13-letter words containing e, r, g, i
- cobol fingers — (jargon) /koh'bol fing'grz/ Reported from Sweden, a hypothetical disease one might get from coding in COBOL. The language requires code verbose beyond all reason (see candygrammar); thus it is alleged that programming too much in COBOL causes one's fingers to wear down to stubs by the endless typing.
- cocarcinogens — Plural form of cocarcinogen.
- coffin dodger — an old person
- cointegration — (mathematics) The condition of two non-stationary time series whose linear combination is stationary.
- college radio — radio broadcasting from stations affiliated with a college or university, often at a frequency below 92 MHz FM.
- come to grief — If something comes to grief, it fails. If someone comes to grief, they fail in something they are doing, and may be hurt.
- come to grips — to engage in hand-to-hand fighting
- commandeering — Present participle of commandeer.
- commemorating — Present participle of commemorate.
- commiserating — to feel or express sorrow or sympathy for; empathize with; pity.
- comprehending — to understand the nature or meaning of; grasp with the mind; perceive: He did not comprehend the significance of the ambassador's remark.
- computerising — Present participle of computerise.
- computerizing — Present participle of computerize.
- concentrating — Present participle of concentrate.
- concertinaing — Present participle of concertina.
- confederating — Present participle of confederate.
- configurative — the relative disposition or arrangement of the parts or elements of a thing.
- conflagrative — That produces conflagration.
- congeneration — Simultaneous generation (as of heat and light from the same action).
- conglomeratic — of or relating to a conglomerate
- congregations — Plural form of congregation.
- congressional — A congressional policy, action, or person relates to the United States Congress.
- conning tower — a superstructure of a submarine, used as the bridge when the vessel is on the surface
- consideringly — in a considering manner
- consternating — Present participle of consternate.
- constringence — inverse of the dispersive power of a medium
- contracepting — to prevent the conception of (offspring).
- contragestion — a form of contraception that can be used after fertilization of the ovum, preventing gestation
- contragestive — able to prevent gestation
- controverting — to argue against; dispute; deny; oppose.
- cooling tower — A cooling tower is a very large, round, high building which is used to cool water from factories or power stations.
- copyrightable — the exclusive right to make copies, license, and otherwise exploit a literary, musical, or artistic work, whether printed, audio, video, etc.: works granted such right by law on or after January 1, 1978, are protected for the lifetime of the author or creator and for a period of 70 years after his or her death.
- coralligenous — producing coral
- core handling — Core handling is the way that a core is dealt with to make sure it maintains its properties for testing.
- coreligionist — an adherent of the same religion as another
- corresponding — parallel; equivalent
- cosignatories — Plural form of cosignatory.
- cottage fries — potatoes that have been thinly sliced and then fried
- cough mixture — Cough mixture is the same as cough medicine.
- counter image — the point or set of points in the domain of a function corresponding to a given point or set of points in the range of the function.
- counteracting — Present participle of counteract.
- counterboring — a tool for enlarging a drilled hole for a portion of its length, as to permit sinking a screw head.
- countermining — Present participle of countermine.
- countermoving — Present participle of countermove.
- countersigned — a sign used in reply to another sign.
- counterspying — the activities of a counterspy
- counterweighs — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of counterweigh.
- counterweight — A counterweight is an action or proposal that is intended to balance or counter other actions or proposals.
- court hearing — an official meeting held in court
- cousin-german — the child of one's aunt or uncle