12-letter words containing o, l, g
- charlesbourg — city in S Quebec, Canada: pop. 71,000
- chaulmoogras — Plural form of chaulmoogra.
- childcrowing — a disease which causes spasms of the vocal cords
- chilpancingo — a town in S Mexico, capital of Guerrero state, in the Sierra Madre del Sur. Pop: 166 000 (2005 est)
- chirurgeonly — in the manner of a surgeon
- chlorinating — Present participle of chlorinate.
- choreologist — a person who is expert in choreology
- chorological — relating to the place where something can be found
- chromatology — chromatics.
- chronologies — Plural form of chronology.
- chronologise — Alternative spelling of chronologize.
- chronologist — a person versed in chronology.
- chronologize — to arrange in an order determined by when events took place
- cigar flower — the common name for a small, shrubby plant, Cuphea ignea, of the loosestrife family, native to Mexico and Jamaica, grown as an ornamental and houseplant: named for its red tubular flowers that resemble cigars.
- cigar holder — a mouthpiece of wood, ivory, etc, used for holding a cigar while it is smoked
- cirrus logic — (company) A manufacturer of integrated circuits including the Advanced RISC Machine and display interface processors and cards for use as Windows accelerators (requiring dedicated driver software).
- city college — an educational institution providing higher education and lower-level tertiary education in the US and Canada
- cladogenesis — adaptive evolution leading to a greater variety of species
- cladogenetic — relating to cladogenesis
- clangorously — In a clangorous manner; ringingly.
- clapboarding — Present participle of clapboard.
- classloading — (computing, Java) The dynamic loading of classes into a virtual machine, as performed by a classloader.
- cleidoic egg — egg of birds and insects
- cleistogamic — Alternative form of cleistogamous.
- clergyperson — a member of the clergy
- clickthrough — the act of clicking on an advertisement or other link to go to another website, especially a retail site: The store gets lots of clickthroughs from social media.
- closefitting — fitting tightly, esp. in such a way as to show the contours of the body
- closegrained — having a fine, compact grain or texture
- closing date — The closing date for a competition or offer is the final date by which entries or applications must be received.
- closing time — Closing time is the time when something such as a shop, library, or pub closes and people have to leave.
- coal-burning — fuelled by burning coal
- cobalt green — a medium, yellowish-green color.
- codling moth — a tortricid moth, Carpocapsa pomonella, the larvae of which are a pest of apples
- cogitatively — In a cogitative manner.
- coincidingly — So as to coincide.
- cold storage — If something such as food is put in cold storage, it is kept in an artificially-cooled place in order to preserve it.
- cold working — Cold working is a process in which metal is shaped at a fairly low temperature. This increases the metal's yield strength but makes it less ductile.
- collagenases — Plural form of collagenase.
- college park — a city in N Georgia.
- collegialism — the theory that the church's highest authority is its collective membership
- collegiality — the sharing of authority among colleagues
- collegiately — in a collegiate way
- collegiates' — of or relating to a college: collegiate life.
- collingswood — a city in SW New Jersey.
- colour guard — a military guard in a parade, ceremony, etc, that carries and escorts the flag or regimental colours
- come unglued — If something comes unglued, it becomes separated from the thing that it was attached to.
- comfortingly — In a comforting manner.
- commandingly — being in command: a commanding officer.
- compellingly — in a way that demands attention and interest
- complainings — complaints