9-letter words containing a, u, g, i
- glutamine — a crystalline amino acid, HOOCCH(NH 2)CH 2 CH 2 CONH 2 , related to glutamic acid. Symbol: Q. Abbreviation: Gln;
- glutinant — a nematocyst that discharges a thread covered with a sticky secretion.
- gonangium — a reproductive polyp of a colonial hydroid, giving rise asexually to medusa buds.
- granulite — a metamorphic rock composed of granular minerals of uniform size, as quartz, feldspar, or pyroxene, and showing a definite banding.
- grassquit — any of several tiny finches, especially of the genus Tiaris, of tropical America and the West Indies.
- graticule — Navigation. a network of parallels and meridians on a map or chart.
- gratitude — the quality or feeling of being grateful or thankful: He expressed his gratitude to everyone on the staff.
- grudziadz — a city in N Poland, on the Vistula River.
- guamanian — an island, belonging to the U.S., in the N Pacific, E of the Philippines: the largest of the Marianas group; U.S. naval station. 206 sq. mi. (535 sq. km). Capital: Agaña. Abbreviation: GU (for use with zip code).
- guanidine — a colorless, crystalline, strongly alkaline, water-soluble solid, CH 5 N 3 , used chiefly in the manufacture of plastics, resins, rubber accelerators, and explosives.
- guanodine — (biochemistry, genetics) any of the three nucleotides guanosine monophosphate, guanosine diphosphate and guanosine triphosphate.
- guanosine — a ribonucleoside component of ribonucleic acid, comprising ribose and guanine.
- guard pin — (in a lever escapement) a pin on the lever, meeting the safety roller in such a way as to prevent the lever from overbanking.
- guardafui — Cape, a cape at the E extremity of Africa.
- guardians — Plural form of guardian.
- guardrail — Also, guardrailing. a protective railing, as along a road or stairway.
- guardship — a warship responsible for the safety of other ships in its company
- guayaquil — a seaport in W Ecuador, on the Gulf of Guayaquil.
- guberniya — (in the Soviet Union) an administrative division of the volosts, smaller than a district.
- guerillas — Plural form of guerilla.
- guerrilla — a member of a band of irregular soldiers that uses guerrilla warfare, harassing the enemy by surprise raids, sabotaging communication and supply lines, etc.
- guevarist — a supporter of the revolutionary theories and tactics of Ernesto Guevara.
- guffawing — Present participle of guffaw.
- guidances — the act or function of guiding; leadership; direction.
- guideways — Plural form of guideway.
- guildhall — (in Britain) the hall built or used by a guild or corporation for its assemblies; town hall.
- guildsman — a member of a guild.
- guillaume — Charles Édouard [French sharl ey-dwar] /French ʃarl eɪˈdwar/ (Show IPA), 1861–1938, Swiss physicist: Nobel Prize 1920.
- guiltware — /gilt'weir/ 1. A piece of freeware decorated with a message telling one how long and hard the author worked on it and intimating that one is a no-good freeloader if one does not immediately send the poor suffering martyr gobs of money. 2. Shareware that works.
- guineapig — Alternative spelling of guinea pig.
- guitarist — a performer on the guitar.
- gustation — the act of tasting.
- gustative — gustatory.
- guttation — a process in which water in liquid form is given off by plants.
- gymnasium — a building or room designed and equipped for indoor sports, exercise, or physical education.
- hachuring — Present participle of hachure.
- haughtier — Comparative form of haughty.
- haughtily — disdainfully proud; snobbish; scornfully arrogant; supercilious: haughty aristocrats; a haughty salesclerk.
- hauntings — Plural form of haunting.
- huang hai — Yellow Sea.
- hungarian — of, relating to, or characteristic of Hungary, its people, or their language.
- hurrahing — to shout “hurrah.”.
- idealogue — One given to fanciful ideas or theories, someone who theorizes.
- ignoramus — an extremely ignorant person.
- iguanodon — a plant-eating dinosaur of the genus Iguanodon that lived in Europe early in the Cretaceous Period and grew to a length of from 15 to 30 feet (4.5 to 9 meters) and walked erect on its hind feet.
- ill-usage — unfair, unkind, or cruel treatment; abuse
- in league — If you say that someone is in league with another person to do something bad, you mean that they are working together to do that thing.
- inaugural — of or relating to an inauguration: Harding's inaugural address.
- incourage — Archaic form of encourage.
- indraught — an inward flow or current, as of air or water.