16-letter words containing l, a, e, g

channel crossing — a crossing of the English Channel
chargeable asset — any asset that can give rise to assessment for capital gains tax on its disposal. Exempt assets include principal private residences, cars, investments held in a personal equity plan, and government securities
charged particle — an atomic particle with a positive or negative charge, as an electron, proton, or helium ion
charles coughlin — Charles Edward ("Father Coughlin") 1891–1979, U.S. Roman Catholic priest, activist, radio broadcaster, and editor, born in Canada.
chattel mortgage — a mortgage on movable personal property
chattering class — well-educated members of the upper-middle or upper class who freely express especially liberal opinions or judgments on current issues and events.
chemical peeling — a cosmetic process in which a substance containing a chemical (esp alpha-hydroxy acids) is applied to the skin of the face and peeled away to remove a layer of dead cells
chlorogenic acid — a colorless crystalline acid, C 16 H 18 O 9 , that is important in plant metabolism and is purportedly responsible for the browning or blackening of cut apples, potatoes, and other fruits and vegetables.
choanoflagellate — any flagellate of the genera Monosiga and Proterospongia, having a protoplasmic collar encircling the base of the flagellum.
cholecystography — radiography of the gall bladder after administration of a contrast medium
cigarette beetle — a small cylindrical beetle, Lasioderma serricorne, that is a pest, especially of dried tobacco.
cigarette holder — A cigarette holder is a narrow tube that you can put a cigarette into in order to hold it while you smoke it.
citronella grass — a tropical Asian grass, Cymbopogon (or Andropogon) nardus, with bluish-green lemon-scented leaves
cladogenetically — By means of cladogenesis.
clarke's gazelle — dibatag.
clausal language — (language) (CL) A programming language and proof system developed by Paul Voda and a colleague since 1997, written in Trilogy II.
clean technology — techniques used in manufacturing processes that minimize the damage caused to the environment
cleaning product — a detergent or other household cleaner
cleansing tissue — a small piece of absorbent paper, used especially for removing cleansing cream and cosmetics and also serving as a disposable handkerchief.
cleanup campaign — an organized programme to clean up a place, typically organized at a local or regional level
clearsightedness — The property of being clearsighted.
cloak-and-dagger — A cloak-and-dagger activity is one which involves mystery and secrecy.
closing argument — In a court case, a lawyer's closing argument is their final speech, in which they give a summary of their case.
cocktail sausage — a small sausage served with drinks
coleridge-taylor — Samuel. 1875–1912, British composer, best known for his trilogy of oratorios Song of Hiawatha (1898–1900)
collagen disease — any of a group of diseases, as systemic lupus erythematosus, polyarteritis, scleroderma, and rheumatoid arthritis, involving inflammation or degeneration of connective tissue and accompanied by deposition of fibrinous material.
college graduate — a student who has recently graduated from college
colonial heights — a town in central Virginia.
columbia heights — a city in SE Minnesota, near Minneapolis.
come/bring alive — If a story or description comes alive, it becomes interesting, lively, or realistic. If someone or something brings it alive, they make it seem more interesting, lively, or realistic.
command language — the language used to access a computer system
complexing agent — an intricate or complicated association or assemblage of related things, parts, units, etc.: the entire complex of our educational system; an apartment complex.
congeliturbation — the churning, heaving, and thrusting of soil material due to the action of frost.
congressionalist — of or relating to a congress.
consanguineously — In a consanguineous fashion; by blood relationship.
consenting adult — a male person over the age of sixteen, who may legally engage in homosexual behaviour in private
contingency plan — a plan to be carried out if a more likely or desired outcome does not happen
control language — (language) (CL) The batch language for IBM RPG/38, used in conjunction with RPG III. See also OCL.
correcting plate — a thin lens used to correct incoming light rays in special forms of reflecting telescopes.
cottage hospital — a small rural hospital
counterbalancing — Present participle of counterbalance.
counterchallenge — A challenge made in response to another challenge.
counterguerrilla — (of operations, conflicts, etc) conducted against guerrillas
crystallographer — A person skilled in crystallography.
d-glyceraldehyde — an isomer of glyceraldehyde in which the OH group is on the right side of the asymmetric carbon atom.
dangling pointer — (programming) A reference that doesn't actually lead anywhere. In C and some other languages, a pointer that doesn't actually point at anything valid. Usually this happens because it formerly pointed to something that has moved or disappeared, e.g. a heap-allocated block which has been freed and reused. Used as jargon in a generalisation of its technical meaning; for example, a local phone number for a person who has since moved is a dangling pointer.
daylight robbery — If someone charges you a great deal of money for something and you think this is unfair or unreasonable, you can refer to this as daylight robbery.
de broglie waves — the set of waves that represent the behaviour of an elementary particle, or some atoms and molecules, under certain conditions. The de Broglie wavelength, λ, is given by λ = h/mv, where h is the Planck constant, m the mass, and v the velocity of the particle
de morgan's laws — (in formal logic and set theory) the principles that conjunction and disjunction, or union and intersection, are dual. Thus the negation of P & Q is equivalent to not-P or not-Q
de-anglicization — (in Ireland) the elimination of English influence, language, customs, etc

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