10-letter words containing c, a, t, g, l
- curtailing — Present participle of curtail.
- curtilages — Plural form of curtilage.
- decalogist — a person who interprets and expounds on the Ten Commandments
- dogmatical — relating to or of the nature of a dogma or dogmas or any strong set of principles concerning faith, morals, etc., as those laid down by a church; doctrinal: We hear dogmatic arguments from both sides of the political spectrum.
- egoistical — Caring about oneself rather than others.
- escalating — Increase rapidly.
- escatology — Alternative spelling of eschatology.
- exactingly — In an exacting manner.
- exegetical — Of or relating to exegesis.
- flagsticks — Plural form of flagstick.
- flight cap — a wedge-shaped cap of cotton or woolen fabric, worn as part of the service uniform.
- galactical — Galactic; relating to a galaxy.
- galacticos — Plural form of galactico.
- galactosan — galactan.
- galactosyl — the glycosyl radical of galactose
- gastrocele — (anatomy) A cavity in the embryonic gastrula.
- gastrocoel — archenteron.
- genethliac — of or relating to birthdays or to the position of the stars at one's birth.
- geniculate — having kneelike joints or bends.
- geodetical — Of, or relating to geodesy; geodesic.
- geolocator — A device that permits geolocation.
- geomatical — Relating to geomatics.
- gesticular — pertaining to or characterized by gesticulation.
- giant cell — an exceptionally large cell, often possessing several nuclei, such as an osteoclast
- giant clam — any of several huge clams of the family Tridacnidae, inhabiting the shallow waters of coral reefs in the tropical Indo-Pacific, as Tridacna gigas: some may weigh more than 500 pounds (225 kg).
- glacialist — a person who studies geological phenomena involving the action of ice, especially of glaciers.
- glaciating — Present participle of glaciate.
- glaciation — to cover with ice or glaciers.
- glagolitic — noting or written in an alphabet, probably invented by St. Cyril in about a.d. 865, formerly used in writing Old Church Slavonic and other Slavic languages: almost completely replaced by Cyrillic starting about the 10th century.
- glasnostic — relating to the policy of glasnost
- glasscloth — a cloth for cleaning glass, which does not leave fibres behind
- glauconite — a greenish micaceous mineral consisting essentially of a hydrous silicate of potassium, aluminum, and iron and occurring in greensand, clays, etc.
- glutaminic — derived from glutamine
- gold coast — a former British territory in W Africa; now a part of Ghana.
- gota canal — a canal system in S Sweden, connecting Göteborg with the Baltic Sea.
- gothically — In a gothic way.
- gottschalk — Louis Moreau [maw-roh,, moh-] /mɔˈroʊ,, moʊ-/ (Show IPA), 1829–69, U.S. pianist and composer.
- grapholect — an established and standardized written language
- graticules — Plural form of graticule.
- gun tackle — a tackle composed of a fall rove through two single blocks and secured to one of them so as to secure a mechanical advantage of two or three, neglecting friction, depending on the arrangement.
- hatcheling — Present participle of hatchel.
- hatchlings — Plural form of hatchling.
- lacerating — Present participle of lacerate.
- lactogenic — stimulating lactation.
- laryngitic — Pertaining to or suffering from laryngitis.
- legalistic — strict adherence, or the principle of strict adherence, to law or prescription, especially to the letter rather than the spirit.
- legitimacy — the state or quality of being legitimate.
- light face — a type characterized by thin, light lines. This is a sample of lightface.
- lightfaced — Written, printed or drawn in lightface using a font that has a low ration of ink to white space. The opposite of boldfaced.
- lightfaces — Plural form of lightface.