12-letter words containing g, l, e, c
- cladogenetic — relating to cladogenesis
- clam diggers — casual pants that end slightly below the knee.
- clam-diggers — calf-length trousers
- clatteringly — With a clattering sound.
- claw setting — a jewellery setting with clawlike prongs
- clean eating — the practice of following a diet that contains only natural foods, and is low in sugar, salt, and fat
- clean energy — energy, as electricity or nuclear power, that does not pollute the atmosphere when used, as opposed to coal and oil, that do.
- clean-living — having a wholesome lifestyle
- clearcutting — the act of felling all trees in area
- clearsighted — seeing clearly
- cleidoic egg — egg of birds and insects
- cleistogamic — Alternative form of cleistogamous.
- clergyperson — a member of the clergy
- cliff-hanger — a melodramatic or adventure serial in which each installment ends in suspense in order to interest the reader or viewer in the next installment.
- cliffhangers — Plural form of cliffhanger.
- closefitting — fitting tightly, esp. in such a way as to show the contours of the body
- closegrained — having a fine, compact grain or texture
- closing date — The closing date for a competition or offer is the final date by which entries or applications must be received.
- closing time — Closing time is the time when something such as a shop, library, or pub closes and people have to leave.
- club fighter — a mediocre boxer who fights mostly on programs at small sporting clubs
- cobalt green — a medium, yellowish-green color.
- cogitatively — In a cogitative manner.
- cold storage — If something such as food is put in cold storage, it is kept in an artificially-cooled place in order to preserve it.
- collagenases — Plural form of collagenase.
- college park — a city in N Georgia.
- collegialism — the theory that the church's highest authority is its collective membership
- collegiality — the sharing of authority among colleagues
- collegiately — in a collegiate way
- collegiates' — of or relating to a college: collegiate life.
- come unglued — If something comes unglued, it becomes separated from the thing that it was attached to.
- compellingly — in a way that demands attention and interest
- concealingly — in a concealing manner
- configurable — to design or adapt to form a specific configuration or for some specific purpose: The planes are being configured to hold more passengers in each row.
- conflagrated — Simple past tense and past participle of conflagrate.
- congelations — Plural form of congelation.
- congenerical — congeneric
- congeniality — agreeable, suitable, or pleasing in nature or character: congenial surroundings.
- congenitally — of or relating to a condition present at birth, whether inherited or caused by the environment, especially the uterine environment.
- conger (eel) — any of a family (Congridae, order Anguilliformes) of large saltwater eels, with a long dorsal fin, sharp teeth, and powerful jaws; esp., any of an edible genus (Conger) of eels
- conglobulate — to form into a globe or ball
- conglomerate — A conglomerate is a large business firm consisting of several different companies.
- conglutinate — to cause (the edges of a wound or fracture) to join during the process of healing or (of the edges of a wound or fracture) to join during this process
- congratulate — If you congratulate someone, you say something to show you are pleased that something nice has happened to them.
- congruential — (mathematics) That uses congruency (division by a modulus).
- conqueringly — in a conquering manner
- consentingly — in a consenting manner
- console game — a video game requiring the use of a games console
- contingently — dependent for existence, occurrence, character, etc., on something not yet certain; conditional (often followed by on or upon): Our plans are contingent on the weather.
- convalescing — to recover health and strength after illness; make progress toward recovery of health.
- convent girl — a girl who goes to or has been to a convent school