14-letter words containing g, i, t, c
- credit charges — the charges applied by credit card companies to customers buying goods on credit
- credit manager — a person employed in a business firm to administer credit service to its customers, especially to evaluate the extension and amount of credit to be granted.
- crime fighting — the series of measures and actions taken by the forces of the law to combat crime
- crimean gothic — a form of the Gothic language that survived in the Crimea after the extinction of Gothic elsewhere in Europe, known only from a list of words and phrases recorded in the 16th century.
- criminologists — Plural form of criminologist.
- critical angle — the smallest possible angle of incidence for which light rays are totally reflected at an interface between substances of different refractive index
- croagh patrick — a mountain in NW Republic of Ireland, in Mayo: a place of pilgrimage as Saint Patrick is said to have prayed and fasted there. Height: 765 m (2510 ft)
- cross matching — the testing for compatibility of a donor's and a recipient's blood prior to transfusion, in which serum of each is mixed with red blood cells of the other and observed for hemagglutination.
- cross training — training in two or more sports to improve performance, esp on one's main sport
- cross-hatching — to mark or shade with two or more intersecting series of parallel lines.
- crossing point — a place where people cross a road, border, or river
- cruiserweights — Plural form of cruiserweight.
- cruising yacht — a yacht which is used for holiday trips
- cryptographist — the science or study of the techniques of secret writing, especially code and cipher systems, methods, and the like. Compare cryptanalysis (def 2).
- crystal gazing — the act of staring into a crystal globe (crystal ball) supposedly in order to arouse visual perceptions of the future, etc
- cult following — the admiration that is felt by a particular group for a film, book, band, etc
- cuprotungstite — (mineral) A tetragonal mineral containing copper, hydrogen, oxygen, and tungsten.
- current rating — Current rating is the maximum current that a fuse will carry for an indefinite period without too much deterioration of the fuse element.
- cutting garden — a household flower garden planted solely for growing flowers that are to be cut and displayed indoors.
- cutting stylus — stylus (def 4a).
- cutting-stylus — stylus (def 4a).
- cybersquatting — Cybersquatting involves buying an Internet domain name that might be wanted by another person, business, or organization with the intention of selling it to them and making a profit.
- cycling shorts — tight-fitting shorts reaching partway to the knee for cycling, sport, etc
- cytogeneticist — One who studies cytogenetics.
- cytopathogenic — causing cytopathy
- cytopathologic — the science dealing with the study of the diseases of cells.
- dactyliography — the art of engraving or writing on gems
- darning stitch — a stitch used in darning that imitates the texture of the fabric that is to be mended
- dating service — a service that provides introductions to people seeking a companion with similar interests
- decapacitating — Present participle of decapacitate.
- decentralising — Present participle of decentralise.
- decentralizing — Present participle of decentralize.
- decompensating — Psychology. to lose the ability to maintain normal or appropriate psychological defenses, sometimes resulting in depression, anxiety, or delusions.
- deconditioning — Present participle of decondition.
- deconsecrating — Present participle of deconsecrate.
- deconstructing — Present participle of deconstruct.
- depoliticising — Present participle of depoliticise.
- depoliticizing — Present participle of depoliticize.
- depreciatingly — So as to disparage or belittle.
- dermatoglyphic — relating to skin markings (such as fingerprints) or the study thereof
- dermatographic — relating to dermatography
- dermatological — the branch of medicine dealing with the skin and its diseases.
- diagenetically — in a diagenetic way
- diagnostically — of, relating to, or used in diagnosis.
- diagonal cloth — a twilled fabric woven with distinctly diagonal lines.
- diagrammatical — in the form of a diagram; graphic; outlined.
- dialectologist — a specialist in dialectology.
- digital camera — a camera that records images in digital form by means of a device that converts the optical image to an electrical signal.
- dining kitchen — a room where meals are eaten and prepared
- diplomatic bag — A diplomatic bag is a bag or container in which mail is sent to and from foreign embassies. Diplomatic bags are protected by law, so that they are not opened by anyone except the official or embassy they are addressed to.