12-letter words containing a, g, r, o, c
- chorographer — Someone who desscribes a particular region or country.
- chorographic — Relating to chorography.
- chorological — relating to the place where something can be found
- chota nagpur — a plateau in E India, mainly in Jharkhand state since 2000: forested, with rich mineral resources and much heavy industry; produces chiefly lac (world's leading supplier), coal (half India's total output), and mica
- chromatogram — a column or strip of material containing constituents of a mixture separated by chromatography
- chromatology — chromatics.
- chromography — (obsolete) chromolithography.
- chronographs — Plural form of chronograph.
- chronography — an arrangement of past events
- chrysography — the art of writing in ink made of powdered gold suspended in a small amount of glair or gum.
- chukot range — mountain range in NE Siberia: highest peak, c. 7,500 ft (2,286 m)
- cigar flower — the common name for a small, shrubby plant, Cuphea ignea, of the loosestrife family, native to Mexico and Jamaica, grown as an ornamental and houseplant: named for its red tubular flowers that resemble cigars.
- cigar holder — a mouthpiece of wood, ivory, etc, used for holding a cigar while it is smoked
- clangorously — In a clangorous manner; ringingly.
- clapboarding — Present participle of clapboard.
- closegrained — having a fine, compact grain or texture
- co-parenting — a divorced or separated parent who shares equally with the other parent in the custody and care of a child.
- coal-burning — fuelled by burning coal
- coarse grain — granularity
- 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.
- cocarcinogen — a substance that can promote cancer when acting with other substances, but which does not promote cancer by itself
- code-sharing — a commercial agreement between two airlines that allows passengers to use a ticket from one airline to travel on another
- cogeneration — the process of generating electricity and steam from the same power plant
- cogenerators — Plural form of cogenerator.
- coin changer — a machine that gives change rapidly, as to a customer, typically operated by a manual keyboard and often used in association with a cash register.
- coir matting — a floor covering or packing material made of coir
- cold storage — If something such as food is put in cold storage, it is kept in an artificially-cooled place in order to preserve it.
- college park — a city in N Georgia.
- colour guard — a military guard in a parade, ceremony, etc, that carries and escorts the flag or regimental colours
- cometography — the scientific description and recording of comets
- compurgation — (formerly) a method of trial whereby a defendant might be acquitted if a sufficient number of persons swore to his innocence
- computer age — modern society regarded as the period when the widespread use of computers has fundamentally changed people's lives
- configurable — to design or adapt to form a specific configuration or for some specific purpose: The planes are being configured to hold more passengers in each row.
- configurated — to give a configuration, form, or design to.
- configurator — an item of software that enables or assists in the configuration of a product
- conflagrated — Simple past tense and past participle of conflagrate.
- conflagrator — (rare) One who starts a fire.
- congenerical — congeneric
- conglomerate — A conglomerate is a large business firm consisting of several different companies.
- congratulant — expressing congratulation
- congratulate — If you congratulate someone, you say something to show you are pleased that something nice has happened to them.
- congregating — Present participle of congregate.
- congregation — The people who are attending a church service or who regularly attend a church service are referred to as the congregation.
- congruential — (mathematics) That uses congruency (division by a modulus).
- consecrating — Present participle of consecrate.
- conservating — Present participle of conservate.
- consignatory — a cosignatory
- constraining — Present participle of constrain.
- contravening — to come or be in conflict with; go or act against; deny or oppose: to contravene a statement.