9-letter words containing g, i, t, c
- graphitic — a very common mineral, soft native carbon, occurring in black to dark-gray foliated masses, with metallic luster and greasy feel: used for pencil leads, as a lubricant, and for making crucibles and other refractories; plumbago; black lead.
- graticule — Navigation. a network of parallels and meridians on a map or chart.
- gymnastic — of or relating to physical exercises that develop and demonstrate strength, balance, and agility, especially such exercises performed mostly on special equipment.
- hatchings — Plural form of hatching.
- hatchling — a young bird, reptile, or fish recently emerged from an egg.
- hectoring — Classical Mythology. the eldest son of Priam and husband of Andromache: the greatest Trojan hero in the Trojan War, killed by Achilles.
- high tech — high technology.
- high-tech — high technology.
- hitchings — George Herbert, 1905–98, U.S. biochemist: Nobel Prize 1988.
- hoatching — infested; swarming
- ice tongs — a small pair of tongs for serving ice cubes.
- ignescent — emitting sparks of fire, as certain stones when struck with steel.
- ignostics — Plural form of ignostic.
- imagistic — (often initial capital letter) a theory or practice of a group of poets in England and America between 1909 and 1917 who believed that poetry should employ the language of common speech, create new rhythms, have complete freedom in subject matter, and present a clear, concentrated, and precise image.
- impacting — the striking of one thing against another; forceful contact; collision: The impact of the colliding cars broke the windshield.
- incenting — to give incentives to: The government should incentivize the private sector to create jobs.
- incepting — to take in; ingest.
- incognita — a woman or girl who is incognita.
- incognito — having one's identity concealed, as under an assumed name, especially to avoid notice or formal attentions.
- indicting — (of a grand jury) to bring a formal accusation against, as a means of bringing to trial: The grand jury indicted him for murder.
- indigotic — indigo (def 5).
- inducting — to install in an office, benefice, position, etc., especially with formal ceremonies: The committee inducted her as president.
- inergetic — (archaic) Having no energy; sluggish.
- infecting — Present participle of infect.
- injecting — Present participle of inject.
- jacketing — Present participle of jacket.
- jacklight — a portable cresset, oil-burning lantern, or electric light used as a lure in hunting or fishing at night.
- judgmatic — judicious.
- ketogenic — the production of ketone bodies in the body, as in diabetes mellitus or low-carbohydrate weight-loss diets.
- kingcraft — the art of ruling as king; royal statesmanship.
- kvetching — Present participle of kvetch.
- lactating — to produce milk.
- largactil — a brand of chlorpromazine used as a tranquillizer, sedative, and antipsychotic
- latticing — a structure of crossed wooden or metal strips usually arranged to form a diagonal pattern of open spaces between the strips.
- lecturing — Present participle of lecture.
- lethargic — of, relating to, or affected with lethargy; drowsy; sluggish; apathetic.
- lich gate — a roofed gate to a churchyard under which a bier is set down during a burial service to await the coming of the clergyman.
- lift cage — the box of a lift, in the form of an open framework
- lightface — a type characterized by thin, light lines. This is a sample of lightface.
- liturgics — the science or art of conducting public worship.
- logistics — symbolic logic.
- magnetics — the science of magnetism.
- matchgirl — A girl who sold matches on the streets.
- matchings — Plural form of matching.
- megatonic — one million tons.
- metalogic — the logical analysis of the fundamental concepts of logic.
- mitogenic — any substance or agent that stimulates mitotic cell division.
- mutagenic — capable of inducing mutation or increasing its rate.
- negociant — wine merchant
- neogothic — of, relating to, or designating chiefly a style of architecture in which gothic motifs and forms are imitated.