12-letter words containing i, g, n, o
- carbonadoing — Present participle of carbonado.
- carcinogenic — A substance that is carcinogenic is likely to cause cancer.
- carlovingian — Carolingian
- carryings-on — wild, extravagant, or immoral behavior
- carving fork — a large, two-tined fork with a metal guard to protect the hand, used to hold meat in place as it is being carved
- castigations — Plural form of castigation.
- casting vote — When a committee has given an equal number of votes for and against a proposal, the chairperson can give a casting vote. This vote decides whether or not the proposal will be passed.
- categorising — to arrange in categories or classes; classify.
- categorizing — Present participle of categorize.
- ceiling rose — decorative plaster centrepiece
- centimorgans — Plural form of centimorgan.
- chalcogenide — a binary compound consisting of a chalcogen and at least one other electropositive element
- changchiakou — Zhangjiakou
- change point — a point to which a foresight and backsight are taken in levelling; turning point
- charbroiling — Present participle of charbroil.
- childcrowing — a disease which causes spasms of the vocal cords
- chilpancingo — a town in S Mexico, capital of Guerrero state, in the Sierra Madre del Sur. Pop: 166 000 (2005 est)
- chincoteague — a town on a small island in a lagoon (Chincoteague Bay) in E Virginia: annual wild pony roundup.
- chinhuangtao — a seaport in NE Hebei province, in NE China, on the Bohai.
- chirognomist — someone who studies chirognomy
- chirurgeonly — in the manner of a surgeon
- chlorinating — Present participle of chlorinate.
- chronologies — Plural form of chronology.
- chronologise — Alternative spelling of chronologize.
- chronologist — a person versed in chronology.
- chronologize — to arrange in an order determined by when events took place
- cinema-going — regularly attending the cinema
- cladogenesis — adaptive evolution leading to a greater variety of species
- cladogenetic — relating to cladogenesis
- clapboarding — Present participle of clapboard.
- classloading — (computing, Java) The dynamic loading of classes into a virtual machine, as performed by a classloader.
- closefitting — fitting tightly, esp. in such a way as to show the contours of the body
- closegrained — having a fine, compact grain or texture
- closing date — The closing date for a competition or offer is the final date by which entries or applications must be received.
- closing time — Closing time is the time when something such as a shop, library, or pub closes and people have to leave.
- co-parenting — a divorced or separated parent who shares equally with the other parent in the custody and care of a child.
- coal-burning — fuelled by burning coal
- coarse grain — granularity
- cocarcinogen — a substance that can promote cancer when acting with other substances, but which does not promote cancer by itself
- cockfighting — The sport (illegal in certain countries) of setting two cocks to fight each other. Fighting cocks often have had their legs fitted with metal spurs.
- cockthrowing — the sport of knocking down, or killing, a cock that is tied to a post
- code grinder — (jargon, abuse) A suit-wearing minion of the sort hired in legion strength by banks and insurance companies in the Real World to implement payroll packages in RPG and other such unspeakable horrors. In its native habitat, the code grinder often removes the suit jacket to reveal an underplumage consisting of button-down shirt (starch optional) and a tie. In times of dire stress, the sleeves (if long) may be rolled up and the tie loosened about half an inch. It seldom helps. The code grinder's milieu is about as far from hackerdom as one can get and still touch a computer; the term connotes pity. Used of or to a hacker, this term is a really serious slur on the person's creative ability; it connotes a design style characterised by primitive technique, rule-boundedness, brute force and utter lack of imagination. Compare card walloper. Contrast real programmer.
- code-sharing — a commercial agreement between two airlines that allows passengers to use a ticket from one airline to travel on another
- coding sheet — a form on which a program is written
- codling moth — a tortricid moth, Carpocapsa pomonella, the larvae of which are a pest of apples
- cogeneration — the process of generating electricity and steam from the same power plant
- cognoscitive — having the ability to know or discover: cognoscitive powers.
- cohabitating — cohabit.
- coin changer — a machine that gives change rapidly, as to a customer, typically operated by a manual keyboard and often used in association with a cash register.
- coincidingly — So as to coincide.