13-letter words containing a, t, l, r, g
- floating roof — A floating roof is an internal roof of a fuel storage tank.
- floor trading — trading by personal contact on the floor of a market or exchange
- fragmentarily — consisting of or reduced to fragments; broken; disconnected; incomplete: fragmentary evidence; fragmentary remains.
- free-floating — (of an emotional state) lacking an apparent cause, focus, or object; generalized: free-floating hostility.
- freight plane — an aeroplane used to transport goods
- front-loading — Also, front-loaded. front-loading (def 1).
- frontal gyrus — any of several convolutions on the outer surface of the frontal lobe of the cerebrum.
- frosted glass — etched glass with a translucent surface
- 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.
- fulbright act — an act of Congress (1946) by which funds derived chiefly from the sale of U.S. surplus property abroad are made available to U.S. citizens for study, research, and teaching in foreign countries as well as to foreigners to engage in similar activities in the U.S.
- futurological — Pertaining to futurology.
- gabrilowitsch — Ossip [aw-syip] /ˈɔ syɪp/ (Show IPA), 1878–1936, Russian pianist and conductor, in America.
- galactic year — the duration of a complete rotation of the Milky Way, approximately 200 million years.
- galactorrhoea — (British spelling) alternative spelling of galactorrhea.
- gallop rhythm — an abnormal heart rhythm characterized by three clear sounds in each beat, resembling the sound of a horse's gallop.
- galois theory — the branch of mathematics that deals with the application of the theory of finite groups to the solution of algebraic equations.
- galvanometers — Plural form of galvanometer.
- galvanometric — Of or pertaining to galvanometry.
- gas:oil ratio — The gas:oil ratio is the volume of gas produced at standard temperature and pressure, in relation to the volume of oil produced at standard temperature and pressure, used as a measurement for reservoir fluids.
- gastric ulcer — a peptic ulcer located in the stomach's inner wall, caused in part by the corrosive action of the gastric juice on the mucous membrane.
- gastronomical — the art or science of good eating.
- general audit — an audit of all a company's accounts
- general costs — the general expenses of running a business
- general court — the state legislature of Massachusetts or New Hampshire.
- 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.
- generation xl — overweight children or young adults of the generation that spends a great deal of time on sedentary pursuits such as surfing the internet and playing computer games
- genital ridge — the area in the vertebrate embryo that develops into ovaries in the female and testes in the male.
- genital warts — a sexually transmitted disease caused by the human papilloma virus; the warts grow in the genital area
- geometrically — of or relating to geometry or to the principles of geometry.
- germinability — the degree of ability of a seed to germinate or sprout.
- gerontophilia — sexual attraction towards old people
- gesticulatory — Making a lot of gesticulations.
- get-well card — a greeting card sent to a person who is unwell, expressing a wish for a speedy recovery
- ghettoblaster — Alternative form of ghetto blaster.
- girl-watching — the activity of looking at young women to enjoy their attractiveness, perhaps with a view to starting a relationship
- glacial drift — material, as gravel, sand, or clay, transported and deposited by a glacier or by glacial meltwater.
- glacier table — a stone slab supported over the surface of a mountain glacier by a column or columns of ice.
- gladiatorship — the work of a gladiator
- glamorisation — Alternative spelling of glamorization.
- glamorization — to make glamorous.
- glamour stock — a popular stock that rises quickly or continuously in price and attracts large numbers of investors.
- glass curtain — a transparent or translucent curtain covering the interior of a window opening.
- globe theatre — a theater on the south bank of the Thames in London, 1599–1613: many of Shakespeare's plays were first produced here.
- glorification — a glorified or more splendid form of something.
- glove factory — a factory where gloves are made
- glove leather — a soft, smooth, pliable, stretchable leather.
- glutamatergic — (biochemistry, neurology) Of or pertaining to the neurotransmission of glutamate.
- goal-oriented — (of a person) focused on reaching a specific objective or accomplishing a given task; driven by purpose: goal-oriented teams of teachers.
- gold standard — a monetary system with gold of specified weight and fineness as the unit of value.