12-letter words containing a, r, o, g, n, c
- hovering act — an act forbidding or restricting the loitering of foreign or domestic vessels within the prescribed limits of a coastal nation.
- iconographic — of or relating to iconography.
- in charge of — having responsibility for
- infographics — Plural form of infographic.
- laryngectomy — excision of part or all of the larynx.
- laryngoscope — a rigid or flexible endoscope passed through the mouth and equipped with a source of light and magnification, for examining and performing local diagnostic and surgical procedures on the larynx.
- laryngoscopy — an examination by means of a laryngoscope.
- linear logic — (theory) A logic invented by Girard in 1987 that can be used in proofs related to resource usage.
- locoregional — Restricted to a localized region of the body.
- lounge chair — a chair designed for lounging, as an easy chair, chaise longue, or recliner.
- macroetching — to etch deeply into the surface of (a metal).
- macrosegment — a stretch of speech preceded and followed but not interrupted by a pause.
- marconigraph — (dated) wireless telegraph.
- metalorganic — (chemistry) organometallic.
- microgranite — an igneous rock with an identical composition and mineral content to granite, but having a finer texture
- micromanaged — Simple past tense and past participle of micromanage.
- micromanager — One who micromanages.
- miscegenator — a person who advocates or engages in miscegenation
- mockingboard — (hardware) A sound and speech board for the Apple II computer, on sale in 1978. See also zxnrbl.
- moneychanger — a person whose business is the exchange of currency, usually of different countries, at a fixed or official rate.
- mooring rack — a row of piles, connected at the tops, to which ships or boats can be moored.
- morning coat — a man's cutaway for wear as part of morning dress.
- motor racing — sport: competing in fast cars
- narcological — Relating to narcology.
- necrographer — a person who writes obituaries
- necrological — a list of persons who have died within a certain time.
- necrophagous — That eats dead or decaying animal flesh.
- neurological — the science of the nerves and the nervous system, especially of the diseases affecting them.
- nonbreaching — the act or a result of breaking; break or rupture.
- nonstrategic — pertaining to, characterized by, or of the nature of strategy: strategic movements.
- north-facing — facing towards the north
- oceanography — the branch of physical geography dealing with the ocean.
- octagenarian — One who is between the ages of 80 and 89, inclusive.
- octogenarian — of the age of 80 years.
- orange juice — fruit drink: nectar of orange
- orange march — a parade on Orangemen's day
- orange stick — a slender, rounded stick, originally of orangewood, having tapered ends and used in manicuring, especially to push back the cuticles or clean the fingernails.
- oregon cedar — Port Orford cedar.
- organ screen — an ornamental screen closing off an organ chamber in a church.
- organic farm — a farm where organic methods are used for agriculture and animal husbandry
- organic mode — (programming) A term used by COCOMO to describe a project that is developed in a familiar, stable environment. The product is similar to previously developed products. Most people connected with the project have extensive experience in working with related systems and have a thorough understanding of the project. The project contains a minimum of innovative data processing architectures or algorithms. The product requires little innovation and is relatively small, rarely greater than 50,000 DSIs.
- organoleptic — perceived by a sense organ.
- organotropic — designating or of a substance or virus that travels predominantly to a specific organ
- orthognathic — straight-jawed; having the profile of the face vertical or nearly so; having a gnathic index below 98.
- overcharging — Present participle of overcharge.
- overcramming — excessive cramming
- overreaching — to reach or extend over or beyond: The shelf overreached the nook and had to be planed down.
- pack rolling — the hot rolling of metal sheets in two or more thicknesses to produce composite sheets.
- paracyanogen — a polymer of cyanogen
- phanerogamic — any of the Phanerogamia, a former primary division of plants comprising those having reproductive organs; a flowering plant or seed plant (opposed to cryptogam).