12-letter words containing h, o, g, c
- conchologist — One who collects shells, especially for the purpose of scientific study.
- contact high — a state of altered consciousness caused by inhaling the drugs other people are smoking
- coprophagist — a person who eats excrement
- coprophagous — (esp of certain beetles) feeding on dung
- copyrighters — Plural form of copyrighter.
- copyrighting — Present participle of copyright.
- cornhuskings — Plural form of cornhusking.
- coronagraphs — Plural form of coronagraph.
- cosmographer — (astrophysics) A scientist specializing in understanding and describing the nature of the universe.
- cosmographic — Of or pertaining to cosmography.
- couchsurfing — Couchsurfing is the practice of sleeping at the houses of several different people for a period of time without paying.
- counterlight — a light opposite something, such as a painting, that negatively affects the appearance of that object
- counterweigh — counterbalance
- cover charge — A cover charge is a sum of money that you must pay in some restaurants and nightclubs in addition to the money that you pay there for your food and drink.
- craniography — examination of the skull as depicted by craniographs, photographs, and charts.
- cringeworthy — Causing feelings of embarrassment or awkwardness.
- criptography — (spelling) It's spelled "cryptography".
- cryptography — the science or study of analysing and deciphering codes, ciphers, etc; cryptanalysis
- cut up rough — to become angry or bad-tempered
- cyclographic — of or relating to a cyclograph
- demographics — data resulting from the science of demography; population statistics
- dermographic — dermatographia.
- disco lights — coloured lights that flash on and off in time to the music at a disco etc
- discographer — a person who compiles discographies.
- discographic — of or relating to a discography
- dog's chance — little likelihood; small chance (usually used in the negative): That project didn't have a dog's chance of succeeding.
- doomwatching — the act of watching the environment to warn of and prevent harm
- duck-shoving — the evasion of responsibility by someone
- east chicago — a port in NW Indiana, on Lake Michigan, near Chicago.
- echogenicity — (medical) The ability to create an echo that can be detected in an ultrasound examination.
- ectypography — a form of etching or engraving in which the design is produced in relief
- electrograph — A machine used in gravure printing.
- epoch-making — An epoch-making change or declaration is considered to be extremely important because it is likely to have a significant effect on a particular period of time.
- ethnographic — Relating to ethnography.
- ethnological — Of or pertaining to ethnology.
- flowcharting — (computing) the design and construction of flowcharts.
- focal length — the distance from a focal point of a lens or mirror to the corresponding principal plane. Symbol: f.
- for a change — contrary to the norm
- fractography — the study of fractures or cracks in a material, esp metal, in order to predict or identify the cause of a failure in a structure
- french congo — former name of the People's Republic of the Congo.
- galactophore — a galactophorous duct.
- galactorrhea — an abnormally abundant flow of milk in a lactating woman.
- gametophytic — (botany) Of or pertaining to a gametophyte plant.
- genethliacon — A birthday ode.
- geochemistry — the science dealing with the chemical changes in and the composition of the earth's crust.
- geographical — of or relating to geography.
- geomechanics — the study and application of rock and soil mechanics
- geophysicist — the branch of geology that deals with the physics of the earth and its atmosphere, including oceanography, seismology, volcanology, and geomagnetism.
- geotechnical — of or relating to practical applications of geological science in civil engineering, mining, etc.
- get in touch — make contact