16-letter words containing l, a, n, g, u, o
- gulf of thailand — an arm of the South China Sea between the Malay Peninsula and Indochina
- gun control laws — the laws that restrict the possession and use of guns
- hemagglutination — the clumping of red blood cells.
- image consultant — imagemaker.
- immunohematology — the study of blood and blood-forming tissue in relation to the immune response.
- immunoregulation — (immunology) The control of immune responses between lymphocytes and macrophages.
- immunoregulatory — Of or pertaining to immunoregulation.
- in the long haul — in a future time
- isoagglutination — the clumping of the red blood cells by a transfusion of the blood or serum of a genetically different individual of the same species.
- kangaroo closure — a form of closure in which the chair or speaker selects certain amendments for discussion and excludes others
- labour agreement — a contract between workers and managers setting out working conditions, wages, etc
- language isolate — isolate (def 9).
- lapsang souchong — a large-leafed variety of China tea with a slightly smoky flavour
- leading question — a question so worded as to suggest the proper or desired answer.
- league champions — the team that has come top of the league
- lignin sulfonate — a brown powder consisting of a sulfonate salt made from waste liquor of the sulfate pulping process of soft wood: used in concrete, leather tanning, as an additive in oil-well drilling mud, and as a source of vanillin.
- logical unit 6.2 — (networking) (LU6.2) A type of logical unit that governs peer-to-peer SNA communications. LU6.2 supports general communication between programs in a distributed processing environment. LU6.2 is characterised by a peer relationship between session partners, efficient use of a session for multiple transactions, comprehensive end-to-end error processing and a generic application program interface consisting of structured verbs that are mapped into a product inplementation. LU6.2 is used by IBM's TPF operating system.
- machine moulding — the process of making moulds and cores for castings by mechanical means, usually by compacting the moulding sand by vibration instead of by ramming down
- macro-linguistic — a field of study concerned with language in its broadest sense and including cultural and behavioral features associated with language.
- macrolinguistics — a field of study concerned with language in its broadest sense and including cultural and behavioral features associated with language.
- magellanic cloud — either of two irregular galactic clusters in the southern heavens that are the nearest independent star system to the Milky Way.
- manganese nodule — a small irregular concretion found on deep ocean floors having high concentrations of certain metals, esp manganese
- modern languages — languages currently spoken
- modular language — (language) (Modula) Wirth's 1977 predecessor of Modula-2. The original Modula was, more oriented toward concurrent programming, but otherwise quite similar.
- money laundering — Money laundering is the crime of processing stolen money through a legitimate business or sending it abroad to a foreign bank, to hide the fact that the money was illegally obtained.
- montagu's blenny — a small blenny, Coryphoblennius galerita, found among rocks in shallow water
- moulding machine — a machine for pressing sand into a mould
- multiprogramming — multitasking
- natural religion — religion based on principles derived solely from reason and the study of nature.
- natural theology — theology based on knowledge of the natural world and on human reason, apart from revelation.
- neuropathologies — the pathology of the nervous system.
- neuropathologist — A specialist who practices neuropathology.
- nondurable goods — goods that remain usable for, or must be replaced within, a relatively short period of time, as food, apparel, or fabrics
- nuclear magneton — a unit of magnetic moment, used to measure proton spin and approximately equal to 1/1836 Bohr magneton.
- oblique triangle — any triangle that does not have a right angle (contrasted with right triangle).
- operating manual — a leaflet of instructions on how to use something (such as an electrical appliance, etc)
- organized labour — labour carried out by workers in trade unions, or the workers themselves
- osculating plane — the plane containing the circle of curvature of a point on a given curve.
- photocoagulation — a surgical technique using an intense beam of light from a laser or a xenon-arc bulb to seal blood vessels or coagulate tissue, used primarily in ophthalmology to repair detached retinas or to treat certain kinds of retinopathy.
- pneumonic plague — a form of plague characterized by lung involvement.
- proto-algonquian — the unattested parent language from which the Algonquian languages are descended.
- pull a long face — to look sad, glum, disapproving, etc.
- regional council — the governing body in certain countries of a particular region or administrative division
- regular gasoline — unleaded gasoline or petrol, as for fuelling a vehicle, etc
- reporting clause — A reporting clause is a clause which indicates that you are talking about what someone said or thought. For example, in 'She said that she was hungry', 'She said' is a reporting clause.
- right honourable — (in Britain and certain Commonwealth countries) a title of respect for a Privy Councillor or an appeal-court judge
- rough and tumble — characterized by violent, random, disorderly action and struggles: a rough-and-tumble fight; He led an adventuresome, rough-and-tumble life.
- rough-and-tumble — characterized by violent, random, disorderly action and struggles: a rough-and-tumble fight; He led an adventuresome, rough-and-tumble life.
- saint-ulmo-light — St. Elmo's fire.
- sebaceous glands — any of the cutaneous glands that secrete oily matter for lubricating hair and skin.