12-letter words containing c, a, p, g
- epigraphical — Epigraphic.
- epoch-making — An epoch-making change or declaration is considered to be extremely important because it is likely to have a significant effect on a particular period of time.
- escapologist — An entertainer specializing in escaping from the confinement of such things as ropes, handcuffs, and chains.
- ethnographic — Relating to ethnography.
- factor group — quotient group.
- flag captain — the captain of a flagship
- fractography — the study of fractures or cracks in a material, esp metal, in order to predict or identify the cause of a failure in a structure
- galactophore — a galactophorous duct.
- galactoscope — a lactoscope.
- galvanoscope — an instrument for detecting the existence of an electric current and determining its direction.
- gametophytic — (botany) Of or pertaining to a gametophyte plant.
- gap junction — a linkage of two adjacent cells consisting of a system of channels extending across a gap from one cell to the other, allowing the passage of ions and small molecules.
- gapped scale — a scale, such as a pentatonic scale, containing fewer than seven notes
- garage space — space available for housing a motor vehicle, usually within a purpose-built building
- garlic press — kitchen tool for crushing garlic
- garrison cap — overseas cap.
- gastroscopes — Plural form of gastroscope.
- gastroscopic — Of or pertaining to gastroscopy.
- geographical — of or relating to geography.
- geopolitical — the study or the application of the influence of political and economic geography on the politics, national power, foreign policy, etc., of a state.
- get anyplace — to have any success
- glacier peak — a volcanic mountain in NW central Washington, in the Cascade range. 10,541 feet (3213 meters).
- glacis plate — the frontal plate armour on a tank
- gonadotropic — pertaining to substances formed in the anterior pituitary gland that affect the activity of the ovary or testis.
- grace hopper — (person) US Navy Rear Admiral Grace Brewster Hopper (1906-12-09 to 1992-01-01), née Grace Brewster Murray. Hopper is believed to have concieved the concept of the compiler with the A-0 in 1952. She also developed the first commercial high-level language, which eventually evolved into COBOL. She worked on the Mark I computer with Howard Aiken and with BINAC in 1949. She is credited with having coined the term "debug", and the adage "it is always easier to ask forgiveness than it is to get permission" (with various wordings), which has been the guiding principle in sysadmin decisions ever since. See also the entries debug and bug. Hopper is buried at Arlington National Cemetery. In 1994, the US Navy named a new ship, the guided-missile destroyer USS Hopper, after her.
- grace period — a period of time after a payment becomes due, as of a loan or life-insurance premium, before one is subject to penalties or late charges or before the loan or policy is canceled.
- grape picker — someone who picks grapes
- graphic arts — any of the fine or applied visual arts based on drawing or the use of line, as opposed to colour or relief, on a plane surface, esp illustration and printmaking of all kinds
- graphophonic — a phonograph for recording and reproducing sounds on wax records.
- gutta-percha — the milky juice, nearly white when pure, of various Malaysian trees of the sapodilla family, especially Palaquium gutta.
- gymnocarpous — (of a fungus or lichen) having the apothecium open and attached to the surface of the thallus.
- h paul grice — H(erbert) Paul, 1913–88, English philosopher.
- hagiographic — Of or pertaining to hagiography.
- hand-picking — to pick by hand.
- handclapping — The activity of clapping hands, especially as part of a musical performance.
- handicapping — Present participle of handicap.
- 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.
- hepaticology — the scientific study of bryophyte plants known as hepatics or liverworts
- hiding place — location where sb is concealed
- hierographic — of or relating to hierographs
- histographic — a treatise on or description of organic tissues.
- hydrographic — the science of the measurement, description, and mapping of the surface waters of the earth, with special reference to their use for navigation.
- hygrographic — of or relating to a hygrograph
- 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.
- hypsographic — a branch of geography that deals with the measurement and mapping of the topography of the earth above sea level.