13-letter words containing g, a, t, e, c
- dating agency — an agency that provides introductions to people seeking a companion with similar interests
- daughter cell — either of the two cells that result from the division of a cell, as in mitosis
- decarbonating — Present participle of decarbonate.
- decerebrating — Present participle of decerebrate.
- decongestants — Plural form of decongestant.
- decorticating — Present participle of decorticate.
- decrepitating — Present participle of decrepitate.
- democratizing — Present participle of democratize.
- dentosurgical — relating to or used in both dentistry and surgery
- deontological — (of an ethical theory) regarding obligation as deriving from reason or as residing primarily in certain specific rules of conduct rather than in the maximization of some good
- deprecatingly — to express earnest disapproval of.
- diagnosticate — (archaic, transitive) To make a diagnosis of; to recognise (a disease or similar) by its symptoms.
- direct-acting — (of a steam pump) having the steam pistons connected directly to the pump pistons without a crankshaft or flywheel.
- disenchanting — Present participle of disenchant.
- domesticating — Present participle of domesticate.
- double-acting — (of a reciprocating engine, pump, etc.) having pistons accomplishing work in both directions, fluid being admitted alternately to opposite ends of the cylinders. Compare single-acting.
- dutch courage — courage inspired by drunkenness or drinking liquor.
- east germanic — a branch of the Germanic languages no longer extant, comprising Gothic and probably others of which there are no written records. Abbreviation: EGmc.
- ecomanagement — any of various ways to lessen the harmful impact of human activity on the environment.
- egotistically — In an egotistic manner.
- egyptological — Alternative form of Egyptological.
- electrographs — Plural form of electrograph.
- electromagnet — A soft metal core made into a magnet by the passage of electric current through a coil surrounding it.
- emergency tax — the tax a person pays on their income when it is not yet clear what tax band they should be assigned to
- encapsulating — Present participle of encapsulate.
- encouragement — The action of giving someone support, confidence, or hope.
- enculturating — Present participle of enculturate.
- energetically — In an energetic manner.
- enigmatically — Acting in a manner that suggests an enigma.
- entomological — Of or pertaining to entomology.
- ergatomorphic — pertaining to an ergatomorph
- escapologists — Plural form of escapologist.
- eschatologies — Plural form of eschatology.
- escort agency — an agency where people, esp young women, may be hired to accompany someone for entertainment, etc
- estate agency — business that sells property
- ethnographica — a collection of ethnographic items
- ethologically — In an ethological manner.
- etiologically — In an etiological manner; determined on an etiological basis.
- exchange rate — relative value of currency
- excoriatingly — So as to excoriate.
- expectorating — Present participle of expectorate.
- extragalactic — Situated, occurring, or originating outside the Milky Way galaxy.
- extravagances — Plural form of extravagance.
- face painting — art of decorating the face with paint
- falcon-gentle — the female peregrine falcon.
- fencing match — a match between fencers
- ferrimagnetic — noting or pertaining to a substance, as a ferrite, in which the magnetic moments of some neighboring atoms point in opposite directions, with a net magnetization still resulting because of differences in magnitudes of the opposite moments.
- ferromagnetic — noting or pertaining to a substance, as iron, that below a certain temperature, the Curie point, can possess magnetization in the absence of an external magnetic field; noting or pertaining to a substance in which the magnetic moments of the atoms are aligned.
- fire watching — the job of watching for fires, especially those caused by aerial bombardment
- flag of truce — a white flag displayed as an invitation to the enemy to confer, or carried as a sign of peaceful intention by one sent to deal with the enemy.