12-letter words containing a, c, r, o, g
- granulocytes — Plural form of granulocyte.
- granulocytic — Of, or pertaining to, granulocytes.
- graphophonic — a phonograph for recording and reproducing sounds on wax records.
- grass hockey — field hockey.
- gravicembalo — a harpsichord.
- graving dock — an excavated shore dry dock for the repair and maintenance of ships.
- green-collar — noting or pertaining to workers, jobs, or businesses that are involved in protecting the environment or solving environmental problems.
- groom's cake — a fruit cake in layers of graduated size, served at a wedding.
- ground cable — a heavy chain for securing permanent floating moorings, as a number of mooring buoys.
- ground cedar — a ground pine, Lycopodium complanatum.
- ground track — the path on the earth's surface below an aircraft, missile, rocket, or spacecraft.
- gut reaction — instinctive response
- gymnocarpous — (of a fungus or lichen) having the apothecium open and attached to the surface of the thallus.
- gynaecocracy — Alternative form of gynecocracy.
- gyromagnetic — of or relating to the magnetic properties of a rotating charged particle.
- haemorrhagic — (chiefly, British) alternative spelling of hemorrhagic.
- hagiocracies — Plural form of hagiocracy.
- hagiographic — Of or pertaining to hagiography.
- haircoloring — dye or tint for the hair.
- 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.
- hierographic — of or relating to hierographs
- histographic — a treatise on or description of organic tissues.
- horse racing — a contest of speed among horses that either are ridden by jockeys or pull sulkies and their drivers.
- hovering act — an act forbidding or restricting the loitering of foreign or domestic vessels within the prescribed limits of a coastal nation.
- hydrographic — the science of the measurement, description, and mapping of the surface waters of the earth, with special reference to their use for navigation.
- hydrological — the science dealing with the occurrence, circulation, distribution, and properties of the waters of the earth and its atmosphere.
- hygrochastic — of or relating to the opening of a fruit or flower caused by water or moisture
- hygrographic — of or relating to a hygrograph
- hyperlogical — reasoning in accordance with the principles of logic, as a person or the mind: logical thinking.
- hypoallergic — Hypoallergenic.
- hypsographic — a branch of geography that deals with the measurement and mapping of the topography of the earth above sea level.
- iconographic — of or relating to iconography.
- in charge of — having responsibility for
- infographics — Plural form of infographic.
- ladder logic — (programming) Source code formatted in two columns with conditions on the left that lead to outputs on the right: if (c1) s1 else if (c2) s2 else if (c3) s3 ... (2007-03-15)
- laryngectomy — excision of part or all of the larynx.
- laryngoscope — a rigid or flexible endoscope passed through the mouth and equipped with a source of light and magnification, for examining and performing local diagnostic and surgical procedures on the larynx.
- laryngoscopy — an examination by means of a laryngoscope.
- lexicography — the writing, editing, or compiling of dictionaries.
- linear logic — (theory) A logic invented by Girard in 1987 that can be used in proofs related to resource usage.
- lithographic — Of, relating to, or produced by lithography.
- locoregional — Restricted to a localized region of the body.
- logical form — the syntactic structure that may be shared by different expressions as abstracted from their content and articulated by the logical constants of a particular logical system, esp the structure of an argument by virtue of which it can be shown to be formally valid. Thus John is tall and thin, so John is tall has the same logical form as London is large and dirty, so London is large, namely P & Q, so P
- lounge chair — a chair designed for lounging, as an easy chair, chaise longue, or recliner.
- macroetching — to etch deeply into the surface of (a metal).
- macrogametes — Plural form of macrogamete.
- macroglossia — Enlargement or hypertrophy of the tongue.
- macrophagous — (of an animal) feeding on relatively large particles of food
- macrosegment — a stretch of speech preceded and followed but not interrupted by a pause.