15-letter words containing h, e, c, t, o, g
- forthcomingness — coming, forth, or about to come forth; about to appear; approaching in time: the forthcoming concert.
- french togoland — a former United Nations Trust Territory in W Africa, administered by France (1946–60), now the independent republic of Togo
- gene technology — manipulation of DNA
- geochronologist — A geologist whose speciality is geochronology.
- geostrophically — By means of, or in terms of, geostrophy.
- gigantopithecus — a genus of extinct ape of southern Asia existing during the Pliocene and Pleistocene epochs, known only from very large fossil jaws and teeth and believed to be perhaps the biggest hominoid that ever lived.
- globe artichoke — artichoke (defs 1, 2).
- gloucestershire — a county in SW England. 1255 sq. mi. (2640 sq. km). County seat: Gloucester.
- go the distance — the extent or amount of space between two things, points, lines, etc.
- go to the block — to be beheaded
- graduate school — a school, usually a division of a university, offering courses leading to degrees more advanced than the bachelor's degree.
- graph reduction — A technique invented by Chris Wadsworth where an expression is represented as a directed graph (usually drawn as an inverted tree). Each node represents a function call and its subtrees represent the arguments to that function. Subtrees are replaced by the expansion or value of the expression they represent. This is repeated until the tree has been reduced to a value with no more function calls (a normal form). In contrast to string reduction, graph reduction has the advantage that common subexpressions are represented as pointers to a single instance of the expression which is only reduced once. It is the most commonly used technique for implementing lazy evaluation.
- gregorian chant — the plain song or cantus firmus used in the ritual of the Roman Catholic Church.
- heat-conducting — able to conduct heat or whose function is to conduct heat
- hedgehog cactus — any of various rounded, usually spiny cacti of the genus Echinocereus, of the southwestern U.S. and Mexico, having bell-shaped flowers that close at night.
- hemiglossectomy — (surgery) The surgical removal of a portion of the tongue.
- hepaticological — of or relating to hepaticology
- high technology — any technology requiring the most sophisticated scientific equipment and advanced engineering techniques, as microelectronics, data processing, genetic engineering, or telecommunications (opposed to low technology).
- holiday cottage — a cottage used for accommodation for a family, couple, etc, on holiday
- housing project — a publicly built and operated housing development, usually intended for low- or moderate-income tenants, senior citizens, etc.
- hovering accent — indeterminacy as to which of two consecutive syllables in a line of verse bears the metrical stress, as in any of the first three feet of Slow, slow, / fresh fount, / keep time / with my / salt tears.
- hypergalactosis — an abnormally large secretion of milk.
- knight bachelor — bachelor (def 3).
- laryngotracheal — of, relating to, or involving the larynx and trachea.
- longhorn cattle — cattle of a long-horned breed, usually red or variegated, formerly common in SW US
- megalithic tomb — a burial chamber constructed of large stones, either underground or covered by a mound and usually consisting of long transepted corridors (gallery graves) or of a distinct chamber and passage (passage graves). The tombs may date from the 4th millennium bc
- microtechnology — technology that uses microelectronics
- neuropathologic — Of or pertaining to neuropathology.
- object exchange — (protocol) (OBEX) A Bluetooth protocol in the Core Protocol Stack for data exchange.
- parthenogenetic — development of an egg without fertilization.
- phytopathogenic — of, possessing the properties of, or relating to a phytopathogen
- 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.
- posthemorrhagic — occurring after a haemorrhage
- process heating — Process heating is heating, usually from steam, which is used to increase the temperature in a process vessel.
- psychogeriatric — the psychology of old age.
- radiotechnology — the technical application of any form of radiation to industry.
- rhyming couplet — a pair of lines in poetry that rhyme and usually have the same rhythm
- right ascension — the arc of the celestial equator measured eastward from the vernal equinox to the foot of the great circle passing through the celestial poles and a given point on the celestial sphere, expressed in degrees or hours.
- right of search — the privilege of a nation at war to search neutral ships on the high seas for contraband or other matter, carried in violation of neutrality, that may subject the ship to seizure.
- right to choose — the right of a woman to have a legal abortion if she chooses to do so.
- right-of-center — holding conservative views in politics; right-wing.
- right-of-centre — You can describe a person or political party as right-of-centre if they have political views which are closer to capitalism and conservatism than to socialism but which are not very extreme.
- rightabout-face — a turning directly about so as to face in the opposite direction
- rolling kitchen — a mobile kitchen used for feeding troops outdoors.
- school teaching — School teaching is the work done by teachers in a school.
- school-gate mum — a young family-oriented working mother, considered by political parties as forming a significant part of the electorate
- scottish gaelic — the Gaelic of the Hebrides and the Highlands of Scotland, also spoken as a second language in Nova Scotia.
- scrape together — to deprive of or free from an outer layer, adhering matter, etc., or to smooth by drawing or rubbing something, especially a sharp or rough instrument, over the surface: to scrape a table to remove paint and varnish.
- second thoughts — Often, second thoughts. reservation about a previous action, position, decision, judgment, or the like: He had second thoughts about his decision.