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14-letter words containing e, u, l, o, g

  • nursing bottle — a bottle with a rubber nipple, from which an infant sucks milk, water, etc.
  • old portuguese — the language of Portugal as spoken and written from the 14th to the middle of the 16th centuries.
  • oleaginousness — The state or condition of being oleaginous; oiliness, unctuousness.
  • osmoregulation — the process by which cells and simple organisms maintain fluid and electrolyte balance with their surroundings.
  • osmoregulatory — Of or pertaining to osmoregulation.
  • outer mongolia — a region in Asia including Inner Mongolia of China and the Mongolian People's Republic.
  • outgeneralling — Present participle of outgeneral.
  • outing flannel — a light cotton flannel with a short, dense nap.
  • outlet village — a collection of shops or outlets where manufacturers sell their own branded goods, often at discounted prices
  • overgenerously — in an overgenerous manner
  • overindulgence — excessive indulgence
  • overregulation — a law, rule, or other order prescribed by authority, especially to regulate conduct.
  • pneumonologist — an expert or specialist in the respiratory system
  • polygon pusher — (Or "rectangle slinger"). A chip designer who spends most of his or her time at the physical layout level (which requires drawing *lots* of multi-coloured polygons).
  • popular singer — a professional singer who specializes in popular songs.
  • pound sterling — pound2 (def 3).
  • power struggle — fight to take control
  • propenyl group — a univalent group derived from propylene, CH 3 CH=CH−.
  • pseudo-english — of, relating to, or characteristic of England or its inhabitants, institutions, etc.
  • pyrometallurgy — the process or technique of refining ores with heat so as to accelerate chemical reactions or to melt the metallic or nonmetallic content.
  • quetzaltenango — a city in SW Guatemala: earthquake 1902.
  • rabble-rousing — of, relating to, or characteristic of a rabble-rouser.
  • rattle through — If you rattle through something, you deal with it quickly in order to finish it.
  • regulator gene — any gene that exercises control over the expression of another gene or genes.
  • repromulgation — to make known by open declaration; publish; proclaim formally or put into operation (a law, decree of a court, etc.).
  • revolving fund — any loan fund intended to be maintained by the repayment of past loans.
  • rheumatologist — a specialist in rheumatology, especially a physician who specializes in the treatment of rheumatic diseases, as arthritis, lupus erythematosus, and scleroderma.
  • rogue elephant — a vicious elephant that has been exiled from the herd.
  • rolling cutter — A rolling cutter is a drill bit which is often used for drilling hard rock.
  • route flapping — flapping router
  • rummelgumption — commonsense
  • rummlegumption — common sense
  • sacrilegiously — pertaining to or involving sacrilege: sacrilegious practices.
  • samuel gompers — Samuel, 1850–1924, U.S. labor leader, born in England: president of the American Federation of Labor 1886–94, 1896–1924.
  • self-forgetful — forgetful or not thinking of one's own advantage, interest, etc.
  • self-righteous — confident of one's own righteousness, especially when smugly moralistic and intolerant of the opinions and behavior of others.
  • serum globulin — the blood serum component consisting of proteins with a larger molecular weight than serum albumin
  • siege perilous — a vacant seat at the Round Table that could be filled only by the predestined finder of the Holy Grail and was fatal to pretenders.
  • signature loan — a loan requiring no collateral.
  • silver-tongued — persuasive; eloquent: a silver-tongued orator.
  • single honours — a British university degree course that involves study in a single area
  • slaughterhouse — a building or place where animals are butchered for food; abattoir.
  • slaughterously — murderously
  • socioreligious — of, relating to, or signifying the combination or interaction of religious and social factors.
  • soul-searching — the act or process of close and penetrating analysis of oneself, to determine one's true motives and sentiments.
  • splinter group — a small organization that becomes separated from or acts apart from an original larger group or a number of other small groups, with which it would normally be united, as because of disagreement.
  • stegocephalous — having the characteristics of the order Stegocephala
  • sturgeon's law — "Ninety percent of everything is crap". Derived from a quote by science fiction author Theodore Sturgeon, who once said, "Sure, 90% of science fiction is crud. That's because 90% of everything is crud." Oddly, when Sturgeon's Law is cited, the final word is almost invariably changed to "crap". Compare Ninety-Ninety Rule. Though this maxim originated in SF fandom, most hackers recognise it and are all too aware of its truth.
  • styling mousse — a light foamy substance applied to the hair before styling in order to retain the shape of the style
  • sugared almond — Sugared almonds are nuts which have been covered with a hard sweet coating.
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