12-letter words containing g, n, o, m, i, c
- encompassing — Present participle of encompass.
- epoch-making — An epoch-making change or declaration is considered to be extremely important because it is likely to have a significant effect on a particular period of time.
- ergonometric — Ergonomic.
- film-coating — Film-coating is a process in which a tablet, capsule, or pellet is covered by a thin layer of film to protect it or make it easier to swallow.
- gamification — the process of turning an activity or task into a game or something resembling a game: Teachers can use gamification to motivate their students.
- gangliectomy — (medicine) Excision of a ganglion; surgical removal of a mass of tissue.
- gastrocnemii — Plural form of gastrocnemius.
- gastronomics — the cooking style typical of a region or country
- geo-economic — the study or application of the influence of geography on domestic and international economics.
- geoeconomics — The study of the economic trends and conditions of the world’s countries and how they are related; economics considered on the broadest global scale.
- geomechanics — the study and application of rock and soil mechanics
- geometrician — a person skilled in geometry.
- gigantomachy — (in Greek mythology) the struggle between the gods and the giants.
- gingivectomy — surgical removal of gum tissue.
- graminaceous — Of, pertaining to, or resembling a grass.
- gross income — Accounting. total revenue received before any deductions or allowances, as for rent, cost of goods sold, taxes, etc.
- gum ammoniac — a brownish-yellow gum resin, having an acrid taste, occurring in tearlike fragments from a plant, Dorema ammoniacum, of western Asia: used in porcelain ceramics and in medicine as an expectorant and counterirritant.
- gynecomastia — abnormal enlargement of the breast in a male.
- gynodioecism — the condition of having flowers that are only female in one example of a plant and flowers that have stamens and pistils in another example of a plant of the same species
- gyromagnetic — of or relating to the magnetic properties of a rotating charged particle.
- hamming code — (algorithm) Extra, redundant bits added to stored or transmitted data for the purposes of error detection and correction. Named after the mathematician Richard Hamming, Hamming codes greatly improve the reliability of data, e.g. from distant space probes, where it is impractical, because of the long transmission delay, to correct errors by requesting retransmission.
- hegemonistic — the policy or practice of hegemony to serve national interests.
- high command — the leadership or highest authority of a military command or other organization.
- home cooking — home-made food
- honeycombing — Present participle of honeycomb.
- imogene coca — Imogene, 1908–2001, U.S. comic actress.
- income group — a group in a given population having incomes within a certain range
- incompassing — Present participle of incompass.
- kingdom come — the next world; the hereafter; heaven.
- limnological — Of or pertaining to limnology, the study of freshwater bodies of water.
- locksmithing — The science and art of making and defeating locks.
- logocentrism — a method of literary analysis in which words and language are regarded as a fundamental expression of external reality, excluding nonlinguistic factors such as historical context.
- lounge music — a type of popular music often including jazz, swing, and pop elements and played in cocktail lounges, piano bars, etc.
- macroetching — to etch deeply into the surface of (a metal).
- magnetooptic — pertaining to the effect of magnetism upon the propagation of light.
- marconigraph — (dated) wireless telegraph.
- megalomaniac — a person afflicted with megalomania.
- meningococci — Plural form of meningococcus.
- metagenomics — (genetics) The study of genomes recovered from environmental samples; especially the differentiation of genomes from multiple organisms or individuals, either in a symbiotic relationship, or at a crime scene.
- metallogenic — relating to metallogeny
- metalorganic — (chemistry) organometallic.
- michelangelo — (Michelangelo Buonarroti) 1475–1564, Italian sculptor, painter, architect, and poet.
- microbrewing — Small-scale commercial brewing, as carried out in a microbrewery.
- microcopying — the act of copying onto microfilm
- microfilming — Present participle of microfilm.
- microgranite — an igneous rock with an identical composition and mineral content to granite, but having a finer texture
- microlending — the lending of very small amounts of money at low interest, especially to a start-up company or self-employed person.
- micromanaged — Simple past tense and past participle of micromanage.
- micromanager — One who micromanages.
- microphoning — Present participle of microphone.