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14-letter words containing a, l, g, r, o

  • grandiloquence — speech that is lofty in tone, often to the point of being pompous or bombastic.
  • granulomatosis — any disease characterized by the formation of numerous granulomas.
  • granulopoietin — a hormone that promotes the production of white blood cells.
  • graph coloring — graph colouring
  • 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.
  • grapple ground — an anchorage, especially for small vessels.
  • grappling iron — a grapnel.
  • graveyard slot — the hours from late night until early morning when the number of people watching television is at its lowest
  • great doxology — Gloria in Excelsis Deo.
  • great gray owl — a large, dish-faced, gray owl, Strix nebulosa, of northern North America and western Eurasia, having streaked and barred plumage.
  • greater londonJack, 1876–1916, U.S. short-story writer and novelist.
  • greek catholic — a member of the Greek Orthodox Church.
  • green lead ore — pyromorphite.
  • groote eylandt — an island in the Gulf of Carpentaria off the coast of NE Australia. 950 sq. mi. (2461 sq. km).
  • ground leakage — Ground leakage is the flow of current from a live conductor to the earth through the insulation.
  • grylloblattids — Plural form of grylloblattid.
  • gulf of anadyr — an inlet of the Bering Sea, off the coast of NE Russia
  • gulf of mannar — the part of the Indian Ocean between SE India and the island of Sri Lanka: pearl fishing
  • gyroscopically — Using a gyroscope.
  • gyrostabiliser — (British spelling) Alternative form of gyrostabilizer.
  • gyrostabilized — stabilized by means of a gyrostabilizer.
  • gyrostabilizer — a device for stabilizing a seagoing vessel by counteracting its rolling motion from side to side, consisting essentially of a rotating gyroscope weighing about 1 percent of the displacement of the vessel.
  • hagiographical — Hagiographic.
  • half sovereign — a gold coin of the United Kingdom, discontinued in 1917, equal to 10 shillings.
  • half-forgotten — a past participle of forget.
  • hanging scroll — a roll of parchment, paper, copper, or other material, especially one with writing on it: a scroll containing the entire Old Testament.
  • healing powers — beneficial qualities
  • hemoglobinuria — the presence of hemoglobin pigment in the urine.
  • herpetological — Of or relating to herpetology, the study of reptiles.
  • hieroglyphical — Hieroglyphic: related to or resembling hieroglyphs.
  • hierographical — hierographic
  • high-card pool — red dog.
  • highway patrol — a state law-enforcement organization whose officers safeguard the highways.
  • horace greeleyHorace, 1811–72, U.S. journalist, editor, and political leader.
  • horse vaulting — gymnastics performed on horseback
  • hydrographical — Hydrographic.
  • hydrologically — the science dealing with the occurrence, circulation, distribution, and properties of the waters of the earth and its atmosphere.
  • hypergolically — in a hypergolic manner
  • hypoallergenic — designed to reduce or minimize the possibility of an allergic response, as by containing relatively few or no potentially irritating substances: hypoallergenic cosmetics.
  • iatrogenically — In an iatrogenic manner.
  • inner mongolia — an administrative division in NE China, adjoining the Mongolian People's Republic. 174,000 sq. mi. (450,660 sq. km). Capital: Hohhot.
  • inter-regional — of or relating to a region of considerable extent; not merely local: a regional meeting of the Boy Scouts.
  • interblock gap — the area or space separating consecutive blocks of data or consecutive physical records on an external storage medium.
  • interior angle — an angle formed between parallel lines by a third line that intersects them.
  • invigoratingly — In an invigorating manner.
  • inward-looking — person
  • kilogram-force — a meter-kilogram-second unit of force, equal to the force that produces an acceleration equal to the acceleration of gravity, when acting on a mass of one kilogram. Abbreviation: kgf.
  • kilogram-meter — a meter-kilogram-second unit of work or energy, equal to the work done by a force of one kilogram when its point of application moves through a distance of one meter in the direction of the force; approximately 7.2 foot-pounds. Abbreviation: kg-m.
  • landing ground — airfield
  • languorousness — The quality of being languorous.
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