13-letter words containing a, l, e, g, r, i
- glutamatergic — (biochemistry, neurology) Of or pertaining to the neurotransmission of glutamate.
- glyceric acid — a colorless, syrupy liquid, C 3 H 6 O 4 , obtained by oxidizing glycerol.
- goal-oriented — (of a person) focused on reaching a specific objective or accomplishing a given task; driven by purpose: goal-oriented teams of teachers.
- goliath crane — a gantry crane for heavy work, as in steel mills.
- governability — to rule over by right of authority: to govern a nation.
- gram-variable — of or relating to bacteria that stain irregularly with Gram's stain, being neither Gram-positive nor Gram-negative.
- grandchildren — a child of one's son or daughter.
- grandiloquent — speaking or expressed in a lofty style, often to the point of being pompous or bombastic.
- granuliferous — full of granules, or producing granules
- graphemically — In terms of or by means of graphemes.
- graphic novel — a novel in the form of comic strips.
- graphitizable — (chemistry, of carbon) Able to be converted to graphite.
- gravel-voiced — speaking in a rough and rasping tone
- gravity scale — a scale giving the relative density of fluids
- gray squirrel — a common, grayish squirrel, Sciurus carolinensis, of eastern North America.
- grease nipple — a metal nipple designed to engage with a grease gun for injecting grease into a bearing, etc
- grease pencil — a pencil of pigment and compressed grease encased in a spiral paper strip that can be partially unwound to expose a new point and used especially for writing on glossy surfaces.
- great calorie — calorie (sense 2)
- great council — (in Norman England) an assembly composed of the king's tenants in chief that served as the principal council of the realm and replaced the witenagemot.
- great lobelia — a North American plant, Lobelia siphilitica, having long, showy clusters of blue flowers.
- greek revival — a style of architecture, furnishings, and decoration prevalent in the U.S. and in parts of Europe in the first half of the 19th century, characterized by a more or less close imitation of ancient Greek designs and ornamented motifs.
- gubernatorial — of or relating to a state governor or the office of state governor.
- guerrilla gig — an impromptu musical performance in an unlikely public space, such as an underground train or on the roof of a building, organized by text-message communication between the band and its fans
- guerrilla war — a war between an established army and a guerrilla group
- half-integral — noting or pertaining to a fractional number obtained by dividing an odd integer by two, as 1/2.
- hard feelings — Hard feelings are feelings of anger or bitterness towards someone who you have had an argument with or who has upset you. If you say 'no hard feelings', you are making an agreement with someone not to be angry or bitter about something.
- harlequin bug — a black stink bug, Murgantia histrionica, having red and yellow markings, that feeds on cabbages and other cruciferous plants.
- heli-boarding — the sport of snowboarding on mountains or glaciers accessible only by helicopter or skiplane
- heliographing — Present participle of heliograph.
- hellgrammites — Plural form of hellgrammite (Alternative spelling of hellgramites).
- heortological — of or relating to heortology
- heteroglossia — (linguistics) the coexistence of distinct varieties within a single linguistic code.
- heterological — (grammar) Of an adjective, not describing itself.
- horatio alger — of or characteristic of the heroes in the novels of Horatio Alger, who begin life in poverty and achieve success and wealth through honesty, hard work, and virtuous behavior: the Horatio Alger story of his rise in the business world.
- hydrargillite — gibbsite.
- hygrometrical — Alternative form of hygrometric.
- hypergalactia — an abnormally large secretion of milk.
- hyperglycemia — an abnormally high level of glucose in the blood.
- hypervigilant — keenly watchful to detect danger; wary: a vigilant sentry.
- ideographical — Alternative form of ideographic.
- inegalitarian — not egalitarian; lacking in or disdaining equality.
- integrability — capable of being integrated, as a mathematical function or differential equation.
- integral test — the theorem that a given infinite series converges if the function whose value at each integer is the corresponding term in the series is decreasing, tends to zero, and results in a finite number when integrated from one to infinity.
- intercalating — Present participle of intercalate.
- intergalactic — of, existing, or occurring in the space between galaxies: The science-fiction movie was about an intergalactic war.
- interglacials — Plural form of interglacial.
- intergranular — located or occurring between granules or grains: intergranular corrosion.
- interlanguage — a language created or used for international communication.
- intermarginal — occurring or situated between two margins
- internalising — Present participle of internalise.