11-letter words containing g, a, l, t, i
- flint glass — an optical glass of high dispersion and a relatively high index of refraction, composed of alkalis, lead oxide, and silica, with or without other bases, sometimes used as the diverging lens component of an achromatic lens.
- fluctuating — to change continually; shift back and forth; vary irregularly: The price of gold fluctuated wildly last month.
- flying boat — a seaplane whose main body is a hull adapted for floating.
- footballing — a game in which two opposing teams of 11 players each defend goals at opposite ends of a field having goal posts at each end, with points being scored chiefly by carrying the ball across the opponent's goal line and by place-kicking or drop-kicking the ball over the crossbar between the opponent's goal posts. Compare conversion (def 13), field goal (def 1), safety (def 6), touchdown.
- formulating — Present participle of formulate.
- forstalling — Present participle of forstall.
- fothergilla — any of the deciduous shrub species in the witch-hazel family
- fragilities — easily broken, shattered, or damaged; delicate; brittle; frail: a fragile ceramic container; a very fragile alliance.
- fulgurating — (of pains) sharp and piercing.
- fulguration — to flash or dart like lightning.
- fulminating — Present participle of fulminate.
- galactoside — A glycoside yielding galactose on hydrolysis.
- galantamine — (organic compound) An alkaloid, obtained synthetically or from various plants, used for the treatment of mild to moderate Alzheimer's disease and various memory impairments.
- galavanting — to wander about, seeking pleasure or diversion; gad.
- gallantries — dashing courage; heroic bravery; noble-minded behavior.
- gallivanted — Simple past tense and past participle of gallivant.
- gallivanter — to wander about, seeking pleasure or diversion; gad.
- gametically — in a gametic manner
- gangliocyte — (biology) A ganglion cell.
- garbologist — the study of the material discarded by a society to learn what it reveals about social or cultural patterns.
- garlic salt — salt flavoured with ground garlic
- gas lighter — device: produces flame
- gaslighting — Present participle of gaslight.
- gastrocolic — of, relating to, or involving the stomach and colon.
- gastroliths — Plural form of gastrolith.
- gatling gun — an early type of machine gun consisting of a revolving cluster of barrels around a central axis, each barrel being automatically loaded and fired every revolution of the cluster.
- gazillionth — (informal) The ordinal form of the number 'gazillion'.
- geanticline — an anticlinal upwarp of regional extent.
- gelatinated — Simple past tense and past participle of gelatinate.
- gelatinized — Simple past tense and past participle of gelatinize.
- gemmulation — the process of reproduction by gemmules.
- genealogist — a record or account of the ancestry and descent of a person, family, group, etc.
- generalists — Plural form of generalist.
- genetically — Biology. pertaining or according to genetics.
- geniculated — Geniculate.
- genioplasty — Mentoplasty.
- 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.
- gentianella — (botany) Any of the genus Gentianella of dwarf gentians.
- gentilitial — relating to a gens or family
- gentilitian — relating to a gens
- geolocation — the process of determining the location of an electronic device, as a computer, cell phone, satellite, etc.
- geometrical — of or relating to geometry or to the principles of geometry.
- geotactical — relating to geotaxis
- gestational — the process, state, or period of gestating.
- gestatorial — related to carrying
- gesticulant — making or tending to make gestures or gesticulations: a gesticulant speaker.
- gesticulate — to make or use gestures, especially in an animated or excited manner with or instead of speech.
- get a life! — (abuse) Standard way of suggesting that someone has succumbed to terminal geekdom. Often heard on Usenet, especially as a way of suggesting that the target is taking some obscure issue of theology too seriously. This exhortation was popularised by William Shatner on a "Saturday Night Live" episode in a speech that ended "Get a *life*!", but some respondents believe it to have been in use before then. It was certainly in wide use among hackers for at least five years before achieving mainstream currency in early 1992.
- ghastliness — The state of being ghastly.
- giant eland — a similar but larger animal, T. derbianus, living in wooded areas of central and W Africa