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15-letter words containing u, n, c, l, o, g

  • gulf of corinth — an inlet of the Ionian Sea between the Peloponnese and central Greece
  • gulf of fonseca — an inlet of the Pacific Ocean in W Central America
  • haemoglobinuric — relating to the presence of haemoglobin in the urine
  • haulage company — a firm that transports goods by lorry
  • holding furnace — a small furnace for holding molten metal produced in a larger melting furnace at a desired temperature for casting.
  • immunologically — the branch of science dealing with the components of the immune system, immunity from disease, the immune response, and immunologic techniques of analysis.
  • language school — A language school is a private school where a foreign language is taught.
  • leading counsel — the more senior of two counsels
  • licensing hours — hours during which alcoholic drinks may be sold legally
  • lignocellulosic — (biochemistry) Of, pertaining to, or derived from lignocellulose; used especially to describe the products of biomass.
  • linguistic form — any meaningful unit of speech, as a sentence, phrase, word, morpheme, or suffix.
  • long-sufferance — long-suffering.
  • lubricating oil — an oily substance that is used to cover or treat machinery so as to lessen friction
  • micropublishing — the publishing of material in microfilm
  • microtunnelling — a technique used to excavate tunnels mechanically for the laying of pipes
  • motoring public — the population that drive road vehicles
  • multiprocessing — the simultaneous execution of two or more programs or instruction sequences by separate CPUs under integrated control.
  • neurobiological — the branch of biology that is concerned with the anatomy and physiology of the nervous system.
  • neurolinguistic — pertaining to neurolinguistics
  • neuropathologic — Of or pertaining to neuropathology.
  • neuropsychology — The study of the relationship between behavior, emotion, and cognition on the one hand, and brain function on the other.
  • neurotoxicology — the science that deals with the effects of poisons on the nervous system.
  • nonagricultural — not applied to or generally practicing agriculture: a nonagricultural nation.
  • nonmucilaginous — Not mucilaginous.
  • object language — the language to which a metalanguage refers.
  • occulting light — a beacon having a light covered briefly at regular intervals.
  • office building — building containing offices
  • oligonucleotide — a chain of a few nucleotides.
  • optical pumping — a method for increasing the number of atoms or molecules occupying higher energy levels by irradiating them with light of the proper frequencies to raise them to those levels.
  • opus anglicanum — fine embroidery, esp of church vestments, produced in England c.1200–c.1350; characterized by the rich materials used, esp silver gilt thread
  • organomercurial — an organic compound containing mercury
  • plantaginaceous — relating to or belonging to the family Plantaginaceae
  • plastic surgeon — doctor who performs cosmetic surgery
  • plumbaginaceous — belonging to the Plumbaginaceae, the leadwort family of plants.
  • public offering — a sale of a new issue of securities to the general public through a managing underwriter (opposed to private placement): required to be registered with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
  • rhyming couplet — a pair of lines in poetry that rhyme and usually have the same rhythm
  • rubbing alcohol — a poisonous solution of about 70 percent isopropyl or denatured ethyl alcohol, usually containing a perfume oil, used chiefly in massaging.
  • sauce espagnole — brown sauce.
  • sauvignon blanc — a white grape grown primarily in France and California.
  • sebaceous gland — any of the cutaneous glands that secrete oily matter for lubricating hair and skin.
  • second language — a language learned by a person after his or her native language, especially as a resident of an area where it is in general use.
  • self-renouncing — to give up or put aside voluntarily: to renounce worldly pleasures.
  • sleeve coupling — a cylinder joining the ends of two lengths of shafting or pipe.
  • source language — the language in which a text appears that is to be translated into another language. Compare target language (def 1).
  • steering column — the shaft that connects the steering wheel to the steering gear assembly of an automotive vehicle.
  • stumbling block — an obstacle or hindrance to progress, belief, or understanding.
  • uncategorizable — not able to be categorized or placed into a category
  • unchronological — arranged in the order of time: a chronological list of events.
  • uncomplainingly — in an unresentful or resigned manner
  • uncopyrightable — not able to be copyrighted
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