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11-letter words containing g, c, t

  • telescoping — an optical instrument for making distant objects appear larger and therefore nearer. One of the two principal forms (refracting telescope) consists essentially of an objective lens set into one end of a tube and an adjustable eyepiece or combination of lenses set into the other end of a tube that slides into the first and through which the enlarged object is viewed directly; the other form (reflecting telescope) has a concave mirror that gathers light from the object and focuses it into an adjustable eyepiece or combination of lenses through which the reflection of the object is enlarged and viewed. Compare radio telescope.
  • tense logic — the study of the logical properties of tense operators, and of the logical relations between sentences having tense, by means of consideration of appropriate formal systems
  • teratogenic — a drug or other substance capable of interfering with the development of a fetus, causing birth defects.
  • the gracchi — the brothers Tiberius Sempronius Gracchus and Gaius Sempronius Gracchus, Roman tribunes and reformers
  • the ice age — the Pleistocene Epoch
  • the regency — in England, the period (1811-20) during which George, Prince of Wales, acted as regent
  • theogonical — of or relating to theogony
  • theological — of, relating to, or involved with theology: a theological student.
  • thermogenic — causing or pertaining to the production of heat.
  • thoughtcast — a mode of thought
  • ticking off — If you give someone a ticking off, you speak angrily to them because they have done something wrong.
  • ticonderoga — a village in NE New York, on Lake Champlain: site of French fort captured by the English 1759 and by Americans under Ethan Allen 1775.
  • tiglic acid — a slightly water-soluble, poisonous compound, C 5 H 8 O 2 , derived from croton oil and occurring as a thick, syrupy liquid or in colorless crystals.
  • toe-curling — If you describe something as toe-curling, you mean that it makes you feel very embarrassed.
  • toll charge — traffic fee payable on a road
  • tomographic — relating to tomography
  • top slicing — mining of thick orebodies in a series of stopes from top to bottom, the roof being caved with its timbers as each stope is exhausted.
  • topographic — the detailed mapping or charting of the features of a relatively small area, district, or locality.
  • touch judge — one of the two linesmen in rugby
  • touch rugby — a limited-contact version of rugby in which players seek to evade being touched (rather than tackled) while in possession of the ball
  • tough pitch — the state of refined copper when it is soft, malleable, and flexible: tough pitch copper.
  • touring car — an open automobile designed for five or more passengers.
  • townscaping — the act of designing a town
  • toxicogenic — generating or producing toxic products or poisons.
  • tracker dog — canine trained to detect
  • tracklaying — (of a vehicle) having an endless jointed metal band around the wheels
  • traducingly — in a traducing manner
  • trafficking — the movement of vehicles, ships, persons, etc., in an area, along a street, through an air lane, over a water route, etc.: the heavy traffic on Main Street.
  • tragi-comic — Something that is tragi-comic is both sad and amusing at the same time.
  • tragic flaw — the character defect that causes the downfall of the protagonist of a tragedy; hamartia.
  • tragic hero — a great or virtuous character in a dramatic tragedy who is destined for downfall, suffering, or defeat: Oedipus, the classic tragic hero.
  • tragicomedy — a dramatic or other literary composition combining elements of both tragedy and comedy.
  • transecting — to cut across; dissect transversely.
  • transgenics — (used with a singular verb) the branch of biology concerned with the transfer of genes to other species.
  • troglodytic — a prehistoric cave dweller.
  • tumorigenic — (of cells or a substance) capable of producing tumors.
  • turbocharge — to equip (an internal-combustion engine) with a turbocharger.
  • turgescence — becoming swollen; swelling.
  • typecasting — the practice of casting an actor repeatedly in the same kind of role, esp because of his or physical appearance or previous success in such roles
  • typographic — of or relating to typography.
  • typological — the doctrine or study of types or prefigurative symbols, especially in scriptural literature.
  • unaffecting — moving or exciting the feelings or emotions.
  • unalachtigo — a member of a North American Indian people, one of the Delaware group.
  • uncognizant — having cognizance; aware (usually followed by of): He was cognizant of the difficulty.
  • uncongested — to fill to excess; overcrowd or overburden; clog: The subway entrance was so congested that no one could move.
  • unexpecting — to look forward to; regard as likely to happen; anticipate the occurrence or the coming of: I expect to read it. I expect him later. She expects that they will come.
  • unglaciated — to cover with ice or glaciers.
  • unguiculate — bearing or resembling a nail or claw.
  • unpragmatic — of or relating to a practical point of view or practical considerations.
  • unstrategic — pertaining to, characterized by, or of the nature of strategy: strategic movements.
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