10-letter words containing g, i, m, c
- geothermic — of or relating to the internal heat of the earth.
- giacometti — Alberto [al-bair-toh;; Italian ahl-ber-taw] /ælˈbɛər toʊ;; Italian ɑlˈbɛr tɔ/ (Show IPA), 1901–66, Swiss sculptor and painter.
- giant clam — any of several huge clams of the family Tridacnidae, inhabiting the shallow waters of coral reefs in the tropical Indo-Pacific, as Tridacna gigas: some may weigh more than 500 pounds (225 kg).
- gimmickery — the use of gimmicks.
- gimmicking — Present participle of gimmick.
- glochidium — glochid.
- glutaminic — derived from glutamine
- gnomically — In a gnomic manner. (In a way apparently clear and simple, but eventually difficult to understand).
- gnomonical — Alternative form of gnomonic.
- gnosticism — a group of ancient heresies, stressing escape from this world through the acquisition of esoteric knowledge.
- graecismus — (rhetoric, historical) Use of Greek words and examples.
- gramicidin — a crystalline, water-insoluble antibiotic obtained from tyrothrycin by extraction, used chiefly in treating local infections caused by Gram-positive organisms.
- graphemics — the study of writing systems and of their relation to speech.
- gum arabic — a water-soluble, gummy exudate obtained from the acacia tree, especially Acacia senegal, used as an emulsifier, an adhesive, in inks, and in pharmaceuticals.
- gum guaiac — guaiac.
- gymnastics — (used with a plural verb) gymnastic exercises.
- hemiplegic — paralysis of one side of the body.
- homecoming — a return to one's home; arrival at home.
- homorganic — (of two or more speech sounds) having the same place of articulation, as p, b, and m, which are all bilabial.
- ideogramic — Alt form ideogrammic.
- immergence — to plunge, as into a fluid.
- immigrancy — the state or condition of being an immigrant or a person who comes to a country in order to settle there
- impeaching — Present participle of impeach.
- incognitum — (informal) An American mammoth whose fossilized skeleton was discovered in 1801.
- kerygmatic — the preaching of the gospel of Christ, especially in the manner of the early church.
- lacemaking — the art, act, or process of making lace.
- legitimacy — the state or quality of being legitimate.
- like magic — very quickly
- limacology — the study of slugs
- locomoting — to move about, especially under one's own power.
- logic bomb — (programming, security) Code surreptitiously inserted into an application or operating system that causes it to perform some destructive or security-compromising activity whenever specified conditions are met. Compare back door.
- macerating — Present participle of macerate.
- machinegun — Alternative spelling of machine gun.
- maculating — Present participle of maculate.
- mafficking — to celebrate with extravagant public demonstrations.
- magic wand — handheld stick for casting spells
- magistracy — the office or function of a magistrate.
- magnetical — (obsolete) Pertaining to the magnet; possessing the properties of the magnet, or corresponding properties; magnetic.
- magnetitic — Of or relating to the mineral magnetite.
- magnifical — magnificent; imposing.
- magnificat — (italics) the hymn of the Virgin Mary in Luke, 1:46–55, beginning “My soul doth magnify the Lord,” used as a canticle at evensong or vespers.
- malignance — the quality or condition of being malignant.
- malignancy — the quality or condition of being malignant.
- mammogenic — exciting or generating mammary development
- manicuring — Present participle of manicure.
- manscaping — Present participle of manscape.
- massacring — Present participle of massacre.
- matchgirls — Plural form of matchgirl.
- mcguinness — (James) Martin (Pacelli). 1950–2017, Irish Sinn Féin politician; deputy first minister of Northern Ireland (2007–2017)
- mclaughlin — John, born 1942, English jazz guitarist.