12-letter words containing a, g, u, c
- corruscating — Present participle of corruscate.
- corticofugal — (of a nerve fiber) originating in and running from the cerebral cortex.
- counteragent — a person or thing that counteracts
- counterargue — to argue against something
- counterimage — a corresponding image
- county agent — a government employee who gives advice on agriculture in a rural area
- courageously — possessing or characterized by courage; brave: a courageous speech against the dictator.
- cryosurgical — of or relating to cryosurgery
- cryptogamous — Of or pertaining to the cryptogams.
- cultural lag — the difference in the rate of change between two parts of a culture
- curate's egg — something that has both good and bad parts
- curtain ring — a wooden, plastic, or metal ring used to attach a curtain to a curtain pole
- cut a figure — to attract attention
- daughtercard — daughterboard
- discouraging — to deprive of courage, hope, or confidence; dishearten; dispirit.
- disculpating — Present participle of disculpate.
- disgracefull — Archaic form of disgraceful.
- dodecagynous — (of a plant) having eleven or twelve pistils
- dutch guiana — former name of Suriname.
- edulcorating — Present participle of edulcorate.
- effectuating — Present participle of effectuate.
- emasculating — Present participle of emasculate.
- equivocating — Present participle of equivocate.
- ethical drug — a drug which is only available legally with a doctor's prescription or consent
- eulogistical — Alternative form of eulogistic.
- excruciating — Intensely painful.
- factor group — quotient group.
- feuchtwanger — Lion [lee-awn] /ˈli ɔn/ (Show IPA), 1884–1958, German novelist and dramatist.
- flocculating — Present participle of flocculate.
- fudge factor — any variable component added to an experiment, plan, or the like that can be manipulated to allow leeway for error.
- fungicidally — in a fungicidal manner
- gaillard cut — an artificial cutting in the Panama Canal Zone, NW of the city of Panama: excavated for the Panama Canal. 8 miles (13 km) long.
- galactagogue — A food or drug that promotes or increases the flow of a mother’s milk.
- gallinaceous — pertaining to or resembling the domestic fowls.
- gap junction — a linkage of two adjacent cells consisting of a system of channels extending across a gap from one cell to the other, allowing the passage of ions and small molecules.
- gas bacillus — any of several pathogenic bacilli, especially of the genus Clostridium, that produce gas in infected tissue.
- gear cluster — an assembly of gears permanently attached to a shaft
- geniculating — Present participle of geniculate.
- geniculation — the state of being geniculate.
- geraniaceous — belonging to the Geraniaceae, the geranium family of plants.
- gesticulated — to make or use gestures, especially in an animated or excited manner with or instead of speech.
- gesticulates — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of gesticulate.
- gesticulator — to make or use gestures, especially in an animated or excited manner with or instead of speech.
- glass cutter — a tool for cutting glass.
- glaucescence — the state of having bluish green coloration
- glaucomatous — 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)
- glaucousness — Quality of being glaucous.
- gracefullest — Superlative form of graceful.
- gracefulness — The state of being graceful.
- graciousness — pleasantly kind, benevolent, and courteous.