12-letter words containing o, c, t, g, e, n
- excogitating — Present participle of excogitate.
- excogitation — Careful thought or consideration.
- focal length — the distance from a focal point of a lens or mirror to the corresponding principal plane. Symbol: f.
- gangliectomy — (medicine) Excision of a ganglion; surgical removal of a mass of tissue.
- gastrocnemii — Plural form of gastrocnemius.
- generation c — the people who create and publish material such as blogs, podcasts, videos, etc, on the internet
- genethliacon — A birthday ode.
- genetic code — the biochemical instructions that translate the genetic information present as a linear sequence of nucleotide triplets in messenger RNA into the correct linear sequence of amino acids for the synthesis of a particular peptide chain or protein. Compare codon, translation (def 9).
- genetic load — the extent to which a population deviates from the theoretically fittest genetic constitution.
- geniculation — the state of being geniculate.
- genotoxicity — (uncountable) The condition of being genotoxic.
- 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.
- geometrician — a person skilled in geometry.
- geoscientist — a specialist in earth science.
- geotechnical — of or relating to practical applications of geological science in civil engineering, mining, etc.
- gerontocracy — government by a council of elders.
- gerontologic — relating to gerontology
- get in touch — make contact
- gingivectomy — surgical removal of gum tissue.
- glucoprotein — glycoprotein.
- glycogenetic — of or relating to the formation of sugar in the liver.
- glycoprotein — any of a group of complex proteins, as mucin, containing a carbohydrate combined with a simple protein.
- granulocytes — Plural form of granulocyte.
- gut reaction — instinctive response
- gynecologist — a physician specializing in gynecology. Abbreviation: GYN, gyn.
- gynecomastia — abnormal enlargement of the breast in a male.
- gyromagnetic — of or relating to the magnetic properties of a rotating charged particle.
- hegemonistic — the policy or practice of hegemony to serve national interests.
- high concept — a simple and often striking idea or premise, as of a story or film, that lends itself to easy promotion and marketing.
- high-context — preferring to communicate in person, rather than by electronic methods such as email
- hovering act — an act forbidding or restricting the loitering of foreign or domestic vessels within the prescribed limits of a coastal nation.
- hysterogenic — inducing hysteria.
- in-congruent — not congruent.
- incogitative — Not cogitative; lacking the power of thought.
- intercollege — intercollegiate.
- interlocking — to fit into each other, as parts of machinery, so that all action is synchronized.
- introjecting — Present participle of introject.
- isoantigenic — relating to an isoantigen or isoantigens
- laryngectomy — excision of part or all of the larynx.
- 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
- lysogenicity — the quality or condition of being lysogenic
- macroetching — to etch deeply into the surface of (a metal).
- macrosegment — a stretch of speech preceded and followed but not interrupted by a pause.
- magnetooptic — pertaining to the effect of magnetism upon the propagation of light.
- metagenomics — (genetics) The study of genomes recovered from environmental samples; especially the differentiation of genomes from multiple organisms or individuals, either in a symbiotic relationship, or at a crime scene.
- metallogenic — relating to metallogeny