12-letter words containing a, e, g, n, i
- glycerinated — to impregnate with glycerin.
- gold-beating — the art or process of beating out gold into gold leaf.
- golden ratio — the ratio of two lengths, equal in value to (1 + √5)/2, and given by b/a = (b + a)/b; it is the reciprocal of the golden section and also equal to (1 + golden section)
- gonfaloniers — Plural form of gonfalonier.
- gormandizers — gourmandise1 .
- gourmandizer — One who gourmandizes.
- graciousness — pleasantly kind, benevolent, and courteous.
- gradeflation — grade inflation.
- graminaceous — Of, pertaining to, or resembling a grass.
- graminivores — Plural form of graminivore.
- grand finale — the concluding portion of a performance or entertainment, as a musical show, rodeo, etc., usually spectacular and involving most or all of the prior participants.
- grand siècle — the 17th century in French art and literature, esp the classical period of Louis XIV
- grand vizier — the chief officer of state of various Muslim countries, as in the former Ottoman Empire.
- granddaddies — Plural form of granddaddy.
- grangerizing — Present participle of grangerize.
- granite city — a city in SW Illinois, near St. Louis, Missouri.
- granite peak — the highest elevation in Montana, in the S part. 12,799 feet (3901 meters).
- granodiorite — a coarse-grained acid igneous rock containing almost twice as much plagioclase as orthoclase: intermediate in composition between granite and diorite
- graspingness — The quality of being grasping.
- gravel-blind — more blind or dim-sighted than sand-blind and less than stone-blind.
- graven image — an idol.
- grease paint — an oily mixture of melted tallow or grease and a pigment, used by actors, clowns, etc., for making up their faces.
- great plains — a semiarid region E of the Rocky Mountains, in the U.S. and Canada.
- grecian bend — (especially in the late 19th century) a posture or walk, often considered fashionable, in which the body is bent forward from the waist.
- green iguana — the common iguana (Iguana iguana)
- greenbackism — a former political party, organized in 1874, opposed to the retirement or reduction of greenbacks and favoring their increase as the only paper currency.
- greenwashing — Present participle of greenwash.
- gregarianism — the practice of living or clustering together in crowds or flocks
- grosswardein — German name of Oradea.
- guanethidine — a potent adrenergic neuron blocking agent, C 10 H 22 N 4 , used in the treatment of hypertension.
- guaranteeing — a promise or assurance, especially one in writing, that something is of specified quality, content, benefit, etc., or that it will perform satisfactorily for a given length of time: a money-back guarantee.
- guinea grass — a grass, Panicum maximum, native to Africa, used for forage in warm regions of North and South America.
- gum-benjamin — Also called gum benjamin, gum benzoin. a reddish-brown, aromatic balsamic resin occurring in almondlike fragments and having a vanillalike odor, obtained from trees of the genus Styrax, especially S. benzoin, of Java, Sumatra, etc.: used in the manufacture of perfume and cosmetics and in medicine internally as an expectorant and externally as an antiseptic.
- gun carriage — the structure on which a gun is mounted or moved and from which it is fired.
- gut reaction — instinctive response
- gynecomastia — abnormal enlargement of the breast in a male.
- gyromagnetic — of or relating to the magnetic properties of a rotating charged particle.
- haemogenesis — Haematopoiesis.
- hairdressing — the act or process of cutting, combing out, doing up, or styling hair.
- half-english — of, relating to, or characteristic of England or its inhabitants, institutions, etc.
- hallucinogen — a substance that produces hallucinations.
- halogenating — Present participle of halogenate.
- halogenation — (chemistry) The reaction of a halogen with something, especially the replacement of a hydrogen atom of an organic compound with a halogen one.
- hamming code — (algorithm) Extra, redundant bits added to stored or transmitted data for the purposes of error detection and correction. Named after the mathematician Richard Hamming, Hamming codes greatly improve the reliability of data, e.g. from distant space probes, where it is impractical, because of the long transmission delay, to correct errors by requesting retransmission.
- hand setting — Also called French telephone. a telephone having a mouthpiece and earpiece mounted at opposite ends of a handle.
- hand-selling — a gift or token for good luck or as an expression of good wishes, as at the beginning of the new year or when entering upon a new situation or enterprise.
- hanging step — a step projecting from a wall with no real or apparent support at its outer end.
- harbingering — Present participle of harbinger.
- hard feeling — resentment; ill will
- hard-wearing — resistant to extensive wear; durable: a pair of hardwearing jeans.