13-letter words containing l, e, g, a, c, o
- octagon scale — a scale used in laying out octagonal figures of various sizes.
- olympic games — international sports event
- optical wedge — a wedge-shaped filter whose transmittance decreases from one end to the other: used as an exposure control device in sensitometry.
- overbalancing — Present participle of overbalance.
- palaeoecology — the study of fossil animals and plants in order to deduce their ecology and the environmental conditions in which they lived
- paleomagnetic — Geology. magnetic polarization acquired by the minerals in a rock at the time the rock was deposited or solidified.
- pedagogically — of or relating to a pedagogue or pedagogy.
- peptidoglycan — a polymer, consisting of polysaccharide and peptide chains, responsible for the structure of the cell wall of bacteria
- phlebographic — relating to phlebography or the X-ray imaging of a vein that has been injected with a dye that is visible on the image taken
- phlogisticate — to integrate or blend phlogiston with
- photoallergic — photosensitive.
- plagiocephaly — a deformity of the skull in which one side is more developed in the front, and the other side is more developed in the rear.
- polemological — the analysis of human conflict and war, particularly international war.
- polling place — a place at or in which votes in an election are cast.
- polygalaceous — any plant of the genus Polygala, comprising the milkworts.
- polygonaceous — belonging to the Polygonaceae, the buckwheat family of plants.
- prague school — a school of linguistics emphasizing structure, active in the 1920s and 1930s.
- praxeological — of or pertaining to praxeology
- prebiological — of or relating to chemicals or environmental conditions existing before the development of the first living things.
- preganglionic — of, relating to, or consisting of ganglia.
- quindecagonal — (geometry) Shaped like a quindecagon; fifteen-sided.
- ragged school — (in Britain, formerly) a free elementary school for poor children
- recognitional — an act of recognizing or the state of being recognized.
- reflectograph — a type of mechanical instrument used for communication with spirits or the dead
- regionalistic — Government. the principle or system of dividing a city, state, etc., into separate administrative regions.
- rheologically — in a rheological manner
- rocking valve — (on a steam engine) a valve mechanism oscillating through an arc to open and close.
- salpingectomy — excision of the Fallopian tube.
- salvage costs — the costs involved in salvaging goods or property from fire, shipwreck, etc
- scandalmonger — a person who spreads scandal or gossip.
- scotch lovage — a similar and related plant, Ligusticum scoticum, of N Europe
- serologically — as pertains to or with respect to serology; in a serological manner
- single combat — combat between two persons.
- single-action — (of a firearm) requiring the cocking of the hammer before firing each shot: a single-action revolver.
- social gospel — a movement in America, chiefly in the early part of the 20th century, stressing the social teachings of Jesus and their applicability to public life.
- space biology — exobiology.
- staff college — a training centre for executive military personnel
- state college — a city in central Pennsylvania.
- stereological — of, relating to, stereology
- subcollegiate — of, relating to, or characteristic of subcollege students or a subcollege
- technological — of or relating to technology; relating to science and industry.
- theologically — of, relating to, or involved with theology: a theological student.
- title catalog — a catalog whose entries are listed by title only.
- tropocollagen — the molecular unit which forms collagen, consisting of three polypeptide chains
- ullage rocket — a small hydrogen peroxide rocket engine that produces sufficient acceleration to keep propellants in their places when the main rocket is shut off
- uncamouflaged — the act, means, or result of obscuring things to deceive an enemy, as by painting or screening objects so that they are lost to view in the background, or by making up objects that from a distance have the appearance of fortifications, guns, roads, etc.: Was camouflage used extensively on fighter aircraft during World War I?
- uncategorical — without exceptions or conditions; absolute; unqualified and unconditional: a categorical denial.
- unideological — not having, belonging to, or relating to any particular ideology or belief system
- untheological — not theological; not of or pertaining to the nature of theology
- wages council — (formerly, in Britain) a statutory body empowered to fix minimum wages in an industry; abolished in 1994