8-letter words containing c, o, l, g, n
- glucosin — any of a class of compounds, some of which are highly toxic, derived from reactions of glucose with ammonia.
- glycogen — a white, tasteless polysaccharide, (C 6 H 10 O 5) n , molecularly similar to starch, constituting the principal carbohydrate storage material in animals and occurring chiefly in the liver, in muscle, and in fungi and yeasts.
- glyconic — (of a line of verse) consisting of three trochees and one dactyl
- gnomical — Gnomic.
- golconda — a ruined city in S India, near the modern city of Hyderabad: capital of a former Muslim kingdom; famous for its diamond cutting.
- gunlocks — Plural form of gunlock.
- 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.
- mongolic — Mongolian (def 4).
- 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.
- octangle — octangular.
- oncology — the branch of medical science dealing with tumors, including the origin, development, diagnosis, and treatment of malignant neoplasms.
- oracling — Present participle of oracle.
- 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
- rockling — any of several small cods of the genera Enchalyopus and Gaidropsarus, found in the North Atlantic.
- scolding — a person who is constantly scolding, often with loud and abusive speech.
- scowling — to draw down or contract the brows in a sullen, displeased, or angry manner.