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15-letter words containing g, r, i

  • channel-surfing — Channel-surfing is the same as channel-hopping.
  • chaulmoogra oil — a brownish-yellow oil or soft fat expressed from the seeds of a chaulmoogra tree, used formerly in the treatment of leprosy and skin diseases.
  • child battering — child abuse in the form of battering
  • child-battering — the physical abuse of a child by a parent or guardian, as by beating.
  • children of god — a highly disciplined, fundamentalist Christian sect, active especially in the early 1970s, whose mostly young converts live in communes.
  • cholangiography — radiographic examination of the bile ducts after the introduction into them of a contrast medium
  • cholinergically — in a cholinergic manner
  • choral speaking — recitation of poetry, dramatic pieces, etc. by a chorus of speakers
  • chromatographic — (analytical chemistry) Of or pertaining to chromatography.
  • chronobiologist — A person who is involved in chronobiology.
  • chronologically — arranged in the order of time: a chronological list of events.
  • church register — parish register.
  • churrigueresque — of or relating to a style of baroque architecture of Spain in the late 17th and early 18th centuries
  • cigarette paper — a piece of thin paper rolled around tobacco to form a cigarette
  • cigarette smoke — the acrid smoke produced by cigarettes being smoked
  • cineangiography — the use of motion-picture recording to trace the passage of dye through blood vessels, for the diagnosis of heart and blood vessel disease
  • cinematographed — a motion-picture projector.
  • cinematographer — A cinematographer is a person who decides what filming techniques should be used during the shooting of a film.
  • cinematographic — a motion-picture projector.
  • cinemicrography — the making of a film through the lens of a microscope
  • cineradiography — the filming of motion pictures through a fluoroscope or x-ray machine.
  • circuit binding — a style of limp-leather binding, used esp for Bibles and prayer books, in which the edges of the cover bend over to protect the edges of the pages
  • circumambagious — in a round-about manner
  • circumnavigable — Able to be circumnavigated.
  • circumnavigated — Simple past tense and past participle of circumnavigate.
  • circumnavigates — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of circumnavigate.
  • circumnavigator — A person who circumnavigates; that is, sails around the world.
  • circumvallating — Present participle of circumvallate.
  • classical greek — the form of Greek used in classical literature, especially the literary Attic Greek of the 5th and 4th centuries b.c.
  • clotting factor — any one of a group of substances, including factor VIII, the presence of which in the blood is essential for blood clotting to occur
  • cockfight chair — a chair designed to be sat on backward, having a bell seat and a crest rail that serves as an armrest.
  • cognitive radio — a radio that can automatically alter frequency, power, modulation, etc, according to where it is located
  • commercialising — Present participle of commercialise.
  • commercializing — Present participle of commercialize.
  • commiseratingly — in a manner expressing commiseration
  • comprehendingly — In an comprehending manner; knowingly.
  • computer dating — the use of computers by dating agencies to match their clients
  • configurability — The property of being configurable.
  • configurational — the relative disposition or arrangement of the parts or elements of a thing.
  • congelifraction — the shattering or splitting of rock or frozen soil due to the action of frost.
  • conglomerations — Plural form of conglomeration.
  • congratulations — You say 'Congratulations' to someone in order to congratulate them on something nice that has happened to them or something good that they have done.
  • congressionally — of or relating to a congress.
  • conjuring trick — A conjuring trick is a trick in which something is made to appear or disappear as if by magic.
  • consulting room — A doctor's or therapist's consulting room is the room in which they see their patients.
  • continuity girl — a woman or man whose job is to ensure continuity and consistency, esp in matters of dress, make-up, etc, in successive shots of a film, esp when these shots are filmed on different days
  • contract bridge — the most common variety of bridge, in which the declarer receives points counting towards game and rubber only for tricks he bids as well as makes, any overtricks receiving bonus points
  • controller gain — In a control loop, the controller gain is the strength of action a controller will take at a particular point below or above the setpoint.
  • converging lens — a lens that converts parallel rays of light to convergent rays and produces a real image.
  • coolgardie safe — a cupboard with wetted hessian walls for keeping food cool: used esp in Australia
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