11-letter words containing a, n, g, i, o, e
- genomic dna — the DNA constituting the genome of a cell or organism, as distinguished from extrachromosomal DNAs, such as plasmids. Abbreviation: gDNA.
- genotypical — the genetic makeup of an organism or group of organisms with reference to a single trait, set of traits, or an entire complex of traits.
- geobotanist — a person who studies geobotany
- geodynamics — (used with a singular verb) the science dealing with dynamic processes or forces within the earth.
- geolocation — the process of determining the location of an electronic device, as a computer, cell phone, satellite, etc.
- geomagnetic — of or relating to geomagnetism.
- germination — to begin to grow or develop.
- gestational — the process, state, or period of gestating.
- giant otter — a large brown South American river otter, Pteronura brasiliensis, having a creamy chest patch and a long flat tail with a flanged border, hunted for its hide: now greatly reduced in number and endangered in some areas.
- globigerina — any marine foraminifer of the genus Globigerina, having a calcareous shell, occurring either near the surface of the sea or in the mud at the bottom.
- glomerating — Present participle of glomerate.
- glomeration — a glomerate condition; conglomeration.
- glucokinase — an enzyme, found in all living systems, that serves to catalyze the phosphorylation of gluconic acid.
- glucosamine — an aminosugar occurring in many polysaccharides of vertebrate tissue and also as the major component of chitin.
- glutathione — a crystalline, water-soluble peptide of glutamic acid, cysteine, and glycine, C 10 H 17 N 3 O 6 S, found in blood and in animal and plant tissues, and important in tissue oxidations and in the activation of some enzymes.
- go flatline — [Cyberpunk SF, refers to flattening of EEG traces upon brain-death] also "flatlined". 1. To die, terminate, or fail, especially irreversibly. In hacker parlance, this is used of machines only, human death being considered somewhat too serious a matter to employ jargon-jokes about. 2. To go completely quiescent; said of machines undergoing controlled shutdown. "You can suffer file damage if you shut down Unix but power off before the system has gone flatline." 3. Of a video tube, to fail by losing vertical scan, so all one sees is a bright horizontal line bisecting the screen.
- go it alone — to move or proceed, especially to or from something: They're going by bus.
- go-it-alone — to move or proceed, especially to or from something: They're going by bus.
- goalkeeping — The art of a goalkeeper.
- goaltending — goalkeeping.
- goatishness — The state or condition of being goatish.
- god-fearing — deeply respectful or fearful of God.
- goldbeating — the art or process of beating out gold into gold leaf.
- goldbergian — Rube Goldberg.
- gonfalonier — the bearer of a gonfalon.
- gormandized — Simple past tense and past participle of gormandize.
- gormandizer — A person who gormandizes; a glutton or gourmand.
- gormandizes — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of gormandize.
- gourmandise — unrestrained enjoyment of fine foods, wines, and the like.
- gourmandize — to enjoy fine food and drink, especially often and in lavish quantity.
- grade point — Education. a numerical equivalent to a received letter grade, usually 0 for F, 1 for D, 2 for C, 3 for B, and 4 for A, that is multiplied by the number of credits for the course: used to compute a grade point average.
- graminivore — An herbivorous animal, a grazer, that feeds primarily on grasses.
- grandiosely — affectedly grand or important; pompous: grandiose words.
- graniferous — bearing grain
- guaniferous — yielding guano
- gubernation — the act of governing or ruling
- guinea corn — durra.
- guinea fowl — any of several African, gallinaceous birds of the subfamily Numidinae, especially a common species, Numida meleagris, that has a bony casque on the head and dark gray plumage spotted with white and that is now domesticated and raised for its flesh and eggs.
- guinea worm — a long, slender roundworm, Dracunculus medinensis, parasitic under the skin of humans and animals, common in parts of India and Africa.
- haemangioma — Alternative spelling of hemangioma.
- haemoglobin — (protein) alternative spelling of hemoglobin.
- heading dog — a dog that heads off a flock of sheep or a single sheep
- hearing dog — a dog that has been trained to alert a hearing-impaired person to sounds, as a telephone ringing or dangerous noises.
- heavy going — a soft and muddy surface to race on
- hegemonical — having hegemony, or dominance: the ruling party's hegemonic control of all facets of society.
- hercegovina — Herzegovina.
- herzegovina — a historic region in SE Europe: a former Turkish province; a part of Austria-Hungary 1878–1914; now part of Bosnia and Herzegovina.
- high season — period of greatest activity
- high-octane — noting a gasoline with a relatively high octane number, characterized by high efficiency and freedom from knock.
- home baking — such things as bread, cakes and biscuits that are baked at home