15-letter words containing l, o, g
- call into being — to create
- call-out charge — a set amount charged for a repairman to come to one's house, or to a broken-down vehicle, which is added to the cost of the actual repair
- calvin coolidge — Calvin, 1872–1933, 30th president of the U.S. 1923–29.
- canadian legion — a national social club for veterans of the Canadian armed services.
- castel gandolfo — a village in central Italy, 15 miles (24 km) SE of Rome: papal palace serving as the summer residence of the pope.
- categoricalness — The quality of being categorical, positive, or absolute.
- category killer — a person, product, or business that dominates a particular market
- celestial globe — a spherical model of the celestial sphere showing the relative positions of stars, constellations, etc
- celo-navigation — celestial navigation.
- central locking — a system by which all the doors of a motor vehicle can be locked simultaneously when the driver's door is locked
- centrifugal box — a revolving chamber, used in the spinning of manufactured filaments, in which the plastic fibers, subjected to centrifugal force, are slightly twisted and emerge in the form of yarn wound into the shape of a hollow cylinder.
- channel hopping — (chat) To rapidly switch channels on IRC, or a GEnie chat board. This term may derive from the TV idiom, "channel surfing".
- channel-hopping — Channel-hopping means switching quickly between different television channels because you are looking for something interesting to watch.
- charles doughty — Charles Montagu [mon-tuh-gyoo] /ˈmɒn təˌgyu/ (Show IPA), 1843–1926, English traveler and writer.
- chaulmoogra oil — a brownish-yellow oil or soft fat expressed from the seeds of a chaulmoogra tree, used formerly in the treatment of leprosy and skin diseases.
- children of god — a highly disciplined, fundamentalist Christian sect, active especially in the early 1970s, whose mostly young converts live in communes.
- cholangiectasis — Dilation of the bile ducts.
- cholangiography — radiographic examination of the bile ducts after the introduction into them of a contrast medium
- cholinergically — in a cholinergic manner
- choral speaking — recitation of poetry, dramatic pieces, etc. by a chorus of speakers
- chromoxylograph — a coloured print created from printing with wooden blocks
- chronobiologist — A person who is involved in chronobiology.
- chronologically — arranged in the order of time: a chronological list of events.
- city of glasgow — a council area in W central Scotland. Pop: 593 000 (2010 est). Area: 175 sq km (68 sq miles)
- classical logic — (logic) Non-intuitionistic logic.
- cleistogamously — in a cleistogamous manner
- clotting factor — any one of a group of substances, including factor VIII, the presence of which in the blood is essential for blood clotting to occur
- cloud computing — Cloud computing is a model of computer use in which services that are available on the Internet are provided to users on a temporary basis.
- cluster college — a small residential college affiliated with a university but semi-independent and specializing in one field of study.
- coaling station — a port at which vessels can take on coal
- cobble together — If you say that someone has cobbled something together, you mean that they have made or produced it roughly or quickly.
- cocktail lounge — A cocktail lounge is a room in a hotel, restaurant, or club where you can buy alcoholic drinks.
- coffee granules — instant coffee in the form of grains
- collecting bank — a bank that collects money from the account of the writer of a cheque on behalf of the person who has deposited the cheque into the bank
- college of arms — any of several institutions in the United Kingdom having a royal charter to deal with matters of heraldry, grant armorial bearings, record and trace genealogies, etc
- college pudding — a baked or steamed suet pudding containing dried fruit and spice
- college station — a city in E central Texas.
- college student — a student at a university or college
- colonial siding — siding composed of boards with parallel faces laid horizontally so that the upper overlaps the one below.
- colour sergeant — a sergeant who carries the regimental, battalion, or national colours, as in a colour guard
- come up smiling — to recover cheerfully from misfortune
- commercialising — Present participle of commercialise.
- commercializing — Present participle of commercialize.
- commiseratingly — in a manner expressing commiseration
- compleat angler — a book on fishing (1653) by Izaak Walton.
- comprehendingly — In an comprehending manner; knowingly.
- conceptualising — Present participle of conceptualise.
- conceptualizing — Present participle of conceptualize.
- concrete jungle — If you refer to a city or area as a concrete jungle, you mean that it has a lot of modern buildings and you think it is ugly or unpleasant to live in.
- condescendingly — In a condescending manner.