13-letter words containing g, l, e, c
- telecommuting — working at home by using a computer terminal electronically linked to one's place of employment.
- telegenically — having physical qualities or characteristics that televise well; videogenic.
- telegrammatic — a message or communication sent by telegraph; a telegraphic dispatch.
- telerecording — the recording of television signals on tape or, more usually, on film
- the oligocene — the Oligocene epoch or rock series
- theologically — of, relating to, or involved with theology: a theological student.
- tilting chest — a medieval chest decorated with a representation of a tournament.
- title catalog — a catalog whose entries are listed by title only.
- toggle switch — a switch in which a projecting knob or arm, moving through a small arc, causes the contacts to open or close an electric circuit suddenly, as commonly used in most homes.
- travel agency — a business that accommodates travelers, as by securing tickets, arranging for reservations, and giving information.
- triglycerides — an ester obtained from glycerol by the esterification of three hydroxyl groups with fatty acids, naturally occurring in animal and vegetable tissues: an important energy source forming much of the fat stored by the body.
- tropocollagen — the molecular unit which forms collagen, consisting of three polypeptide chains
- ugly american — An Ugly American is an American who travels to a foreign country and gives the United States a bad reputation by acting in an offensive way.
- ugly customer — a hostile or dangerous person.
- ullage rocket — a small hydrogen peroxide rocket engine that produces sufficient acceleration to keep propellants in their places when the main rocket is shut off
- uncamouflaged — the act, means, or result of obscuring things to deceive an enemy, as by painting or screening objects so that they are lost to view in the background, or by making up objects that from a distance have the appearance of fortifications, guns, roads, etc.: Was camouflage used extensively on fighter aircraft during World War I?
- uncategorical — without exceptions or conditions; absolute; unqualified and unconditional: a categorical denial.
- unchallenging — not challenging or difficult; not providing a challenge; easy
- underclothing — clothing worn next to the skin under outer clothes.
- underclubbing — the action of hitting with a club resulting in insufficient distance
- unevangelical — not religiously orthodox; not in accordance with the Christian gospel
- unideological — not having, belonging to, or relating to any particular ideology or belief system
- unreconciling — to cause (a person) to accept or be resigned to something not desired: He was reconciled to his fate.
- untheological — not theological; not of or pertaining to the nature of theology
- vaginal cream — A vaginal cream is cream for treating vaginal infections, applied with a special applicator.
- vcc filtering — (electronics) A technique for reducing the amount of Radio Frequency Interference spread via power supply connections. VCC is a common name for the non-ground power supply line in circuits based on bipolar transistors. When part of a circuit generates lots of radio-frequency noise, that portion of the power plane can be isolated from the rest of the circuit and power delivered to it via a low pass filter, usually a PI filter, as shown in the diagram below.
- vicar general — Roman Catholic Church. a priest deputized by a bishop to assist him in the administration of a diocese.
- vicar-general — Roman Catholic Church. a priest deputized by a bishop to assist him in the administration of a diocese.
- virgo cluster — a cluster of about 2500 galaxies in the constellation Virgo, the nearest cluster to our galaxy.
- wages council — (formerly, in Britain) a statutory body empowered to fix minimum wages in an industry; abolished in 1994
- wallcoverings — Plural form of wallcovering.
- welcome wagon — a welcoming service that provides information about a community to new residents
- welding torch — tool used to fuse metals
- wrecking ball — a heavy metal ball swung on a cable from a crane and used in demolition work.
- zone-leaching — A horizon.