12-letter words containing c, a, l, g, r
- glacier milk — water flowing in a stream from the snout of a glacier and containing particles of rock
- glacier peak — a volcanic mountain in NW central Washington, in the Cascade range. 10,541 feet (3213 meters).
- glass cutter — a tool for cutting glass.
- global reach — When people talk about the global reach of a company or industry, they mean its ability to have customers in many different parts of the world.
- glycerinated — to impregnate with glycerin.
- gracefullest — Superlative form of graceful.
- gracefulness — The state of being graceful.
- grade school — an elementary school that has its pupils grouped or classified into grades.
- gradualistic — Of or pertaining to gradualism.
- gram calorie — calorie (def 1a). Abbreviation: g-cal.
- grand coulee — a dry canyon in central Washington: cut by the Columbia River in the glacial period. 52 miles (84 km) long; over 400 feet (120 meters) deep.
- grand siècle — the 17th century in French art and literature, esp the classical period of Louis XIV
- granulocytes — Plural form of granulocyte.
- granulocytic — Of, or pertaining to, granulocytes.
- gravicembalo — a harpsichord.
- gravity cell — a cell containing two electrolytes that have different specific gravities.
- great circle — a circle on a spherical surface such that the plane containing the circle passes through the center of the sphere. Compare small circle.
- 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.
- haircoloring — dye or tint for the hair.
- 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.
- hydrological — the science dealing with the occurrence, circulation, distribution, and properties of the waters of the earth and its atmosphere.
- 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.
- increasingly — growing larger or greater; enlarging; augmenting.
- 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).
- 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)
- 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.
- lexicography — the writing, editing, or compiling of dictionaries.
- linear logic — (theory) A logic invented by Girard in 1987 that can be used in proofs related to resource usage.
- lithographic — Of, relating to, or produced by lithography.
- liturgically — of or relating to formal public worship or liturgies.
- locoregional — Restricted to a localized region of the body.