11-letter words containing e, m, a, n
- gene amdahl — (person) A former IBM engineer who founded Amdahl Corporation.
- genetic map — an arrangement of genes on a chromosome.
- genomic dna — the DNA constituting the genome of a cell or organism, as distinguished from extrachromosomal DNAs, such as plasmids. Abbreviation: gDNA.
- gentlemanly — like, befitting, or characteristic of a gentleman.
- gentlewoman — a woman of good family, breeding, or social position.
- genu valgum — knock-knee.
- geodynamics — (used with a singular verb) the science dealing with dynamic processes or forces within the earth.
- geomagnetic — of or relating to geomagnetism.
- germaneness — The property of being germane.
- germinating — Present participle of germinate.
- germination — to begin to grow or develop.
- germinative — capable of germinating, developing, or creating; of or pertaining to germination.
- gerrymander — U.S. Politics. the dividing of a state, county, etc., into election districts so as to give one political party a majority in many districts while concentrating the voting strength of the other party into as few districts as possible.
- give a damn — to declare (something) to be bad, unfit, invalid, or illegal.
- glomerating — Present participle of glomerate.
- glomeration — a glomerate condition; conglomeration.
- glucosamine — an aminosugar occurring in many polysaccharides of vertebrate tissue and also as the major component of chitin.
- glutaminase — an enzyme used to treat cancer
- gnamma hole — a hollow in bare rock, narrow at the opening and wider at the bottom, in which water collects.
- gnathostome — (zoology) Any vertebrate with jaws, including amphibians, reptiles, mammals, and most modern fish.
- golden gram — (in the East Indies) the chickpea used as a food for people and cattle.
- golden mean — the perfect moderate course or position that avoids extremes; the happy medium.
- gombeen-man — a usurer or moneylender.
- gonadectomy — (surgery) The procedure to remove an ovary or testis.
- gormandized — Simple past tense and past participle of gormandize.
- gormandizer — A person who gormandizes; a glutton or gourmand.
- gormandizes — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of gormandize.
- gourmandise — unrestrained enjoyment of fine foods, wines, and the like.
- gourmandize — to enjoy fine food and drink, especially often and in lavish quantity.
- graminivore — An herbivorous animal, a grazer, that feeds primarily on grasses.
- gramophones — Plural form of gramophone.
- grand monde — fashionable society; high society
- grande dame — a usually elderly woman of dignified or aristocratic bearing.
- grandmaster — the head of a military order of knighthood, a lodge, fraternal order, or the like.
- grandmother — the mother of one's father or mother.
- grangemouth — a port in Scotland, in Falkirk council area: now Scotland's second port, with oil refineries, shipyards, and chemical industries. Pop: 17 771 (2001)
- greco-roman — of or having both Greek and Roman characteristics: the Greco-Roman influence.
- green stamp — Citizens Band Radio Slang. a speeding ticket. Usually, Green Stamps. money; currency.
- greenmailer — One who greenmails.
- greenmarket — farmers' market.
- ground beam — a reinforced concrete beam for supporting walls, joists, etc., at or near ground level, itself either resting directly upon the ground or supported at both ends by piers.
- ground game — game animals, such as hares or deer, found on the earth's surface: distinguished from game birds
- guardswomen — Plural form of guardswoman.
- guinea worm — a long, slender roundworm, Dracunculus medinensis, parasitic under the skin of humans and animals, common in parts of India and Africa.
- gynaecomast — a man who suffers from gynaecomastia
- habiliments — Plural form of habiliment.
- haemangioma — Alternative spelling of hemangioma.
- haematoidin — Alternative form of hematoidin.
- haematozoon — any microorganism, esp a protozoan, that is parasitic in the blood
- haemocyanin — a blue copper-containing respiratory pigment in crustaceans and molluscs that functions as haemoglobin