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15-letter words containing n, u, g, a, c

  • paralinguistics — the study of paralanguage.
  • pergamentaceous — (esp of plants) resembling parchment, whether in texture or composition
  • phonautographic — relating to a phonautograph or a piece of equipment that records sound visually by detecting the sound waves and indicating them on a graph
  • picture-framing — the job of framing photos, paintings etc
  • pinochet ugarte — Augusto [ou-goos-taw] /aʊˈgus tɔ/ (Show IPA), 1915–2006, Chilean army general and political leader: president 1973–90.
  • plantaginaceous — relating to or belonging to the family Plantaginaceae
  • plastic surgeon — doctor who performs cosmetic surgery
  • plumbaginaceous — belonging to the Plumbaginaceae, the leadwort family of plants.
  • product manager — sb who oversees product development
  • program counter — (hardware)   (PC) A register in the central processing unit that contains the addresss of the next instruction to be executed. After each instruction is fetched, the PC is automatically incremented to point to the following instruction. It is not normally manipulated like an ordinary register but instead, special instructions are provided to alter the flow of control by writing a new value to the PC, e.g. JUMP, CALL, RTS.
  • pseudopregnancy — Pathology, Veterinary Pathology. false pregnancy.
  • public speaking — the act of delivering speeches in public.
  • publicity agent — A publicity agent is a person whose job is to make sure that a large number of people know about a person, show, or event so that they are successful.
  • quintuplicating — Present participle of quintuplicate.
  • reconfiguration — to change the shape or formation of; remodel; restructure.
  • rubbing alcohol — a poisonous solution of about 70 percent isopropyl or denatured ethyl alcohol, usually containing a perfume oil, used chiefly in massaging.
  • sauce espagnole — brown sauce.
  • sausage machine — a machine for making sausages
  • sauvignon blanc — a white grape grown primarily in France and California.
  • savings account — a bank account on which interest is paid, traditionally one for which a bankbook is used to record deposits, withdrawals, and interest payments.
  • scaling circuit — an electronic device or circuit that aggregates electric pulses and gives a single output pulse for a predetermined number of input pulses
  • scrounge around — to borrow (a small amount or item) with no intention of repaying or returning it: to scrounge a cigarette.
  • sebaceous gland — any of the cutaneous glands that secrete oily matter for lubricating hair and skin.
  • second language — a language learned by a person after his or her native language, especially as a resident of an area where it is in general use.
  • secondary group — a group of people with whom one's contacts are detached and impersonal.
  • source language — the language in which a text appears that is to be translated into another language. Compare target language (def 1).
  • structural gene — cistron.
  • sub-machine gun — a lightweight automatic or semiautomatic gun, fired from the shoulder or hip.
  • subject heading — a title or heading of a category, esp in a bibliography or index
  • subject-raising — a rule that moves the subject of a complement clause into the clause in which it is embedded, as in the derivation of He is likely to be late from It is likely that he will be late
  • sugarcane borer — the larva of the pyralid moth, Diatraea saccharalis, a serious pest of sugarcane, corn, rice, and sorghums.
  • surgical needle — a needle for suturing.
  • talking picture — Older Use. a motion picture with accompanying synchronized speech, singing, etc.
  • target audience — the target audience of a programme is the group of people that the programme-makers are trying to persuade to watch or listen to it
  • tissue-matching — identification of specific genetically linked antigens in tissue in order to minimize antigenic differences between donor and recipient tissue in organ transplantation.
  • toucan crossing — a place where people who are walking and cyclists can both cross a busy road together. They press a button at the side of the road, which operates traffic lights to stop the traffic
  • trading account — an account similar to a traditional bank account, holding cash and securities, and administered by an investment dealer
  • training course — practical programme of study
  • treacle pudding — a sponge cake with syrup on top
  • tubal pregnancy — pregnancy that grows in fallopian tube
  • ultracentrifuge — a high-speed centrifuge for subjecting sols or solutions to forces many times that of gravity and producing concentration differences depending on the weight of the micelle or molecule.
  • unaccommodating — easy to deal with; eager to help or please; obliging.
  • uncategorizable — not able to be categorized or placed into a category
  • unchallengeably — in a way that cannot be challenged; in an unchallengeable manner
  • unchoreographed — not choreographed; not pre-arranged or pre-prepared; unplanned
  • unchronological — arranged in the order of time: a chronological list of events.
  • uncommunicating — to impart knowledge of; make known: to communicate information; to communicate one's happiness.
  • uncomplainingly — in an unresentful or resigned manner
  • uncopyrightable — not able to be copyrighted
  • ungrammatically — in an ungrammatical manner
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