12-letter words containing n, a, c, h, i, g
- infographics — Plural form of infographic.
- interchanged — Simple past tense and past participle of interchange.
- interchanger — a person or thing that interchanges
- interchanges — Plural form of interchange.
- ion exchange — the process of reciprocal transfer of ions between a solution and a resin or other suitable solid.
- itching palm — a grasping nature; avarice
- kinchinjunga — Kanchenjunga.
- latchstrings — Plural form of latchstring.
- light cannon — a particularly powerful torch, spotlight, or searchlight
- lounge chair — a chair designed for lounging, as an easy chair, chaise longue, or recliner.
- macroetching — to etch deeply into the surface of (a metal).
- magnus hitch — a knot similar to a clove hitch but taking one more turn around the object to which the line is being bent; rolling hitch.
- marconigraph — (dated) wireless telegraph.
- match-fixing — the act of arranging the outcome of a sports match prior to its being played
- michelangelo — (Michelangelo Buonarroti) 1475–1564, Italian sculptor, painter, architect, and poet.
- mischallenge — an improper challenge
- night dancer — (in Uganda) a person believed to employ the help of the dead in destroying other people
- nightcrawler — An earthworm of the species Lumbricus terrestris, known for its large size and nocturnal surfacings.
- non-matching — not matching: a nonmatching set of furniture.
- nonbreaching — the act or a result of breaking; break or rupture.
- north-facing — facing towards the north
- onychophagia — the practice of biting one's nails, especially when done habitually and as a symptom of emotional disturbance.
- orthognathic — straight-jawed; having the profile of the face vertical or nearly so; having a gnathic index below 98.
- overcharging — Present participle of overcharge.
- overreaching — to reach or extend over or beyond: The shelf overreached the nook and had to be planed down.
- packinghouse — a building where foodstuffs are packed
- pathogenetic — the production and development of disease.
- phanerogamic — any of the Phanerogamia, a former primary division of plants comprising those having reproductive organs; a flowering plant or seed plant (opposed to cryptogam).
- phonographic — of, relating to, or characteristic of a phonograph.
- phonological — relating to study of speech sounds
- phrygian cap — a soft, conical cap represented in ancient Greek art as part of Phrygian dress and associated, since the late 18th and early 19th centuries, with the liberty cap.
- pig launcher — A pig launcher is a device which starts a pig moving without interrupting flow.
- planographic — the art or technique of printing from a flat surface directly or by offset.
- point charge — an electric charge considered to exist at a single point, and thus having neither area nor volume.
- pornographic — sexually explicit videos, photographs, writings, or the like, whose purpose is to elicit sexual arousal.
- pre-teaching — to impart knowledge of or skill in; give instruction in: She teaches mathematics. Synonyms: coach.
- punching bag — an inflated or stuffed bag, usually suspended, punched with the fists as an exercise.
- racing homer — a kind of homing pigeon used for racing
- racing yacht — a yacht used in sailing races
- rat-catching — the job of destroying or driving away vermin, esp rats
- reaching jib — genoa.
- ring changes — to make the form, nature, content, future course, etc., of (something) different from what it is or from what it would be if left alone: to change one's name; to change one's opinion; to change the course of history.
- ring machine — a Linotype used primarily for making corrections.
- scalding hot — that scalds; burning; too hot
- scenographic — the art of representing objects in accordance with the rules of perspective.
- scintigraphy — the process of producing a scintigram.
- scotch grain — a coarse, pebble-grained finish given to heavy leather, esp. for men's shoes
- scratchingly — in a scratching manner, with a scratching action
- short-acting — (of a drug) quickly effective, but requiring regularly repeated doses for long-term treatment, being rapidly absorbed, distributed in the body, and excreted
- sign a check — When you sign a check , you write your name on it in a special space in order to validate it.