15-letter words containing gen
- abiogenetically — in an abiogenetic manner
- active hydrogen — hydrogen in the form of single atoms, rather than molecules, which makes it extremely reactive.
- adoption agency — an agency that matches children needing adoption with people willing to adopt
- anthropogenesis — the study of the origins of man
- anti-allergenic — not aggravating an allergy; intended or prepared for those suffering from an allergy: antiallergenic cosmetics.
- anti-pathogenic — Pathology. capable of producing disease: pathogenic bacteria.
- anticarcinogens — Plural form of anticarcinogen.
- artificial gene — a duplicate gene synthesized in the laboratory by combining nucleotides in a sequence characteristic of the copied gene.
- auditor general — (in Canada) a federal official responsible for auditing government departments and making an annual report
- beat generation — members of the generation that came to maturity in the 1950s, whose rejection of the social and political systems of the West was expressed through contempt for regular work, possessions, traditional dress, etc, and espousal of anarchism, communal living, drugs, etc
- benefits agency — an agency that handles the payment of benefits
- carcinogenicity — any substance or agent that tends to produce a cancer.
- cassini-huygens — a NASA-ESA spacecraft launched in 1997 to study Saturn and its moons; Cassini entered orbit around the planet in 2004 and released the Huygens probe which landed on Titan in 2005
- chelating agent — a chemical compound that coordinates with a metal to form a chelate, often used to trap or remove heavy metal ions
- contingency fee — a lawyer's fee that only becomes payable if the case is successful
- contingency tax — any new tax that would be necessary in case of a shortfall in revenues.
- copenhagen blue — a greyish-blue colour
- cytogenetically — (medicine, biology) By means or in terms of cytogenetics, the genetics of the cell.
- degenerationist — a person who believes in the evolutionary decline of a species
- dehydrogenating — Present participle of dehydrogenate.
- dehydrogenation — to remove hydrogen from (a compound).
- descaling agent — something intended for use removing limescale from something such as a tap, kettle or coffee machine.
- double genitive — a possessive construction consisting of a prepositional phrase with of containing a substantive in the possessive case, as of father's in He is a friend of father's.
- emergency brake — hand brake in car
- emergency force — a group of soldiers whose job it is to respond to emergencies: for example, to keep order, or to deliver food and medical supplies in a natural disaster
- epeirogenically — in the manner of epeirogeny
- estates general — States-General (sense 1)
- first gentleman — (often initial capital letters) the husband of the U.S. president or a current governor or mayor.
- fringed gentian — a plant of the genus Gentianopsis (or Gentiana), especially G. crinita, having a tubular blue corolla with four fringed petals.
- gender equality — the state of having the same rights, status, and opportunities as others, regardless of one's gender.
- gender politics — debate about the roles and relations of men and women
- gender-specific — for, characteristic of, or limited to either males or females: Left-handedness is not gender-specific.
- gene sequencing — the determination of the order in which a particular gene's nucleotides are arranged
- gene technology — manipulation of DNA
- general average — Insurance. any damage or loss to a ship or its cargo voluntarily sustained, as freight jettisoned in a storm, by all parties to a voyage (distinguished from particular average). Abbreviation: G.A.
- general holiday — a public holiday
- general journal — A general journal is a journal recording all of the transactions of a business.
- general manager — supervisor
- general meeting — business: for all members
- general officer — an officer ranking above colonel.
- general paresis — a syphilitic brain disorder characterized by chronic inflammation and degeneration of cerebral tissue resulting in mental and physical deterioration.
- general partner — a partner with unlimited liability for the debts of the partnership.
- general science — basic science taught as a school subject
- general servant — a domestic servant who performs general tasks
- general studies — a school subject that includes a variety of skills and topics (such as comprehension, and current affairs, which may complement the study of A-levels in specific subjects)
- general-purpose — useful in many ways; not limited in use or function: a good general-purpose dictionary.
- generalisations — Plural form of generalisation.
- generalizations — Plural form of generalization.
- generating unit — a unit that generates electricity
- genetic fallacy — the fallacy of confusing questions of validity and logical order with questions of origin and temporal order.
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