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15-letter words containing t, o, g

  • big bang theory — In astronomy the big bang theory is a theory that suggests that the universe was created as a result of an extremely large explosion.
  • billings method — a natural method of birth control that involves examining the colour and viscosity of the cervical mucus to discover when ovulation is occurring
  • biogasification — the conversion of organic matter into biogas.
  • biogeochemistry — the science of biological, chemical, and geological aspects of the environment
  • biopsychologist — a field of psychology that deals with the effects of biological factors on behavior.
  • biostratigraphy — the examination of the ages of rock strata by using fossils
  • biting housefly — a two-winged fly, Stomoxys calcitrans, having the mouthparts adapted for biting, and commonly a household and stable pest.
  • black guillemot — a common guillemot, Cepphus grylle: its summer plumage is black with white wing patches and its winter plumage white with greyish wings
  • blasting powder — a form of gunpowder made with sodium nitrate instead of saltpeter, used chiefly for blasting rock, ore, etc.
  • bloodguiltiness — guilty of murder or bloodshed.
  • blotch printing — a fabric-printing method in which the ground color is transferred from the cylinder and the motif retains the original hue of the cloth.
  • blue cattle dog — an Australian breed of dog with a bluish coat, developed for herding cattle
  • boating holiday — a holiday spent sailing or travelling in a canal boat, cruiser, etc
  • body toning bar — a weighted exercise bar made of steel encased in a layer of foam, used for toning and strength training.
  • boil-in-the-bag — (of food) able to be boiled in a sealed bag until ready to eat
  • boston marriage — (especially in 19th-century New England) an intimate friendship between two women often maintaining a household together.
  • bowstring truss — a structural truss consisting of a curved top chord meeting a bottom chord at each end.
  • boys' night out — an evening spent outside of the home by a group of men
  • branchiostegous — branchiostegal.
  • break-out group — a group of people who detach themselves from a larger group or meeting in order to hold separate discussions
  • bring into line — a mark or stroke long in proportion to its breadth, made with a pen, pencil, tool, etc., on a surface: a line down the middle of the page.
  • bring to a head — to bring or be brought to a crisis
  • bulldog edition — the early edition of a morning newspaper, chiefly for out-of-town distribution
  • button mangrove — a tropical tree, Conocarpus erectus, having small, reddish, conelike fruits and bark used in tanning.
  • cairngorm-stone — smoky quartz.
  • call into being — to create
  • call-out charge — a set amount charged for a repairman to come to one's house, or to a broken-down vehicle, which is added to the cost of the actual repair
  • campaign button — a disk-shaped pin worn by a supporter of a political candidate, usually bearing the name of the candidate and often a slogan or the candidate's picture.
  • canning factory — a building or group of buildings containing a plant assembly where food is sealed in cans or tins to preserve it
  • carcinogenicity — any substance or agent that tends to produce a cancer.
  • castel gandolfo — a village in central Italy, 15 miles (24 km) SE of Rome: papal palace serving as the summer residence of the pope.
  • catastrophising — Present participle of catastrophise.
  • catastrophizing — Present participle of catastrophize.
  • categoricalness — The quality of being categorical, positive, or absolute.
  • categorisations — Plural form of categorisation.
  • categorizations — Plural form of categorization.
  • category killer — a person, product, or business that dominates a particular market
  • celestial globe — a spherical model of the celestial sphere showing the relative positions of stars, constellations, etc
  • celo-navigation — celestial navigation.
  • central locking — a system by which all the doors of a motor vehicle can be locked simultaneously when the driver's door is locked
  • centrifugal box — a revolving chamber, used in the spinning of manufactured filaments, in which the plastic fibers, subjected to centrifugal force, are slightly twisted and emerge in the form of yarn wound into the shape of a hollow cylinder.
  • change of heart — a profound change of outlook, opinion, etc
  • charles doughty — Charles Montagu [mon-tuh-gyoo] /ˈmɒn təˌgyu/ (Show IPA), 1843–1926, English traveler and writer.
  • chewing tobacco — tobacco, in the form of a plug, usually flavored, for chewing rather than smoking.
  • chicago heights — a city in NE Illinois, S of Chicago.
  • cholangiectasis — Dilation of the bile ducts.
  • chromatographer — A person skilled in chromatography or who operates a chromatograph.
  • chromatographic — (analytical chemistry) Of or pertaining to chromatography.
  • chronobiologist — A person who is involved in chronobiology.
  • cigarette smoke — the acrid smoke produced by cigarettes being smoked
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