12-letter words containing e, n, t, i, c, g
- 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.
- geniculating — Present participle of geniculate.
- geniculation — the state of being geniculate.
- genotoxicity — (uncountable) The condition of being genotoxic.
- genuflecting — Present participle of genuflect.
- genuflection — an act of bending the knee or touching it to the ground in reverence or worship.
- geobotanical — of or relating to geobotany
- geocentrical — Alternative form of geocentric.
- geometrician — a person skilled in geometry.
- geoscientist — a specialist in earth science.
- geotechnical — of or relating to practical applications of geological science in civil engineering, mining, etc.
- geriatrician — the branch of medicine dealing with the diseases, debilities, and care of aged persons.
- gerontologic — relating to gerontology
- get cracking — to break without complete separation of parts; become fissured: The plate cracked when I dropped it, but it was still usable.
- get in touch — make contact
- get stuck in — If you get stuck in, you do something with enthusiasm and determination.
- gingivectomy — surgical removal of gum tissue.
- glucoprotein — glycoprotein.
- glycerinated — to impregnate with glycerin.
- glycogenetic — of or relating to the formation of sugar in the liver.
- glycoprotein — any of a group of complex proteins, as mucin, containing a carbohydrate combined with a simple protein.
- granite city — a city in SW Illinois, near St. Louis, Missouri.
- grid current — the current that moves within the vacuum tube from the grid to the cathode.
- guide center — a command to a marching formation to align itself behind a guide marching at the head of the formation.
- gut reaction — instinctive response
- gutwrenching — Alternative spelling of gut-wrenching.
- gynecologist — a physician specializing in gynecology. Abbreviation: GYN, gyn.
- gynecomastia — abnormal enlargement of the breast in a male.
- gyromagnetic — of or relating to the magnetic properties of a rotating charged particle.
- hegemonistic — the policy or practice of hegemony to serve national interests.
- hemstitching — Present participle of hemstitch.
- high concept — a simple and often striking idea or premise, as of a story or film, that lends itself to easy promotion and marketing.
- high-context — preferring to communicate in person, rather than by electronic methods such as email
- hovering act — an act forbidding or restricting the loitering of foreign or domestic vessels within the prescribed limits of a coastal nation.
- hucksterings — Plural form of huckstering.
- hunting case — a watchcase with a hinged cover to protect the crystal.
- hypergenetic — Biology. pertaining or according to genetics.
- hysterogenic — inducing hysteria.
- in-congruent — not congruent.
- incinerating — Present participle of incinerate.
- incogitative — Not cogitative; lacking the power of thought.
- incrementing — Present participle of increment.
- ingravescent — (esp of a disease) becoming more severe
- intelligence — capacity for learning, reasoning, understanding, and similar forms of mental activity; aptitude in grasping truths, relationships, facts, meanings, etc.
- intercepting — Present participle of intercept.
- interchanged — Simple past tense and past participle of interchange.
- interchanger — a person or thing that interchanges
- interchanges — Plural form of interchange.
- intercollege — intercollegiate.