8-letter words containing c, o, g
- cozenage — the practice of cozening.
- cozening — Present participle of cozen.
- crannoge — Alt form crannog.
- crannogs — Plural form of crannog.
- croaking — Present participle of croak.
- crocking — British Dialect. soot; smut.
- crofting — In Scotland, crofting is the activity of farming on small pieces of land.
- crooking — a bent or curved implement, piece, appendage, etc.; hook.
- crooning — a style of relaxed and seemingly effortless singing, particularly popular in the1930s and 1940s
- cropping — the trimming or masking of unwanted edges or areas of a negative or print
- crossing — A crossing is a journey by boat or ship to a place on the other side of a sea, river, or lake.
- crowding — a large number of persons gathered closely together; throng: a crowd of angry people.
- crowning — the stage of labour when the infant's head is passing through the vaginal opening
- cryogens — Plural form of cryogen.
- cryology — the study of snow and ice.
- cyanogen — an extremely poisonous colourless flammable gas with an almond-like odour: has been used in chemical warfare. Formula: (CN)2
- cymogene — a mixture of volatile flammable hydrocarbons, mainly butane, obtained in the distillation of petroleum
- cytogeny — (biology) cell production or development; cytogenesis.
- cytology — the study of plant and animal cells, including their structure, function, and formation
- decagons — Plural form of decagon.
- decalogy — A set of ten works of art that are connected, and that can be seen either as a single work or as ten individual works. They are commonly found in literature, film, or video games.
- deck log — a log filled in by the officer of the watch at the end of each watch, giving details of weather, navigation, unusual happenings, etc.
- decoding — the act or the process of converting something from a coded form into a normal form
- decoying — Present participle of decoy.
- dialogic — of, relating to, or characterized by dialogue.
- diglycol — diethylene glycol.
- diogenic — 412?–323 b.c, Greek Cynic philosopher.
- dockings — Plural form of docking.
- dog tick — any of a variety of ticks, as the American dog tick, that commonly infest dogs and may transmit Rocky Mountain spotted fever or tularemia to humans.
- dogcarts — Plural form of dogcart.
- dogfaces — Plural form of dogface.
- dogmatic — relating to or of the nature of a dogma or dogmas or any strong set of principles concerning faith, morals, etc., as those laid down by a church; doctrinal: We hear dogmatic arguments from both sides of the political spectrum.
- dogpatch — a poor rural community in the U.S., especially in the South, whose inhabitants are unsophisticated and have little education: He acts like he's been raised in a Dogpatch.
- dogwatch — Nautical. either of two two-hour watches, the first from 4 to 6 p.m., the latter from 6 to 8 p.m.
- douching — Present participle of douche.
- dysgonic — growing poorly on artificial media, as certain bacteria (opposed to eugonic).
- echogram — a record produced by the action of an echograph.
- eclogite — a rock consisting of a granular aggregate of green pyroxene and red garnet, often containing kyanite, silvery mica, quartz, and pyrite.
- eclogues — a pastoral poem, often in dialogue form.
- ecolodge — A building designed to house ecotourists, typically built and supported by local labour and with respect for the environment.
- ecologic — the branch of biology dealing with the relations and interactions between organisms and their environment, including other organisms.
- ectogeny — the effect of pollination and fertilization on the tissues of a plant
- egg coal — anthracite in sizes ranging from 2.44 to 3.25 inches (8 to 8 cm), intermediate between broken coal and stove coal.
- egoistic — Egoistical.
- el greco — real name Domenikos Theotocopoulos. 1541–1614, Spanish painter, born in Crete; noted for his elongated human forms and dramatic use of colour
- encoding — (computing) The way in which symbols are mapped onto bytes, e.g. in the rendering of a particular font, or in the mapping from keyboard input into visual text.
- encoring — Present participle of encore.
- epagogic — relating to inductive reasoning
- epigonic — of an epigone
- epilogic — relating to an epilogue