16-letter words containing s, i, n, g, l
- mos technologies — MOS Technology
- 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
- multiple listing — the listing of a home for sale with a number of real-estate brokers who participate in a shared listing service.
- nanotechnologies — Plural form of nanotechnology.
- nanotechnologist — Someone who does research into nanotechnology; someone studying things on the scale of nanometers.
- national savings — a borrowing programme set up by the UK government, aimed esp at retail investors, and providing bonds, saving certificates, etc
- neurolinguistics — the study of the neurological processes underlying the development and use of language.
- neuropathologies — the pathology of the nervous system.
- neuropathologist — A specialist who practices neuropathology.
- niche publishing — publishing books that are intended for a very specialized market
- no hard feelings — If you say ' no hard feelings', you are making an agreement with someone not to be angry or bitter about something.
- nonphysiological — of or relating to physiology.
- oil storage tank — a very large industrial container where petroleum is stored
- oligonucleotides — Plural form of oligonucleotide.
- on its last legs — about to fail
- optical scanning — the process of interpreting data in printed, handwritten, bar-code, or other visual form by a device (optical scanner or reader) that scans and identifies the data.
- osculating plane — the plane containing the circle of curvature of a point on a given curve.
- otolaryngologist — Otorhinolaryngologist.
- overwhelmingness — that overwhelms; overpowering: The temptation to despair may become overwhelming.
- parallel sailing — sailing along a parallel of latitude.
- pelagian islands — a group of Italian islands (Lampedusa, Linosa, and Lampione) in the Mediterranean, between Tunisia and Malta. Pop: 6066 (2004 est). Area: about 27 sq km (11 sq miles)
- pelagic division — the biogeographic realm or zone that comprises the open seas and oceans, including water of all depths.
- pelican crossing — place to cross road
- people smuggling — People smuggling or people trafficking is the practice of bringing immigrants into a country illegally.
- personal hygiene — bodily cleanliness
- phantasmagorical — having a fantastic or deceptive appearance, as something in a dream or created by the imagination.
- philosopher king — the Platonic ideal of a ruler, philosophically trained and enlightened.
- philosopher-king — the Platonic ideal of a ruler, philosophically trained and enlightened.
- physiognomically — the face or countenance, especially when considered as an index to the character: a fierce physiognomy.
- pigs in blankets — small frankfurters wrapped in dough and baked, served as an appetizer
- play off against — If you play people off against each other, you make them compete or argue, so that you gain some advantage.
- pleasure-seeking — always looking for pleasure
- point of sailing — the bearing of a sailing vessel, considered with relation to the direction of the wind.
- pressure flaking — a method of manufacturing a flint tool by pressing flakes from a stone core with a pointed implement, usually of wood tipped with antler or copper.
- pressure welding — the welding together of two objects by holding them together under pressure.
- 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
- progressive lens — a multifocal eyeglass lens that provides a continuous range of focal power between near and far distances.
- proposal writing — Extension of Fortran for proposal writing.
- psychoimmunology — the branch of medicine studying the effects of psychological phenomena on the immune system; the intersection of psychology and immunology.
- publishing house — a company that publishes books, pamphlets, engravings, or the like: a venerable publishing house in Boston.
- pull the strings — be in control
- quasi-managerial — pertaining to management or a manager: managerial functions; the managerial class of society.
- queen's shilling — king's shilling.
- radio evangelist — a Christian minister who devotes time to preaching on the radio
- reckless driving — a serious traffic offence whereby the driver of a vehicle disregards the rules of the road, driving very dangerously, causing accidents or other damage
- recycling scheme — a scheme enabling the public to recycle waste
- regional ileitis — a chronic inflammatory bowel disease that causes scarring and thickening of the intestinal walls and frequently leads to obstruction.
- regular gasoline — unleaded gasoline or petrol, as for fuelling a vehicle, etc
- releasing factor — a substance usually of hypothalamic origin that triggers the release of a particular hormone from an endocrine gland.