15-letter words containing i, s, o, g, a
- king's champion — a hereditary official at British coronations, representing the king (King's Champion) or the queen (Queen's Champion) who is being crowned, and having originally the function of challenging to mortal combat any person disputing the right of the new sovereign to rule.
- kissing gourami — a whitish labyrinth fish, Helostoma temmincki, found in southeastern Asia, noted for the habit of pressing its fleshy, protrusible lips against those of another: often kept in aquariums.
- lake washington — a lake in W Washington, forming the E boundary of the city of Seattle: linked by canal with Puget Sound. Length: about 32 km (20 miles). Width: 6 km (4 miles)
- laser ring gyro — a system of aerial navigation in which rotation is sensed by the measuring of the frequency shift of laser light in a closed circuit in a horizontal plane
- leading counsel — the more senior of two counsels
- lemon-grass oil — a yellowish to brownish oil distilled from the leaves of certain lemon grasses, especially Cymbopogon citratus, used chiefly in perfumery.
- leptosporangium — (botany) A sporangium formed from a single epidermal cell.
- leukaemogenesis — the development of leukaemia
- lexical scoping — lexical scope
- logical address — virtual address
- logical atomism — a philosophy developed from linguistic analysis asserting that a proposition can be analyzed into simple, independent elements of meaning corresponding to elements making up basic facts about the world and reality.
- lost generation — the generation of men and women who came of age during or immediately following World War I: viewed, as a result of their war experiences and the social upheaval of the time, as cynical, disillusioned, and without cultural or emotional stability.
- macro-sociology — the sociological study of large-scale social systems and long-term patterns and processes.
- macrosporangium — megasporangium.
- madison heights — a city in SE Michigan: suburb of Detroit.
- magic mushrooms — a mushroom, Psilocybe mexicana, of Mexico and the southwestern U.S., containing the hallucinogen psilocybin.
- magnanimousness — The quality of being magnanimous.
- magnesioferrite — (mineralogy) A magnesium iron oxide mineral, a member of the magnetite series of spinels, which forms black metallic octahedral crystals.
- magnesium oxide — magnesia.
- magnetic course — a course whose bearing is given relative to the magnetic meridian of the area.
- manganese oxide — a type of metallic oxide used to colour glass purple
- marching orders — military orders, esp to infantry, giving instructions about a march, its destination, etc
- margaritiferous — yielding or wearing pearls
- marginalisation — (British) alternative spelling of marginalization.
- measuring spoon — a spoon for measuring amounts, as in cooking, usually part of a set of spoons of different sizes.
- messier catalog — a catalog of nonstellar objects compiled by Charles Messier in 1784 and later slightly extended, now known to contain nebulae, galaxies, and star clusters.
- microaggression — a subtle but offensive comment or action directed at a minority or other nondominant group that is often unintentional or unconsciously reinforces a stereotype: microaggressions such as "I don't see you as black.".
- microsporangium — a sporangium containing microspores.
- mis-categorized — to arrange in categories or classes; classify.
- miscegenational — of or relating to miscegenation
- miscoordinating — of the same order or degree; equal in rank or importance.
- misregistration — the act of registering.
- mogi das cruzes — a city in SE Brazil, E of São Paulo.
- mohandas gandhi — Indira [in-deer-uh] /ɪnˈdɪər ə/ (Show IPA), 1917–84, Indian political leader: prime minister 1966–77 and 1980–84 (daughter of Jawaharlal Nehru).
- morale-boosting — A morale-boosting action or event makes people feel more confident and cheerful.
- morning prayers — early-morning act of religious worship
- moving sidewalk — a moving surface, similar to a conveyor belt, for carrying pedestrians.
- moving stairway — escalator (def 1).
- mucosanguineous — containing or made up of blood and mucus
- narcotics agent — an undercover agent who provides information to the police about illegal drugs, illegal drug trafficking, and users of illegal drugs
- nasopharyngitis — (medicine) An inflammation of the nasal passages, and of the upper pharynx.
- 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.
- navigation laws — laws relating to navigation
- negro spiritual — a type of religious song originating among Black slaves in the American South
- neighbor states — the states or countries next to another state or country
- neo-hegelianism — Hegelianism as modified by various philosophers of the latter half of the 19th century.
- noise generator — a device used in synthesizers to produce high-frequency sound effects
- non-disparaging — that disparages; tending to belittle or bring reproach upon: a disparaging remark.
- non-egotistical — pertaining to or characterized by egotism.
- non-legislative — having the function of making laws: a legislative body.