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14-letter words containing g, r, o

  • electrogilding — electroplating using gold
  • electrologists — Plural form of electrologist.
  • electromagnets — Plural form of electromagnet.
  • electromyogram — A record or display produced by electromyography.
  • electroplating — Coat (a metal object) by electrolytic deposition with chromium, silver, or another metal.
  • electrosurgery — Surgery using a high-frequency electric current to heat and so cut tissue with great precision.
  • electrowinning — a means of extracting metal from ore using electrolysis
  • emergency room — hospital: casualty department
  • emergency stop — a sudden application of the brakes in a car, such as the driver would need to carry out in an emergency
  • emilia-romagna — a region of N central Italy, on the Adriatic: rises from the plains of the Po valley in the north to the Apennines in the south. Capital: Bologna. Pop: 4 030 220 (2003 est). Area: 22 123 sq km (8628 sq miles)
  • encephalograms — Plural form of encephalogram.
  • encephalograph — any other apparatus used to produce an encephalogram
  • encouragements — Plural form of encouragement.
  • energy company — a company that produces energy, such as electricity
  • energy obesity — the practice of being wasteful of energy in the form of electricity, fossil fuels, etc, in one's day-to-day life
  • engine trouble — malfunction of a vehicle's engine
  • enigmatography — the composing or collection of enigmas
  • enterogastrone — a hormone liberated by the upper intestinal mucosa when stimulated by fat: reduces peristalsis and secretion in the stomach
  • epistolography — the art, or practice, of letter-writing
  • ergastoplasmic — relating to endoplasm that is associated with protein synthesis
  • ergocalciferol — Constituent of vitamin D1 and vitamin D2.
  • erogenous zone — a part of the body that is sensitive to sexual stimulation
  • ethnographical — Ethnographic.
  • ethnoreligious — Of or pertaining to ethnicity and religion.
  • ethylene group — the divalent group, -CH2CH2-, derived from ethylene
  • exchange force — a force between two elementary particles resulting from the exchange of a virtual particle
  • exocrine gland — any gland, such as a salivary or sweat gland, that secretes its products through a duct onto an epithelial surface
  • exploding star — an irregular variable star, such as a nova, supernova, or flare star, in which rapid increases in luminosity occur, caused by some form of explosion
  • export manager — a person who is responsible for running the export department of a business organization
  • extension ring — a spacer element that can be fixed between the camera body and the lens to increase the distance between film and lens and allow closer focus than would be possible without it
  • exterior angle — an angle of a polygon contained between one side extended and the adjacent side
  • farthingsworth — the amount that can be bought with a farthing; a small amount
  • fashionmongers — Plural form of fashionmonger.
  • feeding ground — The feeding ground of a group of animals or birds, is the place where they find food and eat.
  • ferromagnesian — (of minerals and rocks) containing iron and magnesium.
  • ferromagnetism — noting or pertaining to a substance, as iron, that below a certain temperature, the Curie point, can possess magnetization in the absence of an external magnetic field; noting or pertaining to a substance in which the magnetic moments of the atoms are aligned.
  • ferromanganese — a ferroalloy containing up to 90 percent manganese.
  • ferry crossing — the act or instance of travelling across the sea by ferry
  • fibrocartilage — a type of cartilage having a large number of fibers.
  • fighter-bomber — an aircraft that combines the functions of a fighter and a bomber.
  • fighting words — Usually, fighting words. language that arouses rage in an antagonist.
  • figwort family — the plant family Scrophulariaceae, characterized by herbaceous plants and shrubs having alternate or opposite leaves, often showy two-lipped or irregular flowers, fruit in the form of a capsule or berry, and including the figwort, foxglove, Indian paintbrush, mullein, speedwell, and snapdragon.
  • finger trouble — trouble caused by operator error, such as striking the wrong key
  • fingerpointing — Alternative form of finger-pointing.
  • finnbogadottir — Vigdís [Icelandic vig-dees] /Icelandic vɪgˈdis/ (Show IPA), born 1930, Icelandic political leader: president 1980–96.
  • first mortgage — a mortgage having priority over other mortgages on property.
  • fishing ground — a part of a body of water where the fishing is usually good.
  • flagelliferous — bearing a flagellum
  • flagship store — A flagship store is the most important store in a chain, often with the largest volume of sales, or the most up-to-date formats or layouts
  • flight control — the direction of airplane movements, especially takeoffs and landings, by messages from the ground.
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