0%

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.
Was this page helpful?
Yes No
Thank you for your feedback! Tell your friends about this page
Tell us why?