11-letter words containing g, u, n, c
- functioning — the kind of action or activity proper to a person, thing, or institution; the purpose for which something is designed or exists; role.
- fungistatic — (of a substance or preparation) inhibiting the growth of a fungus.
- furthcoming — an action raised to recover property which has been arrested in the hands of a third party
- gas furnace — a furnace using gas as a fuel.
- geniculated — Geniculate.
- genius loci — the guardian spirit of a place.
- genuflected — Simple past tense and past participle of genuflect.
- gesticulant — making or tending to make gestures or gesticulations: a gesticulant speaker.
- glaucescent — becoming glaucous; somewhat glaucous.
- glauconitic — a greenish micaceous mineral consisting essentially of a hydrous silicate of potassium, aluminum, and iron and occurring in greensand, clays, etc.
- glaucophane — a sodium-rich monoclinic mineral of the amphibole family, usually metamorphic.
- glucokinase — an enzyme, found in all living systems, that serves to catalyze the phosphorylation of gluconic acid.
- glucosamine — an aminosugar occurring in many polysaccharides of vertebrate tissue and also as the major component of chitin.
- glucuronide — a glycoside that yields glucuronic acid upon hydrolysis.
- glycogenous — of or relating to the formation of sugar in the liver.
- golden buck — a dish consisting of Welsh rabbit topped with a poached egg.
- golden club — an aquatic plant, Orontium aquaticum, of the arum family, native to the eastern U.S., having blue-green leaves and a clublike spadix covered with tiny yellow flowers.
- grand duchy — a territory ruled by a grand duke or grand duchess.
- granduncles — Plural form of granduncle.
- granulocyte — a circulating white blood cell having prominent granules in the cytoplasm and a nucleus of two or more lobes.
- great-uncle — a granduncle.
- grouchiness — The characteristic or quality of being grouchy.
- ground crew — ground personnel responsible for the maintenance and repair of aircraft.
- ground itch — a disease of the skin of the feet, caused by penetration of hookworm larvae, characterized by a blisterlike eruption and itching.
- groundcloth — A groundcloth is a piece of waterproof material which you put on the ground to sleep on when you are camping.
- groundcover — Alternative spelling of ground cover.
- guadalcanal — the largest of the Solomon Islands, in the W central Pacific: U.S. victory over the Japanese 1942–43. About 2500 sq. mi. (6475 sq. km).
- guinea corn — durra.
- gun control — government regulation of the sale and ownership of firearms.
- gun culture — the attitudes, feelings, values, and behaviour of a society, or any social group, in which guns are used
- gun licence — an official document granting a person permission to own and use a gun, usually subject to various restrictions
- gunn effect — the onset of microwave oscillations in a thin slice of a semiconductor when a voltage exceeding a given value is applied across the slice.
- hacking run — (jargon) (Analogy with "bombing run" or "speed run") A hack session extended long outside normal working times, especially one longer than 12 hours. May cause you to "change phase the hard way".
- haircutting — an act or instance of cutting the hair.
- handcuffing — Present participle of handcuff.
- hiccoughing — Present participle of hiccough.
- huckstering — Present participle of huckster.
- icing sugar — Icing sugar is very fine white sugar that is used for making icing and sweets.
- immunogenic — causing or capable of producing an immune response.
- immunologic — the branch of science dealing with the components of the immune system, immunity from disease, the immune response, and immunologic techniques of analysis.
- incongruent — not congruent.
- incongruity — the quality or condition of being incongruous.
- incongruous — out of keeping or place; inappropriate; unbecoming: an incongruous effect; incongruous behavior.
- incouraging — Present participle of incourage.
- inculcating — Present participle of inculcate.
- inculpating — Present participle of inculpate.
- incurvating — Present participle of incurvate.
- indulgences — Plural form of indulgence.
- influencing — the capacity or power of persons or things to be a compelling force on or produce effects on the actions, behavior, opinions, etc., of others: He used family influence to get the contract.
- inoculating — to implant (a disease agent or antigen) in a person, animal, or plant to produce a disease for study or to stimulate disease resistance.