13-letter words containing g, l, a, c, e, s
- magnetic lens — Physics. an electron lens using magnetic fields for focusing an electron beam.
- magnoliaceous — belonging to the plant family Magnoliaceae.
- megaloblastic — an abnormally large, immature, and dysfunctional red blood cell found in the blood of persons with pernicious anemia or certain other disorders.
- megalomaniacs — Plural form of megalomaniac.
- neurosurgical — Of, or pertaining to neurosurgery.
- nightcrawlers — Plural form of nightcrawler.
- octagon scale — a scale used in laying out octagonal figures of various sizes.
- olympic games — international sports event
- panic selling — widespread selling of a security or investment, causing sharp price declines. Usually caused by an unexpected event seen to devalue the security.
- paring chisel — a woodworking chisel moved by steady hand pressure to make long, light cuts.
- passing place — a wider place on a narrow road where vehicles can pass
- phlogisticate — to integrate or blend phlogiston with
- place setting — the group of dishes, silverware, glasses, etc., set at the place of each person at a meal.
- place-setting — the group of dishes, silverware, glasses, etc., set at the place of each person at a meal.
- polygalaceous — any plant of the genus Polygala, comprising the milkworts.
- polygonaceous — belonging to the Polygonaceae, the buckwheat family of plants.
- prague school — a school of linguistics emphasizing structure, active in the 1920s and 1930s.
- quadriplegics — Plural form of quadriplegic.
- ragged school — (in Britain, formerly) a free elementary school for poor children
- rayleigh disc — a small light disc suspended in the path of a sound wave, used to measure the intensity of the sound by analysing the resulting deflection of the disc
- regionalistic — Government. the principle or system of dividing a city, state, etc., into separate administrative regions.
- resting place — grave
- salpingectomy — excision of the Fallopian tube.
- salvage costs — the costs involved in salvaging goods or property from fire, shipwreck, etc
- saving clause — a clause which denotes a reservation or exception
- scale drawing — illustration made in proportion
- scandalmonger — a person who spreads scandal or gossip.
- scanning line — (in a cathode-ray or television tube) a single horizontal trace made by the electron beam in one traversal of the fluorescent screen. Compare frame (def 9).
- scarlet gilia — skyrocket.
- scotch lovage — a similar and related plant, Ligusticum scoticum, of N Europe
- scrambled egg — eggs stirred while cooking
- self-catering — holiday accommodation not including meals
- self-cleaning — an act or instance of making clean: Give the house a good cleaning.
- self-effacing — the act or fact of keeping oneself in the background, as in humility.
- serologically — as pertains to or with respect to serology; in a serological manner
- shingle beach — a beach made of a mass of small pieces of rough stone
- single combat — combat between two persons.
- single-acting — (of a reciprocating engine, pump, etc.) having pistons accomplishing work only in one direction. Compare double-acting (def 1).
- single-action — (of a firearm) requiring the cocking of the hammer before firing each shot: a single-action revolver.
- singles chart — a ranked chart of popular music (individual songs, not albums or collections) for a specific period of time
- slide changer — a device for changing the slide displayed in a projector
- sliding scale — a variable scale, especially of industrial costs, as wages, that may be adapted to changes in demand.
- slip carriage — a railway car detached from a moving train as it passes through a station.
- social gospel — a movement in America, chiefly in the early part of the 20th century, stressing the social teachings of Jesus and their applicability to public life.
- space biology — exobiology.
- special agent — an investigator in a law enforcement agency.
- squirrel cage — a cage containing a cylindrical framework that is rotated by a squirrel or other small animal running inside of it.
- staff college — a training centre for executive military personnel
- state college — a city in central Pennsylvania.
- sterculia gum — karaya gum.