12-letter words containing c, a, g, l
- green-collar — noting or pertaining to workers, jobs, or businesses that are involved in protecting the environment or solving environmental problems.
- griddlecakes — Plural form of griddlecake.
- ground cable — a heavy chain for securing permanent floating moorings, as a number of mooring buoys.
- gubernacular — relating to a gubernaculum
- gubernaculum — a part or organ that directs the movement or course of another part.
- h paul grice — H(erbert) Paul, 1913–88, English philosopher.
- hagiological — Relating to hagiology.
- haircoloring — dye or tint for the hair.
- hallucinogen — a substance that produces hallucinations.
- handclapping — The activity of clapping hands, especially as part of a musical performance.
- hedge garlic — an erect, cruciferous herb, Sisymbrium officinale, having a garlicky odor.
- helical gear — a cylindrical gear wheel whose teeth follow the pitch surface in a helical manner.
- helicographs — Plural form of helicograph.
- heliographic — a device for signaling by means of a movable mirror that reflects beams of light, especially sunlight, to a distance.
- hendecagonal — (geometry) Having eleven sides an angles; similar to a hendecagon.
- hepaticology — the scientific study of bryophyte plants known as hepatics or liverworts
- hiding place — location where sb is concealed
- histological — the branch of biology dealing with the study of tissues.
- hydrological — the science dealing with the occurrence, circulation, distribution, and properties of the waters of the earth and its atmosphere.
- hygienically — conducive to good health; healthful; sanitary.
- hyperalgesic — Of or pertaining to hyperalgesia.
- hyperlogical — reasoning in accordance with the principles of logic, as a person or the mind: logical thinking.
- hypermagical — produced by or as if by magic: The change in the appearance of the room was magical.
- hypoallergic — Hypoallergenic.
- hypoglycemia — an abnormally low level of glucose in the blood.
- iconological — Of or pertaining to iconology.
- iguaçú falls — a waterfall on the border between Brazil and Argentina, on the Iguaçú River: divided into hundreds of separate falls by forested rocky islands. Width: about 4 km (2.5 miles). Height: 82 m (269 ft)
- illegitimacy — the state or quality of being illegitimate.
- illogicality — illogic.
- incoagulable — of a nature that cannot be coagulated
- incognizable — Not cognizable; incapable of being recognised.
- increasingly — growing larger or greater; enlarging; augmenting.
- inosculating — Present participle of inosculate.
- interglacial — occurring or formed between times of glacial action.
- interlacings — Plural form of interlacing.
- invercargill — a city on S South Island, in New Zealand.
- irish gaelic — Irish (def 4).
- itching palm — a grasping nature; avarice
- juggling act — If you say that a situation is a juggling act, you mean that someone is trying to do two or more things at once, and that they are finding it difficult to do those things properly.
- ladder logic — (programming) Source code formatted in two columns with conditions on the left that lead to outputs on the right: if (c1) s1 else if (c2) s2 else if (c3) s3 ... (2007-03-15)
- laguna beach — a town in S California.
- landing card — an identification card issued to a traveler for presentation to the immigration authorities.
- 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.
- latchstrings — Plural form of latchstring.
- lawrenceburg — a town in S Tennessee.
- leading case — a case that is regarded as having settled a particular point of law; a case that is used as guidance for legal decisions
- league match — a match played between teams in a league (as opposed to an international game)
- lexicography — the writing, editing, or compiling of dictionaries.