16-letter words containing s, c, r, o, g
- jacobson's organ — either of a pair of blind, tubular, olfactory sacs in the roof of the mouth, vestigial in humans but well-developed in many animals, especially reptiles.
- kangaroo closure — a form of closure in which the chair or speaker selects certain amendments for discussion and excludes others
- lactovegetarians — Plural form of lactovegetarian.
- learning process — a process of learning
- liebig condenser — a laboratory condenser consisting of a glass tube surrounded by a glass envelope through which cooling water flows
- light microscope — microscope (def 1).
- macro-linguistic — a field of study concerned with language in its broadest sense and including cultural and behavioral features associated with language.
- macrolinguistics — a field of study concerned with language in its broadest sense and including cultural and behavioral features associated with language.
- magnesiochromite — (mineral) A chromite species with the formula MgCr2O4.
- magnetochemistry — the study of magnetic and chemical phenomena in their relation to one another.
- magnetoreceptors — Plural form of magnetoreceptor.
- magnetostriction — a change in dimensions exhibited by ferromagnetic materials when subjected to a magnetic field.
- magnetostrictive — Of or pertaining to magnetostriction.
- malacostracology — (obsolete) carcinology, the study of crustaceans.
- marginal costing — a method of cost accounting and decision making used for internal reporting in which only marginal costs are charged to cost units and fixed costs are treated as a lump sum
- marriage customs — the acts that are traditionally done in connection with a marriage
- megacorporations — Plural form of megacorporation.
- megakaryoblastic — (cytology) Of or pertaining to a megakaryoblast.
- mercator sailing — sailing according to rhumb lines, which appear as straight lines on a Mercator chart.
- microaggressions — Plural form of microaggression.
- microlinguistics — the branch of linguistics that is concerned with the study of languages in the abstract, and that looks at specific linguistic data without consideration of meaning
- microphotographs — Plural form of microphotograph.
- migratory locust — any of several locusts that migrate in great swarms, especially Locusta migratoria, of Africa and Asia.
- misconfiguration — An incorrect or inappropriate configuration.
- morning sickness — nausea occurring in the early part of the day, especially as a characteristic symptom in the first months of pregnancy.
- mortgagee clause — a clause attached to a fire-insurance policy for protecting a mortgagee against loss or damage.
- moulding process — the process of shaping or compacting a material into a frame or mould
- mourning clothes — clothes worn as a symbol of grief at a bereavement, esp black clothes
- moving staircase — Also called moving staircase, moving stairway. a continuously moving stairway on an endless loop for carrying passengers up or down.
- narcotics charge — a criminal charge or accusation concerning the use or dealing of illegal drugs
- neurolinguistics — the study of the neurological processes underlying the development and use of language.
- non-compromising — an endangering, especially of reputation; exposure to danger, suspicion, etc.: a compromise of one's integrity.
- non-intersecting — to cut or divide by passing through or across: The highway intersects the town.
- noncorresponding — That does not correspond (to something else).
- oesophagogastric — (anatomy) Of or pertaining to the oesophagus and the stomach.
- oligosaccharides — Plural form of oligosaccharide.
- osteoarchaeology — the branch of archaeology that deals with the study of bones found at archaeological sites
- overcompensating — Present participle of overcompensate.
- pacific sturgeon — a dark gray sturgeon, Acipenser transmontanus, inhabiting marine and fresh waters along the northwestern coast of North America, valued as a food and sport fish.
- pelican crossing — place to cross road
- personnel agency — an agency for placing employable persons in jobs; employment agency.
- phantasmagorical — having a fantastic or deceptive appearance, as something in a dream or created by the imagination.
- pharmacogenetics — the branch of pharmacology that examines the relation of genetic factors to variations in response to drugs.
- pharmacogenomics — the study of human genetic variability in relation to drug action and its application to medical treatment
- pork scratchings — small pieces of crisply cooked pork crackling, eaten cold as an appetizer with drinks
- posigrade rocket — an auxiliary rocket used to separate the sections of a multistage rocket, fired in the direction of flight.
- process printing — a method of printing almost any color by using a limited number of separate color plates, as yellow, magenta, cyan, and black, in combination.
- process theology — a form of theology that emphasizes the close relation of human beings, nature, and God.
- processing plant — a factory where raw materials are treated or prepared by a special method, esp one where food is treated in order to preserve it
- prognostic chart — a chart showing the predicted state of the atmosphere for a given time in the future.