15-letter words containing s, c, a, g
- pachymeningitis — inflammation of the dura mater of the brain and spinal cord
- pack one's bags — If you pack your bags, you leave a place where you have been staying or living.
- packing density — a measure of the amount of data that can be held by unit length of a storage medium, such as magnetic tape
- paleogeophysics — (used with a plural verb) inferred geophysical conditions or processes of designated periods of the geologic past.
- panoramic sight — an artillery sight that can be rotated horizontally in a full circle.
- pantopragmatics — universal intervention in the affairs of others
- paralinguistics — the study of paralanguage.
- passenger coach — a carriage in which passengers sit
- peachblow glass — an American art glass made in various pale colors and sometimes having an underlayer of milk glass.
- pergamentaceous — (esp of plants) resembling parchment, whether in texture or composition
- phase-switching — a technique used in radio interferometry in which the signal from one of the two antennae is periodically reversed in phase before being multiplied by the signal from the other antenna
- physical change — a usually reversible change in the physical properties of a substance, as size or shape: Freezing a liquid is a physical change.
- physiologically — of or relating to physiology.
- pistachio green — a light or medium shade of yellow green.
- plantaginaceous — relating to or belonging to the family Plantaginaceae
- plastic surgeon — doctor who performs cosmetic surgery
- plastic surgery — the branch of surgery dealing with the repair or replacement of malformed, injured, or lost organs or tissues of the body, chiefly by the transplant of living tissues.
- plumbaginaceous — belonging to the Plumbaginaceae, the leadwort family of plants.
- post-collegiate — of or relating to a college: collegiate life.
- posthemorrhagic — occurring after a haemorrhage
- pragmaticalness — the quality of being pragmatical or meddlesome
- process heating — Process heating is heating, usually from steam, which is used to increase the temperature in a process vessel.
- procrastinating — to defer action; delay: to procrastinate until an opportunity is lost.
- prognostication — the act of prognosticating.
- prognosticators — to forecast or predict (something future) from present indications or signs; prophesy.
- programme music — music that is intended to depict or evoke a scene or idea
- progress chaser — a person employed to make sure at each stage, esp of a manufacturing process, that a piece of work is on schedule and is delivered to the customer on time
- pseudopregnancy — Pathology, Veterinary Pathology. false pregnancy.
- psychobiography — a biographical study focusing on psychological factors, as childhood traumas and unconscious motives.
- psychodiagnosis — a psychological examination using psychodiagnostic techniques.
- psychogeriatric — the psychology of old age.
- psychographical — relating to psychographics
- psychologically — of or relating to psychology.
- psychopathology — the science or study of mental disorders.
- public speaking — the act of delivering speeches in public.
- purchase ledger — a record of a company's purchases of goods and services showing the amounts paid and due
- raster graphics — (graphics) Computer graphics in which an image is composed of an array of pixels arranged in rows and columns. Opposite: vector graphics.
- right ascension — the arc of the celestial equator measured eastward from the vernal equinox to the foot of the great circle passing through the celestial poles and a given point on the celestial sphere, expressed in degrees or hours.
- right of search — the privilege of a nation at war to search neutral ships on the high seas for contraband or other matter, carried in violation of neutrality, that may subject the ship to seizure.
- robert guiscard — Robert [French raw-ber] /French rɔˈbɛr/ (Show IPA), (Robert de Hauteville) c1015–85, Norman conqueror in Italy.
- rural sociology — the sociological study of life in rural areas and the effects of ruralization.
- saigon cinnamon — the aromatic inner bark of any of several East Indian trees belonging to the genus Cinnamonum, of the laurel family, especially the bark of C. zeylanicum (Ceylon cinnamon) used as a spice, or that of C. loureirii (Saigon cinnamon) used in medicine as a cordial and carminative.
- sarcoptic mange — mange caused by burrowing mites of the genus Sarcoptes.
- 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
- scanning device — any of various devices used in medical diagnosis to obtain an image of an internal organ or part
- scarlet tanager — an American tanager, Piranga olivacea, the male of which is bright red with black wings and tail during the breeding season.