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12-letter words containing n, o, c, l, e, g

  • hendecagonal — (geometry) Having eleven sides an angles; similar to a hendecagon.
  • incoagulable — of a nature that cannot be coagulated
  • incognizable — Not cognizable; incapable of being recognised.
  • incorrigible — not corrigible; bad beyond correction or reform: incorrigible behavior; an incorrigible liar.
  • intercollege — intercollegiate.
  • interlocking — to fit into each other, as parts of machinery, so that all action is synchronized.
  • laryngectomy — excision of part or all of the larynx.
  • laryngoscope — a rigid or flexible endoscope passed through the mouth and equipped with a source of light and magnification, for examining and performing local diagnostic and surgical procedures on the larynx.
  • linear logic — (theory)   A logic invented by Girard in 1987 that can be used in proofs related to resource usage.
  • locoregional — Restricted to a localized region of the body.
  • loganiaceous — belonging to the plant family Loganiaceae.
  • logocentrism — a method of literary analysis in which words and language are regarded as a fundamental expression of external reality, excluding nonlinguistic factors such as historical context.
  • long clothes — dress-like garments formerly worn by a baby
  • longicaudate — having a long posterior or tail
  • loose change — money in the form of coins suitable for small expenditures
  • lounge chair — a chair designed for lounging, as an easy chair, chaise longue, or recliner.
  • lounge music — a type of popular music often including jazz, swing, and pop elements and played in cocktail lounges, piano bars, etc.
  • lysogenicity — the quality or condition of being lysogenic
  • megalomaniac — a person afflicted with megalomania.
  • metallogenic — relating to metallogeny
  • metalorganic — (chemistry) organometallic.
  • michelangelo — (Michelangelo Buonarroti) 1475–1564, Italian sculptor, painter, architect, and poet.
  • microlending — the lending of very small amounts of money at low interest, especially to a start-up company or self-employed person.
  • middle congo — former name of the People's Republic of the Congo.
  • necrological — a list of persons who have died within a certain time.
  • neurological — the science of the nerves and the nervous system, especially of the diseases affecting them.
  • nice-looking — Someone who is nice-looking is physically attractive.
  • nightclothes — Clothes worn to bed.
  • oceanologist — the practical application of oceanography.
  • oligophrenic — less than normal mental development.
  • organoleptic — perceived by a sense organ.
  • overclocking — Computers. to modify (a hardware component, as a processor, graphics card, or memory) so as to increase the speed of that component beyond the specifications of the manufacturer: You can overclock your video card to improve its performance.
  • overclouding — Present participle of overcloud.
  • oxygen cycle — the process by which oxygen released into the atmosphere by photosynthetic organisms is taken up by aerobic organisms while the carbon dioxide released as a by-product of repiration is taken up for photosynthesis.
  • oxygen lance — a tube for conveying oxygen, used in various thermal cutting or steelmaking operations.
  • peace-loving — If you describe someone as peace-loving, you mean that they try to avoid quarrelling or fighting with other people.
  • phylogenetic — the development or evolution of a particular group of organisms.
  • pigeon clock — a device for timing the arrivals of pigeons being raced, consisting of a magazine for holding the identification bands of the contestants in the order in which they are inserted and a recording clock to register the times of insertion.
  • placentology — the scientific study of the placenta
  • pole dancing — Pole dancing is a type of entertainment in a bar or club in which a woman who is wearing very few clothes dances around a pole in a sexy way.
  • preschooling — the education of preschool children.
  • protectingly — in a protective manner
  • proteoglycan — a macromolecule composed of a polysaccharide joined to a polypeptide and forming the ground substance of connective tissue.
  • recognizable — to identify as something or someone previously seen, known, etc.: He had changed so much that one could scarcely recognize him.
  • self-closing — the end or conclusion, as of a speech.
  • self-cooking — the act of a person or thing that cooks.
  • self-locking — a device for securing a door, gate, lid, drawer, or the like in position when closed, consisting of a bolt or system of bolts propelled and withdrawn by a mechanism operated by a key, dial, etc.
  • self-mocking — to attack or treat with ridicule, contempt, or derision.
  • silicon glen — a collective term for the industries in Scotland associated with information technology, esp those concentrated in the central conurbation between Glasgow and Edinburgh
  • single-cross — a cross between two inbred lines.
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