12-letter words containing o, c, n, r
- gastrocnemii — Plural form of gastrocnemius.
- gastronomics — the cooking style typical of a region or country
- generation c — the people who create and publish material such as blogs, podcasts, videos, etc, on the internet
- geneva cross — a red Greek cross on a white background, displayed to distinguish ambulances, hospitals, and persons belonging to the Red Cross Society.
- geocentrical — Alternative form of geocentric.
- geometrician — a person skilled in geometry.
- geraniaceous — belonging to the Geraniaceae, the geranium family of plants.
- german ocean — an arm of the Atlantic between Great Britain and the European mainland. About 201,000 sq. mi. (520,600 sq. km); greatest depth, 1998 feet (610 meters).
- gerontocracy — government by a council of elders.
- gerontologic — relating to gerontology
- glucoprotein — glycoprotein.
- glycoprotein — any of a group of complex proteins, as mucin, containing a carbohydrate combined with a simple protein.
- go on record — to set down in writing or the like, as for the purpose of preserving evidence.
- go-go dancer — an entertainer who performs popular dances on a stage or platform for the patrons of a discotheque or nightclub.
- goldbricking — Present participle of goldbrick.
- golden perch — a freshwater food fish, Plectroplites ambiguus, that inhabits inland waters of Australia.
- gonadotropic — pertaining to substances formed in the anterior pituitary gland that affect the activity of the ovary or testis.
- graciousness — pleasantly kind, benevolent, and courteous.
- graeco-roman — of or having both Greek and Roman characteristics: the Greco-Roman influence.
- graminaceous — Of, pertaining to, or resembling a grass.
- grand canyon — a gorge of the Colorado River in N Arizona. over 200 miles (320 km) long; 1 mile (1.6 km) deep.
- 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.
- granulocytic — Of, or pertaining to, granulocytes.
- graphophonic — a phonograph for recording and reproducing sounds on wax records.
- graving dock — an excavated shore dry dock for the repair and maintenance of ships.
- green-collar — noting or pertaining to workers, jobs, or businesses that are involved in protecting the environment or solving environmental problems.
- greengrocers — Plural form of greengrocer.
- greengrocery — a greengrocer's shop.
- gross income — Accounting. total revenue received before any deductions or allowances, as for rent, cost of goods sold, taxes, etc.
- ground cable — a heavy chain for securing permanent floating moorings, as a number of mooring buoys.
- ground cedar — a ground pine, Lycopodium complanatum.
- ground cloth — groundsheet.
- ground color — Also called ground coat. a primary coat of paint; priming; base coat.
- ground cover — the herbaceous plants and low shrubs in a forest, considered as a whole.
- ground force — a military force that operates on the ground
- ground track — the path on the earth's surface below an aircraft, missile, rocket, or spacecraft.
- gut reaction — instinctive response
- gymnocarpous — (of a fungus or lichen) having the apothecium open and attached to the surface of the thallus.
- gynaecocracy — Alternative form of gynecocracy.
- gyromagnetic — of or relating to the magnetic properties of a rotating charged particle.
- haircoloring — dye or tint for the hair.
- hallucinator — One whose judgment and acts are affected by hallucinations; one who errs on account of his hallucinations.
- haricot bean — Haricot beans are small white beans that are eaten as a vegetable. They are often sold dried rather than fresh.
- harmonic law — any one of three laws governing planetary motion: each planet revolves in an ellipse, with the sun at one focus; the line connecting a planet to the sun sweeps out equal areas in equal periods of time (law of areas) or the square of the period of revolution of each planet is proportional to the cube of the semimajor axis of the planet's orbit (harmonic law)
- harmonically — pertaining to harmony, as distinguished from melody and rhythm.
- harmonichord — a musical instrument resembling an upright piano intended to fuse the sound of a violin with the functionality of a piano, the tone therefore produced using friction rather than through striking
- heliocentric — measured or considered as being seen from the center of the sun.
- henceforward — from now on; from this point forward.
- heroic tenor — a tenor with a dramatic voice