10-letter words containing g, o, c, a
- organicist — Philosophy. the view that some systems resemble organisms in having parts that function in relation to the whole to which they belong. Compare holism (def 1).
- organicity — noting or pertaining to a class of chemical compounds that formerly comprised only those existing in or derived from plants or animals, but that now includes all other compounds of carbon.
- organismic — a form of life composed of mutually interdependent parts that maintain various vital processes.
- orographic — Of or relating to mountains, especially with regard to their position and form.
- osculating — Present participle of osculate.
- otological — the science of the ear and its diseases.
- overacting — Present participle of overact.
- overcharge — to charge (a purchaser) too high a price: When the manager realized we'd been overcharged, she gave us a credit for the difference.
- overglance — to glance over
- pascagoula — a city in SE Mississippi, on the Gulf of Mexico.
- pathogenic — Pathology. capable of producing disease: pathogenic bacteria.
- pathologic — of or relating to pathology.
- peacocking — the male of the peafowl distinguished by its long, erectile, greenish, iridescent tail coverts that are brilliantly marked with ocellated spots and that can be spread in a fan.
- pedagogics — the science or art of teaching or education; pedagogy.
- pelargonic — of or derived from a pelargonium or pelargonic acid.
- phagocytic — any cell, as a macrophage, that ingests and destroys foreign particles, bacteria, and cell debris.
- pichiciago — any of several small armadillos of the genera Chalmyphorus and Burmeisteria, of southern South America.
- pictograph — pictogram
- podcasting — a digital audio or video file or recording, usually part of a themed series, that can be downloaded from a website to a media player or computer: Download or subscribe to daily, one-hour podcasts of our radio show.
- polyphagic — Pathology. excessive desire to eat.
- prelogical — according to or agreeing with the principles of logic: a logical inference.
- pro-acting — serving temporarily, especially as a substitute during another's absence; not permanent; temporary: the acting mayor.
- proctalgia — neural pain in the rectum or anus
- proctorage — the duty of a proctor
- profligacy — shameless dissoluteness.
- prognathic — having protrusive jaws; having a gnathic index over 103.
- psychogram — a message believed to be written by a spirit or authored by psychical means
- pugnacious — inclined to quarrel or fight readily; quarrelsome; belligerent; combative.
- radiogenic — Physics. produced by radioactive decay: radiogenic lead; radiogenic heat.
- radiologic — of or relating to radiology.
- rockingham — Second Marquis of, Charles Watson-Wentworth.
- saprogenic — producing putrefaction or decay, as certain bacteria.
- sarcophagi — a stone coffin, especially one bearing sculpture, inscriptions, etc., often displayed as a monument.
- scalloping — any of the bivalve mollusks of the genus Argopecten (Pecten) and related genera that swim by rapidly clapping the fluted shell valves together.
- scatophagy — the act of eating dung or excrement
- schizogamy — reproduction characterized by division of the organism into sexual and asexual parts, as in certain polychaetes.
- schongauer — Martin [mahr-tn;; German mahr-teen] /ˈmɑr tn;; German ˈmɑr tin/ (Show IPA), c1430–91, German engraver and painter.
- school age — the age set by law for children to start school attendance.
- schooligan — a person of school age who engages in acts of public disorder
- scrapegood — a stingy person; a miser
- search dog — a dog trained to assist rescue workers in finding people buried under rubble by detection by smell
- showcasing — a glass case for the display and protection of articles in shops, museums, etc.
- sialagogic — encouraging salivary flow.
- slip a cog — (not in technical use) a gear tooth, formerly especially one of hardwood or metal, fitted into a slot in a gearwheel of less durable material.
- sodcasting — the practice of playing music through the speakers of a mobile phone in a public space
- spongecake — sweet cake of eggs and flour
- stagecoach — a horse-drawn coach that formerly traveled regularly over a fixed route with passengers, parcels, etc.
- sugar corn — sweet corn.
- sugar-coat — to cover with sugar: to sugarcoat a pill.
- supercargo — a merchant-ship officer who is in charge of the cargo and the commercial concerns of the voyage.