12-letter words containing g, i, a, c
- hypoallergic — Hypoallergenic.
- hypoglycemia — an abnormally low level of glucose in the blood.
- hypsographic — a branch of geography that deals with the measurement and mapping of the topography of the earth above sea level.
- ichthyophagy — the practice of eating or subsisting on fish.
- iconographic — of or relating to iconography.
- iconological — Of or pertaining to iconology.
- iguaçú falls — a waterfall on the border between Brazil and Argentina, on the Iguaçú River: divided into hundreds of separate falls by forested rocky islands. Width: about 4 km (2.5 miles). Height: 82 m (269 ft)
- illegitimacy — the state or quality of being illegitimate.
- illogicality — illogic.
- imogene coca — Imogene, 1908–2001, U.S. comic actress.
- in charge of — having responsibility for
- inactivating — Present participle of inactivate.
- incinerating — Present participle of incinerate.
- incoagulable — of a nature that cannot be coagulated
- incogitative — Not cogitative; lacking the power of thought.
- incognisance — Alternative spelling of incognizance.
- incognizable — Not cognizable; incapable of being recognised.
- incognizance — Failure to cognize, apprehend, or notice.
- incompassing — Present participle of incompass.
- incrassating — Present participle of incrassate.
- increasingly — growing larger or greater; enlarging; augmenting.
- induced drag — the drag force generated in the production of lift.
- infographics — Plural form of infographic.
- ingravescent — (esp of a disease) becoming more severe
- inosculating — Present participle of inosculate.
- interchanged — Simple past tense and past participle of interchange.
- interchanger — a person or thing that interchanges
- interchanges — Plural form of interchange.
- interglacial — occurring or formed between times of glacial action.
- interlacings — Plural form of interlacing.
- interspacing — Present participle of interspace.
- intoxicating — Archaic. intoxicated.
- invercargill — a city on S South Island, in New Zealand.
- ion exchange — the process of reciprocal transfer of ions between a solution and a resin or other suitable solid.
- irish gaelic — Irish (def 4).
- isoantigenic — relating to an isoantigen or isoantigens
- itching palm — a grasping nature; avarice
- jackass brig — a two-masted sailing vessel square-rigged on the foremast with a fore-and-aft mainsail; brigantine.
- jacobinizing — Present participle of jacobinize.
- jaunting car — a light, two-wheeled, one-horse cart, once common in Ireland, having two seats set back to back, with a perch in front for the driver.
- jickajogging — the act of moving in a jogging or rolling motion
- juggling act — If you say that a situation is a juggling act, you mean that someone is trying to do two or more things at once, and that they are finding it difficult to do those things properly.
- jumping jack — a toy consisting of a jointed figure that is made to jump, move, or dance by pulling a string or stick attached to it.
- jury-packing — the practice of contriving that the majority of those chosen for a jury will be persons likely to have partialities affecting a particular case.
- kick against — If you kick against a situation you dislike but cannot control, you react against it in a violent, sudden, or extreme way.
- kinchinjunga — Kanchenjunga.
- king's peace — (in early medieval England) the protection secured by the king for particular people or places
- knee-capping — Knee-capping is the act of shooting someone in the knee and is carried out by some terrorist organizations as a form of punishment.
- ladder logic — (programming) Source code formatted in two columns with conditions on the left that lead to outputs on the right: if (c1) s1 else if (c2) s2 else if (c3) s3 ... (2007-03-15)
- landing card — an identification card issued to a traveler for presentation to the immigration authorities.