12-letter words containing c, o, g, e
- bouncing bet — a perennial soapwort (Saponaria officinalis) with clusters of pinkish flowers
- bound charge — any electric charge that is bound to an atom or molecule (opposed to free charge).
- bridge cloth — a tablecloth for a bridge table.
- bronchogenic — bronchial in origin
- cabbage moth — a common brownish noctuid moth, Mamestra brassicae, the larva of which is destructive of cabbages and other plants
- cabbage rose — a rose, Rosa centifolia, with a round compact full-petalled head
- cabriole leg — a type of furniture leg, popular in the first half of the 18th century, in which an upper convex curve descends tapering to a concave curve
- caenogenesis — the development of structures and organs in an embryo or larva that are adaptations to its way of life and are not retained in the adult form
- campo grande — a city in SW Brazil, capital of Mato Grosso do Sul state on the São Paulo–Corumbá railway: market centre. Pop: 746 000 (2005 est)
- canada goose — A Canada goose is a grayish-brown wild goose that comes from North America.
- canned goods — tinned food produce
- canyoneering — (US) Canyoning, a hybrid outdoor sport involving the traversal of river canyons.
- cape delgado — a headland on the NE coast of Mozambique
- cape ortegal — a cape in NW Spain, projecting into the Bay of Biscay
- carcinogenic — A substance that is carcinogenic is likely to cause cancer.
- cardiomegaly — abnormal enlargement of the heart.
- cardioplegia — deliberate arrest of the action of the heart, as by hypothermia or the injection of chemicals, to enable complex heart surgery to be carried out
- cargo pocket — a large patch pocket, usually pleated at the sides and often having a flap.
- carpetmonger — a person who frequently visits women's boudoirs
- carriage dog — Dalmatian (sense 4)
- cartographer — A cartographer is a person whose job is drawing maps.
- casting vote — When a committee has given an equal number of votes for and against a proposal, the chairperson can give a casting vote. This vote decides whether or not the proposal will be passed.
- catalog code — the principles, rules, and regulations for entering and describing books or other library material in a catalog.
- categorially — in a manner relating to or involving categories
- categoricity — The quality of being categorical.
- categorising — to arrange in categories or classes; classify.
- categorizing — Present participle of categorize.
- cathode glow — a luminous region between the Aston dark space and the Crookes dark space in a vacuum tube, occurring when the pressure is low.
- ceiling rose — decorative plaster centrepiece
- cell biology — the study of the biology of cells
- centimorgans — Plural form of centimorgan.
- ceramography — the study, analysis, and preparation of ceramic microstructures, usually for industrial use
- chaetognaths — Plural form of chaetognath.
- chalcogenide — a binary compound consisting of a chalcogen and at least one other electropositive element
- change color — to become pale
- change front — to redeploy (a force in the field) so that its main weight of weapons points in another direction
- change point — a point to which a foresight and backsight are taken in levelling; turning point
- change round — to place in or adopt a different or opposite position
- changearound — the act of changing to a different position
- changepocket — a small pocket or compartment for holding coins.
- charlesbourg — city in S Quebec, Canada: pop. 71,000
- cheesemonger — a person dealing in cheese, butter, etc
- chemosurgery — a method of treating cancer involving the use of chemicals to destroy malignant tissue or skin
- chicago fire — a three-day fire in Chicago, Ill., in 1871 that largely destroyed the city and took several hundred lives.
- chincoteague — a town on a small island in a lagoon (Chincoteague Bay) in E Virginia: annual wild pony roundup.
- chirographer — Alternative form of chirographist.
- chirurgeonly — in the manner of a surgeon
- chord change — a movement from one chord to another
- choregrapher — Alt form choreographer.
- choreographs — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of choreograph.