11-letter words containing l, a, e, g
- cleistogamy — self-pollination and fertilization of an unopened flower, as in the flowers of the violet produced in summer
- clergywoman — a female member of the clergy
- clientelage — (dated) clientele; customers or patrons.
- cliffhanger — A cliffhanger is a situation or part of a play or film that is very exciting or frightening because you are left for a long time not knowing what will happen next.
- climategate — the scandal surrounding the University of East Anglia’s Climatic Research Unit whose researchers were accused of manipulating statistics on climate change to make global warming appear less of a threat
- cling peach — a clingstone peach.
- cloisonnage — cloisonné work
- closed game — a relatively complex game involving closed ranks and files and permitting only nontactical positional manoeuvring
- coagulative — Obsolete. coagulated.
- coalignment — Alignment together.
- collagenase — an enzyme that decomposes collagen
- collagenous — any of a class of extracellular proteins abundant in higher animals, especially in the skin, bone, cartilage, tendon, and teeth, forming strong insoluble fibers and serving as connective tissue between cells, yielding gelatin when denatured by boiling.
- collegially — collegiate.
- collegiates — of or relating to a college: collegiate life.
- colligative — (of a physical property of a substance) depending on the concentrations of atoms, ions, and molecules that are present rather than on their nature
- conflagrate — to catch or set on fire
- congealment — The act of congealing.
- congelation — the process of congealing
- congenially — agreeable, suitable, or pleasing in nature or character: congenial surroundings.
- conglobated — in the form of a globe or ball
- conjugately — In a conjugate manner.
- corner flag — a flag placed on a short pole marking a corner of a football pitch
- correlating — to place in or bring into mutual or reciprocal relation; establish in orderly connection: to correlate expenses and income.
- cover glass — a thin square of mounted glass used to protect a photographic slide
- culture gap — a divide between two social groups that have different cultures
- cycloplegia — paralysis of the muscles that adjust the shape of the lens of the eye, resulting in loss of ability to focus
- cytomegalic — of or relating to a disease characterized by enlarged cells
- daemonology — the study of demons or of beliefs about demons.
- danger list — on
- dangerously — full of danger or risk; causing danger; perilous; risky; hazardous; unsafe.
- dangleberry — a blue huckleberry (Gaylussacia frondosa), native to E North America
- dapple-gray — gray spotted with darker gray
- dapple-grey — a horse with a grey coat having spots of darker colour
- darlingness — the quality or characteristic of being darling, sweet, or charming
- data logger — data logging
- deadeningly — in a deadening manner
- deadlocking — Present participle of deadlock.
- deafeningly — to make deaf: The accident deafened him for life.
- dealing box — a box that holds a deck or decks of cards, allowing them to be dealt only one at a time, often used in casino games such as blackjack or chemin de fer.
- death angel — Azrael.
- decade-long — lasting for a decade: After a decadelong study, the drug has finally been approved by the FDA.
- decollating — Present participle of decollate.
- decolletage — the low-cut neckline of a woman's garment
- defalcating — Present participle of defalcate.
- defatigable — (very, rare) Easily tired or wearied; capable of being fatigued.
- deflagrable — having the ability to burst into flames quickly
- deflagrated — Simple past tense and past participle of deflagrate.
- deflagrates — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of deflagrate.
- deflagrator — a piece of equipment for bringing about deflagration
- defoliating — Present participle of defoliate.