14-letter words containing g, r, i, s, t, l
- liturgiologist — a person who studies liturgiology
- living history — any of various activities involving the re-enactment of historical events or the recreation of living conditions of the past
- logistic curve — a curve, shaped like a letter S , defined as an exponential function and used to model various forms of growth.
- longevity risk — Longevity risk is the potential risk attached to the increasing life expectancy of policyholders, which can result in higher than expected payouts for insurance companies.
- lugger topsail — a fore-and-aft topsail used above a lugsail.
- macrobiologist — One who studies macrobiology.
- magistral line — the line from which the position of the other lines of fieldworks is determined.
- maraging steel — a low-carbon steel that has been heated and quenched to form martensite: contains up to 25 percent nickel.
- masterplanning — to construct a master plan for: to master-plan one's career.
- metal spraying — a process in which a layer of one metal is sprayed onto another in the molten state
- meteorologists — Plural form of meteorologist.
- microbiologist — the branch of biology dealing with the structure, function, uses, and modes of existence of microscopic organisms.
- mineral rights — right to extract minerals from land
- mistranslating — Present participle of mistranslate.
- multireligious — belonging to or following more than one religion
- natural rights — any right that exists by virtue of natural law.
- neil armstrong — (Daniel) Louis ("Satchmo") 1900–71, U.S. jazz trumpeter and bandleader.
- neurobiologist — the branch of biology that is concerned with the anatomy and physiology of the nervous system.
- nielsen rating — an estimate of the total number of viewers for a particular television program, expressed as a percentage of the total number of viewers whose television sets are on at the time and based on a monitoring of the sets of a preselected sample of viewers.
- nursing bottle — a bottle with a rubber nipple, from which an infant sucks milk, water, etc.
- obligatoriness — The quality or state of being obligatory.
- organisational — (British) alternative spelling of organizational.
- ornithologists — Plural form of ornithologist.
- osmoregulation — the process by which cells and simple organisms maintain fluid and electrolyte balance with their surroundings.
- paralinguistic — of or relating to paralanguage or paralinguistics.
- parking lights — the parking lights on a vehicle are the small lights at the front that help other drivers to notice the vehicle and to judge its width
- passenger list — register of all travellers on board
- pharmacologist — the science dealing with the preparation, uses, and especially the effects of drugs.
- pound sterling — pound2 (def 3).
- pressing plant — a manufacturing plant where phonograph records are produced by pressing in a mold or by stamping.
- progestational — prepared for pregnancy, as the lining of the uterus prior to menstruation or in the early stages of gestation itself; progravid.
- prognostically — of or relating to prognosis.
- protistologist — a student of, or expert in, protistology
- pulsating star — a type of variable star, the variation in brightness resulting from expansion and subsequent contraction of the star
- pyramidologist — a person who believes in pyramidology
- quintus prolog — (language, product) A version of Prolog developed by Quintus. Development of Quintus Prolog had transferred to the Swedish Institute of Computer Science by December 1998. Telephone: +1 (800) 542 1283.
- racing cyclist — a cyclist who takes part in bicycle races
- rammelsbergite — a mineral, essentially nickel diarsenide, NiAs 2 .
- reassimilating — to take in and incorporate as one's own; absorb: He assimilated many new experiences on his European trip.
- registrability — a book in which records of acts, events, names, etc., are kept.
- rheumatologist — a specialist in rheumatology, especially a physician who specializes in the treatment of rheumatic diseases, as arthritis, lupus erythematosus, and scleroderma.
- roller-skating — the act of moving on roller skates
- rolling stones — the. British rock group (formed 1962): comprising Mick Jagger, Keith Richards (born 1943; guitar, vocals), Brian Jones (1942–69; guitar), Charlie Watts (born 1941; drums), Bill Wyman (born 1936; bass guitar; now retired), and subsequently Mick Taylor (born 1948; guitar; with the group 1969–74) and Ron Wood (born 1947; guitar; with the group from 1975)
- running lights — the lights that a ship or aircraft traveling at night is required to display
- saber rattling — a show or threat of military power, especially as used by a nation to impose its policies on other countries.
- saber-rattling — a show or threat of military power, especially as used by a nation to impose its policies on other countries.
- sabre-rattling — If you describe a threat, especially a threat of military action, as sabre-rattling, you do not believe that the threat will actually be carried out.
- sales register — a business machine that indicates to customers the amounts of individual sales, has a money drawer from which to make change, records and totals receipts, and may automatically calculate the change due.
- scrutinizingly — in a scrutinizing manner
- self-directing — to manage or guide by advice, helpful information, instruction, etc.: He directed the company through a difficult time.