16-letter words containing g, e, t, h, s, a
- neuropathologist — A specialist who practices neuropathology.
- oesophagogastric — (anatomy) Of or pertaining to the oesophagus and the stomach.
- on the same page — one side of a leaf of something printed or written, as a book, manuscript, or letter.
- organophosphates — Plural form of organophosphate.
- osteoarchaeology — the branch of archaeology that deals with the study of bones found at archaeological sites
- packet switching — a method of efficient data transmission whereby the initial message is broken into relatively small units, or packets, that are routed independently and subsequently reassembled.
- packet-switching — a method of efficient data transmission whereby the initial message is broken into relatively small units, or packets, that are routed independently and subsequently reassembled.
- pharmacogenetics — the branch of pharmacology that examines the relation of genetic factors to variations in response to drugs.
- phosphor fatigue — screen saver
- psychogeriatrics — the psychology of old age.
- purchasing agent — a person who buys materials, supplies, equipment, etc., for a company.
- registered share — a stock registered to the owner's name
- ring the changes — to make the form, nature, content, future course, etc., of (something) different from what it is or from what it would be if left alone: to change one's name; to change one's opinion; to change the course of history.
- saddle stitching — to sew, bind, or decorate with a saddle stitch.
- schiff's reagent — a solution of rosaniline and sulfurous acid in water, used to test for the presence of aldehydes.
- schmaltz herring — herring caught just before spawning, when it has much fat
- scratch together — to assemble with difficulty
- secondary growth — an increase in the thickness of the shoots and roots of a vascular plant as a result of the formation of new cells in the cambium.
- shag pile carpet — a large piece of thick material with a nap of long rough strands that you put on a floor
- shifting spanner — an adjustable spanner
- shirring elastic — elastic used for shirring
- shit-eating grin — a sly, knowing, or self-satisfied grin
- shoestring catch — a catch of a ball on the fly, made close to the ground while running.
- shooting gallery — a place equipped with targets and used for practice in shooting.
- shotgun marriage — a wedding occasioned or precipitated by pregnancy.
- sleeping draught — any drink containing a drug or agent that induces sleep
- smooth breathing — a symbol (') used in the writing of Greek to indicate that the initial vowel over which it is placed is unaspirated.
- social gathering — party, get-together
- spaghetti squash — a variety of a widely cultivated squash, Cucurbita pepo, having edible flesh in the form of spaghettilike strands.
- spectroheliogram — a photograph of the sun made with a spectroheliograph.
- speech pathology — the scientific study and treatment of defects, disorders, and malfunctions of speech and voice, as stuttering, lisping, or lalling, and of language disturbances, as aphasia or delayed language acquisition.
- sphygmomanometer — an instrument, often attached to an inflatable air-bladder cuff and used with a stethoscope, for measuring blood pressure in an artery.
- sphygmomanometry — an instrument, often attached to an inflatable air-bladder cuff and used with a stethoscope, for measuring blood pressure in an artery.
- squatter's right — a claim to real property, especially public land, that may be granted to a person who has openly possessed and continuously occupied it without legal authority for a prescribed period of years.
- stagedoor johnny — a man who often goes to a theater or waits at a stage door to court an actress.
- standard english — the English language in its most widely accepted form, as written and spoken by educated people in both formal and informal contexts, having universal currency while incorporating regional differences.
- static discharge — Static discharge is the release of static electricity when two objects touch each other.
- statutory change — a change in the law
- steamboat gothic — a florid architectural style suggesting the gingerbread-decorated construction of river boats of the Victorian period.
- sth rings a bell — If you say that something rings a bell, you mean that it reminds you of something, but you cannot remember exactly what it is.
- stocking machine — a type of knitting machine
- straight shooter — a person who is forthright and upstanding in behavior.
- straight whiskey — pure, unblended whiskey of 80 to 110 proof.
- strain hardening — a process in which a metal is permanently deformed in order to increase its resistance to further deformation
- streak lightning — lightning in which there is a sudden flash from what appears to be a single main line
- string orchestra — an orchestra consisting only of violins, violas, cellos, and double basses
- student teaching — the act of teaching in a school for a limited period under supervision as part of a course to qualify as a teacher
- summa theologica — a philosophical and theological work (1265–74) by St. Thomas Aquinas, consisting of an exposition of Christian doctrine.
- superheavyweight — an amateur boxer weighing more than 91 kg
- surrogate mother — a person who acts in the place of another person's biological mother.