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14-letter words containing c, o, n, g, a, e

  • francois guise — François de Lorraine [frahn-swa duh law-ren] /frɑ̃ˈswa də lɔˈrɛn/ (Show IPA), 2nd Duc de, 1519–63, French general and statesman.
  • galactic noise — unidentified radio-frequency radiation originating from beyond the solar system.
  • galeopithecine — of, relating to, or resembling the flying lemur (Galeopithecus)
  • galvanocautery — a cautery heated by a galvanic current.
  • game of chance — a game in which the outcome is determined by chance rather than by the skill of its players, as roulette.
  • gamma-carotene — one of the forms of the pigment carotene
  • ganglionectomy — the excision of a ganglion.
  • garden produce — cultivated or farm-produced goods, such as fruit and vegetables
  • gascoyne-cecil — Robert Arthur Talbot [tawl-buh t] /ˈtɔl bət/ (Show IPA), 3rd Marquis of Salisbury, Salisbury (def 1).
  • gaudi i cornet — Antoni [ahn-taw-nee] /ɑnˈtɔ ni/ (Show IPA), 1852–1926, Spanish architect and designer.
  • gelatification — the process of gelatinizing.
  • genealogically — Using genealogical methods.
  • genethlialogic — relating to the science of casting horoscopes
  • gentrification — the buying and renovation of houses and stores in deteriorated urban neighborhoods by upper- or middle-income families or individuals, raising property values but often displacing low-income families and small businesses.
  • geocentrically — In a geocentric manner.
  • geognostically — with reference to a knowledge of the structure of the earth
  • geometric mean — the mean of n positive numbers obtained by taking the n th root of the product of the numbers: The geometric mean of 6 and 24 is 12.
  • gerontocracies — Plural form of gerontocracy.
  • gerontological — Of or pertaining to gerontology.
  • gesticulations — Plural form of gesticulation.
  • get one's back — situated at or in the rear: at the back door; back fence.
  • golden currant — a western North American shrub, Ribes aureum, of the saxifrage family, having purplish fruit and fragrant, drooping clusters of yellow flowers that turn reddish.
  • gonadectomized — Having undergone gonadectomy.
  • goncalves dias — Antonio [an-taw-nyoo] /ɛ̃ˈtɔ nyʊ/ (Show IPA), 1823–64, Brazilian poet.
  • googlewhacking — The action of searching for googlewhacks.
  • goose barnacle — any marine crustacean of the subclass Cirripedia, usually having a calcareous shell, being either stalked (goose barnacle) and attaching itself to ship bottoms and floating timber, or stalkless (rock barnacle or acorn barnacle) and attaching itself to rocks, especially in the intertidal zone.
  • gooseneck lamp — a desk lamp having a flexible shaft or stem.
  • grade crossing — an intersection of a railroad track and another track, a road, etc., at the same level.
  • grandiloquence — speech that is lofty in tone, often to the point of being pompous or bombastic.
  • greyhound race — a race in which greyhounds chase a dummy hare around a track
  • gynaecological — Alternative spelling of gynecological.
  • hallucinogenic — producing hallucinations: a hallucinogenic drug.
  • have it coming — Usually, haves. an individual or group that has wealth, social position, or other material benefits (contrasted with have-not).
  • heading course — (in brickwork) a course of headers.
  • house-cleaning — the act of cleaning a house, room, etc., and its furnishings, especially the act of cleaning thoroughly and completely.
  • hydromagnetics — magnetohydrodynamics.
  • hypoallergenic — designed to reduce or minimize the possibility of an allergic response, as by containing relatively few or no potentially irritating substances: hypoallergenic cosmetics.
  • iatrogenically — In an iatrogenic manner.
  • image orthicon — a camera tube, more sensitive than the orthicon, in which an electron image generated by a photocathode is focused on one side of a target that is scanned on its other side by a beam of low-velocity electrons to produce the output signal.
  • interblock gap — the area or space separating consecutive blocks of data or consecutive physical records on an external storage medium.
  • juicing orange — an orange that is grown especially for its juice, for example the Valencia orange
  • landing beacon — a radio transmitter that emits a landing beam
  • laryngectomies — Plural form of laryngectomy.
  • laryngoscopies — Plural form of laryngoscopy.
  • legal document — a document concerning a legal matter; a document drawn up by a lawyer
  • lichenological — relating to lichenology
  • light reaction — the stage of photosynthesis during which light energy is absorbed by chlorophyll and transformed into chemical energy stored in ATP
  • long-neck clam — soft-shell clam.
  • long-term care — continuing help and attention
  • longcase clock — tall freestanding timepiece
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