14-letter words containing e, c, g, d
- eau de cologne — cologne.
- echocardiogram — a graphic record produced by an echocardiograph.
- educated guess — informed estimate
- education page — a page in a newspaper devoted to news relating to education or teaching
- electrogilding — electroplating using gold
- emergency fund — a sum of money set aside by a country, group, or organization for use in an emergency
- emergency ward — a ward in a hospital that deals with patients who need emergency treatment
- etching needle — a type of needle used to etch patterns or designs on printing plates
- exocrine gland — any gland, such as a salivary or sweat gland, that secretes its products through a duct onto an epithelial surface
- 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
- flood coverage — Flood coverage is insurance coverage for loss or damage caused by floods.
- forced landing — aircraft: emergency descent
- forced savings — a reduction in consumption that occurs when there is full employment and an abundance of loans
- fredericksburg — a city in NE Virginia, on the Rappahannock River: scene of a Confederate victory 1862.
- french bulldog — one of a French breed of small, bat-eared dogs having a large, square head, a short tail, and a short, sleek coat.
- fringed orchis — any of several American orchids of the genus Habenaria, having a cut, fringed lip.
- galeopithecoid — of or resembling a flying lemur
- garden produce — cultivated or farm-produced goods, such as fruit and vegetables
- gaudi i cornet — Antoni [ahn-taw-nee] /ɑnˈtɔ ni/ (Show IPA), 1852–1926, Spanish architect and designer.
- geodemographic — Of or pertaining to geography and demography.
- get with child — to make pregnant
- give credit to — to have confidence or trust in; believe
- glacial period — Also called glacial period, ice age. the geologically recent Pleistocene Epoch, during which much of the Northern Hemisphere was covered by great ice sheets.
- glow discharge — the conduction of electricity in a low-pressure gas, producing a diffuse glow.
- glycaemic load — an index indicating the amount of carbohydrate contained in a specified serving of a particular food. It is calculated by multiplying the food's glycaemic index by its carbohydrate content in grams and then dividing by 100
- glycemic index — a system that ranks foods by the speeds at which their carbohydrates are converted into glucose in the body; a measure of the effects of foods on blood-sugar levels.
- glyceraldehyde — a white, crystalline, water-soluble solid, C 3 H 6 O 3 , that is an intermediate in carbohydrate metabolism and yields glycerol on reduction.
- 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.
- golden section — a ratio between two portions of a line, or the two dimensions of a plane figure, in which the lesser of the two is to the greater as the greater is to the sum of both: a ratio of approximately 0.618 to 1.000.
- gonadectomized — Having undergone gonadectomy.
- goncalves dias — Antonio [an-taw-nyoo] /ɛ̃ˈtɔ nyʊ/ (Show IPA), 1823–64, Brazilian poet.
- gouda (cheese) — a mild, semisoft to hard cheese similar to Edam and sometimes coated with red wax
- grade crossing — an intersection of a railroad track and another track, a road, etc., at the same level.
- grade-schooler — a pupil in a grade school.
- grandiloquence — speech that is lofty in tone, often to the point of being pompous or bombastic.
- graphic design — the art or profession of visual communication that combines images, words, and ideas to convey information to an audience, especially to produce a specific effect.
- greetings card — A greetings card is a folded card with a picture on the front and greetings inside that you give or send to someone, for example on their birthday.
- greyhound race — a race in which greyhounds chase a dummy hare around a track
- grid reference — geographical co-ordinates
- ground hemlock — a prostrate yew, Taxus canadensis, of eastern North America, having short, flat needles and red, berrylike fruit.
- group medicine — the practice of medicine by a number of specialists working together in association
- heading course — (in brickwork) a course of headers.
- hearing defect — a physical condition that makes it difficult for a person to hear accurately
- hedge clippers — clippers or shears used to trim hedges
- highly charged — electrical
- hydromagnetics — magnetohydrodynamics.
- indian grackle — a starling, Gracula religiosa, of S and SE Asia: a popular cage bird because of its ability to talk
- itching powder — a powder that causes itching when applied to human skin. usually used as a practical joke on an unsuspecting victim
- judge advocate — a staff officer designated as legal adviser to a commander and charged with the administration of military justice.
- kitchen garden — a garden where vegetables, herbs, and fruit are grown for one's own use.