10-letter words containing c, a, g, l, i
- giant cell — an exceptionally large cell, often possessing several nuclei, such as an osteoclast
- giant clam — any of several huge clams of the family Tridacnidae, inhabiting the shallow waters of coral reefs in the tropical Indo-Pacific, as Tridacna gigas: some may weigh more than 500 pounds (225 kg).
- gin palace — (formerly) a gaudy drinking house
- give place — to make room
- glacialist — a person who studies geological phenomena involving the action of ice, especially of glaciers.
- glaciating — Present participle of glaciate.
- glaciation — to cover with ice or glaciers.
- glaciology — the branch of geology that deals with the nature, distribution, and action of glaciers and with their effect on the earth's topography.
- glagolitic — noting or written in an alphabet, probably invented by St. Cyril in about a.d. 865, formerly used in writing Old Church Slavonic and other Slavic languages: almost completely replaced by Cyrillic starting about the 10th century.
- glancingly — In a glancing manner.
- glasnostic — relating to the policy of glasnost
- glauconite — a greenish micaceous mineral consisting essentially of a hydrous silicate of potassium, aluminum, and iron and occurring in greensand, clays, etc.
- gliclazide — A sulfonylurea antidiabetic drug.
- glucosuria — glycosuria.
- glutaminic — derived from glutamine
- glycosuria — excretion of glucose in the urine, as in diabetes.
- gnomically — In a gnomic manner. (In a way apparently clear and simple, but eventually difficult to understand).
- gnomonical — Alternative form of gnomonic.
- goalkicker — a person who makes a goal kick
- gothically — In a gothic way.
- graciously — pleasantly kind, benevolent, and courteous.
- grandchild — a child of one's son or daughter.
- graticules — Plural form of graticule.
- hagiologic — Synonym of hagiological.
- hatcheling — Present participle of hatchel.
- hatchlings — Plural form of hatchling.
- high place — (in ancient Semitic religions) a place of worship, usually a temple or altar on a hilltop.
- high-class — of a type superior in quality or degree; first-rate: a high-class hotel.
- hygienical — conducive to good health; healthful; sanitary.
- inelegance — the quality or state of being inelegant; lack of elegance.
- inelegancy — inelegance.
- isagogical — Alternative form of isagogic.
- karyologic — of or relating to karyology
- lacemaking — the art, act, or process of making lace.
- lacerating — Present participle of lacerate.
- lacquering — a protective coating consisting of a resin, cellulose ester, or both, dissolved in a volatile solvent, sometimes with pigment added.
- lactogenic — stimulating lactation.
- laryngitic — Pertaining to or suffering from laryngitis.
- launchings — Plural form of launching.
- legalistic — strict adherence, or the principle of strict adherence, to law or prescription, especially to the letter rather than the spirit.
- legitimacy — the state or quality of being legitimate.
- light face — a type characterized by thin, light lines. This is a sample of lightface.
- lightfaced — Written, printed or drawn in lightface using a font that has a low ration of ink to white space. The opposite of boldfaced.
- lightfaces — Plural form of lightface.
- lignocaine — lidocaine.
- like magic — very quickly
- limacology — the study of slugs
- liturgical — of or relating to formal public worship or liturgies.
- local sign — the information from a receptor in the eye or the skin signifying respectively a direction in space or a given point on the body
- localising — Present participle of localise.