10-letter words containing a, g, u, c
- fracturing — Present participle of fracture.
- fungicidal — a substance or preparation, as a spray or dust, used for destroying fungi.
- gaucheness — The quality of being gauche.
- gaucheries — Plural form of gaucherie.
- gay-lussac — Joseph Louis [joh-zuh f loo-ee,, -suh f;; French zhaw-zef lwee] /ˈdʒoʊ zəf ˈlu i,, -səf;; French ʒɔˈzɛf lwi/ (Show IPA), 1778–1850, French chemist and physicist.
- gemmaceous — of, relating to, or resembling gemmae.
- geniculate — having kneelike joints or bends.
- gesticular — pertaining to or characterized by gesticulation.
- glauconite — a greenish micaceous mineral consisting essentially of a hydrous silicate of potassium, aluminum, and iron and occurring in greensand, clays, etc.
- glucosuria — glycosuria.
- glumaceous — glumelike; chaffy.
- glutaminic — derived from glutamine
- glycosuria — excretion of glucose in the urine, as in diabetes.
- goatsucker — nightjar (def 2).
- gracefully — characterized by elegance or beauty of form, manner, movement, or speech; elegant: a graceful dancer; a graceful reply.
- graciously — pleasantly kind, benevolent, and courteous.
- graecismus — (rhetoric, historical) Use of Greek words and examples.
- grand coup — the trumping of a trick that could have been taken by the winner's partner.
- granduncle — an uncle of one's father or mother; a great-uncle.
- graticules — Plural form of graticule.
- grease cup — oilcup.
- guaguanche — a barracuda, Sphyraena guachanco, found chiefly off the coast of Florida.
- guard cell — either of two specialized epidermal cells that flank the pore of a stoma and usually cause it to open and close.
- guardiance — (obsolete) guardianship.
- gum arabic — a water-soluble, gummy exudate obtained from the acacia tree, especially Acacia senegal, used as an emulsifier, an adhesive, in inks, and in pharmaceuticals.
- gum guaiac — guaiac.
- gun camera — an aircraft-mounted motion-picture camera recording the firing of all weapons on the gun-target line of the pilot.
- gun tackle — a tackle composed of a fall rove through two single blocks and secured to one of them so as to secure a mechanical advantage of two or three, neglecting friction, depending on the arrangement.
- gunnysacks — Plural form of gunnysack.
- hugh capet — Hugh or Fr. Hugues [yg] /üg/ (Show IPA), a.d. 938?–996, king of France 987–996.
- incouraged — Simple past tense and past participle of incourage.
- incubating — Present participle of incubate.
- jaundicing — Present participle of jaundice.
- kragujevac — a town in E central Serbia; capital of Serbia (1818–39); automobile industry. Pop: 145 890 (2002)
- kuang-chou — Guangzhou
- lacquering — a protective coating consisting of a resin, cellulose ester, or both, dissolved in a volatile solvent, sometimes with pigment added.
- launchings — Plural form of launching.
- liturgical — of or relating to formal public worship or liturgies.
- lounge car — club car.
- lunchwagon — a small bus, truck, or other vehicle outfitted for selling or for serving light meals and snacks to the public.
- macdonough — Thomas, 1783–1825, U.S. naval officer: defeated British on Lake Champlain 1814.
- machinegun — Alternative spelling of machine gun.
- maculating — Present participle of maculate.
- manicuring — Present participle of manicure.
- mclaughlin — John, born 1942, English jazz guitarist.
- mcnaughton — Andrew George Latta [lat-uh] /ˈlæt ə/ (Show IPA), 1887–1966, Canadian army officer, statesman, diplomat, and scientist.
- megachurch — an independent church with a very large membership in regular attendance, focusing on an evangelical or conservative Christian theology and offering a variety of educational and social activities.
- microgauss — (physics) A unit of magnetic field strength equal to one millionth of a gauss.
- muckraking — to search for and expose real or alleged corruption, scandal, or the like, especially in politics.
- mudcapping — the process or act of blasting a rock surface with explosives