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15-letter words containing s, h, a, g, r

  • largemouth bass — a North American freshwater game fish, Micropterus salmoides, having an upper jaw extending behind the eye and a broad, dark, irregular stripe along each side of the body. Compare smallmouth bass.
  • laser machining — Laser machining is a process in which material is removed from a surface using light from a laser.
  • magic mushrooms — a mushroom, Psilocybe mexicana, of Mexico and the southwestern U.S., containing the hallucinogen psilocybin.
  • marching orders — military orders, esp to infantry, giving instructions about a march, its destination, etc
  • measuring chain — a flexible length of metal links used in calculating distances
  • misapprehending — Present participle of misapprehend.
  • napier-hastings — a seaport on E North Island, in New Zealand.
  • nasopharyngitis — (medicine) An inflammation of the nasal passages, and of the upper pharynx.
  • natural english — Programming in normal, spoken English. [Sammet 1969, p.768].
  • nearsightedness — seeing distinctly at a short distance only; myopic.
  • neighbor states — the states or countries next to another state or country
  • no great shakes — to move or sway with short, quick, irregular vibratory movements.
  • north highlands — a town in central California, near Sacramento.
  • north las vegas — a city in S Nevada.
  • nothingarianism — Beliefs and practices of a nothingarian.
  • nottinghamshire — a county in central England. 854 sq. mi. (2210 sq. km).
  • oligohydramnios — (medicine) A deficit of amniotic fluid in the amniotic sac, causing distinctive deformations of the foetus.
  • oligosaccharide — any carbohydrate yielding few monosaccharides on hydrolysis, as two, three, or four.
  • on a shoestring — If you do something or make something on a shoestring, you do it using very little money.
  • organized chaos — a complex situation or process that appears chaotic while having enough order to achieve progress or goals
  • organochlorines — Plural form of organochlorine.
  • organophosphate — Biochemistry. any of a variety of organic compounds that contain phosphorus and often have intense neurotoxic activity: originally developed as nerve gases, now widely used as insecticides and fire retardants.
  • overemphasizing — Present participle of overemphasize.
  • panoramic sight — an artillery sight that can be rotated horizontally in a full circle.
  • parish magazine — a magazine containing news and articles of interest to the people of a particular parish church or the local area
  • parish register — the register of the christenings, marriages, and burials in a parish.
  • parthenogenesis — development of an egg without fertilization.
  • passenger coach — a carriage in which passengers sit
  • personal growth — development as an individual
  • phosphate group — the group or radical obtained by removal of one or more hydrogen atoms from phosphoric acid.
  • phrasemongering — the act of coining memorable phrases
  • pilgrim fathers — the Pilgrims (of Plymouth Colony)
  • pistachio green — a light or medium shade of yellow green.
  • plethysmography — the tracking of changes measured in bodily volume
  • polysomnography — a record of a person's sleep pattern, breathing, heart activity, and limb movements during sleep. Abbreviation: PSG.
  • port washington — a town on NW Long Island, in SE New York.
  • posthemorrhagic — occurring after a haemorrhage
  • process heating — Process heating is heating, usually from steam, which is used to increase the temperature in a process vessel.
  • 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
  • pseudepigraphon — any book of the Pseudepigrapha
  • psychobiography — a biographical study focusing on psychological factors, as childhood traumas and unconscious motives.
  • psychogeriatric — the psychology of old age.
  • psychographical — relating to psychographics
  • purchase ledger — a record of a company's purchases of goods and services showing the amounts paid and due
  • ramrod straight — having a very straight figure
  • raster graphics — (graphics)   Computer graphics in which an image is composed of an array of pixels arranged in rows and columns. Opposite: vector graphics.
  • revenue sharing — the system of disbursing part of federal tax revenues to state and local governments for their use.
  • rhesus negative — relating to blood not containing Rhesus antigen D
  • 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 asylum — the right of alien fugitives to protection or nonextradition in a country or its embassy.
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