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15-letter words containing g, a, u, t, i, e

  • hung parliament — a parliament that does not have a party with a working majority
  • hunting leopard — the cheetah.
  • insulating tape — adhesive tape, impregnated with a moisture-repelling substance, used to insulate exposed electrical conductors
  • insurance agent — sb who sells insurance policies
  • inunderstanding — (obsolete) Devoid of understanding.
  • italian sausage — salami
  • junggrammatiker — a group of linguists of the late 19th century who held that phonetic laws are universally valid and allow of no exceptions; neo-grammarians.
  • leptosporangium — (botany) A sporangium formed from a single epidermal cell.
  • linear argument — (theory)   A function argument which is used exactly once by the function. If the argument is used at most once then it is safe to inline the function and replace the single occurrence of the formal parameter with the actual argument expression. If the argument was used more than once this transformation would duplicate the argument expression, causing it to be evaluated more than once. If the argument is sure to be used at least once then it is safe to evaluate it in advance (see strictness analysis) whereas if the argument was not used then this would waste work and might prevent the program from terminating.
  • linguistic area — a geographical area in which several languages sharing common features are spoken.
  • living quarters — accommodation
  • lung specialist — doctor specializing in lung conditions
  • luster painting — a method of decorating glazed pottery with metallic pigment, originated in Persia, popular from the 9th through the mid-19th centuries.
  • magnesium light — the strongly actinic white light produced when magnesium is burned: used in photography, signaling, pyrotechnics, etc.
  • magnetic bubble — a tiny mobile magnetized area within a magnetic material, the basis of one type of solid-state storage medium (magnetic bubble memory)
  • magnetic course — a course whose bearing is given relative to the magnetic meridian of the area.
  • magnetic pickup — a phonograph pickup in which the vibrations of the stylus cause variations in or motions of a coil in a magnetic field that produces corresponding variations in an electrical voltage.
  • magnetic pulley — a magnetic device for separating metal from sand, refuse, etc.
  • mail user agent — (messaging)   (MUA) The program that allows the user to compose and read electronic mail messages. The MUA provides the interface between the user and the Message Transfer Agent. Outgoing mail is eventually handed over to an MTA for delivery while the incoming messages are picked up from where the MTA left it (although MUA's running on single-user machines may pick up mail using POP). Popular MUAs for Unix include elm, mush, pine, and RMAIL.
  • malpighian tube — one of a group of long, slender excretory tubules at the anterior end of the hindgut in insects and other terrestrial arthropods.
  • manual steering — Manual steering is steering in which the driver does all the work, without the help of mechanical power.
  • margaritiferous — yielding or wearing pearls
  • metalinguistics — the study of the relation between languages and the other cultural systems they refer to.
  • metallurgically — the technique or science of working or heating metals so as to give them certain desired shapes or properties.
  • minimum tillage — no-tillage.
  • monumentalizing — Present participle of monumentalize.
  • mouthwateringly — In a mouthwatering manner.
  • multiwavelength — Involving, or composed of, multiple wavelengths.
  • national league — the older of the two major professional U.S. baseball leagues, established in 1876. Abbreviation: N.L.
  • native language — first language, mother tongue
  • natural english — Programming in normal, spoken English. [Sammet 1969, p.768].
  • negative equity — If someone who has borrowed money to buy a house or flat has negative equity, the amount of money they owe is greater than the present value of their home.
  • negative number — a number that is less than 0
  • negro spiritual — a type of religious song originating among Black slaves in the American South
  • neuropathologic — Of or pertaining to neuropathology.
  • nuclear testing — the process of carrying out a test on a nuclear weapon to determine effectiveness, etc
  • nutmeg geranium — a southern African plant, Pelargonium fragrans, of the geranium family, having hairy leaves with scalloped margins and nutmeg-scented clusters of white flowers, of which the two upper petals are veined deep pink.
  • obtuse triangle — a triangle with one obtuse angle.
  • omnium gatherum — a miscellaneous collection.
  • omnium-gatherum — a miscellaneous collection.
  • outline drawing — a drawing consisting only of external lines
  • outstandingness — prominent; conspicuous; striking: an outstanding example of courage.
  • over-regulation — a law, rule, or other order prescribed by authority, especially to regulate conduct.
  • painted bunting — a brilliantly colored bunting, Passerina ciris, of the southern U.S.
  • perforating gun — A perforating gun is a device used to make holes in oil and gas wells in preparation for production.
  • picture gallery — place where art is exhibited and sold
  • picture-framing — the job of framing photos, paintings etc
  • pinochet ugarte — Augusto [ou-goos-taw] /aʊˈgus tɔ/ (Show IPA), 1915–2006, Chilean army general and political leader: president 1973–90.
  • plantaginaceous — relating to or belonging to the family Plantaginaceae
  • plastic surgeon — doctor who performs cosmetic surgery
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