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11-letter words containing g, e, n, i

  • 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.
  • clingstones — Plural form of clingstone.
  • cloisonnage — cloisonné work
  • cloistering — Present participle of cloister.
  • cnidogenous — producing or containing nematocysts.
  • coalignment — Alignment together.
  • coasteering — the sport of following a coastline by swimming, climbing, diving, and walking while wearing a wetsuit, a life jacket, and a helmet
  • code dating — the system of marking products with the date when they were packed
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