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11-letter words containing a, s, l, o

  • glastonbury — a borough of SW England, in whose vicinity the ruins of an important Iron Age lake village have been found and to which in folklore both King Arthur and Joseph of Arimathaea have been linked, the latter as the founder of the abbey there.
  • gliomatosis — excessive growth of neuroglia in the brain or spinal cord
  • globalising — Present participle of globalise.
  • glory years — very great praise, honor, or distinction bestowed by common consent; renown: to win glory on the field of battle.
  • gloss paint — Gloss paint is paint that forms a shiny surface when it dries.
  • glossodynia — a condition characterized by a burning or tingling mouth region
  • glossolalia — incomprehensible speech in an imaginary language, sometimes occurring in a trance state, an episode of religious ecstasy, or schizophrenia.
  • 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.
  • glucosidase — (enzyme) Any enzyme that hydrolyses glucosides.
  • glycosidase — (enzyme) Any enzyme that catalyses the hydrolysis of a glycoside.
  • glycosylate — (organic chemistry) To react with a sugar to form a glycoside (especially a glycoprotein).
  • goal crease — crease1 (def 4).
  • goal scorer — somebody who scores goals
  • goalkeepers — Plural form of goalkeeper.
  • goalscorers — Plural form of goalscorer.
  • goaltenders — Plural form of goaltender.
  • goat island — an island in the Niagara River in W New York, in the middle of Niagara Falls, dividing the American Falls from the Horseshoe (Canadian) Falls.
  • goldthreads — Plural form of goldthread.
  • gonimoblast — a spore-bearing filament in the carpogonium of red algae
  • gospel oath — an oath sworn on the Gospels
  • grandiosely — affectedly grand or important; pompous: grandiose words.
  • graptolites — Plural form of graptolite.
  • grass cloth — a cloth made from plant fibres, such as jute or hemp
  • grease wool — shorn fleece before it has been cleaned
  • greasy pole — a pole covered with grease to make it slippery and difficult to climb, often used as entertainment
  • greasy wool — untreated wool, still retaining the lanolin, which is used for waterproof clothing
  • guildswoman — a woman who is a member of a guild
  • gustatorily — in a gustatory manner
  • hagiologist — A writer on the lives of the saints; a hagiographer.
  • half nelson — a hold in which a wrestler, from behind the opponent, passes one arm under the corresponding arm of the opponent and locks the hand on the back of the opponent's neck.
  • half-closed — having or forming a boundary or barrier: He was blocked by a closed door. The house had a closed porch.
  • half-nelson — a hold in which a wrestler, from behind the opponent, passes one arm under the corresponding arm of the opponent and locks the hand on the back of the opponent's neck.
  • half-second — 1/120 of a minute of time
  • halocarbons — Plural form of halocarbon.
  • halsingborg — a seaport in SW Sweden, opposite Helsingör.
  • hammerlocks — Plural form of hammerlock.
  • hand scroll — a roll of parchment, paper, copper, or other material, especially one with writing on it: a scroll containing the entire Old Testament.
  • handscrolls — Plural form of handscroll.
  • haplogroups — Plural form of haplogroup.
  • harbor seal — a small, spotted seal, Phoca vitulina, of the Atlantic coasts of North America and Europe and the Pacific coast of northern North America.
  • harbourless — Without a harbour.
  • harmolodics — the technique of each musician in a group simultaneously improvising around the melodic and rhythmic patterns in a tune, rather than one musician improvising on its underlying harmonic pattern while the others play an accompaniment
  • hasta luego — so long; (I'll) see you soon
  • hazardously — In a hazardous manner.
  • hectopascal — An SI unit of pressure and stress equal to 100 pascals.
  • heliographs — Plural form of heliograph.
  • heliostatic — an instrument consisting of a mirror moved by clockwork, for reflecting the sun's rays in a fixed direction.
  • hematoblast — an immature blood cell, especially a red blood cell.
  • hematolysis — hemolysis.
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