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9-letter words containing g, a, m, u

  • gaugamela — an ancient village in Assyria, E of Nineveh: Alexander the Great defeated Darius III here in 331 b.c. The battle is often mistakenly called “battle of Arbela.”.
  • gazumping — Present participle of gazump.
  • gear pump — lobular pump.
  • geraniums — Plural form of geranium.
  • germanium — a scarce, metallic, grayish-white element, normally tetravalent, used chiefly in transistors. Symbol: Ge; atomic weight: 72.59; atomic number: 32; specific gravity: 5.36 at 20°C.
  • germanous — containing bivalent germanium.
  • glabellum — glabella.
  • glamorous — full of glamour; charmingly or fascinatingly attractive, especially in a mysterious or magical way.
  • glamoured — Simple past tense and past participle of glamour.
  • glamourie — Alternative spelling of glamoury.
  • gluemaker — A manufacturer of glue.
  • glutamate — a salt or ester of glutamic acid.
  • glutamine — a crystalline amino acid, HOOCCH(NH 2)CH 2 CH 2 CONH 2 , related to glutamic acid. Symbol: Q. Abbreviation: Gln;
  • gnu emacs — Emacs
  • goalmouth — the area between the goalposts directly in front of the goal in certain games, as soccer, lacrosse, and hockey.
  • gonangium — a reproductive polyp of a colonial hydroid, giving rise asexually to medusa buds.
  • gourmands — Plural form of gourmand.
  • granuloma — an inflammatory tumor or growth composed of granulation tissue.
  • groundman — a groundsman
  • groupmate — A member of the same group.
  • grub beam — a curved, laminated wooden beam forming part of a rounded stern.
  • guacamole — a dip of mashed avocado mixed with tomato, onion, and seasonings.
  • guamanian — an island, belonging to the U.S., in the N Pacific, E of the Philippines: the largest of the Marianas group; U.S. naval station. 206 sq. mi. (535 sq. km). Capital: Agaña. Abbreviation: GU (for use with zip code).
  • guardroom — a room used by military guards during the period they are on duty.
  • guardsman — a person who acts as a guard.
  • guardsmen — Plural form of guardsman.
  • guatemala — a republic in N Central America. 42,042 sq. mi. (108,889 sq. km).
  • guildsman — a member of a guild.
  • guillaume — Charles Édouard [French sharl ey-dwar] /French ʃarl eɪˈdwar/ (Show IPA), 1861–1938, Swiss physicist: Nobel Prize 1920.
  • gum plant — gumweed.
  • gummatous — a rubbery, tumorlike lesion associated with tertiary syphilis.
  • gun-metal — any of various alloys or metallic substances with a dark gray or blackish color or finish, used for chains, belt buckles, etc.
  • gunmakers — Plural form of gunmaker.
  • gymnasium — a building or room designed and equipped for indoor sports, exercise, or physical education.
  • gynaeceum — (among the ancient Greeks) the part of a dwelling used by women.
  • hamburger — a sandwich consisting of a cooked patty of ground or chopped beef, usually in a roll or bun, variously garnished.
  • hamstrung — (in humans and other primates) any of the tendons that bound the ham of the knee.
  • ignoramus — an extremely ignorant person.
  • isogamous — having two similar gametes in which no differentiation can be distinguished, or reproducing by the union of such gametes (opposed to heterogamous).
  • judgmatic — judicious.
  • kauri gum — a hard resin obtained from the bark of the kauri or found, sometimes in masses of as much as 100 pounds (45 kg), in the soil where the tree has grown: used chiefly in making varnish.
  • laughsome — (rare) Exciting laughter; also, addicted to laughter; merry.
  • magalogue — a combination of a magazine and a catalogue
  • magdeburg — a state in central Germany. 9515 sq. mi. (24,644 sq. km). Capital: Magdeburg.
  • magnaflux — to test (iron or steel) for defects using the Magnaflux method.
  • magnalium — an alloy of magnesium and aluminum, sometimes also containing copper, nickel, tin, and lead.
  • magnesium — a light, ductile, silver-white, metallic element that burns with a dazzling white light, used in lightweight alloys, flares, fireworks, in the manufacture of flashbulbs, optical mirrors, and precision instruments, and as a zinc substitute in batteries. Symbol: Mg; atomic weight: 24.312; atomic number: 12; specific gravity: 1.74 at 20°C.
  • magnitude — size; extent; dimensions: to determine the magnitude of an angle.
  • maha yuga — a period of 12,000 years, comprising four Yugas.
  • maiduguri — a city in NE Nigeria.
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