12-letter words containing a, l, i, e, n, t
- gelatination — Conversion into gelatin or jelly-like substance.
- gelatiniform — Having the form of gelatin.
- gelatinizing — Present participle of gelatinize.
- generability — capable of being generated or produced.
- generalities — Plural form of generality.
- generational — the entire body of individuals born and living at about the same time: the postwar generation.
- generatively — capable of producing or creating.
- genethliacon — A birthday ode.
- genetic load — the extent to which a population deviates from the theoretically fittest genetic constitution.
- geniculating — Present participle of geniculate.
- geniculation — the state of being geniculate.
- genital wart — one of a cluster of warts occurring in the genital and anal areas and spread mainly by sexual contact, sometimes affecting the cervix in women and associated with an increased risk of cervical cancer.
- gentian blue — a purplish-blue colour
- geobotanical — of or relating to geobotany
- geocentrical — Alternative form of geocentric.
- geopotential — the difference between the potential energy of a mass at a given altitude and the potential energy of an identical mass at sea level, equivalent to the energy required to move the mass from sea level to the given altitude.
- geotechnical — of or relating to practical applications of geological science in civil engineering, mining, etc.
- giant fennel — a plant, Foeniculum vulgare, of the parsley family, having feathery leaves and umbels of small, yellow flowers.
- giant killer — sb who defeats a larger opponent
- giant planet — any of the planets Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune, characterized by large mass, low density, and an extensive atmosphere
- giant-killer — A giant-killer is a sportsman, sportswoman, or team that unexpectedly beats a much stronger opponent.
- gila monster — a large, venomous lizard, Heloderma suspectum, of the southwestern U.S. and northwestern Mexico, covered with beadlike scales of yellow, orange, and black.
- glutaredoxin — (enzyme) Any of a family of small redox enzymes that use glutathione as a cofactor.
- glycerinated — to impregnate with glycerin.
- gold-beating — the art or process of beating out gold into gold leaf.
- golden ratio — the ratio of two lengths, equal in value to (1 + √5)/2, and given by b/a = (b + a)/b; it is the reciprocal of the golden section and also equal to (1 + golden section)
- gradeflation — grade inflation.
- great plains — a semiarid region E of the Rocky Mountains, in the U.S. and Canada.
- habilimented — Clothed.
- habitualness — The characteristic of being habitual.
- haematoxylin — Alternative spelling of hematoxylin.
- haikwan tael — the customs unit in China, which is the basis for other local taels, equal to 1.20666 troy ounces of fine silver.
- half section — a part that is cut off or separated.
- half-section — a part that is cut off or separated.
- hallucinated — Simple past tense and past participle of hallucinate.
- hallucinates — to have hallucinations.
- halogenating — Present participle of halogenate.
- halogenation — (chemistry) The reaction of a halogen with something, especially the replacement of a hydrogen atom of an organic compound with a halogen one.
- hambletonian — one of a superior strain of American trotting horses descended from the stallion Hambletonian.
- hazelnut oil — an oil extracted from hazelnuts and used mostly in cooking
- headlighting — The lighting associated with a headlight.
- health drink — a drink that claims to be beneficial to health
- hearteningly — In a heartening way; cheeringly.
- heating bill — a bill for the supply of energy to heat a building
- heeling tank — either of two lateral ballast tanks permitting an icebreaker to heel and crush ice to either side.
- helianthemum — (botany) Any of the genus Helianthemum of rockroses.
- helianthuses — Plural form of helianthus.
- hemiplankton — plankton that spend part of their life cycle in a vegetative state on the sea bottom, riverbed, etc. (opposed to holoplankton).
- hernioplasty — an operation for the repair of a hernia.
- hesitatingly — In a hesitating manner.