13-letter words containing c, o, n, g, s
- onychophagist — the practice of biting one's nails, especially when done habitually and as a symptom of emotional disturbance.
- orchestrating — Present participle of orchestrate.
- organoarsenic — (organic chemistry) Describing any organic compound containing a carbon to arsenic bond.
- organosilicon — pertaining to or noting an organic compound containing silicon, especially where attached directly to a carbon atom.
- outdistancing — Present participle of outdistance.
- outprocessing — to end a military tour of duty, accompanied by necessary paperwork: All enlisted soldiers out-process as a class.
- outstretching — Present participle of outstretch.
- packing house — A packing house is a company that processes and packs food, especially meat, to be sold.
- pharmacognosy — materia medica (def 2).
- pharyngoscope — an instrument for inspecting the pharynx.
- pharyngoscopy — an examination by means of a pharyngoscope.
- pneumogastric — of or relating to the lungs and stomach.
- polygonaceous — belonging to the Polygonaceae, the buckwheat family of plants.
- post exchange — a retail store on an army installation that sells goods and services to military personnel and their dependents and to certain authorized civilian personnel. Abbreviation: PX.
- postemergence — occurring or applied after emergence of a plant from the soil and before full growth: postemergence frost.
- postemergency — of, relating to, or occurring in the period after an emergency
- prediagnostic — of, relating to, or used in diagnosis.
- presto chango — change at once (usually used imperatively, as in a magician's command).
- progestogenic — relating to progestogen
- prognosticate — to forecast or predict (something future) from present indications or signs; prophesy.
- psychogenesis — genesis of the psyche.
- psychogenetic — genesis of the psyche.
- psychosurgeon — a surgeon who specializes in psychosurgery
- psychotogenic — a substance that causes a psychotic reaction.
- raking course — a concealed course of bricks laid diagonally to the wall surface in a raking bond.
- reconsignment — a consigning again.
- regionalistic — Government. the principle or system of dividing a city, state, etc., into separate administrative regions.
- retrospecting — contemplation of the past; a survey of past time, events, etc.
- riding school — a place where equitation is taught.
- right section — a representation of an object as it would appear if cut by a plane perpendicular to its longest axis.
- rising action — a related series of incidents in a literary plot that build toward the point of greatest interest.
- roasting jack — a rotating spit for roasting meat on
- rocking horse — a toy horse, as of wood, mounted on rockers or springs, on which children may ride; hobbyhorse.
- rocking shear — a shear having a curved blade that cuts with a rocking motion.
- rocking stone — any fairly large rock so situated on its base that slight forces can cause it to move or sway.
- rolling stock — the wheeled vehicles of a railroad, including locomotives, freight cars, and passenger cars.
- romanticising — to make romantic; invest with a romantic character: Many people romanticize the role of an editor.
- running costs — The running costs of a business are the amount of money that is regularly spent on things such as salaries, heating, lighting, and rent.
- salpingectomy — excision of the Fallopian tube.
- scandalmonger — a person who spreads scandal or gossip.
- schizogenesis — reproduction by fission.
- schizogenetic — reproducing or formed by fission.
- school outing — a short trip that a school organizes for schoolchildren, usually during the school day, to a place of interest such as museum or art gallery
- scoping study — a preliminary study to define the scope of a project
- scorchingness — the state or quality of being scorching
- scouring rush — any of certain horsetails, especially Equisetum hyemale, used for scouring and polishing.
- second coming — the coming of Christ on Judgment Day.
- second growth — the plant growth that follows the destruction of virgin forest.
- second string — Sports. the squad of players available either individually or as a team to replace or relieve those who start a game.
- second-degree — In the United States, second-degree is used to describe crimes that are considered to be less serious than first-degree crimes.