12-letter words containing d, o, g, e
- editing room — a room in which a film or television programme is prepared by selecting, rearranging, or rejecting previously filmed material
- edmond genet — Edmond Charles Edouard [ed-mawn sharl ey-dwar] /ɛdˈmɔ̃ ʃarl eɪˈdwar/ (Show IPA), ("Citizen Genêt") 1763–1834, French minister to the U.S. in 1793.
- edulcorating — Present participle of edulcorate.
- egads button — a switch that triggers the destruction in flight of a malfunctioning missile.
- eggdrop soup — a soup made by stirring beaten eggs into a simmering broth.
- embroidering — Present participle of embroider.
- endeavouring — Present participle of endeavour.
- endogenously — In an endogenous manner.
- engaged tone — telephone
- english bond — a bond used in brickwork that has a course of headers alternating with a course of stretchers
- epidemiology — The branch of medicine that deals with the incidence, distribution, and possible control of diseases and other factors relating to health.
- etymologized — Simple past tense and past participle of etymologize.
- false indigo — any of several North American shrubs belonging to the genus Amorpha, of the legume family, especially A. fruticosa, having compound leaves with pinnate leaflets and long, dense clusters of purplish flowers.
- fare-dodging — the practice of trying to travel on public transport without paying the fare
- fingerboards — Plural form of fingerboard.
- firing order — the sequence of ignition in the cylinders of an internal-combustion engine
- float bridge — a bridge, as from a pier to a boat, floating at one end and hinged at the other to permit loading and unloading at any level of water.
- flood damage — damage to property caused by floodwater
- floodlighted — Simple past tense and past participle of floodlight.
- folding rule — a rule composed of light strips of wood joined by rivets so as to be foldable, all the opening and closing parts being in parallel planes.
- folding seat — a seat that can be folded down
- food allergy — an allergy to a specific type of food
- forebodingly — a prediction; portent.
- forebuilding — (architecture,historical) An outer defense work of a castle used to protect the entrance to the keep.
- foregathered — Simple past tense and past participle of foregather.
- foregrounded — Simple past tense and past participle of foreground.
- foreign body — object lodged where it does not belong
- forward gear — a gear in a vehicle that is used when the vehicle is moving forward
- four-engined — (of an aircraft) having four engines
- fourth grade — school year: age 9-10
- fudge factor — any variable component added to an experiment, plan, or the like that can be manipulated to allow leeway for error.
- gable window — a window in or under a gable.
- galactosides — Plural form of galactoside.
- ganglionated — gangliate.
- gangliosides — Plural form of ganglioside.
- garden grove — a city in SW California.
- gas-operated — (of a firearm) using some of the exhaust gases to operate the action.
- gastrodermal — the inner cell layer of the body of an invertebrate.
- 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.
- geohydrology — hydrogeology.
- geopressured — subject to geostatic pressure.
- george dewey — George, 1837–1917, U.S. admiral: defeated Spanish fleet in Manila Bay during the Spanish-American War.
- gersdorffite — a mineral, sulfide-arsenide of nickel, NiAsS, occurring in metallic, light-gray cubes.
- get ahead of — to outdo or excel
- get ahold of — to get in touch with
- get involved — play a part
- get knotted! — used as a response to express disapproval or rejection