12-letter words containing g, r, t
- center stage — If something or someone takes center stage, they become very important or noticeable.
- centimorgans — Plural form of centimorgan.
- centralising — Present participle of centralise.
- centralizing — Present participle of centralize.
- centre stage — If something or someone takes centre stage, they become very important or noticeable.
- centrifugate — the denser of the centrifuged materials.
- centrifuging — an apparatus that rotates at high speed and by centrifugal force separates substances of different densities, as milk and cream.
- chandragupta — Greek name Sandracottos. died ?297 bc, ruler of N India, who founded the Maurya dynasty (325) and defeated Seleucus (?305)
- change front — to redeploy (a force in the field) so that its main weight of weapons points in another direction
- chapter ring — a ringlike band on the dial of a clock that bears the numerals or other symbols of the hours.
- charge plate — an identification plate, especially one from which an impression can be taken, issued to a customer and used to make purchases on a credit basis.
- charge sheet — a document on which a police officer enters details of the charge against a prisoner and the court in which he will appear
- chew the rag — to converse idly; chat
- chhattisgarh — a state of E central India, created from the SE part of Madhya Pradesh in 2000: consists of a hilly plateau, with extensive forests; agricultural. Capital: Raipur. Pop: 20 795 956 (2001). Area: 135 194 sq km (52 199 sq miles)
- chirognomist — someone who studies chirognomy
- chitterlings — the intestines of a pig or other animal prepared as a dish
- chlorinating — Present participle of chlorinate.
- choreologist — a person who is expert in choreology
- chota nagpur — a plateau in E India, mainly in Jharkhand state since 2000: forested, with rich mineral resources and much heavy industry; produces chiefly lac (world's leading supplier), coal (half India's total output), and mica
- christenings — Plural form of christening.
- chromatogram — a column or strip of material containing constituents of a mixture separated by chromatography
- chromatology — chromatics.
- chronologist — a person versed in chronology.
- chukot range — mountain range in NE Siberia: highest peak, c. 7,500 ft (2,286 m)
- circumgyrate — to cause (something) to move in a circular motion
- cirl bunting — a European passerine bird Emberiza cirlus, of the bunting family Emberizidae
- citrangequat — A trigenic hybrid cross of two types of orange and a kumquat.
- city manager — (in the US) an administrator hired by a municipal council to manage its affairs
- civil rights — Civil rights are the rights that people have in a society to equal treatment and equal opportunities, whatever their race, sex, or religion.
- clatteringly — With a clattering sound.
- clearcutting — the act of felling all trees in area
- clearsighted — seeing clearly
- clickthrough — the act of clicking on an advertisement or other link to go to another website, especially a retail site: The store gets lots of clickthroughs from social media.
- club fighter — a mediocre boxer who fights mostly on programs at small sporting clubs
- co-parenting — a divorced or separated parent who shares equally with the other parent in the custody and care of a child.
- coast ranges — series of mountain ranges along the W coast of North America, extending from Alas. to Baja California: highest peak, Mt. Logan
- cobalt green — a medium, yellowish-green color.
- cockthrowing — the sport of knocking down, or killing, a cock that is tied to a post
- cogeneration — the process of generating electricity and steam from the same power plant
- cogenerators — Plural form of cogenerator.
- coir matting — a floor covering or packing material made of coir
- 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.
- come through — To come through a dangerous or difficult situation means to survive it and recover from it.
- cometography — the scientific description and recording of comets
- comfortingly — In a comforting manner.
- compurgation — (formerly) a method of trial whereby a defendant might be acquitted if a sufficient number of persons swore to his innocence
- computer age — modern society regarded as the period when the widespread use of computers has fundamentally changed people's lives
- concentering — (American spelling) alternative spelling of concentringt; present participle of concenter.
- concertgoers — Plural form of concertgoer.
- concertgoing — the practice of attending concerts of music