8-letter words containing a, g, c
- gangetic — a river flowing SE from the Himalayas in N India into the Bay of Bengal: sacred to Hindus. 1550 miles (2495 km) long.
- garcinia — Mangosteen (of the genus Garcinia).
- garlicky — a hardy plant, Allium sativum, of the amaryllis family whose strongly, pungent bulb is used in cookery and medicine.
- gas coal — a soft coal suitable for the production of gas.
- gascogne — Gascony
- gastrick — Obsolete form of gastric.
- gauchely — In a gauche manner.
- gavelock — a spear or javelin
- gazpacho — a soup made of chopped tomatoes, cucumbers, onions, garlic, oil, and vinegar, and served cold.
- gearcase — a protective casing for the gear mechanism of a vehicle or piece of machinery
- gelastic — Pertaining to laughter, used in laughing, or to be the subject of laughter.
- genearch — a chief of a family or tribe.
- geocache — A container hidden in a specific location during geocaching.
- geocarpy — the ripening of fruits below ground, as occurs in the peanut
- geomancy — divination by geographic features or by figures or lines.
- germanic — of or relating to the Teutons or their languages.
- get back — situated at or in the rear: at the back door; back fence.
- gigantic — very large; huge: a gigantic statue.
- gimcrack — a showy, useless trifle; gewgaw.
- gioconda — Mona Lisa.
- giveback — (in union negotiations) a reduction in employee wages or benefits conceded by a union in exchange for other benefits or in recognition of depressed economic conditions: Givebacks have not slowed the number of shutdowns.
- glaciate — to cover with ice or glaciers.
- glaciers — an extended mass of ice formed from snow falling and accumulating over the years and moving very slowly, either descending from high mountains, as in valley glaciers, or moving outward from centers of accumulation, as in continental glaciers.
- glacious — Characteristic, composed, or of the nature of icy; icy.“Gla
- glackens — William James, 1870–1938, U.S. painter and illustrator.
- gladbeck — a city in North Rhine-Westphalia, W central Germany.
- glancing — striking obliquely and bouncing off at an angle: a glancing blow.
- glaucoma — Ophthalmology. abnormally high fluid pressure in the eye, most commonly caused either by blockage of the channel through which aqueous humor drains (open-angle glaucoma or chronic glaucoma) or by pressure of the iris against the lens, which traps the aqueous humor (angle-closure glaucoma or acute glaucoma)
- glaucous — light bluish-green or greenish-blue.
- glooscap — (among the Micmac and other Native North American peoples) a traditional trickster hero
- glucagon — a hormone secreted by the pancreas that acts in opposition to insulin in the regulation of blood glucose levels.
- glucosan — any of a number of polysaccharides that yield glucose upon hydrolysis.
- glutamic — (organic chemistry) Of, pertaining to, or derived from glutamic acid.
- glutaric — Of or pertaining to glutaric acid or its derivatives.
- glycemia — the presence of glucose in the blood.
- glyceria — any aquatic grass species in the genus Glyceria
- gnomical — Gnomic.
- gobsmack — (transitive, slang) To astonish.
- golconda — a ruined city in S India, near the modern city of Hyderabad: capital of a former Muslim kingdom; famous for its diamond cutting.
- gouaches — Plural form of gouache.
- gracchus — Gaius Sempronius [gey-uh s sem-proh-nee-uh s] /ˈgeɪ əs sɛmˈproʊ ni əs/ (Show IPA), 153–121 b.c, and his brother, Tiberius Sempronius [tahy-beer-ee-uh s] /taɪˈbɪər i əs/ (Show IPA) 163–133 b.c., Roman reformers and orators.
- graceful — characterized by elegance or beauty of form, manner, movement, or speech; elegant: a graceful dancer; a graceful reply.
- gracilis — a muscle in the inner side of the thigh, the action of which assists in drawing the legs inward and in bending the knee.
- gracioso — a buffoon or clown in Spanish comedy.
- gracious — pleasantly kind, benevolent, and courteous.
- grackles — Plural form of grackle.
- graecism — the spirit of Greek thought, art, etc.
- graecize — to impart Greek characteristics to.
- gralloch — the entrails of a deer
- gramercy — Obsolete. thanks.