10-letter words containing u, g, a
- butane gas — a colourless flammable gaseous alkane that exists in two isomeric forms, both of which occur in natural gas. The stable isomer, n-butane, is used mainly in the manufacture of rubber and fuels (such as Calor Gas). Formula: C4H10
- buzz along — a low, vibrating, humming sound, as of bees, machinery, or people talking.
- calcifuges — Plural form of calcifuge.
- calico bug — harlequin bug.
- caliginous — dark; dim
- camouflage — Camouflage consists of things such as leaves, branches, or brown and green paint, which are used to make it difficult for an enemy to see military forces and equipment.
- campground — A campground is the same as a campsite.
- cane sugar — the sucrose obtained from sugar cane, which is identical to that obtained from sugar beet
- canonsburg — a city in SW Pennsylvania.
- cargo cult — a religious movement of the SW Pacific, characterized by expectation of the return of spirits in ships or aircraft carrying goods that will provide for the needs of the followers
- catalogued — a list or record, as of items for sale or courses at a university, systematically arranged and often including descriptive material: a stamp catalog.
- cataloguer — One who catalogues.
- catalogues — Plural form of catalogue.
- caucussing — the act of holding a private, often secret meeting of members of a political party prior to an election or general party meeting
- cautioning — Present participle of caution.
- charged up — to impose or ask as a price or fee: That store charges $25 for leather gloves.
- cholagogue — a drug or other substance that promotes the flow of bile from the gall bladder into the duodenum
- chuang-tzu — Also, Chwang-tse. (Chuang Chow) flourished 4th century b.c, Chinese mystic and philosopher.
- chuckwagon — A wagon equipped with food and cooking utensils, as on a ranch or in a lumber camp.
- chug-a-lug — to consume (a drink) in one gulp
- ciguatoxin — a toxin found in seafood
- cimicifuga — Any member of the genus Cimicifuga of flowering plants: bugbane or cohosh.
- cingulated — Having a cingulum.
- clamouring — a loud uproar, as from a crowd of people: the clamor of the crowd at the gates.
- clangorous — a loud, resonant sound; clang.
- clarksburg — a city in N West Virginia, on the Monongahela River.
- club grass — cattail.
- clutch bag — clutch1 (def 15).
- coagulable — that can be coagulated
- coagulants — Plural form of coagulant.
- coagulases — Plural form of coagulase.
- coagulated — Subject to coagulation.
- coagulates — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of coagulate.
- coagulator — a substance that produces or aids coagulation.
- coastguard — A coastguard is an official who watches the sea near a coast in order to get help for sailors when they need it and to stop illegal activities.
- colleagues — an associate.
- conga drum — a large tubular bass drum, used chiefly in Latin American and funk music and played with the hands
- conjugable — Capable of being conjugated.
- conjugally — In a conjugal manner; as husband and wife.
- conjugated — (of a molecule, compound, or substance) containing two or more double bonds alternating with single bonds
- conjugates — Plural form of conjugate.
- contagious — A disease that is contagious can be caught by touching people or things that are infected with it. Compare infectious.
- copulating — Present participle of copulate.
- coquillage — an ornamental shell motif.
- corn sugar — a dextrose made from cornstarch
- corrugated — Corrugated metal or cardboard has been folded into a series of small parallel folds to make it stronger.
- corrugates — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of corrugate.
- corrugator — a muscle whose contraction causes wrinkling of the brow
- courageous — Someone who is courageous shows courage.
- craigfluke — a common name for the grey sole fish Glyptocephalus cynoglossus