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12-letter words containing a, l, o, r, n, g

  • congruential — (mathematics) That uses congruency (division by a modulus).
  • cook-general — (formerly, esp in the 1920s and '30s) a domestic servant who did cooking and housework
  • cooling rack — a wire frame used for cooling food on
  • coral fungus — any of a group of brightly colored fungi having erect, branching fruiting bodies that resemble coral.
  • 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.
  • cyberloafing — (informal) The use of computers by employees for purposes unrelated to work.
  • darning wool — wool used for darning
  • dealing room — A dealing room is a place where shares, currencies, or commodities are bought and sold.
  • deflagration — Deflagration is an explosion in which the speed of burning is lower than the speed of sound in the surroundings.
  • degringolade — a rapid descent or deterioration
  • demoralising — to deprive (a person or persons) of spirit, courage, discipline, etc.; destroy the morale of: The continuous barrage demoralized the infantry.
  • demoralizing — If something is demoralizing, it makes you lose so much confidence in what you are doing that you want to give up.
  • deregulation — Deregulation is the removal of controls and restrictions in a particular area of business or trade.
  • digressional — Pertaining to, or having the character of, a digression; departing from the main purpose or subject.
  • doppelganger — a ghostly double or counterpart of a living person.
  • doppleganger — Misspelling of doppelganger.
  • doubleganger — doppelgänger.
  • downregulate — To decrease the number of cell receptors by using downregulation.
  • dragon light — a herbal remedy for impotence
  • dragonslayer — One who slays a dragon.
  • edulcorating — Present participle of edulcorate.
  • emigrational — Relating to emigration.
  • falling door — flap door (def 1).
  • floating rib — one member of the two lowest pairs of ribs, which are attached neither to the sternum nor to the cartilages of other ribs.
  • floor-manage — to act as or in the manner of a floor manager.
  • flooring saw — a saw having a curved edge.
  • flowcharting — (computing) the design and construction of flowcharts.
  • fluoridating — Present participle of fluoridate.
  • fluorinating — Present participle of fluorinate.
  • forbearingly — In a forbearing manner.
  • foreign-flag — (of a vessel or aircraft) having a registry under a nationality other than one's own: rivalry between U.S.-flag freighters and foreign-flag ships.
  • forestalling — Present participle of forestall.
  • foretriangle — the triangular area formed by the deck, foremast, and headstay of a sailing vessel
  • four-walling — a form of distribution and exhibition, esp. of films, in which a distributor or producer rents a theater for a fixed amount, pays all advertising and operating costs, and collects all box-office receipts
  • frankalmoign — a form of tenure by which religious bodies held lands, esp on condition of praying for the soul of the donor
  • galeniferous — Of a mineral or deposit that contains galena.
  • galvanometer — an instrument for detecting the existence of small electric currents and determining their strength.
  • galvanometry — the method or process of determining the strength of electric currents.
  • gastrulation — the formation of a gastrula.
  • gelatiniform — Having the form of gelatin.
  • general shop — a shop that sells various types of goods
  • generational — the entire body of individuals born and living at about the same time: the postwar generation.
  • geocentrical — Alternative form of geocentric.
  • germanophile — a person who is friendly toward or admires or studies Germany or German culture.
  • 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.
  • gjallar-horn — Heimdall's horn, used to warn the gods of Ragnarok.
  • glabrousness — The quality of being glabrous.
  • gladiatorian — (dated) Of or relating to gladiators or to combat in general; gladiatorial.
  • glandiferous — bearing nuts or acorns
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