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16-letter words containing s, t, e, l, g, r

  • gender selection — choosing the sex of a baby
  • general hospital — A general hospital is a hospital that does not specialize in the treatment of particular illnesses or patients.
  • general quarters — a condition of readiness for combat on a warship, during which crew members remain at their battle stations and have guns and ammunition ready for immediate loading.
  • general solution — a solution to a differential equation that contains arbitrary, unevaluated constants.
  • generalisability — Non-Oxford British standard spelling of generalizability.
  • geochronologists — Plural form of geochronologist.
  • globular cluster — a comparatively older, spherically symmetrical, compact group of up to a million old stars, held together by mutual gravitation, that are located in the galactic halo and move in giant and highly eccentric orbits around the galactic center.
  • glory-of-the-sun — a bulbous, Chilean plant, Leucocoryne ixioides, of the amaryllis family, having fragrant, white or blue flowers.
  • go off the rails — If someone goes off the rails, they start to behave in a way that other people think is unacceptable or very strange, for example they start taking drugs or breaking the law.
  • gold star mother — an American woman whose son or daughter has died while serving in the United States Armed Forces
  • granulated sugar — a coarsely ground white sugar, widely used as a sweetener.
  • grasp the nettle — If you grasp the nettle, you deal with a problem, or do something that is unpleasant, quickly and in a determined way.
  • great slave lake — a lake in NW Canada, in the Northwest Territories. 11,172 sq. mi. (28,935 sq. km).
  • great soil group — according to a system of classification that originated in Russia, any of several broad groups of soils with common characteristics usually associated with particular climates and vegetation types.
  • greater antilles — See under Antilles.
  • greater sand eel — a large species of sand eel, Hyperoplus lanceolatus
  • green vegetables — green edible plants
  • herpes genitalis — genital herpes.
  • high-pass filter — a filter that allows high-frequency electromagnetic signals to pass while rejecting or attenuating others below a specific value.
  • horsetail agaric — the shaggy-mane.
  • in general terms — generally, approximately
  • indian wrestling — arm wrestling
  • italian dressing — a strongly flavored vinaigrette for salads, containing garlic, oregano, red peppers, etc.
  • james oglethorpe — James Edward, 1696–1785, British general: founder of the colony of Georgia.
  • lactovegetarians — Plural form of lactovegetarian.
  • legal separation — judicial separation.
  • leptosporangiate — (of ferns) having each sporangium developing from a single cell, rather than from a group, and normally with specialized explosive spore dispersal
  • light microscope — microscope (def 1).
  • lightheartedness — carefree; cheerful; merry: a lighthearted laugh.
  • lightning strike — A lightning strike is a strike in which workers stop work suddenly and without any warning, in order to protest about something.
  • lightning stroke — a discharge of lightning between a cloud and the earth, esp one that causes damage
  • like gangbusters — a law-enforcement officer who specializes in breaking up organized crime, often by forceful or sensational means.
  • lloyd's register — a publication, issued annually by Lloyd's, consisting of a list of all of the world's seagoing vessels and including such information as their age, tonnage, and classification.
  • lost river range — a mountain range in E central Idaho. Highest peak, Borah Peak (also highest in the state), 12,662 feet (3862 meters).
  • managerial staff — staff in positions of management
  • marine biologist — scientist who studies sea life
  • mcnaughten rules — (in English law) a set of rules established by the case of Regina v. McNaughten (1843) by which legal proof of insanity in the commission of a crime depends upon whether or not the accused can show either that he did not know what he was doing or that he is incapable of realizing that what he was doing was wrong
  • megakaryoblastic — (cytology) Of or pertaining to a megakaryoblast.
  • mercator sailing — sailing according to rhumb lines, which appear as straight lines on a Mercator chart.
  • minstrel gallery — a gallery in a building meant for use by musicians playing to provide background music or entertainment at a feast or other event
  • mortgagee clause — a clause attached to a fire-insurance policy for protecting a mortgagee against loss or damage.
  • mourning clothes — clothes worn as a symbol of grief at a bereavement, esp black clothes
  • 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.
  • oil storage tank — a very large industrial container where petroleum is stored
  • osteoarchaeology — the branch of archaeology that deals with the study of bones found at archaeological sites
  • platoon sergeant — the senior noncommissioned officer in a platoon, equivalent to sergeant first class.
  • 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
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