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12-letter words containing a, g, e, n, t

  • binge eating — the practice of eating excessive amounts of food over a short period of time
  • biomagnetics — the study of magnetic fields as a form of therapy
  • biomagnetism — animal magnetism.
  • biting stage — the second part of the oral phase of psychosexual development, approximately 8 to18 months of age, during which a child has the urge to bite or chew objects.
  • black tongue — canine pellagra.
  • boating lake — a lake in a park where rowing boats can be hired
  • bonnet glass — monteith (def 2).
  • bonnet-glass — a large punch bowl, usually of silver, having a notched rim for suspending punch cups.
  • boulangerite — a bluish lead-gray mineral, lead antimony sulfide, Pb 5 Sb 4 S 11 , a minor ore of lead.
  • breathtaking — If you say that something is breathtaking, you are emphasizing that it is extremely beautiful or amazing.
  • burnt orange — of a dark orange colour, sometimes due to calcination of orange pigment
  • cable length — a unit of length in nautical use that has various values, including 100 fathoms (600 feet)
  • cablecasting — relating to broadcasting by cable
  • camp meeting — a religious meeting held in a large tent or outdoors, often lasting several days
  • camping site — A camping site is the same as a campsite.
  • carpentering — a person who builds or repairs wooden structures, as houses, scaffolds, or shelving.
  • carpetmonger — a person who frequently visits women's boudoirs
  • cartwheeling — Present participle of cartwheel.
  • caster angle — the forward or backward tilt of the steering axis in a vehicle, when considered from the side
  • casting vote — When a committee has given an equal number of votes for and against a proposal, the chairperson can give a casting vote. This vote decides whether or not the proposal will be passed.
  • catching pen — a pen adjacent to a shearer's stand containing the sheep ready for shearing
  • categorising — to arrange in categories or classes; classify.
  • categorizing — Present participle of categorize.
  • caterwauling — the shrieking and yowling made by a cat, for example when it is on heat or fighting
  • center stage — If something or someone takes center stage, they become very important or noticeable.
  • centimorgans — Plural form of centimorgan.
  • centralising — Present participle of centralise.
  • centralizing — Present participle of centralize.
  • centre stage — If something or someone takes centre stage, they become very important or noticeable.
  • centrifugate — the denser of the centrifuged materials.
  • chaetognaths — Plural form of chaetognath.
  • change front — to redeploy (a force in the field) so that its main weight of weapons points in another direction
  • change point — a point to which a foresight and backsight are taken in levelling; turning point
  • changepocket — a small pocket or compartment for holding coins.
  • chapter ring — a ringlike band on the dial of a clock that bears the numerals or other symbols of the hours.
  • chincoteague — a town on a small island in a lagoon (Chincoteague Bay) in E Virginia: annual wild pony roundup.
  • chukot range — mountain range in NE Siberia: highest peak, c. 7,500 ft (2,286 m)
  • cinematizing — Present participle of cinematize.
  • citrangequat — A trigenic hybrid cross of two types of orange and a kumquat.
  • city manager — (in the US) an administrator hired by a municipal council to manage its affairs
  • cladogenetic — relating to cladogenesis
  • clatteringly — With a clattering sound.
  • claw setting — a jewellery setting with clawlike prongs
  • clean eating — the practice of following a diet that contains only natural foods, and is low in sugar, salt, and fat
  • clearcutting — the act of felling all trees in area
  • closing date — The closing date for a competition or offer is the final date by which entries or applications must be received.
  • co-parenting — a divorced or separated parent who shares equally with the other parent in the custody and care of a child.
  • coast ranges — series of mountain ranges along the W coast of North America, extending from Alas. to Baja California: highest peak, Mt. Logan
  • cobalt green — a medium, yellowish-green color.
  • cogeneration — the process of generating electricity and steam from the same power plant
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