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15-letter words containing g, e, n, s, i, c

  • gleichschaltung — the enforcement of standardization and the elimination of all opposition within the political, economic, and cultural institutions of a state
  • gluconeogenesis — glucose formation in animals from a noncarbohydrate source, as from proteins or fats.
  • glyconeogenesis — gluconeogenesis.
  • go the distance — the extent or amount of space between two things, points, lines, etc.
  • goldilocks zone — a zone around a star having temperatures and other conditions that can support life on planets: Mars is thought to lie on the outer edge of the sun's Goldilocks zone.
  • governing class — the social class that holds the power in a country
  • grammaticalness — (of language) The state or attribute of obeying the rules of grammar; grammatical correctness.
  • grand staircase — a large and impressive staircase
  • great recession — the protracted worldwide economic recession following the financial crisis of 2007–08
  • gross indecency — sexual offence
  • group insurance — life, accident, or health insurance available to a group of persons, as the employees of a company, under a single contract, usually without regard to physical condition or age of the individuals.
  • guidance system — The guidance system of a missile or rocket is the device which controls its course.
  • heart-searching — a thorough examination of one's feelings and motives; a self-examination of one's conscience.
  • hedonic damages — compensation based on what the victim of a crime might have earned in the future
  • heliacal rising — rising of a celestial object at approximately the same time as the rising of the sun
  • hemangiosarcoma — A fast-growing, highly invasive variety of cancer, a sarcoma arising from the lining of blood vessels, occurring almost exclusively in dogs and rarely in cats.
  • housing project — a publicly built and operated housing development, usually intended for low- or moderate-income tenants, senior citizens, etc.
  • ignition source — An ignition source is a process or event which can cause a fire or explosion.
  • image-conscious — concerned about the way one comes across to other people and the impression one creates
  • ingush republic — a constituent republic of S Russia: part of the Checheno-Ingush Autonomous Republic from 1936 until 1992. Capital: Magas (formerly at Nazran). Pop: 468 900 (2002). Area: 3600 sq km (1390 sq miles)
  • insignificative — not expressed or denoted by external signs
  • insurance agent — sb who sells insurance policies
  • insuring clause — the clause in an insurance policy setting forth the kind and degree of coverage granted by the insurer.
  • interiorscaping — The design, installation, and maintenance of interiorscapes.
  • jackass penguin — any of several boldly marked black and white penguins of the genus Spheniscus, especially S. demersus, of southern Africa, with a call resembling a donkey's bray.
  • keying sequence — a sequence made up of letters or numbers that can encode or decode a polyalphabetic substitution cipher one letter at a time.
  • king's evidence — evidence for the crown given by an accused person against his or her alleged accomplices.
  • label switching — (networking)   A routing technique that uses information from existing IP routing protocols to identify IP datagrams with labels and forwards them to a modified switch or router, which then uses the labels to switch the datagrams through the network. Label switching combines the best attributes of data link layer (layer two) switching (as in ATM and Frame Relay) with the best attributes of network layer (layer three) routing (as in IP). Prior to the formation of the MPLS Working Group in 1997, a number of vendors had announced and/or implemented proprietary label switching.
  • laser machining — Laser machining is a process in which material is removed from a surface using light from a laser.
  • leading counsel — the more senior of two counsels
  • levelling screw — a screw, often one of three, for adjusting the level of an apparatus
  • lexical scoping — lexical scope
  • licensing hours — hours during which alcoholic drinks may be sold legally
  • lightning chess — rapid chess in which either each move has a fixed time allowed (usually 10 seconds) or each player is allotted a fixed time (often 5 minutes) for all his moves
  • lignocellulosic — (biochemistry) Of, pertaining to, or derived from lignocellulose; used especially to describe the products of biomass.
  • linguistic area — a geographical area in which several languages sharing common features are spoken.
  • loose chippings — pieces of gravel spread on the top of tarmac that fail to stick to it
  • lung specialist — doctor specializing in lung conditions
  • magnetic course — a course whose bearing is given relative to the magnetic meridian of the area.
  • magnetic stripe — magnetic strip.
  • marching orders — military orders, esp to infantry, giving instructions about a march, its destination, etc
  • measuring chain — a flexible length of metal links used in calculating distances
  • metalinguistics — the study of the relation between languages and the other cultural systems they refer to.
  • microaggression — a subtle but offensive comment or action directed at a minority or other nondominant group that is often unintentional or unconsciously reinforces a stereotype: microaggressions such as "I don't see you as black.".
  • microprocessing — an integrated computer circuit that performs all the functions of a CPU.
  • misbecomingness — the characteristic or state of being unbecoming or unattractive
  • miscegenational — of or relating to miscegenation
  • misintelligence — incorrect information or intelligence
  • morning service — a regular church service in the mornng
  • mucosanguineous — containing or made up of blood and mucus
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