12-letter words containing g, a, t, e, c, r
- grudge match — You can call a contest between two people or groups a grudge match when they dislike each other.
- gut reaction — instinctive response
- gutta-percha — the milky juice, nearly white when pure, of various Malaysian trees of the sapodilla family, especially Palaquium gutta.
- gyromagnetic — of or relating to the magnetic properties of a rotating charged particle.
- hovering act — an act forbidding or restricting the loitering of foreign or domestic vessels within the prescribed limits of a coastal nation.
- incinerating — Present participle of incinerate.
- ingravescent — (esp of a disease) becoming more severe
- interchanged — Simple past tense and past participle of interchange.
- interchanger — a person or thing that interchanges
- interchanges — Plural form of interchange.
- interglacial — occurring or formed between times of glacial action.
- interlacings — Plural form of interlacing.
- interspacing — Present participle of interspace.
- laryngectomy — excision of part or all of the larynx.
- macroetching — to etch deeply into the surface of (a metal).
- macrogametes — Plural form of macrogamete.
- macrosegment — a stretch of speech preceded and followed but not interrupted by a pause.
- magic carpet — flying rug in fantasy stories
- magistracies — Plural form of magistracy.
- metalorganic — (chemistry) organometallic.
- metrological — the science of weights and measures.
- microgranite — an igneous rock with an identical composition and mineral content to granite, but having a finer texture
- miscegenator — a person who advocates or engages in miscegenation
- night dancer — (in Uganda) a person believed to employ the help of the dead in destroying other people
- nightcrawler — An earthworm of the species Lumbricus terrestris, known for its large size and nocturnal surfacings.
- nonstrategic — pertaining to, characterized by, or of the nature of strategy: strategic movements.
- octagenarian — One who is between the ages of 80 and 89, inclusive.
- octogenarian — of the age of 80 years.
- optical grep — vgrep
- orange stick — a slender, rounded stick, originally of orangewood, having tapered ends and used in manicuring, especially to push back the cuticles or clean the fingernails.
- organoleptic — perceived by a sense organ.
- package tour — a planned tour in which one fee is charged for all expenses: offering package tours of the chateau country.
- paramagnetic — a body or substance that, placed in a magnetic field, possesses magnetization in direct proportion to the field strength; a substance in which the magnetic moments of the atoms are not aligned.
- perfect game — a baseball game in which the same player pitches throughout the full game without allowing any player of the opposing team to reach first base by a base hit, base on balls, error, or any other means. Compare no-hitter.
- point charge — an electric charge considered to exist at a single point, and thus having neither area nor volume.
- pre-teaching — to impart knowledge of or skill in; give instruction in: She teaches mathematics. Synonyms: coach.
- precognizant — having prior cognizance or knowledge of a given thing
- proteoglycan — a macromolecule composed of a polysaccharide joined to a polypeptide and forming the ground substance of connective tissue.
- pyromagnetic — (formerly) thermomagnetic (def 1).
- race meeting — A race meeting is an occasion when a series of horse races are held at the same place, often during a period of several days.
- racing skate — a tubular ice skate having a long blade extending beyond the heel and toe.
- racketeering — a person engaged in a racket.
- recategorize — to arrange in categories or classes; classify.
- recuperating — to recover from sickness or exhaustion; regain health or strength.
- reflectogram — an image of an under-drawing or image taken from beneath the surface of paint in a work of art
- retrocognate — being or pertaining to memory or extrasensory perception of past events.
- rocket range — a firing range for rockets
- rugby tackle — A rugby tackle is a way of making someone fall over by throwing your arms around their legs or hips.
- scarlet sage — a tender shrub, Salvia splendens, of Brazil, having ovate leaves and bell-shaped scarlet flowers.
- scattergraph — a graphic representation of bivariate data as a set of points in the plane that have Cartesian coordinates equal to corresponding values of the two variates.