11-letter words containing g, n, c
- canal barge — a long narrow boat used on canals, esp for carrying freight
- canandaigua — a town in central New York.
- cancer gene — oncogene.
- candlelight — Candlelight is the light that a candle produces.
- caneworking — A glassblowing technique that uses rods of coloured glass to add intricate patterns and stripes to blown glass objects.
- cannonading — a continued discharge of cannon, especially during an attack.
- cape pigeon — a species of seagoing petrel, Daption capensis, with characteristic white wing patches: a common winter visitor off the coasts of southern Africa: family Diomedeidae
- cappa magna — a ceremonial cloak having a long train and a silk or fur-lined hood, worn by cardinals, bishops, and certain other dignitaries.
- capping fee — a fee paid for a day of hunting with an association of hunters of which one is not a member.
- capsulizing — Present participle of capsulize.
- captivating — Someone or something that is captivating fascinates or attracts you.
- car bombing — an instance when a bomb which someone has hidden under or in a car explodes
- caravanning — Caravanning is the activity of having a holiday in a caravan.
- carbonating — Present participle of carbonate.
- carbonizing — Present participle of carbonize.
- carcinogens — Plural form of carcinogen.
- carcinology — the study of crustaceans
- cardiogenic — originating in the heart, or resulting from a disorder of the heart
- care-taking — a person who is in charge of the maintenance of a building, estate, etc.; superintendent.
- caressingly — In a caressing manner; soothingly.
- cargo liner — a cargo ship that sails regularly between designated ports according to a published schedule.
- cargo pants — Cargo pants are large, loose pants with lots of pockets.
- cargo plane — a plane carrying cargo
- carjackings — Plural form of carjacking.
- carloadings — the number of railroad carloads shipped in or out within a given period
- carnalizing — Present participle of carnalize.
- carolingian — of or relating to the Frankish dynasty founded by Pepin the Short, son of Charles Martel, which ruled in France from 751–987 ad and in Germany until 911 ad
- carousingly — in a carousing manner
- carpogonium — the female sex organ of red algae, consisting of a swollen base containing the ovum and a long neck down which the male gametes pass
- carrageenan — a carbohydrate extracted from carrageen, used to make a beverage, medicine, and jelly, and as an emulsifying and gelling agent (E407) in various processed desserts and drinks
- carrying-on — unconventional or questionable behaviour
- cartelizing — Present participle of cartelize.
- casa grande — the massive, prehistoric structure within Indian ruins in S Ariz., now constituting a national monument
- case ending — a suffix on an inflected noun, pronoun, or adjective that indicates its grammatical function.
- casein glue — a glue made from casein, used for plywood, cabinetwork, etc.
- caseinogens — Plural form of caseinogen.
- casing nail — a nail having a small, conical head, slenderer than a common nail of the same length, used for laying floors, fastening matchboarding, and other work in which the head may remain visible.
- casing shoe — A casing shoe is the bottom of the casing string, including the cement around it.
- castigating — Present participle of castigate.
- castigation — to criticize or reprimand severely.
- castiglione — Count Baldassare (baldasˈsaːre). 1478–1529, Italian diplomat and writer, noted particularly for his dialogue on ideal courtly life, Il Libro del Cortegiano (The Courtier) (1528)
- casting rod — a fishing rod, generally 4–8 feet (1.2–2.4 meters) long, for casting bait or lures with a reel mounted near the handle that enables the thumb or finger to control the line during a cast, including rods used for bait casting and spinning.
- cat-and-dog — continuously or unceasingly vicious and destructive: cat-and-dog competition.
- catagenesis — the retrogressive evolution of a species. Compare anagenesis (def 1).
- cataloguing — a list or record, as of items for sale or courses at a university, systematically arranged and often including descriptive material: a stamp catalog.
- catapulting — Present participle of catapult.
- catechising — Present participle of catechise.
- catechizing — Present participle of catechize.
- cauligenous — originating or protruding from the stem of a plant
- cauterizing — Present participle of cauterize.