13-letter words containing c, g, s
- noncontiguous — touching; in contact.
- nondecreasing — not decreasing.
- nonincreasing — not increasing.
- nonlinguistic — of or belonging to language: linguistic change.
- nonpractising — of or relating to a person who no longer observes or pursues his or her religious faith
- nordic skiing — types of skiing in which the heel of the boot is not fixed to the ski, especially cross-country skiing and ski-jumping
- nosologically — In terms of nosology.
- nostalgically — experiencing or exhibiting nostalgia, a sentimental or wistful yearning for the happiness felt in a former place, time, or situation.
- nutrigenetics — the branch of science concerned with the effect of heredity on diet and nutrition
- nutrigenomics — the study of how individual genetic makeup interacts with diet, especially the effects of this interaction on a person's health.
- ocean springs — a town in SE Mississippi.
- octagon house — a type of American house, c. 1850, having an octagonal perimeter to reduce exterior wall area.
- octagon scale — a scale used in laying out octagonal figures of various sizes.
- octogenarians — Plural form of octogenarian.
- olfactologist — a medical specialist in the sense of smell
- oligopolistic — the market condition that exists when there are few sellers, as a result of which they can greatly influence price and other market factors. Compare duopoly, monopoly (def 1).
- olympic games — international sports event
- onychophagist — the practice of biting one's nails, especially when done habitually and as a symptom of emotional disturbance.
- optical glass — any of several types of high-quality, homogeneous, color-free glass, as flint or crown glass, having specified refractive properties, used in lenses and other components of optical systems.
- orchard grass — a weedy grass, Dactylis glomerata, often grown for pastures.
- orchesography — a written study of dancing
- orchestrating — Present participle of orchestrate.
- orchidologist — someone who is knowledgeable in orchidology
- organoarsenic — (organic chemistry) Describing any organic compound containing a carbon to arsenic bond.
- organosilicon — pertaining to or noting an organic compound containing silicon, especially where attached directly to a carbon atom.
- orgiastically — In an orgiastic fashion.
- orismological — relating to orismology
- oscillographs — Plural form of oscillograph.
- oscillography — a device for recording the wave-forms of changing currents, voltages, or any other quantity that can be translated into electric energy, as sound waves.
- outdistancing — Present participle of outdistance.
- outprocessing — to end a military tour of duty, accompanied by necessary paperwork: All enlisted soldiers out-process as a class.
- outstretching — Present participle of outstretch.
- package store — a store selling sealed bottles or other containers of alcoholic beverages that may only be consumed off the premises.
- packing house — A packing house is a company that processes and packs food, especially meat, to be sold.
- panic selling — widespread selling of a security or investment, causing sharp price declines. Usually caused by an unexpected event seen to devalue the security.
- paring chisel — a woodworking chisel moved by steady hand pressure to make long, light cuts.
- passenger car — carriage of a train
- passing place — a wider place on a narrow road where vehicles can pass
- perfect stage — a phase in the life cycle of certain fungi in which sexual spores are formed, as the asci in the sexual stage of the ascomycete.
- pharmacognosy — materia medica (def 2).
- pharyngoscope — an instrument for inspecting the pharynx.
- pharyngoscopy — an examination by means of a pharyngoscope.
- phlogisticate — to integrate or blend phlogiston with
- physiographic — the science of physical geography.
- physiological — of or relating to physiology.
- place setting — the group of dishes, silverware, glasses, etc., set at the place of each person at a meal.
- place-setting — the group of dishes, silverware, glasses, etc., set at the place of each person at a meal.
- playing cards — cards used in playing various games, arranged in decks of four suits (spades, hearts, diamonds, and clubs): a standard deck has 52 cards
- pneumogastric — of or relating to the lungs and stomach.
- polygalaceous — any plant of the genus Polygala, comprising the milkworts.