12-letter words containing d, i, t, o, g
- folding seat — a seat that can be folded down
- foot-binding — (formerly in China) the act or practice of tightly binding the feet of infant girls to keep the feet as small as possible.
- footdragging — the act or practice of acting with deliberate slowness
- galactosides — Plural form of galactoside.
- ganglionated — gangliate.
- gastrodermis — the inner cell layer of the body of an invertebrate.
- genetic code — the biochemical instructions that translate the genetic information present as a linear sequence of nucleotide triplets in messenger RNA into the correct linear sequence of amino acids for the synthesis of a particular peptide chain or protein. Compare codon, translation (def 9).
- genetic load — the extent to which a population deviates from the theoretically fittest genetic constitution.
- geodetically — pertaining to geodesy.
- gersdorffite — a mineral, sulfide-arsenide of nickel, NiAsS, occurring in metallic, light-gray cubes.
- get involved — play a part
- giant powder — dynamite composed of nitroglycerin and kieselguhr.
- gladiatorial — of or relating to gladiators or to their combats.
- gladiatorian — (dated) Of or relating to gladiators or to combat in general; gladiatorial.
- glutaredoxin — (enzyme) Any of a family of small redox enzymes that use glutathione as a cofactor.
- glycopeptide — any of a group of complex proteins, as mucin, containing a carbohydrate combined with a simple protein.
- go down with — If you go down with an illness or a disease, you catch it.
- go hard with — to cause pain or difficulty to (someone)
- gold-beating — the art or process of beating out gold into gold leaf.
- gold-plating — the incorporation of costly and unnecessary features or refinements into a product or structure.
- golden ratio — the ratio of two lengths, equal in value to (1 + √5)/2, and given by b/a = (b + a)/b; it is the reciprocal of the golden section and also equal to (1 + golden section)
- goldsmithery — the occupation of a goldsmith
- goldsmithing — The work of a goldsmith; the forging of gold.
- gonadotropic — pertaining to substances formed in the anterior pituitary gland that affect the activity of the ovary or testis.
- gonadotropin — a gonadotropic substance.
- gordian knot — pertaining to Gordius, ancient king of Phrygia, who tied a knot (the Gordian knot) that, according to prophecy, was to be undone only by the person who was to rule Asia, and that was cut, rather than untied, by Alexander the Great.
- gradeflation — grade inflation.
- granodiorite — a coarse-grained acid igneous rock containing almost twice as much plagioclase as orthoclase: intermediate in composition between granite and diorite
- have it good — to be in comfortable circumstances
- heterodyning — Present participle of heterodyne.
- hold against — resent sb for sth
- holding tank — a tank for the temporary storage of a substance.
- homesteading — a dwelling with its land and buildings, occupied by the owner as a home and exempted by a homestead law from seizure or sale for debt.
- hunting dogs — the constellation Canes Venatici.
- hydrologists — Plural form of hydrologist.
- in good part — a portion or division of a whole that is separate or distinct; piece, fragment, fraction, or section; constituent: the rear part of the house; to glue the two parts together.
- in good time — the system of those sequential relations that any event has to any other, as past, present, or future; indefinite and continuous duration regarded as that in which events succeed one another.
- in regard to — to look upon or think of with a particular feeling: to regard a person with favor.
- indignations — Plural form of indignation.
- interrogated — to ask questions of (a person), sometimes to seek answers or information that the person questioned considers personal or secret.
- kiteboarding — A sport in which participants ride a form of wakeboard or surfboard harnessed to a large kite which is controlled by the rider.
- knightlihood — Quality of being knightly.
- leading note — the seventh degree of a diatonic scale; subtonic.
- leading tone — the seventh degree of a diatonic scale; subtonic.
- lifting body — an aircraft or spacecraft configuration in which there are no wings, and lift is obtained by aerodynamic forces on its body.
- light comedy — a play or film which deals with its subject matter in an amusing and lighthearted way
- light-footed — stepping lightly or nimbly; light of foot; nimble.
- lithographed — Simple past tense and past participle of lithograph.
- lodging turn — a period of work or duty, esp among railway workers, which involves sleeping away from home
- long-awaited — A long-awaited event or thing is one that someone has been waiting for for a long time.