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14-letter words containing c, a, o, l, g

  • glow discharge — the conduction of electricity in a low-pressure gas, producing a diffuse glow.
  • glycaemic load — an index indicating the amount of carbohydrate contained in a specified serving of a particular food. It is calculated by multiplying the food's glycaemic index by its carbohydrate content in grams and then dividing by 100
  • glycosidically — In a glycosidic manner; by means of a glycoside.
  • glyoxylic acid — a water-soluble crystalline compound, C 2 H 2 O 3 , that is an intermediate in photorespiration in plants.
  • godoy alcayaga — Lucila [Spanish loo-see-lah] /Spanish luˈsi lɑ/ (Show IPA) real name of Gabriela Mistral.
  • golden currant — a western North American shrub, Ribes aureum, of the saxifrage family, having purplish fruit and fragrant, drooping clusters of yellow flowers that turn reddish.
  • goncalves dias — Antonio [an-taw-nyoo] /ɛ̃ˈtɔ nyʊ/ (Show IPA), 1823–64, Brazilian poet.
  • googlewhacking — The action of searching for googlewhacks.
  • goose barnacle — any marine crustacean of the subclass Cirripedia, usually having a calcareous shell, being either stalked (goose barnacle) and attaching itself to ship bottoms and floating timber, or stalkless (rock barnacle or acorn barnacle) and attaching itself to rocks, especially in the intertidal zone.
  • gooseneck lamp — a desk lamp having a flexible shaft or stem.
  • gothic revival — a Gothic style of architecture popular between the late 18th and late 19th centuries, exemplified by the Houses of Parliament in London (1840)
  • gouldian finch — a multicoloured finch, Chloebia gouldiae, of tropical N Australia
  • grade-schooler — a pupil in a grade school.
  • grammar school — an elementary school.
  • grandiloquence — speech that is lofty in tone, often to the point of being pompous or bombastic.
  • graph coloring — graph colouring
  • graphite cloth — a nonwoven fabric made by embedding carbon fibers in a plastic bonding material, used in layers as a substitute for sheet metal, as in the construction of aircraft wings.
  • greek catholic — a member of the Greek Orthodox Church.
  • gulf of cambay — an inlet of the Arabian Sea on the W coast of India, southeast of the Kathiawar Peninsula
  • gynaecological — Alternative spelling of gynecological.
  • gyroscopically — Using a gyroscope.
  • haematological — Alternative spelling of hematological.
  • hagiographical — Hagiographic.
  • hallucinogenic — producing hallucinations: a hallucinogenic drug.
  • hanging scroll — a roll of parchment, paper, copper, or other material, especially one with writing on it: a scroll containing the entire Old Testament.
  • happy-go-lucky — trusting cheerfully to luck; happily unworried or unconcerned.
  • hepaticologist — a person who studies hepaticology
  • herpetological — Of or relating to herpetology, the study of reptiles.
  • hieroglyphical — Hieroglyphic: related to or resembling hieroglyphs.
  • hierographical — hierographic
  • high-card pool — red dog.
  • histologically — In an histological manner.
  • horace greeleyHorace, 1811–72, U.S. journalist, editor, and political leader.
  • house-cleaning — the act of cleaning a house, room, etc., and its furnishings, especially the act of cleaning thoroughly and completely.
  • hydrographical — Hydrographic.
  • hydrologically — the science dealing with the occurrence, circulation, distribution, and properties of the waters of the earth and its atmosphere.
  • hypergolically — in a hypergolic manner
  • hypoallergenic — designed to reduce or minimize the possibility of an allergic response, as by containing relatively few or no potentially irritating substances: hypoallergenic cosmetics.
  • iatrogenically — In an iatrogenic manner.
  • ichthyological — Of or pertaining to ichthyology. Adjective form of ichthyology.
  • interblock gap — the area or space separating consecutive blocks of data or consecutive physical records on an external storage medium.
  • intoxicatingly — causing or capable of causing intoxication: intoxicating beverages.
  • jacobite glass — an English drinking glass of the late 17th or early 18th century, engraved with Jacobite mottoes and symbols.
  • jingoistically — (manner) In a jingoistic manner.
  • kilogram-force — a meter-kilogram-second unit of force, equal to the force that produces an acceleration equal to the acceleration of gravity, when acting on a mass of one kilogram. Abbreviation: kgf.
  • lactoglobulins — Plural form of lactoglobulin.
  • landing beacon — a radio transmitter that emits a landing beam
  • laryngectomies — Plural form of laryngectomy.
  • laryngological — Of or pertaining to laryngology.
  • laryngoscopies — Plural form of laryngoscopy.
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