11-letter words containing g, e, n, i, c
- care-taking — a person who is in charge of the maintenance of a building, estate, etc.; superintendent.
- caressingly — In a caressing manner; soothingly.
- cargo liner — a cargo ship that sails regularly between designated ports according to a published schedule.
- cartelizing — Present participle of cartelize.
- case ending — a suffix on an inflected noun, pronoun, or adjective that indicates its grammatical function.
- casein glue — a glue made from casein, used for plywood, cabinetwork, etc.
- caseinogens — Plural form of caseinogen.
- casing shoe — A casing shoe is the bottom of the casing string, including the cement around it.
- castiglione — Count Baldassare (baldasˈsaːre). 1478–1529, Italian diplomat and writer, noted particularly for his dialogue on ideal courtly life, Il Libro del Cortegiano (The Courtier) (1528)
- catagenesis — the retrogressive evolution of a species. Compare anagenesis (def 1).
- catechising — Present participle of catechise.
- catechizing — Present participle of catechize.
- cauligenous — originating or protruding from the stem of a plant
- cauterizing — Present participle of cauterize.
- cavaliering — a horseman, especially a mounted soldier; knight.
- ceiling fan — a fan fitted to the ceiling
- celebrating — Present participle of celebrate.
- cenogenesis — the development of structures in the embryonic or larval stage of an organism that are adaptive and do not appear in the evolutionary history of its group
- centigramme — Alternative spelling of centigram.
- centimorgan — a unit of chromosome length, used in genetic mapping, equal to the length of chromosome over which crossing over occurs with 1 per cent frequency
- centrifugal — acting, moving, or tending to move away from a centre
- centrifuged — an apparatus that rotates at high speed and by centrifugal force separates substances of different densities, as milk and cream.
- centrifuges — Plural form of centrifuge.
- cerebrating — Present participle of cerebrate.
- ch'ien lung — (Kao Tsung) 1711–99, Chinese emperor of the Ch'ing dynasty 1736–96.
- chain grate — a type of mechanical stoker for a furnace, in which the grate consists of an endless chain that draws the solid fuel into the furnace as it rotates
- challenging — A challenging task or job requires great effort and determination.
- chandelling — Present participle of chandelle.
- chandlering — the work of a chandler
- changelings — Plural form of changeling.
- channelling — Architecture, Furniture. ornamentation with flutes or channels.
- chaperoning — a person, usually a married or older woman, who, for propriety, accompanies a young unmarried woman in public or who attends a party of young unmarried men and women.
- checkmating — Present participle of checkmate.
- chessboxing — a sport in which participants contest alternating rounds of chess and boxing, of four and two minutes respectively
- chewing gum — Chewing gum is a kind of sweet that you can chew for a long time. You do not swallow it.
- chinese lug — a lugsail stiffened by battens and kept flat when hoisted: used in Chinese sailing vessels.
- chinese tag — a variety of the game of tag in which the tagged player must hold one hand on the part of the body where he or she was tagged.
- chingtechen — Jingdezhen.
- chirurgeons — Plural form of chirurgeon.
- chisellings — a series of chiselled or engraved markings
- chitterling — part of the small intestine of swine
- cholinergic — denoting nerve fibres that release acetylcholine when stimulated
- christening — A christening is a Christian ceremony in which a baby is made a member of the Christian church and is officially given his or her name. Compare baptism.
- christingle — (in Britain) a Christian service for children held shortly before Christmas, in which each child is given a decorated fruit with a lighted candle in it
- chromogenic — producing colour
- cinemagoers — Plural form of cinemagoer.
- clay pigeon — Clay pigeons are discs of baked clay which are thrown into the air by a machine as targets for gun shooting practice.
- clientelage — (dated) clientele; customers or patrons.
- cliffhanger — A cliffhanger is a situation or part of a play or film that is very exciting or frightening because you are left for a long time not knowing what will happen next.
- cling peach — a clingstone peach.