16-letter words containing i, s, o, g, e, n
- continuous hinge — a long narrow hinge that runs the full length of the two surfaces to which its leaves are joined.
- coping mechanism — something a person does to deal with a difficult situation
- corona discharge — an electrical discharge appearing on and around the surface of a charged conductor, caused by ionization of the surrounding gas
- costume designer — a person who designs costumes for plays and films
- cottage industry — A cottage industry is a small business that is run from someone's home, especially one that involves a craft such as knitting or pottery.
- counterespionage — Counterespionage is the same as counterintelligence.
- counterinsurgent — of or relating to counterinsurgency
- countersignature — second signature
- crossopterygians — Plural form of crossopterygian.
- curmudgeonliness — The state or condition of being curmudgeonly.
- cytotechnologist — a technician who specializes in identifying cells and cellular abnormalities.
- data warehousing — the use of large amounts of data taken from multiple sources to create reports and for data analysis
- dearborn heights — city in SE Mich.: suburb of Detroit: pop. 58,000
- debating society — a club, e.g. at a school or university, which regularly holds debates
- debt forgiveness — the action or process of forgiving people their debts
- depending on sth — You use depending on when you are saying that something varies according to the circumstances mentioned.
- depression glass — cheap glassware mass-produced during the Depression of the 1930s, usually molded in patterns in pale colors, and collectible since the early 1970s
- descending colon — the last portion of the colon, beginning at the upper left abdomen in the region of the spleen and continuing downward along the left posterior wall to the sigmoid flexure.
- destigmatization — The process or act of destigmatizing.
- destroying angel — a white slender very poisonous basidiomycetous toadstool, Amanita virosa, having a pronounced volva, frilled, shaggy stalk, and sickly smell
- diagonal process — a form of argument in which a new member of a set is constructed from a list of its known members by making the nth term of the new member differ from the nth term of the nth member. The new member is thus different from every member of the list
- disclosing agent — a vegetable dye, administered as a liquid or in tablet form (disclosing tablet), that stains plaque, making it readily apparent on the teeth
- discountenancing — Present participle of discountenance.
- disingenuousness — The state or quality of being disingenuous.
- division algebra — a linear algebra in which each element of the vector space has a multiplicative inverse.
- double-breasting — the practice of employing nonunion workers, especially in a separate division, to supplement the work of higher-paid union workers.
- dressing station — a post or center that gives first aid to the wounded, located near a combat area.
- electromagnetics — Electricity and magnetism, collectively, as a field of study.
- electromagnetism — The interaction of electric currents or fields and magnetic fields.
- embourgeoisement — (chiefly UK) The taking-up of middle-class attitudes or values; bourgeoisification; the process of becoming affluent.
- endocrinologists — Plural form of endocrinologist.
- enough is enough — expressing exasperation
- ethnolinguistics — The field of linguistic anthropology which studies the language of a specific ethnic group.
- etiopathogenesis — (medicine) The cause and subsequent development of an abnormal condition or of a disease.
- evening primrose — flowering plant
- fashion designer — creator of clothing designs
- fashion magazine — periodical about trendy clothing
- ferruginous duck — a common European duck, Aythyra nyroca, having reddish-brown plumage with white wing bars
- figure-conscious — concerned to keep an attractively slim body shape
- fire regulations — rules intended to make sure that people and property stay safe in the event of a fire
- first generation — 1. (architecture) first generation computer. 2. (language) first generation language.
- first-generation — being the first generation of a family to be born in a particular country.
- flabbergastation — (colloquial) Bewildered shock or surprise; the state or condition of being flabbergasted.
- foreign minister — (in countries other than the U.S.) a cabinet minister who conducts and supervises foreign and diplomatic relations with other states. Also called, especially British, foreign secretary. Compare secretary of state (def 1).
- gas blowoff line — A gas blowoff line is a safety device to control sudden increases in pressure.
- gas liquefaction — Gas liquefaction is the process of refrigerating a gas to a temperature that is below its critical temperature in order to form a liquid.
- gasoline-powered — using gasoline as fuel
- gastro-resistant — A gastro-resistant tablet is designed to temporarily withstand attack by stomach acid.
- gastrointestinal — of, relating to, or affecting the stomach and intestines.
- gemini telescope — either of two identical 8-metre telescopes for optical and near-infrared observations built by an international consortium. Gemini North is in Hawaii at an altitude of 4200 m on Mauna Kea and Gemini South is in Chile at 2715 m on Cerro Pachón