16-letter words containing g, a, d

chanson de geste — one of a genre of Old French epic poems celebrating heroic deeds, the most famous of which is the Chanson de Roland
charged particle — an atomic particle with a positive or negative charge, as an electron, proton, or helium ion
chase the dragon — to smoke opium or heroin
chichagof island — an island of Alaska, in the Alexander Archipelago. Area: 5439 sq km (2100 sq miles)
chlorogenic acid — a colorless crystalline acid, C 16 H 18 O 9 , that is important in plant metabolism and is purportedly responsible for the browning or blackening of cut apples, potatoes, and other fruits and vegetables.
cigarette holder — A cigarette holder is a narrow tube that you can put a cigarette into in order to hold it while you smoke it.
cladogenetically — By means of cladogenesis.
class background — a person's background with reference to social class
cleaning product — a detergent or other household cleaner
clearsightedness — The property of being clearsighted.
cloak-and-dagger — A cloak-and-dagger activity is one which involves mystery and secrecy.
coleridge-taylor — Samuel. 1875–1912, British composer, best known for his trilogy of oratorios Song of Hiawatha (1898–1900)
collagen disease — any of a group of diseases, as systemic lupus erythematosus, polyarteritis, scleroderma, and rheumatoid arthritis, involving inflammation or degeneration of connective tissue and accompanied by deposition of fibrinous material.
college graduate — a student who has recently graduated from college
colorado springs — a city and resort in central Colorado. Pop: 370 448 (2003 est)
combination drug — a medication comprised of set dosages of two or more separate drugs.
come and get it! — the meal is ready!
command guidance — a method of controlling a missile during flight by transmitting information to it
command language — the language used to access a computer system
common partridge — a small Old World gallinaceous game bird, Perdix perdix
common-or-garden — You can use common-or-garden to describe something you think is ordinary and not special in any way.
consenting adult — a male person over the age of sixteen, who may legally engage in homosexual behaviour in private
considering that — You use considering that to indicate that you are thinking about a particular fact when making a judgment or giving an opinion.
constant folding — (compiler) A compiler optimisation technique where constant subexpressions are evaluated at compile time. This is usually only applied to built-in numerical and boolean operators whereas partial evaluation is more general in that expressions involving user-defined functions may also be evaluated at compile time.
container garden — a collection of pots or other receptacles containing soil for growing plants out of doors
contraindicating — Present participle of contraindicate.
corona discharge — an electrical discharge appearing on and around the surface of a charged conductor, caused by ionization of the surrounding gas
corporal's guard — a squad commanded by a corporal
corrugated paper — a packaging material made from layers of heavy paper, the top layer of which is grooved and ridged
cottage industry — A cottage industry is a small business that is run from someone's home, especially one that involves a craft such as knitting or pottery.
critical damping — the minimum amount of viscous damping that results in a displaced system returning to its original position without oscillation
currency trading — the business of trading in different currencies in order to profit from exchange rate differentials
cyanogen bromide — a colorless, slightly water-soluble, poisonous, volatile, crystalline solid, BrCN, used chiefly as a fumigant and a pesticide.
d-glyceraldehyde — an isomer of glyceraldehyde in which the OH group is on the right side of the asymmetric carbon atom.
dabrowa gornicza — an industrial city in S Poland.
dafydd ap gwilym — ?1320–?1380, Welsh poet
dagwood sandwich — a thick sandwich filled with a variety of meats, cheeses, dressings, and condiments.
dangling pointer — (programming) A reference that doesn't actually lead anywhere. In C and some other languages, a pointer that doesn't actually point at anything valid. Usually this happens because it formerly pointed to something that has moved or disappeared, e.g. a heap-allocated block which has been freed and reused. Used as jargon in a generalisation of its technical meaning; for example, a local phone number for a person who has since moved is a dangling pointer.
data warehousing — the use of large amounts of data taken from multiple sources to create reports and for data analysis
database manager — a person in charge of designing, maintaining, and controlling a database
david g farragut — David Glasgow, 1801–70, U.S. admiral: won the battles of New Orleans and Mobile Bay for the Union in the U.S. Civil War.
day of reckoning — If someone talks about the day of reckoning, they mean a day or time in the future when people will be forced to deal with an unpleasant situation which they have avoided until now.
daylight robbery — If someone charges you a great deal of money for something and you think this is unfair or unreasonable, you can refer to this as daylight robbery.
de broglie waves — the set of waves that represent the behaviour of an elementary particle, or some atoms and molecules, under certain conditions. The de Broglie wavelength, λ, is given by λ = h/mv, where h is the Planck constant, m the mass, and v the velocity of the particle
de morgan's laws — (in formal logic and set theory) the principles that conjunction and disjunction, or union and intersection, are dual. Thus the negation of P & Q is equivalent to not-P or not-Q
de-anglicization — (in Ireland) the elimination of English influence, language, customs, etc
dead man walking — a condemned man walking from his prison cell to a place of execution
dearborn heights — city in SE Mich.: suburb of Detroit: pop. 58,000
debating chamber — a room where a legislative assembly holds debates
debating society — a club, e.g. at a school or university, which regularly holds debates

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