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13-letter words containing a, m, i, s, n, g

  • east germanic — a branch of the Germanic languages no longer extant, comprising Gothic and probably others of which there are no written records. Abbreviation: EGmc.
  • elgin marbles — a group of 5th-century bc Greek sculptures originally decorating the Parthenon in Athens, brought to England by Thomas Bruce, seventh Earl of Elgin (1766–1841), and now at the British Museum
  • embracingness — the quality of something that embraces
  • emigrationist — a person who promotes emigration
  • familiarising — Present participle of familiarise.
  • fantasmagoria — phantasmagoria.
  • fantasmagoric — phantasmagoria.
  • fashionmonger — (derogatory) One who slavishly follows the latest fashions.
  • fish geranium — zonal geranium.
  • fishing smack — any of various fore-and-aft-rigged fishing vessels of rather large size, often containing a well to keep the catch alive.
  • flaming sword — a cultivated bromeliad, Vriesea splendens, native to French Guiana, having long, red bracts and yellow flowers.
  • flemish giant — one of a breed of large domestic rabbits of Belgian origin, having a solid gray, white, or black coat, and raised for its meat and fur.
  • formularising — Present participle of formularise.
  • galactosamine — an amino sugar that is a major component of glycolipids and chondroitin.
  • gametogenesis — the development of gametes.
  • garnisheement — the process of arresting a debtor's money or property from the hands of a third party
  • gastrocnemius — the largest muscle in the calf of the leg, the action of which extends the foot, raises the heel, and assists in bending the knee.
  • gastronomical — the art or science of good eating.
  • geitonogamous — of or relating to geitonogamy
  • generalissimo — the supreme commander of the armed forces.
  • generationism — the belief that some generations are superior to others
  • geometricians — Plural form of geometrician.
  • german silver — any of various alloys of copper, zinc, and nickel, usually white and used for utensils, drawing instruments, etc.; nickel silver.
  • germinal disk — blastodisk.
  • glamorisation — Alternative spelling of glamorization.
  • gourmandizers — Plural form of gourmandizer.
  • graham island — an island in the Pacific Ocean, in W British Columbia, Canada: largest and northernmost of the Queen Charlotte Islands. 2485 sq. mi. (6436 sq. km).
  • grain sorghum — any of several varieties of sorghum, as durra or milo, having starchy seeds, grown for grain and forage.
  • graminicolous — (esp of parasitic fungi) living on grass
  • graminivorous — feeding or subsisting on grass: a graminivorous bird.
  • grantsmanship — skill in securing grants, as for research, from federal agencies, foundations, or the like.
  • guessing game — a situation in which conjectures must be made because information is not available or forthcoming
  • guesstimating — Present participle of guesstimate.
  • guesstimation — (pejorative) An estimation made without good justification and often biased.
  • gymnastically — In a gymnastic manner.
  • gynaecomastia — abnormal overdevelopment of the breasts in a man
  • gyromagnetism — the condition or state of being gyromagnetic
  • hematogenesis — hematopoiesis.
  • histaminergic — releasing histamine
  • histogramming — (mathematics) The construction of histograms.
  • house-warming — a party to celebrate a person's or family's move to a new home.
  • housewarmings — Plural form of housewarming.
  • imaginariness — The state of being imaginary.
  • impersonating — to assume the character or appearance of; pretend to be: He was arrested for impersonating a police officer.
  • in god's name — If someone uses such expressions as what in God's name, why in God's name, or how in God's name, they are emphasizing how angry, annoyed, or surprised they are.
  • james gosling — (person)   The software engineer who wrote GOSMACS, and served as Sun Microsystems, Inc. project leader for both NeWS, and Java. He is currently (1997) a Vice President and "Distinguished Engineer" at Sun.
  • judgmentalism — Judgmental behaviour or attitude.
  • kim young sam — born 1927, president of South Korea 1993–98.
  • king's ransom — an extremely large amount of money: The painting was sold for a king's ransom.
  • kingsley amisKingsley, 1922–95, English novelist.
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