15-letter words containing g, n, o, c, h
- holding paddock — a paddock in which cattle or sheep are kept temporarily, as before shearing, etc
- homing guidance — a method of missile guidance in which internal equipment enables it to steer itself onto the target, as by sensing the target's heat radiation
- homing instinct — an instinct that enables an animal to return home after travelling great distances
- hot-dip coating — the process of coating sheets of iron or steel with molten zinc.
- housing project — a publicly built and operated housing development, usually intended for low- or moderate-income tenants, senior citizens, etc.
- hovering accent — indeterminacy as to which of two consecutive syllables in a line of verse bears the metrical stress, as in any of the first three feet of Slow, slow, / fresh fount, / keep time / with my / salt tears.
- hydrofracturing — a process in which fractures in rocks below the earth's surface are opened and widened by injecting chemicals and liquids at high pressure: used especially to extract natural gas or oil.
- ignition switch — (on a vehicle) the part that sets the process of ignition in motion once the ignition key is turned; also a button used for the same purpose
- indicator light — a device for indicating that a motor vehicle is about to turn left or right; blinker
- king's champion — a hereditary official at British coronations, representing the king (King's Champion) or the queen (Queen's Champion) who is being crowned, and having originally the function of challenging to mortal combat any person disputing the right of the new sovereign to rule.
- knight bachelor — bachelor (def 3).
- language school — A language school is a private school where a foreign language is taught.
- laryngotracheal — of, relating to, or involving the larynx and trachea.
- licensing hours — hours during which alcoholic drinks may be sold legally
- longhorn cattle — cattle of a long-horned breed, usually red or variegated, formerly common in SW US
- loose chippings — pieces of gravel spread on the top of tarmac that fail to stick to it
- marching orders — military orders, esp to infantry, giving instructions about a march, its destination, etc
- microangiopathy — any disease of the small blood vessels.
- micropublishing — the publishing of material in microfilm
- microtechnology — technology that uses microelectronics
- monchengladbach — a city in W North Rhine-Westphalia, in W Germany.
- motoring school — an organization that provides driving lessons
- neuropathologic — Of or pertaining to neuropathology.
- neuropsychology — The study of the relationship between behavior, emotion, and cognition on the one hand, and brain function on the other.
- new archaeology — a reorientation of archaeology, dating from the 1960s, that emphasizes an explicitly scientific, problem-oriented, deductive approach to research.
- nightwatchwoman — (rare) The female equivalent of a nightwatchman.
- nonbiographical — not biographical, not relating to biography or events in a person's life
- nonexchangeable — capable of being exchanged.
- nonphotographic — not involving photographic equipment or techniques
- object exchange — (protocol) (OBEX) A Bluetooth protocol in the Core Protocol Stack for data exchange.
- occulting light — a beacon having a light covered briefly at regular intervals.
- ocean greyhound — a fast ship, esp a liner
- orange chromide — an Asian cichlid fish, Etropus maculatus, with a brownish-orange spotted body
- organized chaos — a complex situation or process that appears chaotic while having enough order to achieve progress or goals
- organochlorines — Plural form of organochlorine.
- panoramic sight — an artillery sight that can be rotated horizontally in a full circle.
- parthenogenetic — development of an egg without fertilization.
- passenger coach — a carriage in which passengers sit
- phonautographic — relating to a phonautograph or a piece of equipment that records sound visually by detecting the sound waves and indicating them on a graph
- phonocardiogram — the graphic record produced by a phonocardiograph.
- phonogramically — in a phonogramic manner
- photoconducting — of or relating to photoconduction
- phrenologically — in a manner relating to phrenology
- phytopathogenic — of, possessing the properties of, or relating to a phytopathogen
- pinochet ugarte — Augusto [ou-goos-taw] /aʊˈgus tɔ/ (Show IPA), 1915–2006, Chilean army general and political leader: president 1973–90.
- pistachio green — a light or medium shade of yellow green.
- process heating — Process heating is heating, usually from steam, which is used to increase the temperature in a process vessel.
- psychodiagnosis — a psychological examination using psychodiagnostic techniques.
- radiotechnology — the technical application of any form of radiation to industry.
- religion of chi — /ki:/ [Case Western Reserve University] Yet another hackish parody religion (see also Church of the SubGenius, Discordianism). In the mid-70s, the canonical "Introduction to Programming" courses at CWRU were taught in ALGOL, and student exercises were punched on cards and run on a Univac 1108 system using a homebrew operating system named CHI. The religion had no doctrines and but one ritual: whenever the worshipper noted that a digital clock read 11:08, he or she would recite the phrase "It is 11:08; ABS, ALPHABETIC, ARCSIN, ARCCOS, ARCTAN." The last five words were the first five functions in the appropriate chapter of the ALGOL manual; note the special pronunciations /obz/ and /ark'sin/ rather than the more common /ahbz/ and /ark'si:n/. Using an alarm clock to warn of 11:08's arrival was considered harmful.