11-letter words containing g, a, c
- frogmarched — Simple past tense and past participle of frogmarch.
- fungistatic — (of a substance or preparation) inhibiting the growth of a fungus.
- galactocele — A cystic tumor containing milk or a milky substance, usually located in the mammary glands, and caused by a protein plug that blocks off the outlet.
- galactoside — A glycoside yielding galactose on hydrolysis.
- galli-curci — Amelita [ah-me-lee-tah] /ˌɑ mɛˈli tɑ/ (Show IPA), 1889–1964, Italian soprano in the U.S.
- gallic acid — a white or yellowish, crystalline, sparingly water-soluble solid, C 7 H 6 O 5 , obtained from nutgalls, used chiefly in tanning and in ink dyes.
- gallicanism — the movement or body of doctrines, chiefly associated with the Gallican church, advocating the restriction of papal authority in certain matters.
- gallicizing — Present participle of gallicize.
- gallinacean — a gallinaceous bird.
- game-change — a dramatic change in course, strategy, basic character, etc.: Her feelings for him have undergone a game-change.
- gamechanger — A visionary, innovative person who changes the way people think of a situation.
- gametically — in a gametic manner
- gametocytes — Plural form of gametocyte.
- gametogenic — Of or pertaining to gametogenesis.
- gamma decay — type of radioactivity in which an unstable atomic nucleus dissipates energy by gamma emission, producing gamma rays.
- gamma stock — any of the third rank of active securities on the London Stock Exchange. Prices displayed by market makers are given as an indication rather than an offer to buy or sell
- gang switch — a collection of switches connected to separate circuits and operating simultaneously.
- gangliocyte — (biology) A ganglion cell.
- gantt chart — a chart depicting progress in relation to time of projects, tasks, schedules, etc.
- garbage can — a container, usually of metal or plastic, for the disposal of waste matter, especially kitchen refuse.
- garçonnière — a bachelor's apartment or quarters
- garden city — a city in SE Michigan, near Detroit.
- garlic salt — salt flavoured with ground garlic
- gas bracket — a metal pipe projecting from the wall of an apartment, used to support gas lamps and to supply them with gas
- gas carrier — a ship used for the transportation of compressed or liquefied natural gas
- gas chamber — an enclosure used for the execution of prisoners by means of a poisonous gas.
- gas furnace — a furnace using gas as a fuel.
- gas vacuole — a gas-filled structure that provides buoyancy in some aquatic bacteria
- gasconading — extravagant boasting; boastful talk.
- gastrectomy — partial or total excision of the stomach.
- gastrocolic — of, relating to, or involving the stomach and colon.
- gastromancy — a form of divination by interpreting words and sounds seeming to come from the stomach
- gastronomic — the art or science of good eating.
- gastroscope — a lighted flexible tubular instrument passed through the mouth for examining the esophagus, stomach, and duodenum.
- gastroscopy — the examination with a gastroscope to detect disease.
- gastrotrich — any of the microscopic, multicellular animals of the class or phylum Gastrotricha, of fresh or salt waters, characterized by bands of cilia on the ventral surface of the bottle-shaped or ribbony body and by a protrusible feeding apparatus at the mouth.
- gatecrashed — Simple past tense and past participle of gatecrash.
- gatecrasher — a person who attends or enters a social function without an invitation, a theater without a ticket, etc.
- gazingstock — (archaic) An object, event or person that is stared at (or gazed at) by many people.
- geanticline — an anticlinal upwarp of regional extent.
- gemological — Of or pertaining to gemology.
- generically — of, applicable to, or referring to all the members of a genus, class, group, or kind; general.
- genetic map — an arrangement of genes on a chromosome.
- genetically — Biology. pertaining or according to genetics.
- geniculated — Geniculate.
- genocidaire — a person who is guilty of genocide
- genomic dna — the DNA constituting the genome of a cell or organism, as distinguished from extrachromosomal DNAs, such as plasmids. Abbreviation: gDNA.
- genotypical — the genetic makeup of an organism or group of organisms with reference to a single trait, set of traits, or an entire complex of traits.
- geochemical — the science dealing with the chemical changes in and the composition of the earth's crust.
- geodynamics — (used with a singular verb) the science dealing with dynamic processes or forces within the earth.