10-letter words containing a, c, o, n, g
- collapsing — Present participle of collapse.
- collegians — Plural form of collegian.
- colocating — Present participle of colocate.
- combatting — to fight or contend against; oppose vigorously: to combat crime.
- come again — Some people say 'Come again?' when they want you to repeat what you have just said.
- come along — You tell someone to come along to encourage them in a friendly way to do something, especially to attend something.
- commanding — If you are in a commanding position or situation, you are in a strong or powerful position or situation.
- compacting — Present participle of compact.
- companding — a process in which the dynamic range of a signal is reduced for recording purposes and then expanded to its original value for reproduction or playback.
- companying — Present participle of company.
- compassing — Present participle of compass.
- concealing — Present participle of conceal.
- conflating — Present participle of conflate.
- conga drum — a large tubular bass drum, used chiefly in Latin American and funk music and played with the hands
- congealing — Present participle of congeal.
- congenital — A congenital disease or medical condition is one that a person has had from birth, but is not inherited.
- conglobate — to form into a globe or ball
- congregant — Congregants are members of a congregation.
- congregate — When people congregate, they gather together and form a group.
- conjugable — Capable of being conjugated.
- conjugally — In a conjugal manner; as husband and wife.
- conjugated — (of a molecule, compound, or substance) containing two or more double bonds alternating with single bonds
- conjugates — Plural form of conjugate.
- contacting — the act or state of touching; a touching or meeting, as of two things or people.
- contagions — Plural form of contagion.
- contagious — A disease that is contagious can be caught by touching people or things that are infected with it. Compare infectious.
- containing — to hold or include within its volume or area: This glass contains water. This paddock contains our best horses.
- coon's age — a long time
- copenhagen — the capital of Denmark, a port on Zealand and the Amager Islands on a site inhabited for some 6000 years: exports chiefly agricultural products; iron and steel works; university (1479). Pop: 501 664 (2004 est)
- coping saw — a handsaw with a U-shaped frame used for cutting curves in a material too thick for a fret saw
- copulating — Present participle of copulate.
- corigliano — John Paul, born 1938, U.S. composer.
- corn sugar — a dextrose made from cornstarch
- coronating — having or wearing a crown, coronet, or the like.
- corralling — an enclosure or pen for horses, cattle, etc.
- corrigenda — Plural form of corrigendum.
- cosmogonal — a theory or story of the origin and development of the universe, the solar system, or the earth-moon system.
- costarring — Present participle of costar.
- costeaning — the activity of mining for lodes
- cosy along — to reassure (someone), esp with false assurances
- cotangents — Plural form of cotangent.
- cradlesong — a lullaby
- craniology — the branch of science concerned with the shape and size of the human skull, esp with reference to variations between different races
- cro magnon — an Upper Paleolithic population of humans, regarded as the prototype of modern Homo sapiens in Europe. Skeletal remains found in an Aurignacian cave in southern France indicate that the Cro-Magnon had long heads, broad faces, and sunken eyes, and reached a height of approximately 5 feet 9 inches (175 cm).
- cro-magnon — belonging to a prehistoric, Caucasoid type of human who lived on the European continent, distinguished by tallness and erect stature, and by the use of stone and bone implements, principally of Aurignacian culture
- crown gall — a disease of peaches, apples, roses, grapes, etc., characterized by the formation of galls on the roots or stems usually at or below ground level, caused by a bacterium, Agrobacterium tumefaciens.
- currawongs — Plural form of currawong.
- cyanogenic — having the capability to generate or produce cyanide
- decadelong — lasting for a decade: After a decadelong study, the drug has finally been approved by the FDA.
- decorating — the painting or wallpapering of a room, house, etc