12-letter words containing e, n, g, l, i, s
- glucogenesis — the production of glucose by the decomposition of glycogen or from any nonglucose precursor.
- glycogenesis — the formation of glycogen from monosaccharides in the body, especially glucose.
- glycogenosis — any of several inherited disorders of glycogen metabolism that result in excess accumulation of glycogen in various organs of the body.
- gonfaloniers — Plural form of gonfalonier.
- grand siècle — the 17th century in French art and literature, esp the classical period of Louis XIV
- great plains — a semiarid region E of the Rocky Mountains, in the U.S. and Canada.
- griseofulvin — an antibiotic, C 17 H 17 ClO 6 , obtained from a species of Penicillium, used in the treatment of ringworm and other fungous infections of the skin.
- guilefulness — The quality of being guileful; cunning or deceit.
- gullibleness — Gullibility.
- gynecologist — a physician specializing in gynecology. Abbreviation: GYN, gyn.
- half-english — of, relating to, or characteristic of England or its inhabitants, institutions, etc.
- hand-selling — a gift or token for good luck or as an expression of good wishes, as at the beginning of the new year or when entering upon a new situation or enterprise.
- hash-slinger — a waiter or waitress, especially in a hash house.
- hearing loss — diminished ability to hear
- heimskringla — a book of the 13th century narrating the history of the kings of Norway by Snorri Sturluson.
- hell-raising — behaviour which causes trouble
- hesitatingly — In a hesitating manner.
- hollingshead — Holinshed.
- illegalising — Present participle of illegalise.
- increasingly — growing larger or greater; enlarging; augmenting.
- indigenously — originating in and characteristic of a particular region or country; native (often followed by to): the plants indigenous to Canada; the indigenous peoples of southern Africa.
- indigestible — not digestible; not easily digested.
- indologenous — producing or causing the production of indole.
- indulgencies — indulgence.
- integralness — Integrality.
- interlacings — Plural form of interlacing.
- interlinings — Plural form of interlining.
- intermingles — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of intermingle.
- investigable — capable of being investigated.
- jingle shell — any of several marine, bivalve mollusks of the genus Anomia, having a thin, pearly shell with a conspicuous hole or notch near the hinge of the lower valve.
- klipspringer — a small, agile African antelope, Oreotragus oreotragus, of mountainous regions from the Cape of Good Hope to Ethiopia.
- kneeling bus — a bus that can lower its body or entrance door to facilitate boarding by the elderly or people with disabilities.
- knightliness — Knightly behaviour; chivalry.
- landgravines — Plural form of landgravine.
- langoustines — Plural form of langoustine.
- languishment — the act or state of languishing.
- laser tuning — a technique for adjusting a laser's output frequency to within a specific range, especially in semiconductors.
- lawbreakings — Plural form of lawbreaking.
- leading case — a case that is regarded as having settled a particular point of law; a case that is used as guidance for legal decisions
- legalisation — Alternative spelling of legalization.
- legionnaires — Plural form of legionnaire.
- legislations — the act of making or enacting laws.
- legitimising — Present participle of legitimise.
- liberalising — Present participle of liberalise.
- life goes on — You can say 'Life goes on' after mentioning something very sad to indicate that, although people are very upset or affected by it, they have to carry on living normally.
- life savings — a person who rescues another from danger of death, especially from drowning.
- ligniperdous — (of insects) wood-destroying
- ligurian sea — a part of the Mediterranean between Corsica and the NW coast of Italy.
- line fishing — the activity and sport of fishing using a line
- line segment — segment (def 2b).