9-letter words containing a, g, o
- grandioso — grand and imposing.
- grandsons — Plural form of grandson.
- graniform — Formed from or like corn.
- granitoid — resembling or having the texture of granite.
- granivore — Any animal that eats seeds as the main part of its diet.
- granolith — a composition stone for pavements, made from crushed granite or the like and cement.
- granuloma — an inflammatory tumor or growth composed of granulation tissue.
- granulosa — (anatomy) A layer of small cells that forms the wall of an ovarian follicle.
- granulose — granular.
- granulous — consisting of grains or granules
- grapeshot — a cluster of small cast-iron balls formerly used as a charge for a cannon.
- grass box — a container attached to a lawn mower that receives grass after it has been cut
- grassplot — a plot of ground covered with or reserved for grass.
- grassroot — Grassroots.
- gravitino — the hypothetical fermionic partner of the graviton, predicted by the supergravity extension of Einstein's theory of general relativity.
- gravitons — Plural form of graviton.
- gray body — any body that emits radiation at each wavelength in a constant ratio less than unity to that emitted by a black body at the same temperature.
- gray code — (hardware) A binary sequence with the property that only one bit changes between any two consecutive elements (the two codes have a Hamming distance of one). The Gray code originated when digital logic circuits were built from vacuum tubes and electromechanical relays. Counters generated tremendous power demands and noise spikes when many bits changed at once. E.g. when incrementing a register containing 11111111, the back-EMF from the relays' collapsing magnetic fields required copious noise suppression. Using Gray code counters, any increment or decrement changed only one bit, regardless of the size of the number. Gray code can also be used to convert the angular position of a disk to digital form. A radial line of sensors reads the code off the surface of the disk and if the disk is half-way between two positions each sensor might read its bit from both positions at once but since only one bit differs between the two, the value read is guaranteed to be one of the two valid values rather than some third (invalid) combination (a glitch). One possible algorithm for generating a Gray code sequence is to toggle the lowest numbered bit that results in a new code each time. Here is a four bit Gray code sequence generated in this way: 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 The codes were patented in 1953 by Frank Gray, a Bell Labs researcher.
- gray iron — pig iron or cast iron having much of its carbon in the form of graphite and exhibiting a gray fracture.
- gray mold — a disease of plants, characterized by a gray, furry coating on the decaying parts, caused by any of several fungi.
- gray wolf — a wolf, Canis lupus, having a usually grizzled, blackish, or whitish coat: formerly common in Eurasia and North America, some subspecies are now reduced in numbers or near extinction.
- grayhound — one of a breed of tall, slender, short-haired dogs, noted for its keen sight and swiftness.
- graystone — (uncountable) A type of gray, volcanic rock, typically containing feldspar and iron.
- great dog — the constellation Canis Major.
- great toe — big toe.
- great-one — Wayne ("The Great One") born 1961, Canadian ice hockey player.
- greatcoat — a heavy overcoat.
- gregorian — of or relating to any of the popes named Gregory, especially Gregory I or Gregory XIII.
- gremolata — A paste of capers, parsley, lemon zest, olives and olive oil served as an accompaniment to meat or fish.
- grid road — a municipal road that follows a grid line established by the original survey of the area.
- grivation — grid variation.
- grocerant — A grocery store that sells prepared meals, either for eating on site or taking home.
- groomsman — a man who attends the bridegroom in a wedding ceremony.
- grosbeaks — Plural form of grosbeak.
- grosgrain — a heavy, corded ribbon or cloth of silk or rayon.
- grossbeak — Alternative form of grosbeak.
- grossular — Relating to, or resembling, a gooseberry.
- groundage — a tax levied on ships that anchor in a port.
- groundman — a groundsman
- groupable — Capable of being grouped together.
- groupmate — A member of the same group.
- groupware — software that allows users on a network to work together and communicate effectively: Our company uses groupware to share files, databases, calendars, and email.
- guacamole — a dip of mashed avocado mixed with tomato, onion, and seasonings.
- guanazolo — a synthetic form of guanine that is used to inhibit the growth of tumours
- guangdong — a province in SE China. 89,344 sq. mi. (231,401 sq. km). Capital: Canton.
- guangzhou — Canton.
- guanodine — (biochemistry, genetics) any of the three nucleotides guanosine monophosphate, guanosine diphosphate and guanosine triphosphate.
- guanosine — a ribonucleoside component of ribonucleic acid, comprising ribose and guanine.
- guarantor — a person, group, system, etc., that guarantees.
- guard dog — a large, aggressive dog, as a German shepherd or Doberman pinscher, trained to guard persons or property and often to attack or restrain on command.