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15-letter words containing i, n, c, o, g, t

  • microgeneration — the small-scale generation of electrical power, through means such as solar or wind power
  • micromanagement — The direct management of a project etc to an excessive degree, with too much attention to detail and insufficient delegation.
  • microtechnology — technology that uses microelectronics
  • microtunnelling — a technique used to excavate tunnels mechanically for the laying of pipes
  • miscegenational — of or relating to miscegenation
  • miscoordinating — of the same order or degree; equal in rank or importance.
  • motoring public — the population that drive road vehicles
  • motoring school — an organization that provides driving lessons
  • multiprocessing — the simultaneous execution of two or more programs or instruction sequences by separate CPUs under integrated control.
  • narcotics agent — an undercover agent who provides information to the police about illegal drugs, illegal drug trafficking, and users of illegal drugs
  • navigation acts — any of several acts of Parliament between 1651 and 1847 designed primarily to expand British trade and limit trade by British colonies with countries that were rivals of Great Britain.
  • negative income — invested income that has produced a loss and hence may yield a tax deduction.
  • neurolinguistic — pertaining to neurolinguistics
  • neuropathologic — Of or pertaining to neuropathology.
  • neurotoxicology — the science that deals with the effects of poisons on the nervous system.
  • nightwatchwoman — (rare) The female equivalent of a nightwatchman.
  • non-conflicting — being in conflict or disagreement; not compatible: conflicting viewpoints.
  • non-consignment — the act of consigning.
  • non-egotistical — pertaining to or characterized by egotism.
  • 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.
  • non-grammatical — (of a sentence or expression) not conforming to the grammatical rules of a given language.
  • nonagricultural — not applied to or generally practicing agriculture: a nonagricultural nation.
  • nonantagonistic — acting in opposition; opposing, especially mutually.
  • nonintersecting — Not intersecting.
  • nonintoxicating — Not intoxicating; not causing drunkenness.
  • nonphotographic — not involving photographic equipment or techniques
  • occulting light — a beacon having a light covered briefly at regular intervals.
  • oligodendrocyte — A glial cell similar to an astrocyte but with fewer protuberances, concerned with the production of myelin in the central nervous system.
  • oligonucleotide — a chain of a few nucleotides.
  • open-cut mining — mining by excavating from the surface
  • opencast mining — mining by excavating from the surface
  • operating cycle — the period of time between starting a business and making a profit
  • 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.
  • optical tooling — the technique of establishing precise reference lines and planes by means of telescopic sights, especially for the purpose of aligning machinery, machine-shop work, etc.
  • overcontrolling — excessively controlling
  • panoramic sight — an artillery sight that can be rotated horizontally in a full circle.
  • pantopragmatics — universal intervention in the affairs of others
  • parthenogenetic — development of an egg without fertilization.
  • 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
  • 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.
  • pissing contest — Slang: Vulgar. a contentious argument; confrontation.
  • pistachio green — a light or medium shade of yellow green.
  • plantaginaceous — relating to or belonging to the family Plantaginaceae
  • plastic surgeon — doctor who performs cosmetic surgery
  • pointing device — an input device, as a mouse, stylus, or joystick, used to control movement of a cursor or pointer.
  • potting compost — Potting compost is soil that is specially prepared to help plants to grow, especially in containers.
  • printing office — a shop or factory in which printing is done.
  • process costing — a method of assigning costs to production processes where products must of necessity be produced in one continuous process, with unit cost arrived at by averaging units produced to the total cost of the process.
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