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13-letter words containing a, n, g, s, t, r

  • free-standing — A free-standing piece of furniture or other object is not fixed to anything, or stands on its own away from other things.
  • frontal gyrus — any of several convolutions on the outer surface of the frontal lobe of the cerebrum.
  • frustratingly — to make (plans, efforts, etc.) worthless or of no avail; defeat; nullify: The student's indifference frustrated the teacher's efforts to help him.
  • galvanometers — Plural form of galvanometer.
  • gangster chic — a cinematic or literary genre which seeks to glamorize the criminal underworld
  • garnetiferous — containing or yielding garnets.
  • garnisheement — the process of arresting a debtor's money or property from the hands of a third party
  • garrison town — a town containing a military base
  • 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.
  • gastroenteric — Gastrointestinal.
  • gastrokinetic — (pharmacology, of a drug) Serving to increase motility of the gastrointestinal tract.
  • gastronomical — the art or science of good eating.
  • gastrophrenic — (anatomy) Pertaining to the stomach and diaphragm.
  • gene transfer — Biotechnology. the insertion of copies of a gene into living cells in order to induce synthesis of the gene's product: the desired gene may be microinjected directly into the cell or it may be inserted into the core of a virus by gene splicing and the virus allowed to infect the cell for replication of the gene in the cell's DNA.
  • general costs — the general expenses of running a business
  • general staff — a group of officers who are without command and whose duty is to assist high commanders in planning and carrying out orders in peace and war.
  • general store — a store, usually in a rural area, that sells a wide variety of merchandise, as clothing, food, or hardware, but is not divided into departments.
  • generationism — the belief that some generations are superior to others
  • genital warts — a sexually transmitted disease caused by the human papilloma virus; the warts grow in the genital area
  • geometricians — Plural form of geometrician.
  • geostationary — of or relating to a satellite traveling in an orbit 22,300 miles (35,900 km) above the earth's equator: at this altitude, the satellite's period of rotation, 24 hours, matches the earth's and the satellite always remains in the same spot over the earth: geostationary orbit.
  • geriatricians — Plural form of geriatrician.
  • glamorisation — Alternative spelling of glamorization.
  • glass curtain — a transparent or translucent curtain covering the interior of a window opening.
  • go great guns — to act or function with great speed, intensity, etc
  • gold standard — a monetary system with gold of specified weight and fineness as the unit of value.
  • gonadotropins — Plural form of gonadotropin.
  • gradient post — a small white post beside a railway line at a point where the gradient changes having arms set at angles representing the gradients
  • grain of salt — salt crystal
  • grandad shirt — a long-sleeved collarless shirt
  • grandstanding — the main seating area of a stadium, racetrack, parade route, or the like, usually consisting of tiers with rows of individual seats.
  • granite state — New Hampshire (used as a nickname).
  • grants-in-aid — a subsidy furnished by a central government to a local one to help finance a public project, as the construction of a highway or school.
  • grantsmanship — skill in securing grants, as for research, from federal agencies, foundations, or the like.
  • granulomatous — an inflammatory tumor or growth composed of granulation tissue.
  • great basinet — a basinet having a beaver permanently attached.
  • great russian — a member of the main stock of the Russian people, dwelling chiefly in the northern or central parts of the Russian Federation in Europe.
  • greater siren — a salamander, Siren lacertina, having external gills, tiny front legs, and no hind legs, inhabiting shallow waters in the southeastern U.S.
  • gross anatomy — the branch of anatomy that deals with structures that can be seen with the naked eye.
  • gross tonnage — the total volume of a vessel, expressed in units of 100 cubic feet (gross ton) with certain open structures, deckhouses, tanks, etc., exempted.
  • guard against — prevent
  • gunters-chain — a series of objects connected one after the other, usually in the form of a series of metal rings passing through one another, used either for various purposes requiring a flexible tie with high tensile strength, as for hauling, supporting, or confining, or in various ornamental and decorative forms.
  • gyromagnetism — the condition or state of being gyromagnetic
  • hairsplitting — the making of unnecessarily fine distinctions.
  • hard standing — a hard-surfaced area on which heavy vehicles or airplanes can be parked.
  • hart's-tongue — a fern, Phyllitis scolopendrium, having long, leathery, wavy-edged leaves.
  • heart surgeon — a surgeon who specializes in performing operations on the heart
  • heartstopping — Very exciting or shocking, as though to cause one's heart to skip beats.
  • histaminergic — releasing histamine
  • histogramming — (mathematics) The construction of histograms.
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