15-letter words containing g, r, i, l, f
- self-energizing — giving rise to energy or power from within itself or oneself; capable of generating energy or power automatically.
- self-flattering — praise and exaggeration of one's own achievements coupled with a denial or glossing over of one's faults or failings; self-congratulation.
- self-forgetting — self-forgetful.
- self-generating — producing from within itself.
- self-generation — production or reproduction of something without the aid of an external agent; spontaneous generation.
- self-glorifying — to cause to be or treat as being more splendid, excellent, etc., than would normally be considered.
- self-lacerating — to tear roughly; mangle: The barbed wire lacerated his hands.
- self-monitoring — (especially formerly) a student appointed to assist in the conduct of a class or school, as to help take attendance or keep order.
- self-preserving — preservation of oneself from harm or destruction.
- self-rectifying — to make, put, or set right; remedy; correct: He sent them a check to rectify his account.
- self-regulating — adjusting, ruling, or governing itself without outside interference; operating or functioning without externally imposed controls or regulations: a self-regulating economy; the self-regulating market.
- self-regulation — control by oneself or itself, as in an economy, business organization, etc., especially such control as exercised independently of governmental supervision, laws, or the like.
- self-regulative — used for or capable of controlling or adjusting oneself or itself: a self-regulative device.
- self-renouncing — to give up or put aside voluntarily: to renounce worldly pleasures.
- self-respecting — You can use self-respecting with a noun describing a particular type of person to indicate that something is typical of, or necessary for, that type of person.
- self-supporting — the supporting or maintaining of oneself or itself without reliance on outside aid.
- sigmoid flexure — Zoology. an S -shaped curve in a body part.
- skylight filter — a very slightly pink filter that absorbs ultraviolet light and reduces haze and excessive blueness
- spelling reform — an attempt to change the spelling of English words to make it conform more closely to pronunciation.
- stocking filler — A stocking filler is a small present that is suitable for putting in a Christmas stocking.
- strike the flag — to relinquish command, esp of a ship
- supporting film — a film that accompanies the main feature film in a film programme
- traffic calming — Traffic calming consists of measures designed to make roads safer, for example making them narrower or placing obstacles in them, so that drivers are forced to slow down.
- 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.
- underfulfilling — falling short of satisfactory
- vulgar fraction — common fraction.