13-letter words containing g, e, n, i, c
- dendrological — Of, pertaining to dendrology.
- 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.
- depressogenic — Causing or tending to cause depression.
- desacralizing — Present participle of desacralize.
- diagnosticate — (archaic, transitive) To make a diagnosis of; to recognise (a disease or similar) by its symptoms.
- dialling code — A dialling code for a particular city or region is the series of numbers that you have to dial before a particular telephone number if you are making a call to that place from a different area.
- digby chicken — a smoked herring.
- direct-acting — (of a steam pump) having the steam pistons connected directly to the pump pistons without a crankshaft or flywheel.
- disconcerting — disturbing to one's composure or self-possession; upsetting, discomfiting.
- disconnecting — Present participle of disconnect.
- disenchanting — Present participle of disenchant.
- disrespecting — Present participle of disrespect.
- 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.
- dressing case — a small piece of luggage for carrying toilet articles, medicine, etc.
- dressing sack — a woman's dressing gown.
- drilling crew — The drilling crew are the people who operate a drilling rig.
- driving force — impetus
- duc d'enghien — Duc [dyk] /dük/ (Show IPA), (Louis Antoine Henry de Bourbon-Condé) 1772–1804, French prince: executed by Napoleon I.
- due diligence — the degree of care that is to be reasonably expected or that is legally required, esp. of persons giving professional advice
- due-diligence — reasonable care and caution exercised by a person who is buying, selling, giving professional advice, etc., especially as required by law to protect against incurring liability: The court said there was due diligence on the part of the plaintiff.
- dynamic range — the range of signal amplitudes over which an electronic communications channel can operate within acceptable limits of distortion. The range is determined by system noise at the lower end and by the onset of overload at the upper end
- early closing — shop closure at earlier hour
- 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.
- echo sounding — the determining of depth of water by means of a device (echo sounder) that measures the time required for a sound wave to be reflected from the bottom: a similar process (echo ranging) is used to measure the distance to an underwater object
- eco-labelling — the practice or system of using eco-labels
- economic good — a commodity or service that can be utilized to satisfy human wants and that has exchange value.
- eggs benedict — dish of poached eggs, ham and cream
- egocentricity — The quality of being egocentric.
- egomaniacally — In an egomaniacal manner.
- eigenfunction — Each of a set of independent functions that are the solutions to a given differential equation.
- eighteenpence — The monetary amount of eighteen pence.
- electrocuting — Present participle of electrocute.
- electrolyzing — Present participle of electrolyze.
- electrotyping — The act or process of making electrotypes.
- embracingness — the quality of something that embraces
- embryogenetic — embryogenic
- encapsulating — Present participle of encapsulate.
- encephalalgia — pain in the head; headache
- encouragingly — In an encouraging manner.
- enculturating — Present participle of enculturate.
- endocrinology — The branch of physiology and medicine concerned with endocrine glands and hormones.
- energetically — In an energetic manner.
- energy crisis — a shortfall in or interruption to the provision of energy supplies
- enfranchising — Present participle of enfranchise.
- enigmatically — Acting in a manner that suggests an enigma.
- entomological — Of or pertaining to entomology.
- epigeneticist — a person who studies epigenetics