11-letter words containing c, i, n, g
- archangelic — Theology. a chief or principal angel; in medieval angelology one of the nine orders of celestial attendants on God. Compare angel (def 1).
- archegonial — relating to an archegonium
- archegonium — a female sex organ, occurring in mosses, spore-bearing vascular plants, and gymnosperms, that produces a single egg cell in its swollen base
- ascendingly — moving upward; rising.
- associating — to connect or bring into relation, as thought, feeling, memory, etc.: Many people associate dark clouds with depression and gloom.
- astringence — Alternative spelling of astringency.
- astringency — An astringent taste.
- atherogenic — causing atheroma
- aurignacian — of, relating to, or produced during a flint culture of the Upper Palaeolithic type characterized by the use of bone and antler tools, pins, awls, etc, and also by cave art and evidence of the beginnings of religion
- auspicating — Present participle of auspicate.
- auto racing — the sport of racing automobiles in which drivers compete against each other on a course designed for racing or on closed public roads.
- autoclaving — Present participle of autoclave.
- autogenetic — self-generated.
- awning deck — a weather deck supported on very light scantlings.
- backcasting — Present participle of backcast.
- backfilling — material used for refilling an excavation.
- backflowing — Flowing backwards.
- backhanding — Present participle of backhand.
- backing dog — a dog that moves a flock of sheep by jumping on their backs
- backlashing — a sudden, forceful backward movement; recoil.
- backlisting — Present participle of backlist.
- backloading — to defer to a later date, as wages, benefits, or costs: The union agreed to back-load pay raises.
- backlogging — a reserve or accumulation, as of stock, work, or business: a backlog of business orders.
- backpacking — If you go backpacking, you go travelling with a backpack.
- backsliding — If you accuse someone of backsliding, you disapprove of them because they have failed to do something they promised or agreed to do, or have started again doing something undesirable that they had previously stopped doing.
- backsolving — Present participle of backsolve.
- backspacing — Present participle of backspace.
- backtalking — Present participle of backtalk.
- backwashing — A form of water treatment in which water is pumped backwards through the filter media, sometimes with intermittent use of compressed air.
- baitcasting — (angling) A form of casting in which the weight of the bait pulls the fishing line off of the spool (subject to some control by thumb pressure).
- barebacking — sexual intercourse performed without the use of a condom
- barricading — Present participle of barricade.
- bathing cap — a tight rubber cap worn by a swimmer to keep the hair dry
- bbc english — Received Pronunciation.
- bcg vaccine — a vaccine made from weakened strains of tubercle bacilli, used to produce immunity against tuberculosis.
- bearing cap — A bearing cap is a rigid, semi-circular part that fits around one half of a bearing and secures it.
- bedclothing — bedclothes; bedding.
- bellyaching — constant complaining
- big science — scientific research that requires a large investment of capital
- bing cherry — a dark-red variety of sweet cherry
- binge-watch — to watch a large number of television programmes (especially all the shows from one series) in succession
- biocenology — the branch of biology dealing with the study of biological communities and the interactions among their members.
- biogenetics — the branch of biology concerned with altering the genomes of living organisms
- bivouacking — a military encampment made with tents or improvised shelters, usually without shelter or protection from enemy fire.
- blogjacking — the use of another person’s blog without his or her consent, esp for malicious or satirical purposes
- bluejacking — the practice of using one Bluetooth-enabled mobile phone to gain access to another, esp in order to send anonymous text messages
- bootlicking — to seek the favor or goodwill of in a servile, degraded way; toady to.
- boring clam — piddock
- box-ticking — the process of satisfying bureaucratic administrative requirements rather than assessing the actual merit of something
- brachiating — Botany. having widely spreading branches in alternate pairs.