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14-letter words containing a, l, n, g

  • flinders grass — a drought-resistant pasture grass, Iseilema membranacea, native to inland regions of Australia and used as fodder.
  • flinders range — a mountain range in S Australia. Highest peak, St. Mary Peak, 3900 feet (1190 meters).
  • floating cloud — Drifting Cloud, The.
  • floating heart — any of certain aquatic plants belonging to the genus Nymphoides, of the gentian family, especially N. aquatica, having floating, more or less heart-shaped leaves and a cluster of small, white, five-petaled flowers.
  • floating point — a decimal point whose location is not fixed, used especially in computer operations.
  • floating stock — stock not held for permanent investment and hence available for speculation; stock held by brokers and speculators rather than investors.
  • floating voter — those voters collectively who are not permanently attached to any political party.
  • floating-point — a decimal point whose location is not fixed, used especially in computer operations.
  • floor planning — a system of financing that permits a dealer to borrow money to buy goods, which become the security for the loan that is repaid when the merchandise is sold.
  • flotation bags — bags inflated to keep a spacecraft or helicopter afloat and upright when it lands in the sea
  • flowering crab — any of several species and varieties of crab apple trees with small fruits and abundant spring flowers ranging from white to reddish purple
  • flowering flax — a plant, Linum grandiflorum, of northern Africa, having quickly fading, red or pink flowers.
  • flying gangway — monkey bridge (def 2).
  • flying gurnard — any marine fish of the family Dactylopteridae, especially Dactylopterus volitans, having greatly enlarged, colorful pectoral fins that enable it to glide short distances through the air.
  • flying machine — a vehicle that sustains itself in and propels itself through the air; an airplane, helicopter, glider, or the like.
  • flying trapeze — a trapeze used in performing gymnastic displays high above the ground
  • food labelling — the practice of providing nutritional information on labels on food packaging
  • forced landing — aircraft: emergency descent
  • framing chisel — a woodworking chisel for heavy work and deep cuts, often having a handle reinforced to withstand blows from a metal hammer head.
  • galactic noise — unidentified radio-frequency radiation originating from beyond the solar system.
  • galactic plane — the plane of the galactic equator.
  • galeopithecine — of, relating to, or resembling the flying lemur (Galeopithecus)
  • gallamine blue — a type of mordant dye
  • gallatin range — a mountain range in NW Wyoming and SW Montana. High point, Electric Peak, 10,992 feet (3350 meters).
  • galley kitchen — a household kitchen designed with kitchen units on both sides and no kitchen table
  • gallinas point — a cape in NE Colombia: the northernmost point of South America
  • galvanizations — Plural form of galvanization.
  • galvanocautery — a cautery heated by a galvanic current.
  • galvanoplastic — pertaining to reproduction by electrotypy.
  • galvanotherapy — treatment employing electric current.
  • galvanotropism — the directional growth of an organism, esp a plant, in response to an electrical stimulus
  • galveston plan — commission plan.
  • gambling debts — debts acquired as a result of money spent gambling
  • gambling house — a building for gambling, especially for a large number of betting games.
  • gaming licence — a licence that allows an establishment, business, club, etc, to offer games that can be played for money
  • gamma globulin — a protein fraction of blood plasma that responds to stimulation of antigens, as bacteria or viruses, by forming antibodies: administered therapeutically in the treatment of some viral diseases.
  • ganglionectomy — the excision of a ganglion.
  • garboard plank — the bottommost plank of a vessel's hull
  • garden warbler — any of several small brownish-grey European songbirds of the genus Sylvia (warblers), esp S. borin, common in woods and hedges: in some parts of Europe they are esteemed as a delicacy
  • gascoyne-cecil — Robert Arthur Talbot [tawl-buh t] /ˈtɔl bət/ (Show IPA), 3rd Marquis of Salisbury, Salisbury (def 1).
  • gastroduodenal — of or relating to the stomach and the duodenum
  • gay liberation — a political and social movement to combat legal and social discrimination against homosexuals.
  • gelatification — the process of gelatinizing.
  • gelatiniferous — Yielding gelatine on boiling with water; capable of gelatination.
  • gelatinisation — Alternative spelling of gelatinization.
  • gelatinization — to make gelatinous.
  • gender-neutral — noting or relating to a word or phrase that does not refer to one gender only: Firefighter and flight attendant are gender-neutral terms.
  • genealogically — Using genealogical methods.
  • general degree — a degree awarded at some universities, studied at a lower academic standard than an honours degree
  • general ledger — records, accounts
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