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13-letter words containing c, a, e, n, o, g

  • oceanic ridge — any section of the narrow, largely continuous range of submarine mountains that extends into all the major oceans and at which new oceanic lithosphere is created by the rise of magma from the earth's interior
  • oceanographer — the branch of physical geography dealing with the ocean.
  • oceanographic — the branch of physical geography dealing with the ocean.
  • oceanological — relating to the science and analysis of the ocean
  • octagon house — a type of American house, c. 1850, having an octagonal perimeter to reduce exterior wall area.
  • octagon scale — a scale used in laying out octagonal figures of various sizes.
  • octane-rating — (of gasoline) a designation of antiknock quality, numerically equal to the percentage of isooctane by volume in a mixture of isooctane and normal heptane that matches the given gasoline in antiknock characteristics.
  • octogenarians — Plural form of octogenarian.
  • orchestrating — Present participle of orchestrate.
  • organoarsenic — (organic chemistry) Describing any organic compound containing a carbon to arsenic bond.
  • organogenetic — Relating to organogenesis.
  • overachieving — Present participle of overachieve.
  • overbalancing — Present participle of overbalance.
  • overencourage — to encourage too much
  • packing house — A packing house is a company that processes and packs food, especially meat, to be sold.
  • paleomagnetic — Geology. magnetic polarization acquired by the minerals in a rock at the time the rock was deposited or solidified.
  • pathogenicity — the disease-producing capacity of a pathogen.
  • peptidoglycan — a polymer, consisting of polysaccharide and peptide chains, responsible for the structure of the cell wall of bacteria
  • pharyngectomy — excision of part or all of the pharynx.
  • pharyngoscope — an instrument for inspecting the pharynx.
  • phone hacking — an act or instance of gaining access to a phone's voicemail, email, text messages, etc., without authorization from the phone's owner.
  • piezomagnetic — involving or relating to the production of a magnetic field by applying a mechanical stress to certain crystals
  • pneumogastric — of or relating to the lungs and stomach.
  • polling place — a place at or in which votes in an election are cast.
  • polygonaceous — belonging to the Polygonaceae, the buckwheat family of plants.
  • post exchange — a retail store on an army installation that sells goods and services to military personnel and their dependents and to certain authorized civilian personnel. Abbreviation: PX.
  • pre-cognizant — having cognizance; aware (usually followed by of): He was cognizant of the difficulty.
  • prediagnostic — of, relating to, or used in diagnosis.
  • preganglionic — of, relating to, or consisting of ganglia.
  • presto chango — change at once (usually used imperatively, as in a magician's command).
  • product range — variety of merchandise within a brand
  • prognosticate — to forecast or predict (something future) from present indications or signs; prophesy.
  • quindecagonal — (geometry) Shaped like a quindecagon; fifteen-sided.
  • racing pigeon — a pigeon bred and trained for the sport of pigeon racing
  • raking course — a concealed course of bricks laid diagonally to the wall surface in a raking bond.
  • reciprocating — to give, feel, etc., in return.
  • recognitional — an act of recognizing or the state of being recognized.
  • recording van — a van containing sound and image recording equipment, used as a mobile recording studio
  • regionalistic — Government. the principle or system of dividing a city, state, etc., into separate administrative regions.
  • rocking shear — a shear having a curved blade that cuts with a rocking motion.
  • rocking valve — (on a steam engine) a valve mechanism oscillating through an arc to open and close.
  • salpingectomy — excision of the Fallopian tube.
  • scandalmonger — a person who spreads scandal or gossip.
  • second-grader — a pupil who is in the second grade
  • sharecropping — the practice of cultivating farmland as a sharecropper
  • sign of peace — the liturgical practice of giving a sign of peace, union, or friendship, as a handshake or embrace, at some point in a Christian service, esp. in a Mass or Communion service
  • single combat — combat between two persons.
  • single-action — (of a firearm) requiring the cocking of the hammer before firing each shot: a single-action revolver.
  • spermatogenic — relating to the development of spermatozoa
  • stagecoachman — the driver or operator of a stagecoach
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