12-letter words containing n, o, c, l, e, g
- convent girl — a girl who goes to or has been to a convent school
- convergently — characterized by convergence; tending to come together; merging.
- cook-general — (formerly, esp in the 1920s and '30s) a domestic servant who did cooking and housework
- counterlight — a light opposite something, such as a painting, that negatively affects the appearance of that object
- curmudgeonly — If you describe someone as curmudgeonly, you do not like them because they are mean or bad-tempered.
- cyberloafing — (informal) The use of computers by employees for purposes unrelated to work.
- cyclogenesis — the formation and development of a low-pressure storm system
- cyclolignane — (organic chemistry) Any lignane having an additional ring.
- decolonizing — Present participle of decolonize.
- deglaciation — the process of removing glaciation
- docking keel — one of two keellike projections for bracing a hull of a ship against bilge blocks when the ship is in dry dock.
- dogleg fence — snake fence.
- edulcorating — Present participle of edulcorate.
- efflorescing — Present participle of effloresce.
- electrogenic — Pf or pertaining to electrogenesis.
- electron gun — a heated cathode with an associated system of electrodes and coils for producing and focusing a beam of electrons, used esp in cathode-ray tubes
- engine block — the metal casting containing the piston chambers of an internal combustion engine
- ensorcelling — Present participle of ensorcell.
- ethnological — Of or pertaining to ethnology.
- focal length — the distance from a focal point of a lens or mirror to the corresponding principal plane. Symbol: f.
- gallinaceous — pertaining to or resembling the domestic fowls.
- galvanoscope — an instrument for detecting the existence of an electric current and determining its direction.
- game console — Also called game(s) console, gaming console, video-game console. a computer system specially made for playing video games by connecting it to a television or other display for video and sound.
- gangliectomy — (medicine) Excision of a ganglion; surgical removal of a mass of tissue.
- genealogical — a record or account of the ancestry and descent of a person, family, group, etc.
- genethliacon — A birthday ode.
- genetic load — the extent to which a population deviates from the theoretically fittest genetic constitution.
- geniculation — the state of being geniculate.
- genuflection — an act of bending the knee or touching it to the ground in reverence or worship.
- geobotanical — of or relating to geobotany
- geocentrical — Alternative form of geocentric.
- geosynclinal — Geology. pertaining to a synclinal fold that involves a relatively large part of the earth's surface.
- geosynclines — Plural form of geosyncline.
- geotechnical — of or relating to practical applications of geological science in civil engineering, mining, etc.
- gerontologic — relating to gerontology
- glaucousness — Quality of being glaucous.
- glockenspiel — a musical instrument composed of a set of graduated steel bars mounted in a frame and struck with hammers, used especially in bands.
- glucogenesis — the production of glucose by the decomposition of glycogen or from any nonglucose precursor.
- glucoprotein — glycoprotein.
- glycogenesis — the formation of glycogen from monosaccharides in the body, especially glucose.
- glycogenetic — of or relating to the formation of sugar in the liver.
- glycogenosis — any of several inherited disorders of glycogen metabolism that result in excess accumulation of glycogen in various organs of the body.
- glycoprotein — any of a group of complex proteins, as mucin, containing a carbohydrate combined with a simple protein.
- golden perch — a freshwater food fish, Plectroplites ambiguus, that inhabits inland waters of Australia.
- grand coulee — a dry canyon in central Washington: cut by the Columbia River in the glacial period. 52 miles (84 km) long; over 400 feet (120 meters) deep.
- granulocytes — Plural form of granulocyte.
- green-collar — noting or pertaining to workers, jobs, or businesses that are involved in protecting the environment or solving environmental problems.
- ground cable — a heavy chain for securing permanent floating moorings, as a number of mooring buoys.
- gynecologist — a physician specializing in gynecology. Abbreviation: GYN, gyn.
- hallucinogen — a substance that produces hallucinations.