8-letter words containing e, c, g
- decigram — a unit of measurement that is equivalent to one tenth of a gram
- deck log — a log filled in by the officer of the watch at the end of each watch, giving details of weather, navigation, unusual happenings, etc.
- deckings — Plural form of decking.
- decoding — the act or the process of converting something from a coded form into a normal form
- decoying — Present participle of decoy.
- decrying — Present participle of decry.
- deducing — Present participle of deduce.
- defacing — to mar the surface or appearance of; disfigure: to deface a wall by writing on it.
- delegacy — an elected standing committee at some British universities
- diagetic — Misspelling of diegetic.
- diegetic — the telling of a story by a narrator who summarizes events in the plot and comments on the conversations, thoughts, etc., of the characters.
- diogenic — 412?–323 b.c, Greek Cynic philosopher.
- diplegic — paralysis of the identical part on both sides of the body.
- disgrace — the loss of respect, honor, or esteem; ignominy; shame: the disgrace of criminals.
- dogfaces — Plural form of dogface.
- duck-egg — duck1 (def 7).
- dysgenic — pertaining to or causing degeneration in the type of offspring produced.
- echogram — a record produced by the action of an echograph.
- eclogite — a rock consisting of a granular aggregate of green pyroxene and red garnet, often containing kyanite, silvery mica, quartz, and pyrite.
- eclogues — a pastoral poem, often in dialogue form.
- ecolodge — A building designed to house ecotourists, typically built and supported by local labour and with respect for the environment.
- ecologic — the branch of biology dealing with the relations and interactions between organisms and their environment, including other organisms.
- ectogeny — the effect of pollination and fertilization on the tissues of a plant
- ecycling — the process of recycling electronic equipment or components
- effacing — Present participle of efface.
- egg case — Entomology. ootheca.
- egg cell — egg1 (def 5).
- egg coal — anthracite in sizes ranging from 2.44 to 3.25 inches (8 to 8 cm), intermediate between broken coal and stove coal.
- eggcrate — of or resembling a horizontal construction divided by vertical partitions into cell-like areas, used especially for directing downward rays of overhead light: eggcrate ceiling fixtures.
- egoistic — Egoistical.
- ejecting — Present participle of eject.
- el greco — real name Domenikos Theotocopoulos. 1541–1614, Spanish painter, born in Crete; noted for his elongated human forms and dramatic use of colour
- electing — Present participle of elect.
- elegance — The quality of being graceful and stylish in appearance or manner; style.
- elegancy — Alternative form of elegance.
- emceeing — Present participle of emcee.
- enacting — Present participle of enact.
- encasing — Present participle of encase.
- encharge — (obsolete, transitive) To give to somebody as a charge; to entrust with a duty or task.
- encoding — (computing) The way in which symbols are mapped onto bytes, e.g. in the rendering of a particular font, or in the mapping from keyboard input into visual text.
- encoring — Present participle of encore.
- enticing — Attractive or tempting; alluring.
- epagogic — relating to inductive reasoning
- epigamic — attractive to the opposite sex
- epigenic — of or pertaining to the theory of epigenesis
- epigonic — of an epigone
- epilogic — relating to an epilogue
- erecting — Present participle of erect.
- ergastic — consisting of the non-living by-products of protoplasmic activity
- eructing — Present participle of eruct.