8-letter words containing c, o, g, n
- knocking — Present participle of knock.
- lactogen — (biochemistry) A polypeptide placental hormone, part of the somatotropin family, with structure and function similar to those of growth hormone. It modifies the metabolic state of the mother during pregnancy to facilitate the energy supply of the fetus.
- locating — Present participle of locate.
- lockings — Plural form of locking.
- logician — a person who is skilled in logic.
- longcase — A longcase clock.
- longneck — a bottle of beer.
- manchego — a Spanish cheese made from ewes' milk
- mcgovern — George (Stanley) 1922–2012, U.S. politician: Democratic presidential candidate 1972, senator 1963–81.
- mongolic — Mongolian (def 4).
- mooching — Present participle of mooch.
- mouching — to borrow (a small item or amount) without intending to return or repay it.
- mungcorn — a mixture of grains, esp wheat and rye
- myogenic — originating in muscle, as an impulse or sensation.
- nanchong — a city in E central Sichuan province, in central China.
- neologic — neologism.
- noncling — having little or no tendency to stick to an object, surface, etc., as by static electricity.
- nonlogic — That which is not logic.
- nonmagic — Not magic; nonmagical.
- notching — an angular or V -shaped cut, indentation, or slit in an object, surface, or edge.
- noticing — an announcement or intimation of something impending; warning: a day's notice.
- occuring — Misspelling of occurring, the present participle of occur.
- oceanog. — oceanography
- octagons — Plural form of octagon.
- octangle — octangular.
- oncogene — any gene that is a causative factor in the initiation of cancerous growth.
- oncology — the branch of medical science dealing with tumors, including the origin, development, diagnosis, and treatment of malignant neoplasms.
- oncoming — approaching; nearing: the oncoming train; the oncoming holiday season.
- oracling — Present participle of oracle.
- organics — Plural form of organic.
- orogenic — (geology) Concerned with orogeny; pertaining to the creation of mountains.
- packfong — a Chinese cupronickel alloy
- poaching — the illegal practice of trespassing on another's property to hunt or steal game without the landowner's permission.
- policing — Also called police force. an organized civil force for maintaining order, preventing and detecting crime, and enforcing the laws.
- polignac — Prince de, title of Auguste Jules Armand Marie de Polignac. 1780–1847, French statesman; prime minister (1829–30) to Charles X: his extreme royalist and ultramontane policies provoked the 1830 revolution and cost Charles X the throne
- pouching — a bag, sack, or similar receptacle, especially one for small articles or quantities: a tobacco pouch.
- pyogenic — producing or generating pus.
- roaching — Nautical. the upward curve at the foot of a square sail. (loosely) a convexity given to any of the edges of a sail; round.
- rockling — any of several small cods of the genera Enchalyopus and Gaidropsarus, found in the North Atlantic.
- scoffing — food; grub.
- scolding — a person who is constantly scolding, often with loud and abusive speech.
- scooping — a ladle or ladlelike utensil, especially a small, deep-sided shovel with a short, horizontal handle, for taking up flour, sugar, etc.
- scooting — to go swiftly or hastily; dart.
- scorning — open or unqualified contempt; disdain: His face and attitude showed the scorn he felt.
- scouring — to range over, as in a search: They scoured the countryside for the lost child.
- scouting — a soldier, warship, airplane, etc., employed in reconnoitering.
- scowling — to draw down or contract the brows in a sullen, displeased, or angry manner.
- scroggin — a tramper's home-made high-calorie sweetmeat
- scrounge — to borrow (a small amount or item) with no intention of repaying or returning it: to scrounge a cigarette.
- scroungy — given to or characterized by scrounging.