15-letter words containing s, c, a, g
- congratulations — You say 'Congratulations' to someone in order to congratulate them on something nice that has happened to them or something good that they have done.
- congressionally — of or relating to a congress.
- constable glass — a drinking glass of the 18th century, having a heavy foot, a tall body, and a capacity of 1 quart (0.946 liters).
- contextualising — to put (a linguistic element, an action, etc.) in a context, especially one that is characteristic or appropriate, as for purposes of study.
- coolgardie safe — a cupboard with wetted hessian walls for keeping food cool: used esp in Australia
- corkscrew grass — a variety of spear grass, Austrostipa scabra, native to Australia, having very fine foliage, an erect seed head, and awns that twist up the seed head: family Poaceae
- cosignificative — having the same meaning or sense
- cost accounting — Cost accounting is the recording and analysis of all the various costs of running a business.
- counterflashing — (construction) Formed metal or elastomeric sheeting secured on or into a wall, curb, pipe or other surface, to cover and protect the upper edge of a base flashing and its associated fasteners.
- counterstrategy — a strategy designed to counter the effectiveness of another strategy or action
- cowper's glands — two small yellowish glands near the prostate that secrete a mucous substance into the urethra during sexual stimulation in males
- cracked gas oil — Cracked gas oil is a gas oil which is formed as one of the products of a gas reaction.
- cranberry glass — reddish-pink transparent glassware first made in England and the U.S. in the mid-19th century.
- crash programme — a short intensive programme to learn a skill, language, etc
- credit standing — reputation for discharging financial obligations
- cricopharyngeus — (anatomy) Part of the inferior pharyngeal constrictor, arising from the cricoid cartilage.
- crossing patrol — a person who holds up the traffic so that school children can cross the road safely
- crossopterygian — any bony fish of the subclass Crossopterygii, having fleshy limblike pectoral fins. The group, now mostly extinct, contains the ancestors of the amphibians
- cruising radius — the greatest distance that an aircraft or ship can cruise, away from and back to a certain point without refueling
- crustaceologist — One who studies crustaceology.
- crystal healing — (in alternative therapy) the use of the supposed power of crystals to affect the human energy field
- crystallography — the science concerned with the formation, properties, and structure of crystals
- cum grano salis — with a grain of salt; not too literally
- curate's-eggish — good in parts
- customer-facing — interacting or communicating directly with customers
- cyber-squatting — (jargon, networking) The practice of registering famous brand names as Internet domain names, e.g. harrods.com, ibm.firm or sears.shop, in the hope of later selling them to the appropriate owner at a profit.
- cytomegalovirus — a virus of the herpes virus family that may cause serious disease in patients whose immune systems are compromised
- data processing — Data processing is the series of operations that are carried out on data, especially by computers, in order to present, interpret, or obtain information.
- decision-making — the act or process of making decisions
- decriminalising — Present participle of decriminalise.
- dephlogisticate — to reduce or remove inflammation from
- dermatoglyphics — the lines forming a skin pattern, esp on the palms of the hands and soles of the feet
- descaling agent — something intended for use removing limescale from something such as a tap, kettle or coffee machine.
- digestive tract — alimentary canal
- disarticulating — Present participle of disarticulate.
- disenchantingly — In a disenchanting manner.
- disgracefulness — The state or quality of being disgraceful.
- docking station — device: charger
- dynamic scoping — dynamic scope
- dysteleological — Of or pertaining to dysteleology.
- ecclesiological — Of or pertaining to ecclesiology.
- echocardiograms — Plural form of echocardiogram.
- eclipse plumage — the dull plumage developed in some brightly colored birds after the breeding season.
- electromyograms — Plural form of electromyogram.
- electrosurgical — Relating to electrosurgery.
- english channel — waterway between England and France
- epistemological — Of or pertaining to epistemology or theory of knowledge, as a field of study.
- evangelicalness — the state or quality of being evangelical
- ewing's sarcoma — a form of malignant bone tumour most commonly found in children and young people
- exchange server — Microsoft Exchange