11-letter words containing a, l, n, g
- carloadings — the number of railroad carloads shipped in or out within a given period
- carnalizing — Present participle of carnalize.
- carolingian — of or relating to the Frankish dynasty founded by Pepin the Short, son of Charles Martel, which ruled in France from 751–987 ad and in Germany until 911 ad
- carousingly — in a carousing manner
- cartelizing — Present participle of cartelize.
- casein glue — a glue made from casein, used for plywood, cabinetwork, etc.
- casing nail — a nail having a small, conical head, slenderer than a common nail of the same length, used for laying floors, fastening matchboarding, and other work in which the head may remain visible.
- castiglione — Count Baldassare (baldasˈsaːre). 1478–1529, Italian diplomat and writer, noted particularly for his dialogue on ideal courtly life, Il Libro del Cortegiano (The Courtier) (1528)
- cataloguing — a list or record, as of items for sale or courses at a university, systematically arranged and often including descriptive material: a stamp catalog.
- catapulting — Present participle of catapult.
- cauligenous — originating or protruding from the stem of a plant
- cavaliering — a horseman, especially a mounted soldier; knight.
- ceiling fan — a fan fitted to the ceiling
- celebrating — Present participle of celebrate.
- centrifugal — acting, moving, or tending to move away from a centre
- challengers — Plural form of challenger.
- challenging — A challenging task or job requires great effort and determination.
- chandelling — Present participle of chandelle.
- chandlering — the work of a chandler
- changefully — In a changeful manner.
- changelings — Plural form of changeling.
- channelling — Architecture, Furniture. ornamentation with flutes or channels.
- charlemagne — ?742–814 ad, king of the Franks (768–814) and, as Charles I, Holy Roman Emperor (800–814). He conquered the Lombards (774), the Saxons (772–804), and the Avars (791–799). He instituted many judicial and ecclesiastical reforms, and promoted commerce and agriculture throughout his empire, which extended from the Ebro to the Elbe. Under Alcuin his court at Aachen became the centre of a revival of learning
- cholangitis — (medicine) An inflammation of the bile duct.
- circulating — Moving about freely.
- classifying — Denoting an adjective that describes the class that a head noun belongs to and characterized by not having a comparative or superlative (for example American, mortal ).
- clay pigeon — Clay pigeons are discs of baked clay which are thrown into the air by a machine as targets for gun shooting practice.
- clergywoman — a female member of the clergy
- clientelage — (dated) clientele; customers or patrons.
- cliffhanger — A cliffhanger is a situation or part of a play or film that is very exciting or frightening because you are left for a long time not knowing what will happen next.
- climatising — to acclimate to a new environment.
- climatizing — to acclimate to a new environment.
- cling peach — a clingstone peach.
- cloisonnage — cloisonné work
- coagulating — Present participle of coagulate.
- coagulation — Coagulation is the process of changing from a liquid to a gel or solid, for example, the process that results in the formation of a blood clot.
- coal mining — the act, process, or industry of extracting coal from the earth
- coalignment — Alignment together.
- cocktailing — any of various short mixed drinks, consisting typically of gin, whiskey, rum, vodka, or brandy, with different admixtures, as vermouth, fruit juices, or flavorings, usually chilled and frequently sweetened.
- cognitional — Of or pertaining to cognition.
- cognizantly — In a cognizant manner.
- collagenase — an enzyme that decomposes collagen
- collagenous — any of a class of extracellular proteins abundant in higher animals, especially in the skin, bone, cartilage, tendon, and teeth, forming strong insoluble fibers and serving as connective tissue between cells, yielding gelatin when denatured by boiling.
- colligating — Present participle of colligate.
- colligation — A binding together.
- collimating — Present participle of collimate.
- collocating — Present participle of collocate.
- compilating — Present participle of compilate.
- complaining — to express dissatisfaction, pain, uneasiness, censure, resentment, or grief; find fault: He complained constantly about the noise in the corridor.
- conflagrant — burning fiercely