13-letter words containing d, g, l
- germinal disk — blastodisk.
- gerodontology — the branch of dentistry dealing with aging and aged persons.
- get a load of — anything put in or on something for conveyance or transportation; freight; cargo: The truck carried a load of watermelons.
- get-well card — a greeting card sent to a person who is unwell, expressing a wish for a speedy recovery
- gild the lily — to coat with gold, gold leaf, or a gold-colored substance.
- glacial drift — material, as gravel, sand, or clay, transported and deposited by a glacier or by glacial meltwater.
- gladiatorship — the work of a gladiator
- gladstone bag — a small rectangular suitcase hinged to open into two compartments of equal size.
- glamour model — a woman who models topless or nude for photographs
- glibenclamide — (medicine) An oral anti-diabetes medication.
- gliding joint — arthrodia.
- gliding lemur — flying lemur.
- glittertinden — the highest peak in Norway, in the S central part. 8110 feet (2473 meters).
- glucaric acid — saccharic acid.
- gluconic acid — a colorless, water-soluble acid, C 6 H 12 O 7 , obtained by the oxidation of glucose, used commercially in a 50-percent solution for cleaning metals.
- glucuronidase — an enzyme that catalyzes glucuronide hydrolysis
- glutamic acid — an amino acid, HOOCCH 2 CH 2 CH(NH 2)COOH, obtained by hydrolysis from wheat gluten and sugar-beet residues, used commercially chiefly in the form of its sodium salt to intensify the flavor of meat or other food. Symbol: E. Abbreviation: Glu;
- glyceric acid — a colorless, syrupy liquid, C 3 H 6 O 4 , obtained by oxidizing glycerol.
- glycolic acid — a colorless, crystalline, water-soluble powder, C 2 H 4 O 3 , that is a major substrate for photorespiration in plants: used chiefly for textile printing and dyeing and in pesticides.
- glyconic acid — gluconic acid.
- glycopeptides — Plural form of glycopeptide.
- goal-oriented — (of a person) focused on reaching a specific objective or accomplishing a given task; driven by purpose: goal-oriented teams of teachers.
- gödel's proof — a proof that in a formal axiomatic system such as logic or mathematics it is impossible to prove consistency without using methods from outside the system, demonstrated by Kurt Gödel (1906–78)
- gold chloride — a yellow to red, water-soluble compound, AuCl 3 , used chiefly in photography, gilding ceramic ware and glass, and in the manufacture of purple of Cassius.
- gold standard — a monetary system with gold of specified weight and fineness as the unit of value.
- golden fleece — a fleece of pure gold, kept at Colchis by King Aeëtes from whom it was stolen by Jason and the Argonauts with the help of Aeëtes's daughter, Medea.
- golden number — a number between 1 and 19, used to indicate the position of any year in the Metonic cycle, calculated as the remainder when 1 is added to the given year and the sum is divided by 19. If the remainder is zero the number is 19
- golden oriole — an Old World oriole, Oriolus oriolus, the male of which is bright yellow with black wings.
- golden plover — either of two plovers of the genus Pluvialis, having the back marked with golden-yellow spots, P. apricaria, of Europe, or P. dominica, of America.
- golden remedy — a very successful way of dealing with a problem
- golden shiner — a small, silvery freshwater minnow, Notemigonus crysoleucas, native to eastern North America and introduced into western North America: often used as live bait in sport fishing.
- golden shower — a tree, Cassia fistula, of the legume family, native to India, having long, drooping clusters of yellow flowers.
- golden valley — a town in SE Minnesota.
- golden wattle — a broad-leaved, Australian acacia, Acacia pycnantha, of the legume family, having short clusters of yellow flowers and yielding tanbark and a useful gum.
- golden yellow — of yellow with a tinge of gold
- goldfish bowl — round glass container for goldfish
- goldie's fern — a wood fern, Dryopteris goldiana, of northeastern North America, having large, golden-green, leathery fronds with blades that tilt backward.
- goldtail moth — European moth with white wings and a soft white furry body with a yellow tail tuft
- golfe du lion — French name of the Gulf of Lions.
- good old days — past times viewed with nostalgia
- goodheartedly — In a goodhearted manner.
- goodhumoredly — In a good-humored manner.
- goodnaturedly — In a good-natured manner.
- graham island — an island in the Pacific Ocean, in W British Columbia, Canada: largest and northernmost of the Queen Charlotte Islands. 2485 sq. mi. (6436 sq. km).
- grand guignol — a short drama stressing horror and sensationalism.
- grand larceny — larceny in which the value of the goods taken is above a certain legally specified amount.
- grand marshal — marshal (def 8).
- grand old man — a highly respected, usually elderly man who has been a major or the most important figure in a specific field for many years.
- grand slammer — Bridge. the winning of all thirteen tricks of a deal. Compare little slam.
- grandchildren — a child of one's son or daughter.