15-letter words containing g, r, o, t, e
- nonintersecting — Not intersecting.
- north las vegas — a city in S Nevada.
- northern lights — aurora borealis.
- nottinghamshire — a county in central England. 854 sq. mi. (2210 sq. km).
- obtuse triangle — a triangle with one obtuse angle.
- offset printing — offset (def 6).
- oligodendrocyte — A glial cell similar to an astrocyte but with fewer protuberances, concerned with the production of myelin in the central nervous system.
- oligomerisation — Alternative spelling of oligomerization.
- oligomerization — (chemistry) The formation of an oligomer from a monomer.
- omnium gatherum — a miscellaneous collection.
- omnium-gatherum — a miscellaneous collection.
- on a shoestring — If you do something or make something on a shoestring, you do it using very little money.
- on the verge of — about to
- open government — the doctrine that all government business should be open to regulation and scrutiny by the public
- operating cycle — the period of time between starting a business and making a profit
- operating table — table on which surgery is performed
- optical storage — optical disk drive
- organophosphate — Biochemistry. any of a variety of organic compounds that contain phosphorus and often have intense neurotoxic activity: originally developed as nerve gases, now widely used as insecticides and fire retardants.
- origination fee — a fee charged by a lender for evaluating and processing a loan application, usually a percentage of the face value of the loan.
- ortega saavedra — (José) Daniel [haw-se dah-nyel] /hɔˈsɛ dɑˈnyɛl/ (Show IPA), born 1945, Nicaraguan political leader: president 1985–90.
- ortega y gasset — José [haw-se] /hɔˈsɛ/ (Show IPA), 1883–1955, Spanish philosopher, journalist, and critic.
- orthokeratology — a technique for correcting refractive errors in vision by changing the shape of the cornea with the temporary use of progressively flatter hard contact lenses.
- otaheite orange — a small citrus bush, Citrus limonia otaitensis, having fragrant flowers and small orange fruit, often cultivated as a houseplant.
- outline drawing — a drawing consisting only of external lines
- over-exaggerate — to magnify beyond the limits of truth; overstate; represent disproportionately: to exaggerate the difficulties of a situation.
- over-irrigation — the artificial application of water to land to assist in the production of crops.
- over-regulation — a law, rule, or other order prescribed by authority, especially to regulate conduct.
- overcontrolling — excessively controlling
- overdramatizing — Present participle of overdramatize.
- overexaggerated — Simple past tense and past participle of overexaggerate.
- overextravagant — excessively extravagant
- overimaginative — imaginative to a fault
- palaeontography — the branch of palaeontology concerned with the description of fossils
- parthenogenesis — development of an egg without fertilization.
- parthenogenetic — development of an egg without fertilization.
- patagonian hare — a burrowing, gray, long-eared and long-legged cavy of the genus Dolichotis, native to South America.
- pattern bombing — aerial bombing in which bombs are dropped on a target in a predetermined pattern.
- pectoral girdle — (in vertebrates) a bony or cartilaginous arch supporting the forelimbs.
- perforating gun — A perforating gun is a device used to make holes in oil and gas wells in preparation for production.
- performing arts — dance, drama, music
- pergamentaceous — (esp of plants) resembling parchment, whether in texture or composition
- personal growth — development as an individual
- petit bourgeois — a person who belongs to the petite bourgeoisie.
- petty bourgeois — petit bourgeois
- phosphate group — the group or radical obtained by removal of one or more hydrogen atoms from phosphoric acid.
- photodegradable — (of a substance) capable of being broken down by light.
- photoheliograph — an instrument for photographing the sun, consisting of a camera and a specially adapted telescope.
- phototelegraphy — facsimile (def 2a).
- 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.