12-letter words containing n, a, y, g
- caliginosity — darkness
- canary grass — any of various grasses of the genus Phalaris, esp P. canariensis, that is native to Europe and N Africa and has straw-coloured seeds used as birdseed
- candygrammar — (language) A programming-language grammar that is mostly syntactic sugar; a play on "candygram". COBOL, Apple Computer's Hypertalk language, and many 4GLs share this property. The intent is to be as English-like as possible and thus easier for unskilled people to program. However, syntax isn't what makes programming hard; it's the mental effort and organisation required to specify an algorithm precisely. Thus "candygrammar" languages are just as difficult to program in, and far more painful for the experienced hacker.
- canyoneering — (US) Canyoning, a hybrid outdoor sport involving the traversal of river canyons.
- cardigan bay — an inlet of St George's Channel, on the W coast of Wales
- carry-on bag — a small bag that is taken inside an aircraft by hand personally by a passenger
- carryings-on — wild, extravagant, or immoral behavior
- changelessly — In a changeless manner.
- chronography — an arrangement of past events
- chthonophagy — (disease) Alternative form of chthonophagia.
- city manager — (in the US) an administrator hired by a municipal council to manage its affairs
- clangorously — In a clangorous manner; ringingly.
- clatteringly — With a clattering sound.
- clean energy — energy, as electricity or nuclear power, that does not pollute the atmosphere when used, as opposed to coal and oil, that do.
- commandingly — being in command: a commanding officer.
- concealingly — in a concealing manner
- congeniality — agreeable, suitable, or pleasing in nature or character: congenial surroundings.
- congenitally — of or relating to a condition present at birth, whether inherited or caused by the environment, especially the uterine environment.
- consignatory — a cosignatory
- contagiously — capable of being transmitted by bodily contact with an infected person or object: contagious diseases.
- conveyancing — Conveyancing is the process of transferring the legal ownership of property.
- copy-reading — to work on (copy) as a copyreader.
- county agent — a government employee who gives advice on agriculture in a rural area
- craniography — examination of the skull as depicted by craniographs, photographs, and charts.
- crazy paving — Crazy paving is pieces of stone of different shapes fitted together to make a path or flat area.
- cryptogamian — of or relating to cryptogams
- crystalising — Present participle of crystalise.
- cyanogenesis — the release by certain plants, such as cherry laurel, of hydrogen cyanide, esp after wounding or invasion by pathogens
- cyanogenetic — having the capability to generate or produce cyanide
- cybercasting — the broadcasting of news, entertainment, etc., using the Internet, specifically the World Wide Web.
- cyberloafing — (informal) The use of computers by employees for purposes unrelated to work.
- cyclolignane — (organic chemistry) Any lignane having an additional ring.
- danger money — extra money paid to compensate for the risks involved in certain dangerous jobs
- day-tripping — to travel as a day-tripper.
- decalcifying — Present participle of decalcify.
- decreasingly — In a decreasing manner.
- degenerately — In a degenerate manner.
- demonography — a treatise on demons.
- deoxygenated — to remove oxygen from (a substance, as blood or water).
- desolatingly — in a way that desolates, in a desolating fashion
- despairingly — given to despair or hopelessness.
- dodecagynian — (of a plant) having eleven or twelve pistils
- dodecagynous — (of a plant) having eleven or twelve pistils
- dragonslayer — One who slays a dragon.
- dry gangrene — death of tissue owing to arterial obstruction without subsequent bacterial decomposition and putrefaction.
- dry-cleaning — Dry-cleaning is the action or work of dry-cleaning things such as clothes.
- drying agent — A drying agent is used in an absorption column (= a tall vessel) to remove water from fractions.
- duty manager — A duty manager is a person who is in charge at a particular time.
- east germany — a former country in central Europe: created in 1949 from the Soviet zone of occupied Germany established in 1945: reunited with West Germany in 1990. 41,827 sq. mi. (108,333 sq. km). Capital: East Berlin.
- egyptian mau — a breed of medium-sized cat with a spotted coat of medium length