12-letter words containing a, s, t, r, g, l
- gastroplasty — any plastic surgery on the stomach.
- gastrulation — the formation of a gastrula.
- gear cluster — an assembly of gears permanently attached to a shaft
- generalities — Plural form of generality.
- gesticulator — to make or use gestures, especially in an animated or excited manner with or instead of speech.
- gila monster — a large, venomous lizard, Heloderma suspectum, of the southwestern U.S. and northwestern Mexico, covered with beadlike scales of yellow, orange, and black.
- glass cutter — a tool for cutting glass.
- glass string — (in Malaysia) the string of a kite used in kite fighting that has an abrasive coating of glue and crushed glass
- glatt kosher — prepared for eating according to the dietary laws followed by Hasidic Jews, which differ somewhat from those followed by other observers of kashruth: glatt kosher meat.
- golden aster — any North American, asterlike, composite plant of the genus Chrysopsis, having bright, golden-yellow flower heads, as C. mariana, of the eastern U.S.
- golden stars — a plant, Bloomeria crocea, of the amaryllis family, native to southern California, having clusters of golden-orange, starlike flowers.
- gracefullest — Superlative form of graceful.
- gradualistic — Of or pertaining to gradualism.
- granulations — Plural form of granulation.
- granuloblast — an immature granulocyte.
- granulocytes — Plural form of granulocyte.
- graphologist — the study of handwriting, especially when regarded as an expression of the writer's character, personality, abilities, etc.
- grapple shot — a grapnellike projectile fired from a gun and used as a hold for the end of a line in rescue operations or in kedging.
- gratefulness — warmly or deeply appreciative of kindness or benefits received; thankful: I am grateful to you for your help.
- gratuitously — given, done, bestowed, or obtained without charge or payment; free; voluntary.
- gratulations — a feeling of joy.
- great plains — a semiarid region E of the Rocky Mountains, in the U.S. and Canada.
- great vassal — (in feudal society) a man who entered into a personal relationship with a king to whom he paid homage and fealty in return for protection and often a fief.
- grossularite — a mineral, calcium aluminum garnet, Ca 3 Al 2 Si 3 O 12 , occurring in gray-white to pinkish crystals.
- gutturalness — The quality of being guttural.
- gutturonasal — articulated in the back of the mouth and given resonance in the nasal cavity, as the sound represented by (ng) in (ring).
- headstrongly — In a headstrong manner.
- hellgramites — Plural form of hellgramite.
- illustrating — Present participle of illustrate.
- integralness — Integrality.
- interlacings — Plural form of interlacing.
- invigilators — Plural form of invigilator.
- lamplighters — Plural form of lamplighter.
- larval stage — Describes a period of monomaniacal concentration on coding apparently passed through by all fledgling hackers. Common symptoms include the perpetration of more than one 36-hour hacking run in a given week; neglect of all other activities including usual basics like food, sleep, and personal hygiene; and a chronic case of advanced bleary-eye. Can last from 6 months to 2 years, the apparent median being around 18 months. A few so afflicted never resume a more "normal" life, but the ordeal seems to be necessary to produce really wizardly (as opposed to merely competent) programmers. See also wannabee. A less protracted and intense version of larval stage (typically lasting about a month) may recur when one is learning a new OS or programming language.
- laser tuning — a technique for adjusting a laser's output frequency to within a specific range, especially in semiconductors.
- latchstrings — Plural form of latchstring.
- legislatures — a deliberative body of persons, usually elective, who are empowered to make, change, or repeal the laws of a country or state; the branch of government having the power to make laws, as distinguished from the executive and judicial branches of government.
- letters page — the page in a newspaper or magazine containing letters sent to the editor by readers
- longirostral — (of birds) having a long beak
- manslaughter — Law. the unlawful killing of a human being without malice aforethought.
- melanogaster — Any of several fungi of the genus Melanogaster.
- metallurgist — the technique or science of working or heating metals so as to give them certain desired shapes or properties.
- mineralogist — the science or study of minerals.
- naturalising — Present participle of naturalise.
- neutralising — Present participle of neutralise.
- outrageously — In an outrageous manner; to an outrageous degree.
- paraglossate — having paraglossae
- parasitology — the branch of biology dealing with parasites and the effects of parasitism.
- pearly gates — the entrance to heaven.
- phragmoplast — the cytoplasmic structure that forms at the equator of the spindle after the chromosomes have divided during the anaphase of plant mitosis, and that initiates cell division.