12-letter words containing e, l, g, r
- glacier peak — a volcanic mountain in NW central Washington, in the Cascade range. 10,541 feet (3213 meters).
- glandiferous — bearing nuts or acorns
- glass cutter — a tool for cutting glass.
- glatt kosher — prepared for eating according to the dietary laws followed by Hasidic Jews, which differ somewhat from those followed by other observers of kashruth: glatt kosher meat.
- glenohumeral — (anatomy) Of or pertaining to the glenoid fossa and the humerus.
- glimmeringly — a faint or unsteady light; glimmer.
- glitteringly — In a glittering manner.
- global reach — When people talk about the global reach of a company or industry, they mean its ability to have customers in many different parts of the world.
- globeflowers — Plural form of globeflower.
- globetrotter — a person who travels regularly or frequently to countries all over the world.
- glomerulitis — inflammation of the glomeruli of the kidney.
- gloriousness — delightful; wonderful; completely enjoyable: to have a glorious time at the circus.
- gloversville — a city in E New York.
- glucoprotein — glycoprotein.
- glutaredoxin — (enzyme) Any of a family of small redox enzymes that use glutathione as a cofactor.
- gluten bread — bread made from gluten flour.
- glycerinated — to impregnate with glycerin.
- glycerolipid — (organic chemistry) Any lipid based on glycerol.
- glycerolysis — chemical decomposition resulting from the interaction of a compound and glycerol.
- glycoprotein — any of a group of complex proteins, as mucin, containing a carbohydrate combined with a simple protein.
- glyndebourne — an estate in SE England, in East Sussex: site of a famous annual festival of opera founded in 1934 by John Christie
- goal average — the number of goals scored by a team divided by the number of goals it has conceded
- gold reserve — the stock of gold held by a government or central bank to back its promissory notes or currency or to settle its international debts.
- gold therapy — administration of gold salts as a treatment for disease, especially rheumatoid arthritis.
- golden aster — any North American, asterlike, composite plant of the genus Chrysopsis, having bright, golden-yellow flower heads, as C. mariana, of the eastern U.S.
- golden horde — the army of Mongol Tartars that overran eastern Europe in the 13th century, established a khanate in Russia, and maintained suzerainty there until the 15th century.
- golden perch — a freshwater food fish, Plectroplites ambiguus, that inhabits inland waters of Australia.
- 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)
- golden share — a share in a company that controls at least 51% of the voting rights, esp one retained by the UK government in some privatization issues
- golden stars — a plant, Bloomeria crocea, of the amaryllis family, native to southern California, having clusters of golden-orange, starlike flowers.
- golden syrup — treacle (def 2b).
- golden trout — a very colorful freshwater fish, Salmo aguabonita or Oncorhynchus aguabonita, of the salmon family, native to the Sierra Nevada, having a red and orange body and golden sides.
- golden years — the years that follow retirement from work
- golden-brown — of brown with a golden tinge
- goldsmithery — the occupation of a goldsmith
- gollywobbler — a very large quadrilateral staysail set between the foremast and mainmast of a schooner.
- gonfaloniers — Plural form of gonfalonier.
- googleganger — a person with whom one shares one’s name, discovered when typing one’s name into an internet search engine
- gormlessness — The state of being gormless.
- gospel choir — a choir performing gospel music
- gospel truth — an unquestionably true statement, fact, etc.
- governmental — the political direction and control exercised over the actions of the members, citizens, or inhabitants of communities, societies, and states; direction of the affairs of a state, community, etc.; political administration: Government is necessary to the existence of civilized society.
- gracefullest — Superlative form of graceful.
- gracefulness — The state of being graceful.
- grade school — an elementary school that has its pupils grouped or classified into grades.
- gradeability — a measure of a truck's pulling power expressed as the steepest grade the truck can climb with a full load.
- gradeflation — grade inflation.
- gram calorie — calorie (def 1a). Abbreviation: g-cal.
- grand coulee — a dry canyon in central Washington: cut by the Columbia River in the glacial period. 52 miles (84 km) long; over 400 feet (120 meters) deep.
- grand finale — the concluding portion of a performance or entertainment, as a musical show, rodeo, etc., usually spectacular and involving most or all of the prior participants.