15-letter words containing eg
- nutmeg geranium — a southern African plant, Pelargonium fragrans, of the geranium family, having hairy leaves with scalloped margins and nutmeg-scented clusters of white flowers, of which the two upper petals are veined deep pink.
- omega-algebraic — In domain theory, a complete partial order is algebraic if every element is the lub of some chain of compact elements. If the set of compact elements is countable it is omega-algebraic. Usually written with a Greek letter omega (LaTeX \omega).
- ophthalmoplegia — Paralysis of the muscles within or surrounding the eye.
- ordinary degree — a university degree without honours
- ortega saavedra — (José) Daniel [haw-se dah-nyel] /hɔˈsɛ dɑˈnyɛl/ (Show IPA), born 1945, Nicaraguan political leader: president 1985–90.
- ortega y gasset — José [haw-se] /hɔˈsɛ/ (Show IPA), 1883–1955, Spanish philosopher, journalist, and critic.
- over-privileged — having too many advantages or opportunities compared to others.
- over-regulation — a law, rule, or other order prescribed by authority, especially to regulate conduct.
- parish register — the register of the christenings, marriages, and burials in a parish.
- photodegradable — (of a substance) capable of being broken down by light.
- phototelegraphy — facsimile (def 2a).
- post-collegiate — of or relating to a college: collegiate life.
- pre-legislative — having the function of making laws: a legislative body.
- pre-negotiation — mutual discussion and arrangement of the terms of a transaction or agreement: the negotiation of a treaty.
- preregistration — early registration, in advance of event or general registration
- princess regent — a princess who is regent of a country.
- pro-integration — an act or instance of combining into an integral whole.
- pseudopregnancy — Pathology, Veterinary Pathology. false pregnancy.
- radiotelegraphy — the constructing or operating of radiotelegraphs.
- reggio calabria — a seaport in S Italy, on the Strait of Messina: almost totally destroyed by an earthquake 1908.
- regimental band — a band made up of a military formation varying in size from a battalion to a number of battalions
- regionalization — the process or tendency of dividing a country into administrative regions
- register office — building where civil records are kept
- registered bond — a bond recorded in the name of the owner.
- registered mail — prepaid first-class mail that has been recorded at a post office prior to delivery for safeguarding against loss, theft, or damage during transmission.
- registered name — the official or trademark name of something such as a product or company
- registered port — (networking) Any TCP or UDP port with a number in the range 1025 to 65535 (i.e. not a well-known port) that is registered with IANA.
- registered post — a Post Office service by which compensation is paid for loss or damage to mail for which a registration fee has been paid
- registry office — a government office and depository in which records and civil registers are kept and civil marriages performed.
- regular premium — A regular premium is money paid to buy insurance coverage in installments at particular time intervals, such as monthly or annually.
- regulation time — the standard duration of a sports game, before the addition of any extra time to determine a winner, etc
- regulatory gene — any gene that exercises control over the expression of another gene or genes.
- regulatory risk — a risk to which private companies are subject, arising from the possibility of legislation or regulations that will affect business being adopted by a government
- rhesus negative — relating to blood not containing Rhesus antigen D
- rough bluegrass — a grass, Poa trivialis, native to Eurasia and naturalized in North America, where it is used in mixtures for lawns and pasturage.
- segregationists — one who favors, encourages, or practices segregation, especially racial segregation.
- self-abnegation — self-denial or self-sacrifice.
- self-regulating — adjusting, ruling, or governing itself without outside interference; operating or functioning without externally imposed controls or regulations: a self-regulating economy; the self-regulating market.
- self-regulation — control by oneself or itself, as in an economy, business organization, etc., especially such control as exercised independently of governmental supervision, laws, or the like.
- self-regulative — used for or capable of controlling or adjusting oneself or itself: a self-regulative device.
- self-regulatory — Self-regulatory systems, organizations, or activities are controlled by the people involved in them, rather than by outside organizations or rules.
- semi-vegetarian — a person who eats mostly plant foods, dairy products, and eggs, and occasionally chicken, fish, and red meat.
- siege mentality — a state of mind whereby one believes that one is being constantly attacked, oppressed, or isolated.
- social register — a directory or list of people prominent in the fashionable society of a given area
- soft-boiled egg — boiled egg with runny yolk
- spraddle-legged — moving with or having the legs wide apart: a spraddle-legged walk.
- take down a peg — to lower the pride or conceit of; humble or dispirit
- telegraph plant — a tick trefoil, Desmodium motorium, of the legume family, native to tropical Asia, noted for the spontaneous, jerking, signallike motions of its leaflets.
- telegraphically — of or relating to the telegraph.
- the legal limit — the maximum amount of something that is allowed by law, especially the amount of alcohol allowed before driving