15-letter words containing g, i, l, s
- channel-surfing — Channel-surfing is the same as channel-hopping.
- chestnut blight — a disease of chestnut trees, caused by a fungus (Endothia parasitica), that has virtually destroyed the American chestnut
- chinese gelatin — agar (def 1).
- cholangiectasis — Dilation of the bile ducts.
- choral speaking — recitation of poetry, dramatic pieces, etc. by a chorus of speakers
- chronobiologist — A person who is involved in chronobiology.
- city of glasgow — a council area in W central Scotland. Pop: 593 000 (2010 est). Area: 175 sq km (68 sq miles)
- classical greek — the form of Greek used in classical literature, especially the literary Attic Greek of the 5th and 4th centuries b.c.
- classical logic — (logic) Non-intuitionistic logic.
- cleistogamously — in a cleistogamous manner
- coaling station — a port at which vessels can take on coal
- college station — a city in E central Texas.
- colonial siding — siding composed of boards with parallel faces laid horizontally so that the upper overlaps the one below.
- come up smiling — to recover cheerfully from misfortune
- commercialising — Present participle of commercialise.
- commiseratingly — in a manner expressing commiseration
- conceptualising — Present participle of conceptualise.
- condescendingly — In a condescending manner.
- conglomerations — Plural form of conglomeration.
- congratulations — You say 'Congratulations' to someone in order to congratulate them on something nice that has happened to them or something good that they have done.
- congressionally — of or relating to a congress.
- consulting room — A doctor's or therapist's consulting room is the room in which they see their patients.
- contextualising — to put (a linguistic element, an action, etc.) in a context, especially one that is characteristic or appropriate, as for purposes of study.
- converging lens — a lens that converts parallel rays of light to convergent rays and produces a real image.
- coolgardie safe — a cupboard with wetted hessian walls for keeping food cool: used esp in Australia
- cooling process — the process of becoming cooler
- correcting lens — a thin lens used to correct spherical aberration introduced by the spherical mirror in certain optical systems
- correspondingly — You use correspondingly when describing a situation which is closely connected with one you have just mentioned or is similar to it.
- council housing — houses or flats built or owned by a local council
- counterflashing — (construction) Formed metal or elastomeric sheeting secured on or into a wall, curb, pipe or other surface, to cover and protect the upper edge of a base flashing and its associated fasteners.
- cracked gas oil — Cracked gas oil is a gas oil which is formed as one of the products of a gas reaction.
- crisis theology — a neoorthodox theology, advocated by Karl Barth and others, emphasizing the absolute necessity of faith and divine revelation in transcending the personal crisis, common to all humankind, that arises from the contradictions inherent in human nature and in the social order.
- crossing patrol — a person who holds up the traffic so that school children can cross the road safely
- crosslinguistic — relating to different languages
- crustaceologist — One who studies crustaceology.
- cryptozoologist — an expert in cryptozoology
- crystal healing — (in alternative therapy) the use of the supposed power of crystals to affect the human energy field
- cum grano salis — with a grain of salt; not too literally
- cycling clothes — special clothes, such as lycra shorts, suitable for cycling in
- cytomegalovirus — a virus of the herpes virus family that may cause serious disease in patients whose immune systems are compromised
- darning needles — a long needle with a long eye used in darning.
- daylight saving — the practice of advancing standard time by one hour in the spring of each year and of setting it back by one hour in the fall in order to gain an extra period of daylight during the early evening.
- decriminalising — Present participle of decriminalise.
- depersonalizing — Present participle of depersonalize.
- dephlogisticate — to reduce or remove inflammation from
- dermatoglyphics — the lines forming a skin pattern, esp on the palms of the hands and soles of the feet
- descaling agent — something intended for use removing limescale from something such as a tap, kettle or coffee machine.
- diagonalisation — (UK) In matrix algebra, the process of converting a square matrix into a diagonal matrix, usually to find the eigenvalues of the matrix.
- digestive gland — any gland having ducts that pour secretions into the digestive tract, as the salivary glands, liver, and pancreas.
- dinoflagellates — Plural form of dinoflagellate.