15-letter words containing g, c, r
- electric guitar — electrically-amplified guitar
- electric wiring — the wires which allow electricity to flow somewhere
- electromagnetic — Of or relating to the interrelation of electric currents or fields and magnetic fields.
- electromyograms — Plural form of electromyogram.
- electromyograph — A device used in electromyography to generate electromyograms.
- electronegative — Electrically negative.
- electronic game — any of various small handheld computerized games, usually battery-operated, having a small screen on which graphics are displayed and buttons to operate the game
- electrorheology — the study of the flow of fluids under the influence of electric fields
- electrosurgical — Relating to electrosurgery.
- embryologically — Regarding embryology.
- emergency brake — hand brake in car
- emergency force — a group of soldiers whose job it is to respond to emergencies: for example, to keep order, or to deliver food and medical supplies in a natural disaster
- encephalography — Any of various techniques for recording the structure or electrical activity of the brain.
- encounter group — a group of people who meet in order to develop self-awareness and mutual understanding by openly expressing their feelings, by confrontation, physical contact, etc
- endocrine gland — anatomy: hormone-secreting gland
- endocrinologist — A person who is skilled at, or practices endocrinology.
- epeirogenically — in the manner of epeirogeny
- ewing's sarcoma — a form of malignant bone tumour most commonly found in children and young people
- exchange server — Microsoft Exchange
- extralinguistic — Outside the realm of linguistics.
- factory farming — Factory farming is a system of farming which involves keeping animals indoors, often with very little space, and giving them special foods so that they grow more quickly or produce more eggs or milk.
- fall from grace — elegance or beauty of form, manner, motion, or action: We watched her skate with effortless grace across the ice. Synonyms: attractiveness, charm, gracefulness, comeliness, ease, lissomeness, fluidity. Antonyms: stiffness, ugliness, awkwardness, clumsiness; klutziness.
- false pregnancy — physiological signs of pregnancy without conception; pseudocyesis.
- fantasmagorical — Alternative form of phantasmagorical.
- farm gate price — the price for the sale of farm produce direct from the producer
- feelgood factor — When journalists refer to the feelgood factor, they mean that people are feeling hopeful and optimistic about the future.
- fibrocartilages — Plural form of fibrocartilage.
- fighter command — a former unit of the Royal Air Force dedicated to the use of fighter aircraft, esp against enemy bombers and their escorts during WWII
- fighting french — Free French.
- flame-arc light — an arc light that uses flame carbons to colour the arc
- flight recorder — an electronic device aboard an aircraft that automatically records some aspects of the aircraft's performance in flight.
- floating charge — an unsecured charge on the assets of an enterprise that allows such assets to be used commercially until the enterprise ceases to operate or the creditor intervenes to demand collateral
- floating screed — Building Trades. screed (def 3).
- flying characin — hatchetfish (def 2).
- focusing screen — a camera in which the image appears on a ground-glass viewer (focusing screen) after being reflected by a mirror or after passing through a prism or semitransparent glass; in one type (single-lens reflex camera) light passes through the same lens to both the ground glass and the film, while in another type (twin-lens reflex camera) light passes through one lens (viewing lens) to the ground glass and through a second lens (taking lens) to the film, the lenses being mechanically coupled for focusing.
- food processing — transforming raw materials into food
- foreign service — a division of the U.S. Department of State or of a foreign office that maintains diplomatic and consular posts and personnel in other countries.
- forthcomingness — coming, forth, or about to come forth; about to appear; approaching in time: the forthcoming concert.
- fractionalizing — Present participle of fractionalize.
- fragrance strip — a folded, usually sealed strip on a page or card, impregnated with fragrance that is released when pulled or torn open: The magazine is full of fragrance strips in the advertisements.
- freight charges — the price charged for conveying goods by freight
- french dressing — salad dressing prepared chiefly from oil, vinegar, and seasonings.
- french guianese — an overseas department of France, on the NE coast of South America: formerly a French colony. 35,135 sq. mi. (91,000 sq. km). Capital: Cayenne.
- french marigold — a composite plant, Tagetes patula, of Mexico, having yellow flowers with red markings.
- french togoland — a former United Nations Trust Territory in W Africa, administered by France (1946–60), now the independent republic of Togo
- french-speaking — able to speak French
- frigidoreceptor — a receptor stimulated by cold.
- frisian carving — geometrical incised carving.
- gale-force wind — a wind of force seven to ten on the Beaufort scale or from 45 to 90 kilometres per hour
- garage mechanic — sb employed to repair vehicles