15-letter words containing g, u, n, c
- neuropsychology — The study of the relationship between behavior, emotion, and cognition on the one hand, and brain function on the other.
- neurotoxicology — the science that deals with the effects of poisons on the nervous system.
- non-functioning — the kind of action or activity proper to a person, thing, or institution; the purpose for which something is designed or exists; role.
- nonagricultural — not applied to or generally practicing agriculture: a nonagricultural nation.
- nonmucilaginous — Not mucilaginous.
- nuclear testing — the process of carrying out a test on a nuclear weapon to determine effectiveness, etc
- nuisance ground — a garbage dump.
- object language — the language to which a metalanguage refers.
- occulting light — a beacon having a light covered briefly at regular intervals.
- ocean greyhound — a fast ship, esp a liner
- office building — building containing offices
- oligonucleotide — a chain of a few nucleotides.
- open-cut mining — mining by excavating from the surface
- optical pumping — a method for increasing the number of atoms or molecules occupying higher energy levels by irradiating them with light of the proper frequencies to raise them to those levels.
- opus anglicanum — fine embroidery, esp of church vestments, produced in England c.1200–c.1350; characterized by the rich materials used, esp silver gilt thread
- organomercurial — an organic compound containing mercury
- paralinguistics — the study of paralanguage.
- pergamentaceous — (esp of plants) resembling parchment, whether in texture or composition
- phonautographic — relating to a phonautograph or a piece of equipment that records sound visually by detecting the sound waves and indicating them on a graph
- photoconducting — of or relating to photoconduction
- picture writing — the art of recording events or expressing ideas by pictures, or pictorial symbols, as practiced by preliterate peoples.
- picture-framing — the job of framing photos, paintings etc
- pinochet ugarte — Augusto [ou-goos-taw] /aʊˈgus tɔ/ (Show IPA), 1915–2006, Chilean army general and political leader: president 1973–90.
- plantaginaceous — relating to or belonging to the family Plantaginaceae
- plastic surgeon — doctor who performs cosmetic surgery
- plumbaginaceous — belonging to the Plumbaginaceae, the leadwort family of plants.
- product manager — sb who oversees product development
- program counter — (hardware) (PC) A register in the central processing unit that contains the addresss of the next instruction to be executed. After each instruction is fetched, the PC is automatically incremented to point to the following instruction. It is not normally manipulated like an ordinary register but instead, special instructions are provided to alter the flow of control by writing a new value to the PC, e.g. JUMP, CALL, RTS.
- pseudopregnancy — Pathology, Veterinary Pathology. false pregnancy.
- public building — a building that belongs to a town or state, and is used by the public
- public offering — a sale of a new issue of securities to the general public through a managing underwriter (opposed to private placement): required to be registered with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
- public speaking — the act of delivering speeches in public.
- public spending — expenditure by central government, local authorities, and public enterprises
- publicity agent — A publicity agent is a person whose job is to make sure that a large number of people know about a person, show, or event so that they are successful.
- puffin crossing — a UK pedestrian road crossing with traffic lights signalling red to stop the traffic flow when pedestrians are seen on the crossing by infrared detectors. The green signal reappears when no pedestrians are seen on the crossing
- quintuplicating — Present participle of quintuplicate.
- reconfiguration — to change the shape or formation of; remodel; restructure.
- reference group — a group with which an individual identifies and whose values the individual accepts as guiding principles.
- rhyming couplet — a pair of lines in poetry that rhyme and usually have the same rhythm
- rubbing alcohol — a poisonous solution of about 70 percent isopropyl or denatured ethyl alcohol, usually containing a perfume oil, used chiefly in massaging.
- sauce espagnole — brown sauce.
- sausage machine — a machine for making sausages
- sauvignon blanc — a white grape grown primarily in France and California.
- savings account — a bank account on which interest is paid, traditionally one for which a bankbook is used to record deposits, withdrawals, and interest payments.
- scaling circuit — an electronic device or circuit that aggregates electric pulses and gives a single output pulse for a predetermined number of input pulses
- scrounge around — to borrow (a small amount or item) with no intention of repaying or returning it: to scrounge a cigarette.
- scrubbing brush — a handheld brush with short stiff bristles, used esp for scrubbing floors
- sebaceous gland — any of the cutaneous glands that secrete oily matter for lubricating hair and skin.
- second language — a language learned by a person after his or her native language, especially as a resident of an area where it is in general use.
- second thoughts — Often, second thoughts. reservation about a previous action, position, decision, judgment, or the like: He had second thoughts about his decision.