12-letter words containing a, c, h, g, e
- ectypography — a form of etching or engraving in which the design is produced in relief
- egg sandwich — two slices of bread filled with chopped egg
- electrograph — A machine used in gravure printing.
- enchantingly — In an enchanting manner.
- epigraphical — Epigraphic.
- epoch-making — An epoch-making change or declaration is considered to be extremely important because it is likely to have a significant effect on a particular period of time.
- ethical drug — a drug which is only available legally with a doctor's prescription or consent
- ethnographic — Relating to ethnography.
- ethnological — Of or pertaining to ethnology.
- everchanging — Which changes frequently and, presumably, will continue to do so forever.
- exchangeable — Able to be exchanged.
- eye-catching — Something that is eye-catching is very noticeable.
- far-reaching — extending far in influence, effect, etc.: the far-reaching effect of his speech.
- feuchtwanger — Lion [lee-awn] /ˈli ɔn/ (Show IPA), 1884–1958, German novelist and dramatist.
- fixed charge — an expense that cannot be modified.
- focal length — the distance from a focal point of a lens or mirror to the corresponding principal plane. Symbol: f.
- for a change — contrary to the norm
- galactophore — a galactophorous duct.
- galactorrhea — an abnormally abundant flow of milk in a lactating woman.
- game-changer — Sports. an athlete, play, etc., that suddenly changes the outcome of a game or contest.
- gametophytic — (botany) Of or pertaining to a gametophyte plant.
- gate-crasher — a person who attends or enters a social function without an invitation, a theater without a ticket, etc.
- gatecrashers — Plural form of gatecrasher.
- gatecrashing — Present participle of gatecrash.
- gemeinschaft — an association of individuals having sentiments, tastes, and attitudes in common; fellowship.
- genethliacon — A birthday ode.
- geographical — of or relating to geography.
- geomechanics — the study and application of rock and soil mechanics
- geotechnical — of or relating to practical applications of geological science in civil engineering, mining, etc.
- gesellschaft — an association of individuals for common goals, as for entertainment, intellectual, or cultural purposes or for business reasons.
- get the sack — be dismissed from job
- glacé cherry — a crystallized or candied cherry, used in cookery and cocktail-making
- global reach — When people talk about the global reach of a company or industry, they mean its ability to have customers in many different parts of the world.
- gnatcatchers — Plural form of gnatcatcher.
- grace hopper — (person) US Navy Rear Admiral Grace Brewster Hopper (1906-12-09 to 1992-01-01), née Grace Brewster Murray. Hopper is believed to have concieved the concept of the compiler with the A-0 in 1952. She also developed the first commercial high-level language, which eventually evolved into COBOL. She worked on the Mark I computer with Howard Aiken and with BINAC in 1949. She is credited with having coined the term "debug", and the adage "it is always easier to ask forgiveness than it is to get permission" (with various wordings), which has been the guiding principle in sysadmin decisions ever since. See also the entries debug and bug. Hopper is buried at Arlington National Cemetery. In 1994, the US Navy named a new ship, the guided-missile destroyer USS Hopper, after her.
- grade school — an elementary school that has its pupils grouped or classified into grades.
- grass hockey — field hockey.
- great schism — a period of division in the Roman Catholic Church, 1378–1417, over papal succession, during which there were two, or sometimes three, claimants to the papal office.
- grudge match — You can call a contest between two people or groups a grudge match when they dislike each other.
- gutta-percha — the milky juice, nearly white when pure, of various Malaysian trees of the sapodilla family, especially Palaquium gutta.
- h paul grice — H(erbert) Paul, 1913–88, English philosopher.
- haemorrhagic — (chiefly, British) alternative spelling of hemorrhagic.
- hagiocracies — Plural form of hagiocracy.
- hallucinogen — a substance that produces hallucinations.
- hamming code — (algorithm) Extra, redundant bits added to stored or transmitted data for the purposes of error detection and correction. Named after the mathematician Richard Hamming, Hamming codes greatly improve the reliability of data, e.g. from distant space probes, where it is impractical, because of the long transmission delay, to correct errors by requesting retransmission.
- hedge garlic — an erect, cruciferous herb, Sisymbrium officinale, having a garlicky odor.
- helical gear — a cylindrical gear wheel whose teeth follow the pitch surface in a helical manner.
- helicographs — Plural form of helicograph.
- heliographic — a device for signaling by means of a movable mirror that reflects beams of light, especially sunlight, to a distance.
- hendecagonal — (geometry) Having eleven sides an angles; similar to a hendecagon.