14-letter words containing a, l, t, i
- glamourization — Alternative form of glamorization.
- glans-clitoris — the head of the penis (glans penis) or of the clitoris (glans clitoris)
- globalizations — Plural form of globalization.
- glottalisation — Alternative spelling of glottalization.
- glottalization — (linguistics) The act or process of constricting or closing the glottis during the production of a speech sound that normally does not involve such constriction.
- go into detail — elaborate, recount more fully
- gold medallist — the winner of competition or race, who is awarded a gold medal
- goliath beetle — any very large tropical scarabaeid beetle of the genus Goliathus, esp G. giganteus of Africa, which may grow to a length of 20 centimetres
- gothic revival — a Gothic style of architecture popular between the late 18th and late 19th centuries, exemplified by the Houses of Parliament in London (1840)
- grain elevator — elevator (def 4).
- grammaticality — the state or quality of being grammatical.
- grammaticalize — to convert (a content word or part of one) into a functor, as in using OE līc, “body,” as a suffix in adjectives and adverbs, such as OE frēondlīc, “friendly.”.
- granulomatosis — any disease characterized by the formation of numerous granulomas.
- granulopoietin — a hormone that promotes the production of white blood cells.
- grapefruitlike — Resembling or characteristic of grapefruit.
- graphite cloth — a nonwoven fabric made by embedding carbon fibers in a plastic bonding material, used in layers as a substitute for sheet metal, as in the construction of aircraft wings.
- great firewall — a system that prevents access to websites deemed undesirable by the government of the People's Republic of China
- great plantain — a N temperate plant, Plantago major, which has a rosette of broad leaves and a slender spike of small greenish flowers: family Plantaginaceae
- greek catholic — a member of the Greek Orthodox Church.
- grylloblattids — Plural form of grylloblattid.
- guatemala city — a republic in N Central America. 42,042 sq. mi. (108,889 sq. km).
- gyrostabiliser — (British spelling) Alternative form of gyrostabilizer.
- gyrostabilized — stabilized by means of a gyrostabilizer.
- gyrostabilizer — a device for stabilizing a seagoing vessel by counteracting its rolling motion from side to side, consisting essentially of a rotating gyroscope weighing about 1 percent of the displacement of the vessel.
- haemagglutinin — Alternative spelling of hemagglutinin.
- haematological — Alternative spelling of hematological.
- hague tribunal — the court of arbitration for the peaceful settlement of international disputes, established at The Hague by the international peace conference of 1899: its panel of jurists nominates a list of persons from which members of the United Nations International Court of Justice are elected.
- hair-splitting — the making of unnecessarily fine distinctions.
- haitian creole — the creolized French that is the native language of most Haitians.
- half-lap joint — a joint between two timbers halved together so that a flush surface results.
- hallucinations — Plural form of hallucination.
- hamilton basso — Hamilton, 1904–64, U.S. journalist and novelist.
- hamilton inlet — an arm of the Atlantic in SE Labrador, an estuary of the Churchill River. 150 miles (240 km) long.
- hamiltonianism — the political principles or doctrines held by or associated with Alexander Hamilton, especially those stressing a strong central government and protective tariffs.
- hand-lettering — to print by hand: She hand-lettered a “for sale” sign.
- haplodiplontic — (biology, of a life cycle) Having multicellular diploid and haploid stages.
- happenstantial — Being or relating to happenstance.
- hasta la vista — so long; (I'll) see you again
- heads or tails — a gambling game in which a coin is tossed, the winner being the player who guesses which side of the coin will face up when it lands or is caught.
- health officer — an official who administers laws pertaining to health, especially sanitation.
- health physics — the branch of physics concerned with the health and safety of people in medical, scientific, and industrial work, esp with protection from the biological effects of ionizing radiation
- health service — system of medical care
- health tourism — tourist travel for the purpose of receiving medical treatment or improving health or fitness: The spiraling cost of healthcare has contributed to the growth of medical tourism. Also called health tourism.
- health visitor — In Britain, a health visitor is a nurse whose job is to visit people in their homes and offer advice on matters such as how to look after very young babies or people with physical disabilities.
- health warning — a message indicating the dangers to the consumer's health of consuming a particular product printed on the packaging for the product
- heartrendingly — In a heartrending manner.
- heartwarmingly — In a heartwarming manner.
- heat lightning — lightning too distant for thunder to be heard, observed as diffuse flashes near the horizon on summer evenings.
- hedonistically — a person whose life is devoted to the pursuit of pleasure and self-gratification.
- height of land — a watershed