11-letter words containing n, o, g, c, a
- cabbagetown — a former slum area of Toronto, now known for its Victorian architecture and thriving arts community
- cacogenesis — (medicine) A morbid, monstrous, or pathological growth or product; an abnormality in structure; a monstrosity.
- calf roping — a timed rodeo event in which a mounted rider chases and lassos a calf, dismounts, and throws the calf to the ground, tying three of the animal's legs with a short length of rope.
- calyptrogen — a layer of rapidly dividing cells at the tip of a plant root, from which the root cap is formed. It occurs in grasses and many other plants
- campanology — the art or skill of ringing bells musically
- campgrounds — Plural form of campground.
- caneworking — A glassblowing technique that uses rods of coloured glass to add intricate patterns and stripes to blown glass objects.
- cannonading — a continued discharge of cannon, especially during an attack.
- cape pigeon — a species of seagoing petrel, Daption capensis, with characteristic white wing patches: a common winter visitor off the coasts of southern Africa: family Diomedeidae
- car bombing — an instance when a bomb which someone has hidden under or in a car explodes
- carbonating — Present participle of carbonate.
- carbonizing — Present participle of carbonize.
- carcinogens — Plural form of carcinogen.
- carcinology — the study of crustaceans
- cardiogenic — originating in the heart, or resulting from a disorder of the heart
- cargo liner — a cargo ship that sails regularly between designated ports according to a published schedule.
- cargo pants — Cargo pants are large, loose pants with lots of pockets.
- cargo plane — a plane carrying cargo
- carloadings — the number of railroad carloads shipped in or out within a given period
- carolingian — of or relating to the Frankish dynasty founded by Pepin the Short, son of Charles Martel, which ruled in France from 751–987 ad and in Germany until 911 ad
- carousingly — in a carousing manner
- carpogonium — the female sex organ of red algae, consisting of a swollen base containing the ovum and a long neck down which the male gametes pass
- carrying-on — unconventional or questionable behaviour
- caseinogens — Plural form of caseinogen.
- casing shoe — A casing shoe is the bottom of the casing string, including the cement around it.
- castigation — to criticize or reprimand severely.
- castiglione — Count Baldassare (baldasˈsaːre). 1478–1529, Italian diplomat and writer, noted particularly for his dialogue on ideal courtly life, Il Libro del Cortegiano (The Courtier) (1528)
- casting rod — a fishing rod, generally 4–8 feet (1.2–2.4 meters) long, for casting bait or lures with a reel mounted near the handle that enables the thumb or finger to control the line during a cast, including rods used for bait casting and spinning.
- cat-and-dog — continuously or unceasingly vicious and destructive: cat-and-dog competition.
- cataloguing — a list or record, as of items for sale or courses at a university, systematically arranged and often including descriptive material: a stamp catalog.
- cauligenous — originating or protruding from the stem of a plant
- centimorgan — a unit of chromosome length, used in genetic mapping, equal to the length of chromosome over which crossing over occurs with 1 per cent frequency
- cga monitor — a type of (early) computer monitor designed to operate with CGA technology
- chaetognath — any small wormlike marine invertebrate of the phylum Chaetognatha, including the arrowworms, having a coelom and a ring of bristles around the mouth
- champignons — Plural form of champignon.
- championing — a person who has defeated all opponents in a competition or series of competitions, so as to hold first place: the heavyweight boxing champion.
- change down — When you change down, you move the gear lever in the vehicle you are driving in order to use a lower gear.
- change over — If you change over from one thing to another, you stop doing one thing and start doing the other.
- changeovers — Plural form of changeover.
- changeround — the process of changing position
- chaperonage — The state of being a chaperon.
- chaperoning — a person, usually a married or older woman, who, for propriety, accompanies a young unmarried woman in public or who attends a party of young unmarried men and women.
- chattanooga — a city in SE Tennessee, on the Tennessee River: scene of two battles during the Civil War, in which the North defeated the Confederates, cleared Tennessee, and opened the way to Georgia (1863). Pop: 154 887 (2003 est)
- chinwangtao — Qinhuangdao
- choir organ — a part of the full church organ, used for accompanying the choir
- cholangitis — (medicine) An inflammation of the bile duct.
- chord organ — an electronic organ having a small keyboard for the right hand and for the left hand a set of buttons each of which produces a full chord when pushed.
- chronograms — Plural form of chronogram.
- chronograph — an accurate instrument for recording small intervals of time
- chuck wagon — a wagon carrying provisions and cooking utensils for men, such as cowboys, who work in the open