12-letter words containing e, c, g
- categoricity — The quality of being categorical.
- categorising — to arrange in categories or classes; classify.
- categorizing — Present participle of categorize.
- caterwauling — the shrieking and yowling made by a cat, for example when it is on heat or fighting
- cathode glow — a luminous region between the Aston dark space and the Crookes dark space in a vacuum tube, occurring when the pressure is low.
- cattle egret — a small, white egret (Bubulcus ibis), an Old World bird that has expanded its range to North and South America: it often feeds on insects attracted to cattle and other grazing animals
- cattle guard — A cattle guard is the same as a cattle grid.
- ceiling rose — decorative plaster centrepiece
- cell biology — the study of the biology of cells
- cell lineage — the developmental history of a tissue or part of an organism from particular cells in the fertilized egg or embryo through to their fully differentiated state
- center stage — If something or someone takes center stage, they become very important or noticeable.
- centimorgans — Plural form of centimorgan.
- centralising — Present participle of centralise.
- centralizing — Present participle of centralize.
- centre stage — If something or someone takes centre stage, they become very important or noticeable.
- centrifugate — the denser of the centrifuged materials.
- centrifuging — an apparatus that rotates at high speed and by centrifugal force separates substances of different densities, as milk and cream.
- ceramography — the study, analysis, and preparation of ceramic microstructures, usually for industrial use
- ch-ien--lung — (Kao Tsung) 1711–99, Chinese emperor of the Ch'ing dynasty 1736–96.
- chaetognaths — Plural form of chaetognath.
- chalcogenide — a binary compound consisting of a chalcogen and at least one other electropositive element
- chambersburg — a city in central Pennsylvania.
- change color — to become pale
- change front — to redeploy (a force in the field) so that its main weight of weapons points in another direction
- change hands — to pass from one owner to another
- change point — a point to which a foresight and backsight are taken in levelling; turning point
- change purse — A change purse is a very small bag that people, especially women, keep their money in.
- change round — to place in or adopt a different or opposite position
- change-maker — a person or thing that changes bills or coins for ones of smaller denominations.
- changearound — the act of changing to a different position
- changelessly — In a changeless manner.
- changepocket — a small pocket or compartment for holding coins.
- channelising — Present participle of channelise.
- channelizing — Present participle of channelize.
- chapter ring — a ringlike band on the dial of a clock that bears the numerals or other symbols of the hours.
- char-grilled — Char-grilled meat or fish has been cooked so that it burns slightly and turns black.
- charge nurse — A charge nurse is a nurse who is in charge of a hospital ward.
- charge plate — an identification plate, especially one from which an impression can be taken, issued to a customer and used to make purchases on a credit basis.
- charge sheet — a document on which a police officer enters details of the charge against a prisoner and the court in which he will appear
- charlesbourg — city in S Quebec, Canada: pop. 71,000
- charmingness — pleasing; delightful: a charming child.
- chauffeuring — Present participle of chauffeur.
- checkweigher — a person or machine that measures the weight of commodities on a production line or in a colliery
- cheerleading — the action or skill of a cheerleader.
- cheeseburger — A cheeseburger is a flat round piece of cooked meat called a burger with a slice of cheese on top, served in a bread roll.
- cheesemonger — a person dealing in cheese, butter, etc
- cheeseparing — penny-pinching; stingy
- chemosurgery — a method of treating cancer involving the use of chemicals to destroy malignant tissue or skin
- cheval glass — full-length mirror that can swivel
- chew the rag — to converse idly; chat