14-letter words containing a, l, c, e
- gascoyne-cecil — Robert Arthur Talbot [tawl-buh t] /ˈtɔl bət/ (Show IPA), 3rd Marquis of Salisbury, Salisbury (def 1).
- gastric lavage — the washing out of the stomach; lavage.
- gelatification — the process of gelatinizing.
- genealogically — Using genealogical methods.
- general public — people in general
- genethliacally — from a genethliac point of view
- genethlialogic — relating to the science of casting horoscopes
- geocentrically — In a geocentric manner.
- geognostically — with reference to a knowledge of the structure of the earth
- geographically — of or relating to geography.
- geopolitically — According to geopolitics.
- george calvert — Charles (3rd Baron Baltimore) 1637–1715, English colonial administrator in America: governor (1661–75) and proprietor (1675–89) of Maryland (grandson of George Calvert).
- gerontological — Of or pertaining to gerontology.
- gesticulations — Plural form of gesticulation.
- glacial period — Also called glacial period, ice age. the geologically recent Pleistocene Epoch, during which much of the Northern Hemisphere was covered by great ice sheets.
- glancing angle — the angle between a ray incident on a plane surface and the surface, as of a beam of electrons incident on a crystal; the complement of the angle of incidence.
- glow discharge — the conduction of electricity in a low-pressure gas, producing a diffuse glow.
- glycaemic load — an index indicating the amount of carbohydrate contained in a specified serving of a particular food. It is calculated by multiplying the food's glycaemic index by its carbohydrate content in grams and then dividing by 100
- glyceraldehyde — a white, crystalline, water-soluble solid, C 3 H 6 O 3 , that is an intermediate in carbohydrate metabolism and yields glycerol on reduction.
- golden currant — a western North American shrub, Ribes aureum, of the saxifrage family, having purplish fruit and fragrant, drooping clusters of yellow flowers that turn reddish.
- goncalves dias — Antonio [an-taw-nyoo] /ɛ̃ˈtɔ nyʊ/ (Show IPA), 1823–64, Brazilian poet.
- googlewhacking — The action of searching for googlewhacks.
- goose barnacle — any marine crustacean of the subclass Cirripedia, usually having a calcareous shell, being either stalked (goose barnacle) and attaching itself to ship bottoms and floating timber, or stalkless (rock barnacle or acorn barnacle) and attaching itself to rocks, especially in the intertidal zone.
- gooseneck lamp — a desk lamp having a flexible shaft or stem.
- gothic revival — a Gothic style of architecture popular between the late 18th and late 19th centuries, exemplified by the Houses of Parliament in London (1840)
- grade-schooler — a pupil in a grade school.
- grammaticalize — to convert (a content word or part of one) into a functor, as in using OE līc, “body,” as a suffix in adjectives and adverbs, such as OE frēondlīc, “friendly.”.
- grandiloquence — speech that is lofty in tone, often to the point of being pompous or bombastic.
- graphite cloth — a nonwoven fabric made by embedding carbon fibers in a plastic bonding material, used in layers as a substitute for sheet metal, as in the construction of aircraft wings.
- greek catholic — a member of the Greek Orthodox Church.
- guatemala city — a republic in N Central America. 42,042 sq. mi. (108,889 sq. km).
- gynaecological — Alternative spelling of gynecological.
- haematological — Alternative spelling of hematological.
- hairline crack — a very fine crack
- haitian creole — the creolized French that is the native language of most Haitians.
- hale telescope — the 200-inch (508-cm) reflector at the Palomar Observatory.
- half-completed — having all parts or elements; lacking nothing; whole; entire; full: a complete set of Mark Twain's writings.
- half-concealed — to hide; withdraw or remove from observation; cover or keep from sight: He concealed the gun under his coat.
- half-convinced — to move by argument or evidence to belief, agreement, consent, or a course of action: to convince a jury of his guilt; A test drive will convince you that this car handles well.
- halley's comet — a comet with a period averaging 76 years. In this century it was visible to terrestrial observers just before and after reaching perihelion in 1910 and again in 1986.
- hallucinogenic — producing hallucinations: a hallucinogenic drug.
- hardshell clam — quahog.
- hardware cloth — galvanized steel wire screen with a mesh usually between 0.25 and 0.5 inches (0.64 and 1.27 cm), used for coarse sieves, animal cages, and the like.
- harlequin duck — a small diving duck, Histrionicus histrionicus, of North America and Iceland, the male of which has bluish-gray plumage marked with black, white, and chestnut.
- have a lock on — to be sure of winning, gaining, or controlling
- haven't a clue — If you haven't a clue about something, you do not know anything about it or you have no idea what to do about it.
- health officer — an official who administers laws pertaining to health, especially sanitation.
- health physics — the branch of physics concerned with the health and safety of people in medical, scientific, and industrial work, esp with protection from the biological effects of ionizing radiation
- health service — system of medical care
- hedonistically — a person whose life is devoted to the pursuit of pleasure and self-gratification.