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12-letter words containing a, c, i, e, r, g

  • flag carrier — an airline that is locally registered in a particular country
  • flag officer — a naval officer above the rank of captain, as a fleet admiral, admiral, vice-admiral, rear admiral, or commodore, who is entitled to display a flag indicating his or her rank.
  • forecarriage — the front part of a carriage
  • free coinage — the unrestricted coinage of bullion or of a specified metal, as silver, into money for any person bringing it to the mint, either with or without charge for minting.
  • fricasseeing — Present participle of fricassee.
  • garlic bread — baguette toasted with garlic and butter
  • garlic press — kitchen tool for crushing garlic
  • gas cylinder — container for storing gas
  • gastrectasia — (medicine) dilation of the stomach.
  • gastrocnemii — Plural form of gastrocnemius.
  • gatecrashing — Present participle of gatecrash.
  • generation c — the people who create and publish material such as blogs, podcasts, videos, etc, on the internet
  • generatrices — Plural form of generatrix.
  • generic name — non-brand name of a product
  • geocentrical — Alternative form of geocentric.
  • geographical — of or relating to geography.
  • geometrician — a person skilled in geometry.
  • geostrategic — Of, pertaining to, or using geostrategy.
  • geraniaceous — belonging to the Geraniaceae, the geranium family of plants.
  • geriatrician — the branch of medicine dealing with the diseases, debilities, and care of aged persons.
  • germ carrier — an organism carrying microorganisms, esp microorganisms that produce disease in animals or plants
  • gesticulator — to make or use gestures, especially in an animated or excited manner with or instead of speech.
  • get cracking — to break without complete separation of parts; become fissured: The plate cracked when I dropped it, but it was still usable.
  • glacier lily — a dogtooth violet, Erythronium grandiflorum, of the lily family, native to western North America, having bright yellow flowers.
  • glacier milk — water flowing in a stream from the snout of a glacier and containing particles of rock
  • glacier peak — a volcanic mountain in NW central Washington, in the Cascade range. 10,541 feet (3213 meters).
  • glycerinated — to impregnate with glycerin.
  • grace period — a period of time after a payment becomes due, as of a loan or life-insurance premium, before one is subject to penalties or late charges or before the loan or policy is canceled.
  • graciousness — pleasantly kind, benevolent, and courteous.
  • gram calorie — calorie (def 1a). Abbreviation: g-cal.
  • graminaceous — Of, pertaining to, or resembling a grass.
  • grammaticise — to make grammatical
  • grammaticize — (transitive) To render grammatical.
  • grand siècle — the 17th century in French art and literature, esp the classical period of Louis XIV
  • granite city — a city in SW Illinois, near St. Louis, Missouri.
  • grape picker — someone who picks grapes
  • gravicembalo — a harpsichord.
  • gravity cell — a cell containing two electrolytes that have different specific gravities.
  • great circle — a circle on a spherical surface such that the plane containing the circle passes through the center of the sphere. Compare small circle.
  • 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.
  • grecian bend — (especially in the late 19th century) a posture or walk, often considered fashionable, in which the body is bent forward from the waist.
  • greenbackism — a former political party, organized in 1874, opposed to the retirement or reduction of greenbacks and favoring their increase as the only paper currency.
  • griddlecakes — Plural form of griddlecake.
  • gun carriage — the structure on which a gun is mounted or moved and from which it is fired.
  • gut reaction — instinctive response
  • gyromagnetic — of or relating to the magnetic properties of a rotating charged particle.
  • h paul grice — H(erbert) Paul, 1913–88, English philosopher.
  • haemorrhagic — (chiefly, British) alternative spelling of hemorrhagic.
  • hagiocracies — Plural form of hagiocracy.
  • hedge garlic — an erect, cruciferous herb, Sisymbrium officinale, having a garlicky odor.
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