12-letter words containing a, l, g, o, s
- congelations — Plural form of congelation.
- console game — a video game requiring the use of a games console
- contagiously — capable of being transmitted by bodily contact with an infected person or object: contagious diseases.
- convalescing — to recover health and strength after illness; make progress toward recovery of health.
- cooking salt — a type of salt used in cooking
- coral fungus — any of a group of brightly colored fungi having erect, branching fruiting bodies that resemble coral.
- coral gables — a city in SE Florida, near Miami.
- cosmogonical — Of or pertaining to cosmogony.
- cosmological — the branch of philosophy dealing with the origin and general structure of the universe, with its parts, elements, and laws, and especially with such of its characteristics as space, time, causality, and freedom.
- courageously — possessing or characterized by courage; brave: a courageous speech against the dictator.
- craniologist — the science that deals with the size, shape, and other characteristics of human skulls.
- crimson flag — a southern African plant, Schizostylis coccinea, of the iris family, having tubular red flowers.
- cryosurgical — of or relating to cryosurgery
- demoralising — to deprive (a person or persons) of spirit, courage, discipline, etc.; destroy the morale of: The continuous barrage demoralized the infantry.
- desolatingly — in a way that desolates, in a desolating fashion
- digressional — Pertaining to, or having the character of, a digression; departing from the main purpose or subject.
- disanalogous — not analogous
- double sugar — disaccharide.
- douglas hurd — a third-class university degree
- douglas-home — Alexander Frederick (Baron Home of the Hirsel) 1903–1995, British statesman and politician: prime minister 1963–64.
- dragonslayer — One who slays a dragon.
- egoistically — In an egoistic manner.
- elbow grease — physical effort
- ellipsograph — an instrument that draws ellipses
- englishwoman — adult female from England
- ergastoplasm — endoplasm that is associated with protein synthesis
- escapologist — An entertainer specializing in escaping from the confinement of such things as ropes, handcuffs, and chains.
- espagnolette — the fastening device on a French window
- eulogistical — Alternative form of eulogistic.
- false indigo — any of several North American shrubs belonging to the genus Amorpha, of the legume family, especially A. fruticosa, having compound leaves with pinnate leaflets and long, dense clusters of purplish flowers.
- fast-flowing — water: rapid
- festivalgoer — A person attending a festival.
- flag station — a railroad station where trains stop only when a flag or other signal is displayed or when passengers are to be discharged.
- flagellators — Plural form of flagellator.
- flageoletist — Someone who plays the flageolet.
- flagitiously — In a flagitious manner.
- flooring saw — a saw having a curved edge.
- folding seat — a seat that can be folded down
- forestalling — Present participle of forestall.
- foul-tasting — having a very unpleasant taste
- gaff topsail — Also called fore-and-aft topsail. a jib-headed fore-and-aft sail set above a gaff.
- gaff-topsail — Also called fore-and-aft topsail. a jib-headed fore-and-aft sail set above a gaff.
- gain on sale — A gain on sale is the amount of money that is made by a company when selling a non-inventory asset for more than its value.
- galactoscope — a lactoscope.
- galactosemia — an inherited disorder characterized by the inability to metabolize galactose and requiring a galactose-free diet to avoid consequent mental retardation and eye, spleen, and liver abnormalities.
- galactosides — Plural form of galactoside.
- galanty show — pantomime shadow play
- galeniferous — Of a mineral or deposit that contains galena.
- gallinaceous — pertaining to or resembling the domestic fowls.
- gallows bird — a person who deserves to be hanged.