12-letter words containing h, i, g, o, c
- lounge chair — a chair designed for lounging, as an easy chair, chaise longue, or recliner.
- macroetching — to etch deeply into the surface of (a metal).
- mammographic — Of, or pertaining to, mammography.
- marconigraph — (dated) wireless telegraph.
- michelangelo — (Michelangelo Buonarroti) 1475–1564, Italian sculptor, painter, architect, and poet.
- micrographia — minute handwriting.
- micrographic — Pertaining to micrographics.
- microphagous — (of an animal) feeding on small particles of food
- microphoning — Present participle of microphone.
- moeso-gothic — of the Moeso-Goths, their extinct East Germanic language, or their culture
- much obliged — expressions used when one wants to indicate that one is very grateful for something
- mythological — of or relating to mythology.
- night office — the office for matins.
- night school — a school held in the evening, especially for working adults and others who are unable to attend school during the day.
- nightclothes — Clothes worn to bed.
- non-matching — not matching: a nonmatching set of furniture.
- nonbreaching — the act or a result of breaking; break or rupture.
- north-facing — facing towards the north
- nothing much — not a lot
- oligarchical — of, relating to, or having the form of an oligarchy.
- oligochaetes — Plural form of oligochaete.
- oligophrenic — less than normal mental development.
- oligotrophic — (of a lake) characterized by a low accumulation of dissolved nutrient salts, supporting but a sparse growth of algae and other organisms, and having a high oxygen content owing to the low organic content.
- onychophagia — the practice of biting one's nails, especially when done habitually and as a symptom of emotional disturbance.
- orographical — relating to the study of mountains
- orthogenetic — pertaining to or exhibiting orthogenesis.
- orthognathic — straight-jawed; having the profile of the face vertical or nearly so; having a gnathic index below 98.
- orthographic — of or relating to orthography.
- oscillograph — a device for recording the wave-forms of changing currents, voltages, or any other quantity that can be translated into electric energy, as sound waves.
- outpouchings — Plural form of outpouching.
- overcharging — Present participle of overcharge.
- overreaching — to reach or extend over or beyond: The shelf overreached the nook and had to be planed down.
- packinghouse — a building where foodstuffs are packed
- pathogenetic — the production and development of disease.
- pathological — of or relating to pathology.
- petroglyphic — relating to or having the characteristics of a petroglyph or carving made in rock
- phagocytosis — Physiology. the ingestion of a smaller cell or cell fragment, a microorganism, or foreign particles by means of the local infolding of a cell's membrane and the protrusion of its cytoplasm around the fold until the material has been surrounded and engulfed by closure of the membrane and formation of a vacuole: characteristic of amebas and some types of white blood cells.
- phagocytotic — relating to phagocytosis
- phanerogamic — any of the Phanerogamia, a former primary division of plants comprising those having reproductive organs; a flowering plant or seed plant (opposed to cryptogam).
- phlegmagogic — a medication that is intended to dislodge and evacuate mucus from the respiratory system
- phonographic — of, relating to, or characteristic of a phonograph.
- phonological — relating to study of speech sounds
- photoglyphic — of or relating to photoglyphy
- photographic — of or relating to photography.
- phycologists — the branch of botany dealing with algae.
- phylogenetic — the development or evolution of a particular group of organisms.
- physiognomic — the face or countenance, especially when considered as an index to the character: a fierce physiognomy.
- physogastric — pertaining to the swollen, membranous abdomen of certain insects, especially termite and ant queens.
- pictographic — a pictorial sign or symbol.
- pigeon-chest — chicken breast.