12-letter words containing c, o, r, d, g, a
- dopaminergic — activated by or sensitive to dopamine.
- edulcorating — Present participle of edulcorate.
- fudge factor — any variable component added to an experiment, plan, or the like that can be manipulated to allow leeway for error.
- go-go dancer — an entertainer who performs popular dances on a stage or platform for the patrons of a discotheque or nightclub.
- gonadotropic — pertaining to substances formed in the anterior pituitary gland that affect the activity of the ovary or testis.
- grace period — a period of time after a payment becomes due, as of a loan or life-insurance premium, before one is subject to penalties or late charges or before the loan or policy is canceled.
- grade school — an elementary school that has its pupils grouped or classified into grades.
- grand canyon — a gorge of the Colorado River in N Arizona. over 200 miles (320 km) long; 1 mile (1.6 km) deep.
- grand coulee — a dry canyon in central Washington: cut by the Columbia River in the glacial period. 52 miles (84 km) long; over 400 feet (120 meters) deep.
- graving dock — an excavated shore dry dock for the repair and maintenance of ships.
- ground cable — a heavy chain for securing permanent floating moorings, as a number of mooring buoys.
- ground cedar — a ground pine, Lycopodium complanatum.
- ground track — the path on the earth's surface below an aircraft, missile, rocket, or spacecraft.
- hydrographic — the science of the measurement, description, and mapping of the surface waters of the earth, with special reference to their use for navigation.
- hydrological — the science dealing with the occurrence, circulation, distribution, and properties of the waters of the earth and its atmosphere.
- ladder logic — (programming) Source code formatted in two columns with conditions on the left that lead to outputs on the right: if (c1) s1 else if (c2) s2 else if (c3) s3 ... (2007-03-15)
- megalocardia — hypertrophy of the heart.
- micromanaged — Simple past tense and past participle of micromanage.
- mockingboard — (hardware) A sound and speech board for the Apple II computer, on sale in 1978. See also zxnrbl.
- oregon cedar — Port Orford cedar.
- organic mode — (programming) A term used by COCOMO to describe a project that is developed in a familiar, stable environment. The product is similar to previously developed products. Most people connected with the project have extensive experience in working with related systems and have a thorough understanding of the project. The project contains a minimum of innovative data processing architectures or algorithms. The product requires little innovation and is relatively small, rarely greater than 50,000 DSIs.
- producer gas — a mixture of carbon monoxide and nitrogen produced by passing air over hot coke, used mainly as a fuel
- radioecology — the branch of ecology concerned with the effects of radioactivity on the environment
- radiological — of or relating to radiology.
- road pricing — Road pricing is a system of making drivers pay money for driving on certain roads by electronically recording the movement of vehicles on those roads.
- scouring pad — a small pad, as of steel wool or plastic mesh, used for scouring pots, pans, etc.
- second grade — school year: age 7-8
- shared logic — the sharing of a central processing unit and associated software among several terminals
- shortchanged — to give less than the correct change to.
- sugar-coated — Sugar-coated food is covered with a sweet substance made of sugar.
- tragi-comedy — A tragi-comedy is a play or other written work that is both sad and amusing.
- turbocharged — with additional power from turbine
- undercoating — a coat or jacket worn under another.
- wood carving — making sculptures from wood
- woodcarvings — Plural form of woodcarving.