11-letter words containing c, g
- carpogonium — the female sex organ of red algae, consisting of a swollen base containing the ovum and a long neck down which the male gametes pass
- carrageenan — a carbohydrate extracted from carrageen, used to make a beverage, medicine, and jelly, and as an emulsifying and gelling agent (E407) in various processed desserts and drinks
- carriageway — A carriageway is one side of a road on which traffic travelling in opposite directions is separated by a barrier.
- carrier bag — A carrier bag is a bag made of plastic or paper which has handles and which you carry shopping in.
- carry light — a searchlight used to illuminate a target while it is tracked and fired upon.
- carrying-on — unconventional or questionable behaviour
- cartelizing — Present participle of cartelize.
- cartography — Cartography is the art or activity of drawing maps and geographical charts.
- casa grande — the massive, prehistoric structure within Indian ruins in S Ariz., now constituting a national monument
- case ending — a suffix on an inflected noun, pronoun, or adjective that indicates its grammatical function.
- casein glue — a glue made from casein, used for plywood, cabinetwork, etc.
- caseinogens — Plural form of caseinogen.
- casing nail — a nail having a small, conical head, slenderer than a common nail of the same length, used for laying floors, fastening matchboarding, and other work in which the head may remain visible.
- casing shoe — A casing shoe is the bottom of the casing string, including the cement around it.
- castigating — Present participle of castigate.
- castigation — to criticize or reprimand severely.
- castigatory — to criticize or reprimand severely.
- castiglione — Count Baldassare (baldasˈsaːre). 1478–1529, Italian diplomat and writer, noted particularly for his dialogue on ideal courtly life, Il Libro del Cortegiano (The Courtier) (1528)
- casting rod — a fishing rod, generally 4–8 feet (1.2–2.4 meters) long, for casting bait or lures with a reel mounted near the handle that enables the thumb or finger to control the line during a cast, including rods used for bait casting and spinning.
- castlereagh — a district of E Northern Ireland, in Co Down. Pop: 66 076 (2003 est). Area: 85 sq km (33 sq miles)
- casual game — A casual game is a simple video game that is easy to play.
- cat burglar — A cat burglar is a thief who steals from houses or other buildings by climbing up walls and entering through windows or through the roof.
- cat-and-dog — continuously or unceasingly vicious and destructive: cat-and-dog competition.
- catagenesis — the retrogressive evolution of a species. Compare anagenesis (def 1).
- cataglottis — A passionate kiss which involves the touching of the tongues of the two people involved.
- catalogical — a list or record, as of items for sale or courses at a university, systematically arranged and often including descriptive material: a stamp catalog.
- cataloguers — Plural form of cataloguer.
- cataloguing — a list or record, as of items for sale or courses at a university, systematically arranged and often including descriptive material: a stamp catalog.
- cataloguize — to make a list of; catalogue
- catapulting — Present participle of catapult.
- catchweight — of or relating to a contest in which normal weight categories have been waived by agreement
- catechising — Present participle of catechise.
- catechizing — Present participle of catechize.
- categorical — If you are categorical about something, you state your views very definitely and firmly.
- categorised — to arrange in categories or classes; classify.
- categorized — to arrange in categories or classes; classify.
- categorizes — to arrange in categories or classes; classify.
- cattle grid — A cattle grid is a set of metal bars in the surface of a road which prevents cattle and sheep from walking along the road, but allows people and vehicles to pass.
- cattle grub — the larva or adult of a warble fly, especially Hypoderma lineatum, a common pest of cattle in North America.
- cauligenous — originating or protruding from the stem of a plant
- cauterizing — Present participle of cauterize.
- cavaliering — a horseman, especially a mounted soldier; knight.
- cayuga lake — lake in WC N.Y., one of the Finger Lakes: 38 mi (61 km) long
- ceiling fan — a fan fitted to the ceiling
- celebrating — Present participle of celebrate.
- cenogenesis — the development of structures in the embryonic or larval stage of an organism that are adaptive and do not appear in the evolutionary history of its group
- centigramme — Alternative spelling of centigram.
- centimorgan — a unit of chromosome length, used in genetic mapping, equal to the length of chromosome over which crossing over occurs with 1 per cent frequency
- centrifugal — acting, moving, or tending to move away from a centre
- centrifuged — an apparatus that rotates at high speed and by centrifugal force separates substances of different densities, as milk and cream.