13-letter words containing r, i, n, g, c
- dry scrubbing — Dry scrubbing is the removal of solid particles from a gas onto a liquid surface, but with a solid discharge.
- dynamic range — the range of signal amplitudes over which an electronic communications channel can operate within acceptable limits of distortion. The range is determined by system noise at the lower end and by the onset of overload at the upper end
- early closing — shop closure at earlier hour
- east germanic — a branch of the Germanic languages no longer extant, comprising Gothic and probably others of which there are no written records. Abbreviation: EGmc.
- egocentricity — The quality of being egocentric.
- electrocuting — Present participle of electrocute.
- electrolyzing — Present participle of electrolyze.
- electrotyping — The act or process of making electrotypes.
- embracingness — the quality of something that embraces
- embryogenetic — embryogenic
- encouragingly — In an encouraging manner.
- enculturating — Present participle of enculturate.
- endocrinology — The branch of physiology and medicine concerned with endocrine glands and hormones.
- energetically — In an energetic manner.
- energy crisis — a shortfall in or interruption to the provision of energy supplies
- enfranchising — Present participle of enfranchise.
- ergonomically — In an ergonomic manner.
- ethnographica — a collection of ethnographic items
- excoriatingly — So as to excoriate.
- expectorating — Present participle of expectorate.
- fantasmagoric — phantasmagoria.
- fast-tracking — the practice of speeding up the progress of a project or person
- ferricyanogen — (chemistry) A hexavalent radical, Fe2(CN)12, a compound of cyanogen and iron in the ferric state.
- ferrimagnetic — noting or pertaining to a substance, as a ferrite, in which the magnetic moments of some neighboring atoms point in opposite directions, with a net magnetization still resulting because of differences in magnitudes of the opposite moments.
- ferromagnetic — noting or pertaining to a substance, as iron, that below a certain temperature, the Curie point, can possess magnetization in the absence of an external magnetic field; noting or pertaining to a substance in which the magnetic moments of the atoms are aligned.
- fingerpicking — Present participle of fingerpick.
- fire watching — the job of watching for fires, especially those caused by aerial bombardment
- floorcovering — A covering for a floor.
- fluoroscoping — Present participle of fluoroscope.
- flying boxcar — a large airplane designed to carry cargo.
- flying circus — a squadron of airplanes operating together, especially any of several squadrons of famous World War I aviators.
- flying colors — with flying colors, with an overwhelming victory, triumph, or success: He passed the test with flying colors.
- flying doctor — a doctor listed with local authorities as willing to be flown to remote areas to give emergency medical care.
- flying saucer — any of various disk-shaped objects allegedly seen flying at high speeds and altitudes, often with extreme changes in speed and direction, and thought by some to be manned by intelligent beings from outer space.
- folding chair — a chair that can be collapsed flat for easy storage or transport.
- forcing house — a place where growth or maturity (as of fruit, animals, etc) is artificially hastened
- fore clipping — a word formed by omitting the first part of the form from which it is derived.
- fractionating — Present participle of fractionate.
- free climbing — climbing without using pitons, étriers, etc, as direct aids to ascent, but using ropes, belays, etc, at discretion for security
- free reaching — sailing on a free reach.
- french guiana — an overseas department of France, on the NE coast of South America: formerly a French colony. 35,135 sq. mi. (91,000 sq. km). Capital: Cayenne.
- french guinea — former name of Guinea.
- galvanometric — Of or pertaining to galvanometry.
- gangster chic — a cinematic or literary genre which seeks to glamorize the criminal underworld
- gap insurance — GAP insurance pays the difference between what someone owes on their car loan and the actual cash value of the vehicle in the event that it is stolen or damaged.
- garcia moreno — Gabriel [gey-bree-uh l,, gah-bree-el;; Spanish gah-vree-el] /ˈgeɪ bri əl,, ˌgɑ briˈɛl;; Spanish ˌgɑ vriˈɛl/ (Show IPA), 1821–75, Ecuadorian journalist and political leader: president of Ecuador 1861–65; 1869–75.
- gastrocnemius — the largest muscle in the calf of the leg, the action of which extends the foot, raises the heel, and assists in bending the knee.
- gastroenteric — Gastrointestinal.
- gastrokinetic — (pharmacology, of a drug) Serving to increase motility of the gastrointestinal tract.
- gastronomical — the art or science of good eating.