14-letter words containing c, u, n, i, g, e
- cuprotungstite — (mineral) A tetragonal mineral containing copper, hydrogen, oxygen, and tungsten.
- current rating — Current rating is the maximum current that a fuse will carry for an indefinite period without too much deterioration of the fuse element.
- cutting garden — a household flower garden planted solely for growing flowers that are to be cut and displayed indoors.
- cyanoguanidine — dicyandiamide.
- cybersquatting — Cybersquatting involves buying an Internet domain name that might be wanted by another person, business, or organization with the intention of selling it to them and making a profit.
- de-icing fluid — a liquid that removes or discourages the formation of ice
- deconstructing — Present participle of deconstruct.
- denuclearizing — Present participle of denuclearize.
- discouragement — an act or instance of discouraging.
- disencumbering — Present participle of disencumber.
- dna sequencing — the procedure of determining the order of base pairs in a section of DNA
- double spacing — text layout: extra space between lines
- education page — a page in a newspaper devoted to news relating to education or teaching
- eigenfrequency — One of the natural resonant frequencies of a system.
- eugeosynclinal — of or relating to a eugeosyncline
- excruciatingly — In an excruciating manner or to an excruciating degree; in a manner causing great pain or anguish.
- fancy geranium — a geranium, Pelargonium domesticum, of southern Africa, having roundish clusters of large white, pink, or red flowers.
- field guidance — a method of guiding a missile to a point within a gravitational or radio field by means of the properties of the field
- francois guise — François de Lorraine [frahn-swa duh law-ren] /frɑ̃ˈswa də lɔˈrɛn/ (Show IPA), 2nd Duc de, 1519–63, French general and statesman.
- gamine haircut — a boyish or elfish hairstyle, esp on a woman
- gaudi i cornet — Antoni [ahn-taw-nee] /ɑnˈtɔ ni/ (Show IPA), 1852–1926, Spanish architect and designer.
- gaussian curve — normal curve.
- geiger counter — an instrument for detecting ionizing radiations, consisting of a gas-filled tube in which electric-current pulses are produced when the gas is ionized by radiation, and of a device to register these pulses: used chiefly to measure radioactivity.
- general public — people in general
- generic markup — (text) In computerised document preparation, a method of adding information to the text indicating the logical components of a document, such as paragraphs, headers or footnotes. SGML is an example of such a system. Specific instructions for layout of the text on the page do not appear in the markup.
- geolinguistics — the study of the geographical distribution of languages
- gesticulations — Plural form of gesticulation.
- grandiloquence — speech that is lofty in tone, often to the point of being pompous or bombastic.
- group medicine — the practice of medicine by a number of specialists working together in association
- guiana current — an ocean current flowing northwest along the northeast coast of South America.
- guinea current — an ocean current flowing E along the Guinea coast of W Africa.
- gunstock stile — (in a door) a diminished stile having an oblique transition between the broader and narrower parts.
- gunter's chain — a series of objects connected one after the other, usually in the form of a series of metal rings passing through one another, used either for various purposes requiring a flexible tie with high tensile strength, as for hauling, supporting, or confining, or in various ornamental and decorative forms.
- gynomonoecious — having both female and hermaphrodite flowers on the same plant.
- hallucinogenic — producing hallucinations: a hallucinogenic drug.
- heading course — (in brickwork) a course of headers.
- high frequency — the range of frequencies in the radio spectrum between 3 and 30 megahertz.
- house-cleaning — the act of cleaning a house, room, etc., and its furnishings, especially the act of cleaning thoroughly and completely.
- housing scheme — arrangement offering subsidized housing
- huckleberrying — the activity of gathering huckleberries
- immunogenetics — the branch of immunology dealing with the study of immunity in relation to genetic makeup.
- immunogenicity — causing or capable of producing an immune response.
- incongruencies — Plural form of incongruency.
- integral curve — a curve that is a geometric representation of a functional solution to a given differential equation.
- juicing orange — an orange that is grown especially for its juice, for example the Valencia orange
- junior college — a collegiate institution offering courses only through the first one or two years of college instruction and granting a certificate of title instead of a degree.
- king's counsel — a body of barristers of a higher status who are specially appointed to be the crown's counsel, and who are permitted to plead inside the bar in the court.
- lake nicaragua — a lake in SW Nicaragua, separated from the Pacific by an isthmus 19 km (12 miles) wide: the largest lake in Central America. Area: 8264 sq km (3191 sq miles)
- laser-guidance — a technique of guiding a missile, etc, using a laser beam
- learning curve — Education. a graphic representation of progress in learning measured against the time required to achieve mastery.