13-letter words containing o, n, c, g, e
- gynomonoecism — the condition of having female flowers and also flowers that have a pistil and stamen on the same plant
- gyrofrequency — the frequency of rotation of an electron or other charged particle in a magnetic field, directly proportional to the charge of the particle and to the field strength and inversely proportional to the mass of the particle.
- hallucinogens — Plural form of hallucinogen.
- herringchoker — a native or resident of any of the Maritime Provinces but especially of New Brunswick.
- hertogenbosch — 's Hertogenbosch.
- heterogenetic — of, relating to, or characterized by heterogenesis.
- homeschooling — a school set up in the home.
- homing device — a mechanism incorporated into a guided missile, airplane, etc., that aims it toward its objective.
- homogenetical — of, involving or relating to homogeny
- housecleaning — the act of cleaning a house, room, etc., and its furnishings, especially the act of cleaning thoroughly and completely.
- human ecology — ecology (def 4).
- hypothecating — Present participle of hypothecate.
- iconographies — Plural form of iconography.
- illogicalness — The quality of being illogical.
- incognoscible — (rare, dated) Not capable of being known; incomprehensible.
- incongruences — not congruent.
- incongruently — not congruent.
- incongruities — the quality or condition of being incongruous.
- incorrigibles — Plural form of incorrigible.
- incouragement — Archaic form of encouragement.
- indo-germanic — Indo-European
- insectologist — a person who studies insectology
- insulinogenic — Promoting the production of insulin.
- intercropping — Present participle of intercrop.
- intercrossing — Present participle of intercross.
- introspecting — to practice introspection; consider one's own internal state or feelings.
- irrecognition — lack or absence of recognition
- it governance — information technology governance
- juglandaceous — belonging to the plant family Juglandaceae.
- kangaroo care — a method of caring for a premature baby in which the baby is periodically held against a parent's bare chest.
- kangaroo code — spaghetti code
- landing force — the ground forces of an amphibious task force that effect the assault landing in an amphibious operation.
- language code — (human language, standard) A set of standard names and abbreviations maintained by ISO for identifying human languages, natural and invented, past and present. Each language has a list of English and French names and an ISO 639-2 three-letter code. Some also have an ISO 639-1 two-letter code. The list even includes the Klingon language from the Star Trek science fiction series. There are also country codes.
- laryngectomee — someone who has had a laryngectomy
- laryngoscopes — Plural form of laryngoscope.
- laser cooling — a technique using laser light to cool atoms to a very low temperature by removing momentum from the particles.
- leading block — lead block.
- legal fiction — an acceptance of something as true, for the sake of convenience; legal pretence
- legal offence — a crime that breaks a particular law and requires a particular punishment
- leucaemogenic — leukemogenic
- leukaemogenic — relating to the development of leukaemia, or causing leukaemia
- light colonel — a lieutenant colonel.
- lincoln green — an olive-green color.
- locking piece — (in a striking train) a hooked part, rising and falling on a locking plate and arresting the rotation of the plate after the proper number of strokes.
- locking plate — a narrow wheel geared to a striking train or other mechanism and having a notched rim engaging with another mechanism permitting it to rotate through a specific arc.
- long-distance — of, from, or between distant places: a long-distance phone call.
- lounge jacket — a man's jacket for formal use during the daytime where a suit is not required
- macro-segment — a stretch of speech preceded and followed but not interrupted by a pause.
- magnet school — a public school with special programs and instruction that are not available elsewhere in a school district and that are specially designed to draw students from throughout a district, especially to aid in desegregation.
- magnetic core — Computers. core1 (def 12a).