15-letter words containing g, n, u, c
- secondary group — a group of people with whom one's contacts are detached and impersonal.
- secundogeniture — the state of being the second born child
- self-indulgence — indulging one's own desires, passions, whims, etc., especially without restraint.
- self-renouncing — to give up or put aside voluntarily: to renounce worldly pleasures.
- single currency — a currency that is common to different countries
- single-cut file — a file with teeth in one direction only: used for filing soft material
- situs picketing — common situs picketing.
- sleeve coupling — a cylinder joining the ends of two lengths of shafting or pipe.
- sounding rocket — a rocket equipped with instruments for making meteorological observations in the upper atmosphere.
- source language — the language in which a text appears that is to be translated into another language. Compare target language (def 1).
- southern gothic — a literary genre depicting life in the southern US and featuring grotesque themes and imagery
- steering column — the shaft that connects the steering wheel to the steering gear assembly of an automotive vehicle.
- structural gene — cistron.
- stumbling block — an obstacle or hindrance to progress, belief, or understanding.
- sub-machine gun — a lightweight automatic or semiautomatic gun, fired from the shoulder or hip.
- subintelligence — below average intelligence
- subject heading — a title or heading of a category, esp in a bibliography or index
- subject-raising — a rule that moves the subject of a complement clause into the clause in which it is embedded, as in the derivation of He is likely to be late from It is likely that he will be late
- sugarcane borer — the larva of the pyralid moth, Diatraea saccharalis, a serious pest of sugarcane, corn, rice, and sorghums.
- suicide bombing — a terrorist bomb attack in which the perpetrator knows that he or she will be killed in the explosion
- surgical needle — a needle for suturing.
- synectics group — a group of people of varied background that meets to attempt creative solutions of problems through the unrestricted exercise of imagination and the correlation of disparate elements.
- talking picture — Older Use. a motion picture with accompanying synchronized speech, singing, etc.
- target audience — the target audience of a programme is the group of people that the programme-makers are trying to persuade to watch or listen to it
- tissue-matching — identification of specific genetically linked antigens in tissue in order to minimize antigenic differences between donor and recipient tissue in organ transplantation.
- tongue in cheek — Anatomy. the usually movable organ in the floor of the mouth in humans and most vertebrates, functioning in eating, in tasting, and, in humans, in speaking.
- tongue-in-cheek — Anatomy. the usually movable organ in the floor of the mouth in humans and most vertebrates, functioning in eating, in tasting, and, in humans, in speaking.
- toucan crossing — a place where people who are walking and cyclists can both cross a busy road together. They press a button at the side of the road, which operates traffic lights to stop the traffic
- trading account — an account similar to a traditional bank account, holding cash and securities, and administered by an investment dealer
- training course — practical programme of study
- treacle pudding — a sponge cake with syrup on top
- tubal pregnancy — pregnancy that grows in fallopian tube
- ultracentrifuge — a high-speed centrifuge for subjecting sols or solutions to forces many times that of gravity and producing concentration differences depending on the weight of the micelle or molecule.
- unaccommodating — easy to deal with; eager to help or please; obliging.
- uncategorizable — not able to be categorized or placed into a category
- unchallengeably — in a way that cannot be challenged; in an unchallengeable manner
- unchoreographed — not choreographed; not pre-arranged or pre-prepared; unplanned
- unchronological — arranged in the order of time: a chronological list of events.
- uncommunicating — to impart knowledge of; make known: to communicate information; to communicate one's happiness.
- uncomplainingly — in an unresentful or resigned manner
- uncomprehending — to understand the nature or meaning of; grasp with the mind; perceive: He did not comprehend the significance of the ambassador's remark.
- uncondescending — showing or implying a usually patronizing descent from dignity or superiority: They resented the older neighbors' condescending cordiality.
- uncopyrightable — not able to be copyrighted
- uncorresponding — identical in all essentials or respects: corresponding fingerprints.
- ungrammatically — in an ungrammatical manner
- union catalogue — a catalogue listing every publication held at cooperating libraries
- unscintillating — animated; vivacious; effervescent: a scintillating personality.
- urban sociology — the sociological study of cities and their role in the development of society.
- vulgar fraction — common fraction.
- wallace nutting — Wallace, 1861–1941, U.S. antiquary, author, and illustrator.