16-letter words containing g, a, t, e, c
- surface integral — the limit, as the norm of the partition of a given surface into sections of area approaches zero, of the sum of the product of the areas times the value of a given function of three variables at some point on each section.
- surface-printing — planography.
- syncategorematic — Traditional Logic. of or relating to a word that is part of a categorical proposition but is not a term, as all, some, is.
- systemic grammar — a grammar in which description is founded on the relationships among the various units at different ranks of a language, and in which language is viewed as a system of meaning-creating choices
- teacher training — practical teaching course
- teachers college — a four-year college offering courses for the training of primary and secondary school teachers and granting the bachelor's degree and often advanced degrees.
- teaching machine — a mechanical, electrical, or other automatic device that presents the user with items of information in planned sequence, registers his or her response to each item, and immediately indicates the acceptability of each response.
- tertiary college — a college system incorporating the secondary school sixth form and vocational courses
- thatched cottage — a cottage that has a roof that is thatched with straw, reed etc
- the gentle craft — fishing
- the great escape — a film (1963) directed by John Sturges, written by James Clavell and W.R. Burnett, based on a book by Paul Brickhill, and starring Steve McQueen. It follows an attempt made by Allied prisoners of war to escape a German prisoner of war camp during World War II
- the long paddock — a stockroute or roadside area offering feed to sheep and cattle in dry times
- the scots guards — a regiment of Guards Division of the British Army which dates back to 1642
- theatrical agent — an intermediary who brings together actors who are seeking work and theatre producers who are offering parts
- thermal cracking — Thermal cracking is an extraction process in which hydrocarbons such as crude oil are heated to a high temperature to break the molecular bonds.
- to act one's age — If someone tells you to act your age, they are telling you to behave in a way that is suitable for someone your age, because they think you are behaving in a childish way.
- to change places — If you change places with another person, you start being in their situation or role, and they start being in yours.
- to come a gutzer — to make an error or blunder
- training college — a school providing training for a special field or profession.
- training officer — a person whose job is to teach people the skills they need for a particular field or profession
- transfer pricing — the setting of a price for the transfer of raw materials, components, products, or services between the trading units of a large organization
- travelling clock — a small clock taken by someone who is travelling
- tray agriculture — hydroponics.
- tungsten carbide — a very hard, black or gray compound of tungsten and carbon, used in the manufacture of cutting and abrasion tools, dies, and wear-resistant machine parts.
- unapologetically — containing an apology or excuse for a fault, failure, insult, injury, etc.: An apologetic letter to his creditors explained the delay.
- vectorcardiogram — the graphic record produced by vectorcardiography.
- vegetable cellar — a usually underground storage room where fresh vegetables can be stored at normally cool temperatures for later use.
- vegetable slicer — a device with a sharp blade for slicing vegetables finely;
- velcro fastening — a fastening made of Velcro
- ventriculography — radiography of the ventricles of the heart after injection of a contrast medium
- vertical farming — a proposed system of growing crops in urban areas using specially designed skyscrapers
- vertical tasting — a tasting of different vintages of one particular wine.
- viceregal assent — the formal signing of an act of parliament by a governor general, by which it becomes law
- vincent's angina — a disease characterized by ulceration of the mucosa of the tonsils, pharynx, and mouth, by the presence of abundant bacilli and spirochetes, and by the development of a membrane.
- visiting teacher — a teacher in a public school system, assigned to give home instruction to sick or disabled pupils.
- walking distance — distance that can easily be walked
- win the exchange — to win a rook in return for a bishop or knight
- with a vengeance — an act or opportunity of inflicting such trouble: to take one's vengeance.
- yachting regatta — a sailing competition
- ziegler catalyst — any of a group of catalysts, such as titanium trichloride (TiCl3) and aluminium alkyl (Al(CH3)3), that produce stereospecific polymers