11-letter words containing s, t, e, g, o, c
- geocentrism — A belief that Earth is the center of the universe and does not move.
- geopolitics — the study or the application of the influence of political and economic geography on the politics, national power, foreign policy, etc., of a state.
- geostrophic — of or relating to the balance between the Coriolis force and the horizontal pressure force in the atmosphere.
- geotechnics — the application of science in order to utilize the earth's natural resources in engineering projects
- gerodontics — the branch of dentistry dealing with aging and aged persons.
- ghost dance — a ritual dance intended to establish communion with the dead, especially such a dance as performed by various messianic western American Indian cults in the late 19th century.
- glossectomy — (surgery) The surgical removal of all or part of the tongue.
- glycosylate — (organic chemistry) To react with a sugar to form a glycoside (especially a glycoprotein).
- goat cheese — a cheese containing goat's milk, either alone or mixed with cow's milk, usually having a stronger flavor than one made of cow's milk alone.
- goatsuckers — Plural form of goatsucker.
- gynaecomast — a man who suffers from gynaecomastia
- insectology — entomology.
- isomagnetic — noting or pertaining to points of equal magnetic force.
- legal costs — the costs of a court action; the judge decides which side should pay them
- mascot rage — aggressive behaviour by mascots at sporting events
- megacoaster — (informal) A rollercoaster with a height of between 200 and 299 feet.
- mesognathic — having medium, slightly protruding jaws.
- moesogothic — of or relating to the Moesogoths or their language.
- monergistic — the doctrine that the Holy Ghost acts independently of the human will in the work of regeneration. Compare synergism (def 3).
- necrologist — a list of persons who have died within a certain time.
- neologistic — a new word, meaning, usage, or phrase.
- nightscopes — Plural form of nightscope.
- orthogenics — the treatment of mentally and emotionally disturbed children
- ostrich egg — the large egg produced by a fast-running flightless African bird, Struthio camelus, that is the largest living bird, with stout two-toed feet and dark feathers, except on the naked head, neck, and legs: order Struthioniformes
- overcasting — Meteorology. the condition of the sky when more than 95 percent covered by clouds.
- phagocytose — phagocytize.
- postcollege — an institution of higher learning, especially one providing a general or liberal arts education rather than technical or professional training. Compare university.
- prosecuting — carrying out a prosecution
- prospecting — Usually, prospects. an apparent probability of advancement, success, profit, etc. the outlook for the future: good business prospects.
- psychotogen — a substance that causes a psychotic reaction.
- scattergood — a spendthrift.
- scientology — the philosophy of the Church of Scientology, a nondenominational movement founded in the US in the 1950s, which emphasizes self-knowledge as a means of realizing full spiritual potential
- shortchange — to give less than the correct change to.
- somatogenic — developing from somatic cells.
- spectrogram — a representation or photograph of a spectrum.
- spectrology — the study of ghosts, phantoms, or apparitions.
- steatopygic — extreme accumulation of fat on and about the buttocks, especially of women.
- stenohygric — able to withstand only a narrow range of humidity
- subcategory — a subordinate category or a division of a category.
- sugarcoated — to cover with sugar: to sugarcoat a pill.
- telescoping — an optical instrument for making distant objects appear larger and therefore nearer. One of the two principal forms (refracting telescope) consists essentially of an objective lens set into one end of a tube and an adjustable eyepiece or combination of lenses set into the other end of a tube that slides into the first and through which the enlarged object is viewed directly; the other form (reflecting telescope) has a concave mirror that gathers light from the object and focuses it into an adjustable eyepiece or combination of lenses through which the reflection of the object is enlarged and viewed. Compare radio telescope.
- tense logic — the study of the logical properties of tense operators, and of the logical relations between sentences having tense, by means of consideration of appropriate formal systems
- uncongested — to fill to excess; overcrowd or overburden; clog: The subway entrance was so congested that no one could move.
- zygomycetes — any of a wide variety of common fungi constituting the phylum Zygomycota of the kingdom Fungi (or the class Zygomycetes of the kingdom Plantae), in which sexual reproduction is by the formation of zygospores.