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14-letter words containing l, a, g, r, e, c

  • neurogenically — by neural activity
  • neurologically — the science of the nerves and the nervous system, especially of the diseases affecting them.
  • noncategorical — without exceptions or conditions; absolute; unqualified and unconditional: a categorical denial.
  • nongeometrical — not geometrical
  • normoglycaemia — the condition of having a normal blood sugar level
  • normoglycaemic — Alt form normoglycemic.
  • nuclear energy — energy released by reactions within atomic nuclei, as in nuclear fission or fusion.
  • oehlenschläger — Adam Gottlob (ˈadam ˈɡɔtlɔp). 1779–1850, Danish romantic poet and dramatist
  • organochlorine — Any of a large group of pesticides and other synthetic organic compounds with chlorinated aromatic molecules.
  • organometallic — pertaining to or noting an organic compound containing a metal or a metalloid linked to carbon.
  • parcel gilding — the gilding of only some areas or ornaments of a piece of furniture.
  • pascal's wager — the argument put forth by Blaise Pascal that it is in one's best interest to believe in the existence of God, as it is a rational assumption and does no harm, and the possibility of eternal punishment in hell outweighs any advantage of believing otherwise.
  • passenger cell — the inside of a vehicle, in which people sit
  • phraseological — manner or style of verbal expression; characteristic language: legal phraseology.
  • pre-collegiate — of or relating to a college: collegiate life.
  • pterylographic — relating to pterylography
  • public gallery — the gallery in a chamber of Parliament reserved for members of the public who wish to listen to the proceedings
  • purple grackle — the eastern subspecies of the common grackle, Quiscalus quiscula, of North America, having an iridescent purple back.
  • racing bicycle — a bicycle designed for cycling on roads or taking part in road cycling races
  • recklinghausen — a city in NW Rhine-Westphalia, in Germany.
  • reducing glass — a lens or mirror that produces a virtual image of an object smaller than the object itself.
  • reflectography — a non-destructive technique which uses infrared light to see beneath the painted surface in works of art in order to obtain information about those artworks
  • reflexological — of or relating to reflexology
  • relieving arch — discharging arch.
  • sacred college — the collective body of the cardinals of the Roman Catholic Church
  • sacrilegiously — pertaining to or involving sacrilege: sacrilegious practices.
  • sacrococcygeal — relating to the sacrum and the coccyx
  • scaling ladder — a ladder for climbing high walls.
  • scrambled eggs — scrambled eggs are eggs that are mixed together and then cooked in butter.
  • scrimmage line — line of scrimmage.
  • segmental arch — a shallow arch not including a complete semicircle
  • self-searching — examining carefully or thoroughly: a searching inspection.
  • sigma particle — an unstable hyperon having positive, negative, or zero electric charge and strangeness −1. Symbol: Σ.
  • sleeping chair — a chair of the 17th century, having a high back, usually adjustable, with deep wings of the same height.
  • soul-searching — the act or process of close and penetrating analysis of oneself, to determine one's true motives and sentiments.
  • spectrological — relating to spectres or spectrology
  • spring balance — a device in which an object to be weighed is attached to the end of a helical spring, the extension of which indicates the weight of the object on a calibrated scale
  • straight-laced — strait-laced (sense 2)
  • subgenerically — in a subgeneric manner; in a way relating to a subgenus
  • target vehicle — a spacecraft used to develop and practise orbital space rendezvous and docking techniques in preparation for the lunar missions
  • teaching elder — a minister in a Presbyterian church.
  • terminological — the system of terms belonging or peculiar to a science, art, or specialized subject; nomenclature: the terminology of botany.
  • the long march — a journey of about 10 000 km (6000 miles) undertaken (1934–35) by some 100 000 Chinese Communists when they were forced out of their base in Kiangsi in SE China. They made their way to Shensi in NW China; only about 8000 survived the rigours of the journey
  • trickle charge — a continuous, slow charge supplied to a storage battery to keep it in a fully charged state.
  • trysting place — a place for a meeting, especially a secret meeting of lovers; rendezvous.
  • ultraenergetic — (of particles) producing exceptional levels of energy
  • ungracefulness — the state of being ungraceful
  • unrecognizable — to identify as something or someone previously seen, known, etc.: He had changed so much that one could scarcely recognize him.
  • unrecognizably — in an unrecognizable or unidentifiable manner
  • vendor placing — a method of financing the purchase of one company by another in which the purchasing company pays for the target company in its own shares, on condition that the vendor places these shares with investors for cash payment
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