8-letter words containing a, l, n, g
- galvano- — indicating a galvanic current
- gambling — any matter or thing involving risk or hazardous uncertainty.
- gamelans — Plural form of gamelan.
- gangland — the world of organized crime; criminal underworld.
- ganglial — Of or pertaining to a ganglion.
- ganglier — Comparative form of gangly.
- gangling — to move awkwardly or ungracefully: A tall, stiff-jointed man gangled past.
- ganglio- — ganglion
- ganglion — Anatomy. a mass of nerve tissue existing outside the central nervous system. any of certain masses of gray matter in the brain, as the basal ganglia.
- ganglord — The leader of a gang, especially a criminal organization.
- gangnail — a particular arrangement of nails on a metal plate, used as a connecting piece in strong timber joints
- gantlets — Plural form of gantlet.
- gantline — a rope rove through a single block hung from a mast, funnel, etc., as a means of hoisting workers, tools, flags, or the like.
- gantlope — gauntlet2 .
- gapingly — In a gaping way.
- garbling — Present participle of garble.
- gargling — Present participle of gargle.
- garlands — Plural form of garland.
- gasolene — gasoline.
- gasoline — a volatile, flammable liquid mixture of hydrocarbons, obtained from petroleum, and used as fuel for internal-combustion engines, as a solvent, etc.
- gauntlet — a former punishment, chiefly military, in which the offender was made to run between two rows of men who struck at him with switches or weapons as he passed.
- gavelman — a gavelkind tenant
- gelatine — a nearly transparent, faintly yellow, odorless, and almost tasteless glutinous substance obtained by boiling in water the ligaments, bones, skin, etc., of animals, and forming the basis of jellies, glues, and the like.
- gelatins — Plural form of gelatin.
- gelation — the process of gelling.
- generall — Archaic spelling of general.
- generals — Plural form of general.
- genially — characterized by genius.
- genitals — Synonym of genitalia.
- geranial — a pale yellow, water-insoluble, liquid aldehyde, C 10 H 16 O, having a strong lemonlike odor, consisting in natural form of two isomers (citral a or geranial and citral b or neral) usually obtained from the oils of lemon and orange or synthetically: used chiefly in perfumery, flavoring, and the synthesis of vitamin A.
- geraniol — a colorless or pale-yellow terpene alcohol, C 10 H 18 O, with a geraniumlike odor, found in rose oil, soluble in alcohol and ether, insoluble in water: used in perfumes and flavors.
- germinal — being in the earliest stage of development: germinal ideas.
- gingival — of or relating to the gums.
- girlyman — (slang, derogatory) An effeminate man, a pussy.
- glackens — William James, 1870–1938, U.S. painter and illustrator.
- gladdens — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of gladden.
- gladding — Present participle of glad.
- gladness — feeling joy or pleasure; delighted; pleased: glad about the good news; glad that you are here.
- glairing — the white of an egg.
- glamazon — A glamorous, powerfully assertive woman.
- glamping — Informal. the activity of camping with some of the comforts and luxuries of home: Imagine glamping in a carpeted tent with a comfy queen-size bed.
- glancing — striking obliquely and bouncing off at an angle: a glancing blow.
- glanders — a contagious disease chiefly of horses and mules but communicable to humans, caused by the bacterium Pseudomonas mallei and characterized by swellings beneath the jaw and a profuse mucous discharge from the nostrils.
- glandule — (anatomy) A small gland or secreting vessel.
- glargine — (medicine) A form of slow-release insulin.
- glasnost — the declared public policy within the Soviet Union of openly and frankly discussing economic and political realities: initiated under Mikhail Gorbachev in 1985.
- glass in — to enclose with glass panes
- glassine — a strong, thin, glazed, semitransparent paper, often made into small bags, used for packaging foods, for book jackets, etc.
- glassing — Present participle of glass.
- glassman — a person who makes or sells glass.