11-letter words containing a, l, c, e
- geochemical — the science dealing with the chemical changes in and the composition of the earth's crust.
- geolocation — the process of determining the location of an electronic device, as a computer, cell phone, satellite, etc.
- geometrical — of or relating to geometry or to the principles of geometry.
- geophysical — the branch of geology that deals with the physics of the earth and its atmosphere, including oceanography, seismology, volcanology, and geomagnetism.
- geotactical — relating to geotaxis
- gerlachovka — a mountain in N Slovakia: highest peak of the Carpathian Mountains. 8737 feet (2663 meters).
- gesticulant — making or tending to make gestures or gesticulations: a gesticulant speaker.
- gesticulate — to make or use gestures, especially in an animated or excited manner with or instead of speech.
- gilded cage — a place where someone appears to live in luxury but where he or she has very little freedom
- glabrescent — becoming glabrous.
- glacier bay — a national park in SE Alaska, made up of large tidewater glaciers. 4381 sq. mi. (11,347 sq. km).
- glacierized — Modified by the action of glaciers.
- glass-faced — having the front or outer surfaces covered with glass.
- glasscutter — a small hand tool that is specially designed for cutting sheets of glass, having a cutting wheel of steel or tungsten carbide and notches for snapping the glass
- glaucescent — becoming glaucous; somewhat glaucous.
- glaucophane — a sodium-rich monoclinic mineral of the amphibole family, usually metamorphic.
- glochidiate — (botany) Having barbs.
- glucokinase — an enzyme, found in all living systems, that serves to catalyze the phosphorylation of gluconic acid.
- glucosamine — an aminosugar occurring in many polysaccharides of vertebrate tissue and also as the major component of chitin.
- glucosidase — (enzyme) Any enzyme that hydrolyses glucosides.
- glycerinate — to impregnate with glycerin.
- glycosidase — (enzyme) Any enzyme that catalyses the hydrolysis of a glycoside.
- glycosylate — (organic chemistry) To react with a sugar to form a glycoside (especially a glycoprotein).
- glyptotheca — a space devoted to sculpture
- goal crease — crease1 (def 4).
- goal scorer — somebody who scores goals
- goalscorers — Plural form of goalscorer.
- golden calf — a golden idol set up by Aaron and worshiped by the Israelites. Ex. 32.
- googlewhack — A Google search result consisting of a single hit, in response to a search on two separate words.
- gracelessly — In a graceless manner.
- gracileness — The state or quality of being gracile.
- grand-scale — of large proportion, extent, magnitude, etc.: grand-scale efforts; a grand-scale approach.
- granduncles — Plural form of granduncle.
- granulocyte — a circulating white blood cell having prominent granules in the cytoplasm and a nucleus of two or more lobes.
- great-uncle — a granduncle.
- greenlandic — a dialect of Inuit, spoken in Greenland.
- griddlecake — a thin cake of batter cooked on a griddle; pancake.
- gum elastic — rubber1 (def 1).
- gynaecology — Alternative form of gynecology.
- gypsy scale — either of two scales that often form the basis of Hungarian Gypsy music.
- hadley cell — an atmospheric convection pattern in which a current of hot equatorial air rises, divides, cools as it moves toward the poles, descends, and warms as it returns to the equator
- haematocele — Alternative spelling of hematocele.
- haemophilic — Of or pertaining to haemophilia.
- hair-curler — a cylindrical device, usually electronic and heated, used to curl the hair
- half cocked — to set the hammer of (a firearm) at half cock.
- half-circle — one half of a circle
- half-closed — having or forming a boundary or barrier: He was blocked by a closed door. The house had a closed porch.
- half-cocked — (of a firearm) at the position of half cock.
- half-cooked — not cooked thoroughly
- half-decade — a period of ten years: the three decades from 1776 to 1806.