8-letter words containing a, l, u
- fusional — the act or process of fusing; the state of being fused.
- fuzzball — a puffball.
- gag rule — any rule restricting open discussion or debate concerning a given issue, especially in a deliberative body.
- gainfull — Archaic form of gainful.
- galbanum — a gum resin with a peculiar, strong odor, obtained from certain Asian plants of the genus Ferula, used in incense and formerly in medicine.
- galbulus — A fleshy seed-producing cone of junipers and cypresses.
- galerius — full name Gaius Galerius Valerius Maximianus. ?250–311 ad, Eastern Roman Emperor (305–311): noted for his persecution of Christians
- gallnuts — Plural form of gallnut.
- gallused — held up by galluses; having galluses
- galluses — a pair of suspenders for trousers.
- galumphs — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of galumph.
- gastfull — dismal; dreary
- gastrula — a metazoan embryo in an early state of germ layer formation following the blastula stage, consisting of a cuplike body of two layers of cells, the ectoderm and endoderm, enclosing a central cavity, or archenteron, that opens to the outside by the blastopore: in most animals progressing to the formation of a third cell layer, the mesoderm.
- gauchely — In a gauche manner.
- gaullism — a political movement in France led by Charles de Gaulle.
- gaullist — a supporter of the political principles of Charles Charles de Gaulle.
- gaultier — Jean-Paul (ʒɑ̃pɔl). born 1952, French fashion designer
- gaumless — gormless.
- 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.
- gealousy — Obsolete form of jealousy.
- gelasius — (Giovanni de Gaeta) died 1119, Italian ecclesiastic: pope 1118–19.
- gestural — a movement or position of the hand, arm, body, head, or face that is expressive of an idea, opinion, emotion, etc.: the gestures of an orator; a threatening gesture.
- gesualdo — Don Carlo [dawn kahr-law] /dɔn ˈkɑr lɔ/ (Show IPA), Prince of Venosa [ve-naw-zah] /vɛˈnɔ zɑ/ (Show IPA), c1560–1613, Italian composer.
- ghastful — frightful.
- glabrous — having a surface devoid of hair or pubescence.
- glacious — Characteristic, composed, or of the nature of icy; icy.“Gla
- glamours — Plural form of glamour.
- glamoury — (obsolete) magic.
- glandule — (anatomy) A small gland or secreting vessel.
- glareous — growing in gravel
- glassful — an amount contained by or sufficient to fill a glass or tumbler.
- glaucoma — Ophthalmology. abnormally high fluid pressure in the eye, most commonly caused either by blockage of the channel through which aqueous humor drains (open-angle glaucoma or chronic glaucoma) or by pressure of the iris against the lens, which traps the aqueous humor (angle-closure glaucoma or acute glaucoma)
- glaucous — light bluish-green or greenish-blue.
- glazunov — Alexander Konstantinovitch [al-ig-zan-der,, -zahn-,, kon-stuh n-tee-nuh-vich;; Russian uh-lyi-ksahndr kuh n-stuhn-tyee-nuh-vyich] /ˌæl ɪgˈzæn dər,, -ˈzɑn-,, ˌkɒn stənˈti nə vɪtʃ;; Russian ʌ lyɪˈksɑndr kən stʌnˈtyi nə vyɪtʃ/ (Show IPA), 1865–1936, Russian composer.
- globular — globe-shaped; spherical.
- glucagon — a hormone secreted by the pancreas that acts in opposition to insulin in the regulation of blood glucose levels.
- glucosan — any of a number of polysaccharides that yield glucose upon hydrolysis.
- glue ear — accumulation of fluid in the middle ear in children, caused by infection and sometimes resulting in deafness
- glueball — a hypothetical object consisting of two or more gluons.
- glumella — a palea
- glutamic — (organic chemistry) Of, pertaining to, or derived from glutamic acid.
- glutaral — Glutaraldehyde.
- glutaric — Of or pertaining to glutaric acid or its derivatives.
- godawful — extremely dreadful or shocking: What a God-awful thing to say!
- graceful — characterized by elegance or beauty of form, manner, movement, or speech; elegant: a graceful dancer; a graceful reply.
- graduall — Obsolete form of gradual.
- graduals — Plural form of gradual.
- granular — of the nature of granules; grainy.
- granules — Plural form of granule.
- grateful — warmly or deeply appreciative of kindness or benefits received; thankful: I am grateful to you for your help.