12-letter words containing a, n, g, e, l
- caramelizing — Present participle of caramelize.
- cartwheeling — Present participle of cartwheel.
- caster angle — the forward or backward tilt of the steering axis in a vehicle, when considered from the side
- caterwauling — the shrieking and yowling made by a cat, for example when it is on heat or fighting
- cell lineage — the developmental history of a tissue or part of an organism from particular cells in the fertilized egg or embryo through to their fully differentiated state
- centralising — Present participle of centralise.
- centralizing — Present participle of centralize.
- chalcogenide — a binary compound consisting of a chalcogen and at least one other electropositive element
- change color — to become pale
- changelessly — In a changeless manner.
- channelising — Present participle of channelise.
- channelizing — Present participle of channelize.
- cheerleading — the action or skill of a cheerleader.
- childbearing — Childbearing is the process of giving birth to babies.
- childrearing — the raising and parenting of children: Childrearing extends beyond simple guardianship to nurturing and guidance.
- cip language — language> (CIP-L, Computer-aided Intuition-guided Programming Language) A wide-spectrum language for incremental program transformation. There are ALGOL- and Pascal-like variants.
- cladogenesis — adaptive evolution leading to a greater variety of species
- 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
- clean energy — energy, as electricity or nuclear power, that does not pollute the atmosphere when used, as opposed to coal and oil, that do.
- clean-living — having a wholesome lifestyle
- clearcutting — the act of felling all trees in area
- cliff-hanger — a melodramatic or adventure serial in which each installment ends in suspense in order to interest the reader or viewer in the next installment.
- cliffhangers — Plural form of cliffhanger.
- closegrained — having a fine, compact grain or texture
- closing date — The closing date for a competition or offer is the final date by which entries or applications must be received.
- cobalt green — a medium, yellowish-green color.
- collagenases — Plural form of collagenase.
- concealingly — in a concealing manner
- 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.
- conflagrated — Simple past tense and past participle of conflagrate.
- congelations — Plural form of congelation.
- congenerical — congeneric
- congeniality — agreeable, suitable, or pleasing in nature or character: congenial surroundings.
- congenitally — of or relating to a condition present at birth, whether inherited or caused by the environment, especially the uterine environment.
- conglobulate — to form into a globe or ball
- conglomerate — A conglomerate is a large business firm consisting of several different companies.
- conglutinate — to cause (the edges of a wound or fracture) to join during the process of healing or (of the edges of a wound or fracture) to join during this process
- congratulate — If you congratulate someone, you say something to show you are pleased that something nice has happened to them.
- congruential — (mathematics) That uses congruency (division by a modulus).
- console game — a video game requiring the use of a games console
- convalescing — to recover health and strength after illness; make progress toward recovery of health.
- cook-general — (formerly, esp in the 1920s and '30s) a domestic servant who did cooking and housework
- crawling peg — a method of stabilizing exchange rates, prices, etc, by maintaining a fixed level for a specified period or until the level has persisted at an upper or lower limit for a specified period and then permitting a predetermined incremental rise or fall
- crenellating — Present participle of crenellate.
- cyberloafing — (informal) The use of computers by employees for purposes unrelated to work.
- cyclolignane — (organic chemistry) Any lignane having an additional ring.
- danger angle — a horizontal or vertical angle, subtended by two points on shore, that provides a maximum or minimum angle between the points as observed from a vessel if it is to steer a safe course.