the Plumbaginaceae, the leadwort family of plants.
  • propylene group — the bivalent group −CH(CH 3)CH 2 −, derived from propylene or propane.
  • pseudohexagonal — of, relating to, or having the form of a hexagon.
  • 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.
  • red jungle fowl — any of several East Indian, gallinaceous birds of the genus Gallus, as G. gallus (red jungle fowl) believed to be the ancestor of the domestic fowl.
  • refuelling stop — a stop made so that fresh fuel can be supplied (to an aircraft, vehicle, etc)
  • regulation time — the standard duration of a sports game, before the addition of any extra time to determine a winner, etc
  • regulatory gene — any gene that exercises control over the expression of another gene or genes.
  • rhyming couplet — a pair of lines in poetry that rhyme and usually have the same rhythm
  • running bowline — a type of slipknot formed by running the standing line through the loop formed in a regular bowline
  • sauce espagnole — brown sauce.
  • sebaceous gland — any of the cutaneous glands that secrete oily matter for lubricating hair and skin.
  • second language — a language learned by a person after his or her native language, especially as a resident of an area where it is in general use.
  • self-regulation — control by oneself or itself, as in an economy, business organization, etc., especially such control as exercised independently of governmental supervision, laws, or the like.
  • self-renouncing — to give up or put aside voluntarily: to renounce worldly pleasures.
  • self-suggestion — the act of suggesting.
  • self-supporting — the supporting or maintaining of oneself or itself without reliance on outside aid.
  • shoulder-length — Shoulder-length hair is long enough to reach your shoulders.
  • silver quandong — an Australian tree, Elaeocarpus grandis: family Elaeocarpaceae
  • sleeve coupling — a cylinder joining the ends of two lengths of shafting or pipe.
  • soul-destroying — Activities or situations that are soul-destroying make you depressed, because they are boring or because there is no hope of improvement.
  • source language — the language in which a text appears that is to be translated into another language. Compare target language (def 1).
  • southern blight — a disease of peanuts, tomatoes, and other plants, caused by a fungus, Sclerotium rolfsii, affecting the roots and resulting in rapid wilting.
  • southern lights — aurora australis.
  • steering column — the shaft that connects the steering wheel to the steering gear assembly of an automotive vehicle.
  • supporting role — acting: secondary part
  • surgeon general — the chief of medical services in one of the armed forces.
  • thoughtlessness — lacking in consideration for others; inconsiderate; tactless: a thoughtless remark.
  • toughened glass — glass that has been made stronger using chemical or thermal treatments so that it will not break easily
  • transfer lounge — the place in an airport where you wait for a transfer from one flight to another
  • troubleshooting — to act or be employed as a troubleshooter: She troubleshoots for a large industrial firm.
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