13-letter words containing c, o, g
- arcticologist — a person who specializes in arcticology.
- aryepiglottic — pertaining to or connecting the arytenoid cartilage and the epiglottis.
- astacological — relating to astacology
- atomic energy — nuclear energy
- atomic weight — the weight of one atom of an element expressed in atomic mass units: it is the average weight of all the isotopes of the element
- auctioneering — Present participle of auctioneer.
- audiographics — audiographic teleconferencing
- auguste comte — (Isidore) Auguste (Marie François) [ee-zee-dawr oh-gyst ma-ree frahn-swa] /i ziˈdɔr oʊˈgüst maˈri frɑ̃ˈswa/ (Show IPA), 1798–1857, French founder of the philosophical system of positivism.
- autographical — Relating to, or used in, the process of autography.
- automagically — automatically; in a way that is hidden from or not understood by the user, and in that sense, apparently “magical”: I downloaded an app that automagically adds a travel itinerary to my calendar whenever I buy a plane ticket.
- bachelor girl — a young unmarried woman, esp one who is self-supporting
- backgrounders — Plural form of backgrounder.
- backgrounding — Present participle of background.
- backing group — a group of musicians providing an instrumental or vocal accompaniment for a pop singer
- backing store — a computer storage device, usually a disk, that provides additional storage space for information so that it can be accessed and referred to when required and may be copied into the processor if needed
- bacteriogenic — Caused by bacteria.
- bacteriologic — a branch of microbiology dealing with the identification, study, and cultivation of bacteria and with their applications in medicine, agriculture, industry, and biotechnology.
- bacteriophage — a virus that is parasitic in a bacterium and multiplies within its host, which is destroyed when the new viruses are released
- bacteriophagy — the action of a bacteriophage
- bag of tricks — a container or receptacle of leather, plastic, cloth, paper, etc., capable of being closed at the mouth; pouch.
- belgian congo — former Belgian colony (1908-60) in central Africa: now the country of Democratic Republic of the Congo
- benching iron — a triangular, pronged plate driven into the ground to provide a temporary bench mark or turning point.
- benthopelagic — relating to species living at the bottom of the sea
- beta-blocking — acting to inhibit the activity of the nerves that are stimulated by adrenaline
- bible college — an institution of higher education that specializes in Bible study, typically for the education of Protestant clergy
- bibliographic — a complete or selective list of works compiled upon some common principle, as authorship, subject, place of publication, or printer.
- bibliological — relating to bibliology
- big-cone pine — Coulter pine.
- bignoniaceous — of, relating to, or belonging to the Bignoniaceae, a chiefly tropical family of trees, shrubs, and lianas, including jacaranda, bignonia, and catalpa
- bioecological — the study of the interrelations among living organisms in their natural environment; ecology.
- bioenergetics — the study of energy transformations in living organisms and systems
- biogeneticist — genetic engineering.
- biopsychology — a field of psychology that deals with the effects of biological factors on behavior.
- biotechnology — Biotechnology is the use of living parts such as cells or bacteria in industry and technology.
- bitch goddess — worldly or material success personified as a goddess, especially one requiring sacrifice and being essentially destructive: He went to New York to worship the bitch goddess.
- black-bag job — surreptitious or illegal entry or activity by government agents seeking incriminating evidence.
- block booking — the making of bookings for a number of people, or e.g. purchasing a number of seats in a theatre, concert hall, etc at the same time
- block diagram — a diagram showing the interconnections between the parts of an industrial process
- blood glucose — Blood glucose is glucose (= a type of sugar) in the bloodstream.
- bloodcurdling — terrifying; horrifying
- boarding card — A boarding card is a card which a passenger must have when boarding a plane or a boat.
- body piercing — the practice of making holes in the navel , nipples, etc so that jewellery can be worn in them
- body stocking — A body stocking is a piece of clothing that covers the whole of someone's body and fits tightly. Body stockings are often worn by dancers.
- bolting cloth — a sturdy fabric, usually of fine silk or nylon mesh, used chiefly in serigraphy, embroidery, and as a foundation fabric for wigs.
- bone-chilling — extremely cold
- bone-crushing — powerful or constricting enough to crush one's bones: a bone-crushing handshake.
- booking clerk — A booking clerk is a person who sells tickets, especially in a railway station.
- boolean logic — (logic) A logic based on Boolean algebra.
- boraginaceous — of, relating to, or belonging to the Boraginaceae, a family of temperate and tropical typically hairy-leaved flowering plants that includes forget-me-not, lungwort, borage, comfrey, and heliotrope
- boroglyceride — any compound containing boric acid and glycerol, used chiefly as an antiseptic.