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12-letter words containing g, c, h

  • myrmecophage — (biology) Anteaters, and other animals chiefly feeding on ants.
  • myrmecophagy — Ant-eating.
  • mythological — of or relating to mythology.
  • necrographer — a person who writes obituaries
  • necrophagous — That eats dead or decaying animal flesh.
  • night dancer — (in Uganda) a person believed to employ the help of the dead in destroying other people
  • night office — the office for matins.
  • night school — a school held in the evening, especially for working adults and others who are unable to attend school during the day.
  • nightclothes — Clothes worn to bed.
  • nightclubber — One who visits a nightclub.
  • nightcrawler — An earthworm of the species Lumbricus terrestris, known for its large size and nocturnal surfacings.
  • non-matching — not matching: a nonmatching set of furniture.
  • nonbreaching — the act or a result of breaking; break or rupture.
  • north-facing — facing towards the north
  • nothing much — not a lot
  • oceanography — the branch of physical geography dealing with the ocean.
  • oligarchical — of, relating to, or having the form of an oligarchy.
  • oligochaetes — Plural form of oligochaete.
  • oligophrenic — less than normal mental development.
  • oligotrophic — (of a lake) characterized by a low accumulation of dissolved nutrient salts, supporting but a sparse growth of algae and other organisms, and having a high oxygen content owing to the low organic content.
  • on the cadge — engaged in cadging
  • onychophagia — the practice of biting one's nails, especially when done habitually and as a symptom of emotional disturbance.
  • orange march — a parade on Orangemen's day
  • orographical — relating to the study of mountains
  • orthogenetic — pertaining to or exhibiting orthogenesis.
  • orthognathic — straight-jawed; having the profile of the face vertical or nearly so; having a gnathic index below 98.
  • orthographic — of or relating to orthography.
  • oscillograph — a device for recording the wave-forms of changing currents, voltages, or any other quantity that can be translated into electric energy, as sound waves.
  • outpouchings — Plural form of outpouching.
  • overcharging — Present participle of overcharge.
  • overreaching — to reach or extend over or beyond: The shelf overreached the nook and had to be planed down.
  • packinghouse — a building where foodstuffs are packed
  • pathogenetic — the production and development of disease.
  • pathological — of or relating to pathology.
  • petroglyphic — relating to or having the characteristics of a petroglyph or carving made in rock
  • phagocytoses — phagocytize.
  • phagocytosis — Physiology. the ingestion of a smaller cell or cell fragment, a microorganism, or foreign particles by means of the local infolding of a cell's membrane and the protrusion of its cytoplasm around the fold until the material has been surrounded and engulfed by closure of the membrane and formation of a vacuole: characteristic of amebas and some types of white blood cells.
  • phagocytotic — relating to phagocytosis
  • phanerogamic — any of the Phanerogamia, a former primary division of plants comprising those having reproductive organs; a flowering plant or seed plant (opposed to cryptogam).
  • pharmacology — the science dealing with the preparation, uses, and especially the effects of drugs.
  • phlegmagogic — a medication that is intended to dislodge and evacuate mucus from the respiratory system
  • phonographic — of, relating to, or characteristic of a phonograph.
  • phonological — relating to study of speech sounds
  • photoglyphic — of or relating to photoglyphy
  • photographic — of or relating to photography.
  • phrygian cap — a soft, conical cap represented in ancient Greek art as part of Phrygian dress and associated, since the late 18th and early 19th centuries, with the liberty cap.
  • phycologists — the branch of botany dealing with algae.
  • phylogenetic — the development or evolution of a particular group of organisms.
  • physiognomic — the face or countenance, especially when considered as an index to the character: a fierce physiognomy.
  • physogastric — pertaining to the swollen, membranous abdomen of certain insects, especially termite and ant queens.
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