10-letter words containing g, u, n, c
- gonococcus — the bacterium Neisseria gonorrhoeae, causing gonorrhea.
- grand coup — the trumping of a trick that could have been taken by the winner's partner.
- granduncle — an uncle of one's father or mother; a great-uncle.
- ground ice — anchor ice.
- guaguanche — a barracuda, Sphyraena guachanco, found chiefly off the coast of Florida.
- guardiance — (obsolete) guardianship.
- gun camera — an aircraft-mounted motion-picture camera recording the firing of all weapons on the gun-target line of the pilot.
- gun tackle — a tackle composed of a fall rove through two single blocks and secured to one of them so as to secure a mechanical advantage of two or three, neglecting friction, depending on the arrangement.
- gunnysacks — Plural form of gunnysack.
- hiccupping — a quick, involuntary inhalation that follows a spasm of the diaphragm and is suddenly checked by closure of the glottis, producing a short, relatively sharp sound.
- high-count — (of a woven fabric) having a relatively high number of warp and filling threads per square inch.
- ice tongue — a section of ice projecting from the base of a glacier.
- incognitum — (informal) An American mammoth whose fossilized skeleton was discovered in 1801.
- incouraged — Simple past tense and past participle of incourage.
- incrusting — Present participle of incrust.
- incubating — Present participle of incubate.
- indulgence — the act or practice of indulging; gratification of desire.
- indulgency — indulgence.
- insourcing — The practice of using an organization’s own personnel or other resources to accomplish a task.
- insurgence — an act of rebellion; insurrection; revolt.
- insurgency — the state or condition of being insurgent.
- jaundicing — Present participle of jaundice.
- kremenchug — a city in central Ukraine, on the Dnieper River.
- kuang-chou — Guangzhou
- lacquering — a protective coating consisting of a resin, cellulose ester, or both, dissolved in a volatile solvent, sometimes with pigment added.
- launchings — Plural form of launching.
- linguistic — of or relating to linguistics.
- lounge car — club car.
- loving cup — a large cup, as of silver, usually with two or more handles, given as a prize, award, token of esteem or affection, etc.
- lug wrench — a wrench for loosening or tightening lug nuts.
- lunchwagon — a small bus, truck, or other vehicle outfitted for selling or for serving light meals and snacks to the public.
- macdonough — Thomas, 1783–1825, U.S. naval officer: defeated British on Lake Champlain 1814.
- machinegun — Alternative spelling of machine gun.
- maculating — Present participle of maculate.
- manicuring — Present participle of manicure.
- mcguinness — (James) Martin (Pacelli). 1950–2017, Irish Sinn Féin politician; deputy first minister of Northern Ireland (2007–2017)
- mclaughlin — John, born 1942, English jazz guitarist.
- mcnaughton — Andrew George Latta [lat-uh] /ˈlæt ə/ (Show IPA), 1887–1966, Canadian army officer, statesman, diplomat, and scientist.
- microfungi — Plural form of microfungus.
- muckraking — to search for and expose real or alleged corruption, scandal, or the like, especially in politics.
- mudcapping — the process or act of blasting a rock surface with explosives
- multigenic — controlled by several genes; polygenic
- mycogenous — arising from or inhabiting fungi.
- neglectful — characterized by neglect; disregardful; careless; negligent (often followed by of): neglectful of one's health.
- neurogenic — originating in a nerve or nerve tissue.
- neurologic — Relating to neurology or the nervous system.
- nicaraguan — a republic in Central America. 57,143 sq. mi. (148,000 sq. km). Capital: Managua.
- nightclubs — Plural form of nightclub.
- nucleating — Present participle of nucleate.
- octangular — having eight angles.