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14-letter words containing g, a, i

  • all-or-nothing — not allowing for qualification or compromise; either fully or not at all operative: an all-or-nothing approach.
  • allegorization — to make into an allegory; narrate allegorically.
  • alley cropping — a method of planting in which rows of trees are interspersed with rows of crops, improving the soil and providing nutrients, particularly nitrogen, to the crops.
  • alligator clip — a spring-loaded fastening device having jaws with a sawlike edge that resemble those of an alligator, used as to make a temporary electrical connection
  • alligator pear — avocado
  • alpha globulin — a blood plasma protein that is separable from other globulins by electrophoresis.
  • alpha virginis — spica
  • alpine glacier — a glacier that descends from a high valley
  • alveolar ridge — the ridgelike border of the upper and lower jaws containing the sockets of the teeth.
  • amadis of gaul — the title character of a medieval prose romance in Spanish
  • american eagle — the bald eagle, esp when depicted as the national emblem of the US
  • american organ — a reed organ having a suction bellows that draws the air in through the reeds.
  • aminoglycoside — of or relating to amino sugars in glycosidic linkage.
  • amphibological — (rare) of doubtful meaning, ambiguous, quibbling.
  • amygdalic acid — any of three stereoisomeric acids having the formula C 8 H 8 O 3 , especially dl-mandelic acid, a white, crystalline, slightly water-soluble solid obtainable from amygdalin: used chiefly in medicine as an antiseptic.
  • an early night — If you have an early night, you go to bed early. If you have a late night, you go to bed late.
  • anaesthetising — Present participle of anaesthetise.
  • anaesthetizing — Present participle of anaesthetize.
  • anagrammatical — Alternative form of anagrammatic.
  • anagrammatized — Simple past tense and past participle of anagrammatize.
  • anathematizing — Present participle of anathematize.
  • ancient lights — the legal right to receive, by a particular window or windows, adequate and unobstructed daylight
  • ancient regime — ancien régime.
  • and everything — You say 'and everything' after mentioning a particular thing or list of things to indicate that they are only examples and that other things are also involved.
  • anesthesiology — the science of anesthesia and anesthetics
  • angelic doctor — an epithet of Saint Thomas Aquinas
  • angiomyolipoma — (medicine) A common benign tumour of the kidney.
  • angiotensin ii — any of three oligopeptides occurring in plasma, an inactive form (angiotensin I) and two varieties (angiotensin II and angiotensin III) that elevate blood pressure and stimulate the adrenal cortex to secrete aldosterone.
  • angle of climb — the angle between the axis of motion of a climbing aircraft and the horizontal plane.
  • angle of pitch — the acute angle between the longitudinal axis of an aircraft or spacecraft and the direction of the wind relative to the vehicle.
  • angle of slide — the minimum slope, measured in degrees from the horizontal, at which loose solid material will start to slide or flow.
  • anglican chant — a harmonized, strictly metrical chant to which canticles, psalms, and other liturgical texts are sung in the Anglican Church.
  • anglo-american — of or relating to relations between England and the United States or their peoples
  • anglo-catholic — The Anglo-Catholic part of the Church of England, or of the churches related to it, is the part whose beliefs and practices are similar to those of the Catholic Church.
  • anglo-saxonism — Saxonism.
  • angustifoliate — having thin or narrow leaves
  • animal kingdom — a category of living organisms comprising all animals
  • animal testing — Animal testing involves doing scientific tests on animals when developing new products or drugs.
  • anopisthograph — a manuscript, parchment, or book having writing on only one side of the leaves.
  • antagonistical — Alternative form of antagonistic.
  • antagonization — to make hostile or unfriendly; make an enemy or antagonist of: His speech antagonized many voters.
  • anthologically — In the manner of an anthology.
  • anthropologist — a person who specializes in anthropology
  • anti-bourgeois — opposed to anyone or anything considered bourgeois
  • anti-dogmatism — dogmatic character; unfounded positiveness in matters of opinion; arrogant assertion of opinions as truths.
  • anti-neuralgic — sharp and paroxysmal pain along the course of a nerve.
  • anti-oxidizing — to convert (an element) into an oxide; combine with oxygen.
  • anti-smuggling — to import or export (goods) secretly, in violation of the law, especially without payment of legal duty.
  • antiadrenergic — Preventing or counteracting the effects of adrenaline.
  • antiaggression — opposing aggressive behaviour
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