16-letter words containing s, a, o

glossopharyngeal — of or relating to the tongue and pharynx.
glove anesthesia — loss of sensation in the hand
glycosylceramide — (organic chemistry) Any glycosyl derivative of a ceramide.
go off the rails — If someone goes off the rails, they start to behave in a way that other people think is unacceptable or very strange, for example they start taking drugs or breaking the law.
go one's own way — If you go your own way, you do what you want rather than what everyone else does or expects.
go to one's head — If alcoholic drink goes to your head, it makes you feel drunk.
go-faster stripe — a decorative line, intended to be suggestive of high speed, on the bodywork of a car
go/be easy on sb — If you tell someone to go easy on, or be easy on, a particular person, you are telling them not to punish or treat that person very severely.
gold star mother — an American woman whose son or daughter has died while serving in the United States Armed Forces
gold-of-pleasure — a yellow-flowered Eurasian plant, Camelina sativa, widespread as a weed, esp in flax fields, and formerly cultivated for its oil-rich seeds: family Brassicaceae (crucifers)
golden handcuffs — payments deferred over a number of years that induce a person to stay with a particular company or in a particular job
golden handshake — a special incentive, as generous severance pay, given to an older employee as an inducement to elect early retirement.
good-heartedness — the quality of being good-hearted
goods in transit — articles that are in the process of being carried by vehicle from one place to another
goosefoot family — formerly, the plant family Chenopodiaceae, characterized by often weedy herbaceous plants and shrubs having simple, usually alternate leaves, small and inconspicuous flowers, and tiny, dry fruit, and including the beet, glasswort, goosefoot, Russian thistle, saltbush, and spinach; now part of the amaranth family, Amaranthaceae.
governors island — an island in New York Bay at the S end of the East River: U.S. military post. 2 sq. mi. (5 sq. km).
grade separation — separation of the levels at which roads, railroads, paths, etc., cross one another in order to prevent conflicting rows of traffic or the possibility of accidents.
gram atomic mass — the quantity of an element whose weight in grams is numerically equal to the atomic weight of the element.
grand inquisitor — (often initial capital letters) the presiding officer of a court of inquisition.
graphics adaptor — (hardware, graphics) (Or "graphics adapter", "graphics card", "video adaptor", etc.) A circuit board fitted to a computer, especially an IBM PC, containing the necessary video memory and other electronics to provide a bitmap display. Adaptors vary in the resolution (number of pixels) and number of colours they can display, and in the refresh rate they support. These parameters are also limited by the monitor to which the adaptor is connected. A number of such display standards, e.g. SVGA, have become common and different software requires or supports different sets.
great depression — the economic crisis and period of low business activity in the U.S. and other countries, roughly beginning with the stock-market crash in October, 1929, and continuing through most of the 1930s.
great soil group — according to a system of classification that originated in Russia, any of several broad groups of soils with common characteristics usually associated with particular climates and vegetation types.
gregory of nyssa — Saint, a.d. c330–395? Christian bishop and theologian in Asia Minor (brother of Saint Basil).
ground substance — Also called matrix. the homogeneous substance in which the fibers and cells of connective tissue are embedded.
growth substance — any substance, produced naturally by a plant or manufactured commercially, that, in very low concentrations, affects plant growth; a plant hormone
guaranteed stock — stock for which dividends are guaranteed by a company other than the one issuing the stock.
gulf of honduras — an inlet of the Caribbean, on the coasts of Honduras, Guatemala, and Belize
gulf of san blas — an inlet of the Caribbean on the N coast of Panama
gun control laws — the laws that restrict the possession and use of guns
gynandromorphism — an individual exhibiting morphological characteristics of both sexes.
gynandromorphous — an individual exhibiting morphological characteristics of both sexes.
gyratory crusher — A gyratory crusher is a crusher in which a cone-shaped rod rotates in a cone-shaped bowl.
haemochromatosis — (British spelling) alternative spelling of hemochromatosis.
hamadryas baboon — a baboon, Papio (Comopithecus) hamadryas, of Ethiopia, the male of which has a mantle of long, dark hair about the head and shoulders: held sacred by the ancient Egyptians.
hammer and tongs — with great vigor, determination, or vehemence: When he starts a job he goes at it hammer and tongs.
hard times token — any of a series of U.S. copper tokens, issued 1834–41, bearing a political inscription or advertising message and serving as currency during coin shortages.
hard-packed snow — snow which becomes very firmly packed as it becomes refrozen due to cold weather conditions rather than melting
hare's-foot fern — a fern, Polypodium aureum, of tropical America, having a brown, scaly rootstock and green or deep bluish-green fronds.
harvey firestone — Harvey Samuel, 1868–1938, U.S. industrialist and rubber manufacturer.
haussmannization — Georges Eugène [zhawrzh œ-zhen] /ʒɔrʒ œˈʒɛn/ (Show IPA), Baron, 1809–91, French administrator who improved the landscaping, street designs, and utilities systems of Paris.
have no business — an occupation, profession, or trade: His business is poultry farming.
have sb to thank — If you say that you have someone to thank for something, you mean that you are grateful to them because they caused it to happen.
hayes-compatible — (communications) A description of a modem which understands the same set of commands as one made by Hayes.
head post office — the main post office in a town
health food shop — a shop which sells health foods
health inspector — a public employee who inspects places such as restaurants, shops, factories etc to make sure they are hygienic and do not pose any dangers to health
health-conscious — having an active interest in one's health
heat of solution — the heat evolved or absorbed when one mole of a substance dissolves completely in a large volume of solvent
heat prostration — heat exhaustion.
hemangioblastoma — (medicine) Any of several benign neoplasm tumours of the brain.

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