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

  • geocentrical — Alternative form of geocentric.
  • geographical — of or relating to geography.
  • geothermally — By geothermal means, especially by means of geothermal energy.
  • germanophile — a person who is friendly toward or admires or studies Germany or German culture.
  • gesticulator — to make or use gestures, especially in an animated or excited manner with or instead of speech.
  • giant fulmar — either of two large white or brownish petrels of the genus Macronectes, of the Antarctic Ocean and adjacent seas.
  • giant garlic — an Asian plant, Allium giganteum, of the amaryllis family, having a large, dense, round cluster of lilac-colored flowers, grown as an ornamental.
  • giant killer — sb who defeats a larger opponent
  • giant lizard — a monitor lizard, Varanus komodoensis, of certain Indonesian islands E of Java, that grows to a length of 10 feet (3 meters): the largest lizard in the world; now rare.
  • giant-killer — A giant-killer is a sportsman, sportswoman, or team that unexpectedly beats a much stronger opponent.
  • gibraltarian — a British crown colony comprising a fortress and seaport located on a narrow promontory near the S tip of Spain. 1.875 sq. mi. (5 sq. km).
  • 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.
  • glacé cherry — a crystallized or candied cherry, used in cookery and cocktail-making
  • glacier lily — a dogtooth violet, Erythronium grandiflorum, of the lily family, native to western North America, having bright yellow flowers.
  • glacier milk — water flowing in a stream from the snout of a glacier and containing particles of rock
  • glacier peak — a volcanic mountain in NW central Washington, in the Cascade range. 10,541 feet (3213 meters).
  • gladiatorial — of or relating to gladiators or to their combats.
  • gladiatorian — (dated) Of or relating to gladiators or to combat in general; gladiatorial.
  • glamour girl — a girl or woman whose appearance or lifestyle is considered glamorous by popular standards.
  • glamour puss — a person with an unusually attractive face.
  • glamour-puss — a person with an unusually attractive face.
  • glandiferous — bearing nuts or acorns
  • glass cutter — a tool for cutting glass.
  • glass lizard — any limbless, snakelike lizard of the genus Ophisaurus, inhabiting the eastern U.S., Europe, and Asia, having external ear openings and the ability to regenerate its long, fragile tail.
  • glass string — (in Malaysia) the string of a kite used in kite fighting that has an abrasive coating of glue and crushed glass
  • glatt kosher — prepared for eating according to the dietary laws followed by Hasidic Jews, which differ somewhat from those followed by other observers of kashruth: glatt kosher meat.
  • glenohumeral — (anatomy) Of or pertaining to the glenoid fossa and the humerus.
  • global reach — When people talk about the global reach of a company or industry, they mean its ability to have customers in many different parts of the world.
  • gloria patri — the short hymn “Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Ghost. As it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall be, world without end. Amen.”.
  • glossarially — In the manner of a glossary.
  • glossography — a glossator.
  • glutaredoxin — (enzyme) Any of a family of small redox enzymes that use glutathione as a cofactor.
  • gluten bread — bread made from gluten flour.
  • glycerinated — to impregnate with glycerin.
  • glyphography — a plate-making process in which an electrotype is made from an engraved copper plate
  • glyptography — the description or study of engraved gems or other stones.
  • goal average — the number of goals scored by a team divided by the number of goals it has conceded
  • godzillagram — (networking)   /god-zil'*-gram/ (From Japan's national hero and datagram) 1. A network packet that in theory is a broadcast to every machine in the universe. The typical case is an IP datagram whose destination IP address is [255.255.255.255]. Fortunately, few gateways are foolish enough to attempt to implement this case! 2. A network packet of maximum size. An IP Godzillagram has 65,536 octets. Compare super source quench.
  • gold farming — the practice of selling virtual assets gained in a computer game for real money
  • gold therapy — administration of gold salts as a treatment for disease, especially rheumatoid arthritis.
  • golden aster — any North American, asterlike, composite plant of the genus Chrysopsis, having bright, golden-yellow flower heads, as C. mariana, of the eastern U.S.
  • 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)
  • golden share — a share in a company that controls at least 51% of the voting rights, esp one retained by the UK government in some privatization issues
  • golden stars — a plant, Bloomeria crocea, of the amaryllis family, native to southern California, having clusters of golden-orange, starlike flowers.
  • golden years — the years that follow retirement from work
  • goliath frog — the largest living frog, Rana goliath, which occurs in the Congo region of Africa and can grow to a length of 30 centimetres
  • gonfaloniers — Plural form of gonfalonier.
  • googleganger — a person with whom one shares one’s name, discovered when typing one’s name into an internet search engine
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