12-letter words containing c, a, g, o, u
- longicaudate — having a long posterior or tail
- lounge chair — a chair designed for lounging, as an easy chair, chaise longue, or recliner.
- macrophagous — (of an animal) feeding on relatively large particles of food
- mcleod gauge — a device for determining very low gas pressures by manometrically measuring the pressure of a sample after its compression to a known fraction of its original volume.
- microphagous — (of an animal) feeding on small particles of food
- misconjugate — Grammar. to inflect (a verb). to recite or display all or some subsets of the inflected forms of (a verb), in a fixed order: One conjugates the present tense of the verb “be” as “I am, you are, he is, we are, you are, they are.”.
- mucilaginous — of, relating to, or secreting mucilage.
- museological — Pertaining to museology.
- necrophagous — That eats dead or decaying animal flesh.
- neurological — the science of the nerves and the nervous system, especially of the diseases affecting them.
- non-conjugal — of, relating to, or characteristic of marriage: conjugal vows.
- nonconjugate — Grammar. to inflect (a verb). to recite or display all or some subsets of the inflected forms of (a verb), in a fixed order: One conjugates the present tense of the verb “be” as “I am, you are, he is, we are, you are, they are.”.
- orange juice — fruit drink: nectar of orange
- outbalancing — Present participle of outbalance.
- package tour — a planned tour in which one fee is charged for all expenses: offering package tours of the chateau country.
- packinghouse — a building where foodstuffs are packed
- postsurgical — pertaining to or involving surgery or surgeons.
- producer gas — a mixture of carbon monoxide and nitrogen produced by passing air over hot coke, used mainly as a fuel
- pugnaciously — inclined to quarrel or fight readily; quarrelsome; belligerent; combative.
- quasilogical — according to or agreeing with the principles of logic: a logical inference.
- quindecagons — Plural form of quindecagon.
- sacrilegious — pertaining to or involving sacrilege: sacrilegious practices.
- sanguicolous — living in the blood, as a parasite.
- sarcophagous — carnivorous.
- saronic gulf — an inlet of the Aegean, on the SE coast of Greece, between Attica and the Peloponnesus. 50 miles (80 km) long; 30 miles (48 km) wide.
- sausage code — (humour, programming) Code which, once you know the details of how it's made, you'll never want to use again.
- scatophagous — feeding on dung or excrement
- scouring pad — a small pad, as of steel wool or plastic mesh, used for scouring pots, pans, etc.
- secretagogue — a substance or situation that promotes secretion.
- sound change — any phonetic or phonological change in spoken language, for example the replacement of one speech sound with another, or the loss of a particular sound
- south-facing — facing towards the south
- stegocarpous — (of a moss) belonging to the division Stegocarpi, having an operculate capsule
- submicrogram — containing or relating to a mass of less than one microgram
- sugar-coated — Sugar-coated food is covered with a sweet substance made of sugar.
- sugarcoating — the act or process of covering something with sugar.
- superorganic — of or relating to the structure of cultural elements within society conceived as independent of and superior to the individual members of society.
- tautological — needless repetition of an idea, especially in words other than those of the immediate context, without imparting additional force or clearness, as in “widow woman.”.
- touch and go — precarious situation
- touch-and-go — risky; precarious: a touch-and-go descent down the mountain.
- turbo-charge — to equip (an internal-combustion engine) with a turbocharger.
- turbocharged — with additional power from turbine
- turbocharger — a supercharger that is driven by a turbine turned by exhaust gases from the engine.
- unapologetic — containing an apology or excuse for a fault, failure, insult, injury, etc.: An apologetic letter to his creditors explained the delay.
- unbiological — pertaining to biology.
- uncatalogued — not added to or detailed in a catalogue
- uncoagulated — Obsolete. coagulated.
- uncognizable — capable of being perceived or known.
- uncollegiate — of or relating to a college: collegiate life.
- unconcealing — not concealing or hiding anything; revealing
- unconjugated — Grammar. to inflect (a verb). to recite or display all or some subsets of the inflected forms of (a verb), in a fixed order: One conjugates the present tense of the verb “be” as “I am, you are, he is, we are, you are, they are.”.