11-letter words containing c, n, g
- angioscopes — Plural form of angioscope.
- angle cleat — a short length of angle iron used as a bracket.
- anglicanism — Anglicanism is the beliefs and practices of the Church of England, and of the churches related to it.
- anglicizing — Present participle of anglicize.
- anglophilic — Alternative capitalization of Anglophilic.
- anglophonic — of or relating to English speakers
- antignostic — pertaining to knowledge.
- antilogical — opposed to the logical
- approaching — coming closer in time
- arachnology — the study of arachnids
- arc tangent — the angle, measured in radians, that has a tangent equal to a given number. Symbol: tan −1. Abbreviation: arc tan;
- arc welding — a technique in which metal is welded by heat generated by an electric arc struck between two electrodes or between one electrode and the metal workpiece
- 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.
- at a glance — If you see something at a glance, you see or recognize it immediately, and without having to think or look carefully.
- 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.
- autochanger — a device in a record player or CD player that enables a small stack of records or CDs to be dropped automatically onto the turntable or player tray one at a time and played separately
- autoclaving — Present participle of autoclave.
- autogenetic — self-generated.
- awning deck — a weather deck supported on very light scantlings.
- back garden — a garden at the rear of a house
- backcasting — Present participle of backcast.
- backfilling — material used for refilling an excavation.
- backflowing — Flowing backwards.
- backgammons — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of backgammon.
- backgrounds — Plural form of background.
- 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.
- baconburger — a hamburger topped with strips of cooked bacon.
- bagna cauda — a dip made from garlic, anchovies, butter, and olive oil, usually served hot over a spirit burner, with raw vegetables
- 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).
- balance lug — a lugsail having a portion of its area forward of the mast and having a long foot, often with a boom.