11-letter words containing g, a, n, t, l
- gentianella — (botany) Any of the genus Gentianella of dwarf gentians.
- gentilitial — relating to a gens or family
- gentilitian — relating to a gens
- gentlemanly — like, befitting, or characteristic of a gentleman.
- gentlewoman — a woman of good family, breeding, or social position.
- geolocation — the process of determining the location of an electronic device, as a computer, cell phone, satellite, etc.
- gestational — the process, state, or period of gestating.
- gesticulant — making or tending to make gestures or gesticulations: a gesticulant speaker.
- ghastliness — The state of being ghastly.
- giant eland — a similar but larger animal, T. derbianus, living in wooded areas of central and W Africa
- giant snail — any land snail of the genus Achatina and related genera, mostly of tropical Africa, having shells up to 9 inches (23 cm) high.
- gigantology — the study or description of giants
- glabrescent — becoming glabrous.
- glaciations — Plural form of glaciation.
- glastonbury — a borough of SW England, in whose vicinity the ruins of an important Iron Age lake village have been found and to which in folklore both King Arthur and Joseph of Arimathaea have been linked, the latter as the founder of the abbey there.
- glaucescent — becoming glaucous; somewhat glaucous.
- glauconitic — a greenish micaceous mineral consisting essentially of a hydrous silicate of potassium, aluminum, and iron and occurring in greensand, clays, etc.
- glomerating — Present participle of glomerate.
- glomeration — a glomerate condition; conglomeration.
- gloss paint — Gloss paint is paint that forms a shiny surface when it dries.
- glutaminase — an enzyme used to treat cancer
- glutathione — a crystalline, water-soluble peptide of glutamic acid, cysteine, and glycine, C 10 H 17 N 3 O 6 S, found in blood and in animal and plant tissues, and important in tissue oxidations and in the activation of some enzymes.
- glycerinate — to impregnate with glycerin.
- go flatline — [Cyberpunk SF, refers to flattening of EEG traces upon brain-death] also "flatlined". 1. To die, terminate, or fail, especially irreversibly. In hacker parlance, this is used of machines only, human death being considered somewhat too serious a matter to employ jargon-jokes about. 2. To go completely quiescent; said of machines undergoing controlled shutdown. "You can suffer file damage if you shut down Unix but power off before the system has gone flatline." 3. Of a video tube, to fail by losing vertical scan, so all one sees is a bright horizontal line bisecting the screen.
- go it alone — to move or proceed, especially to or from something: They're going by bus.
- go-it-alone — to move or proceed, especially to or from something: They're going by bus.
- goaltenders — Plural form of goaltender.
- goaltending — goalkeeping.
- goat island — an island in the Niagara River in W New York, in the middle of Niagara Falls, dividing the American Falls from the Horseshoe (Canadian) Falls.
- goldbeating — the art or process of beating out gold into gold leaf.
- golden gate — a strait in W California, between San Francisco Bay and the Pacific. 2 miles (3.2 km) wide.
- gonimoblast — a spore-bearing filament in the carpogonium of red algae
- gradational — any process or change taking place through a series of stages, by degrees, or in a gradual manner.
- grand total — final sum or amount
- granitelike — Resembling granite.
- granny flat — a self-contained living area within a single-family home, as for an aging parent.
- granolithic — (of concrete) containing fine granite chippings or crushed granite, used to render floors and surfaces.
- granularity — of the nature of granules; grainy.
- granulating — Present participle of granulate.
- granulation — the act or process of granulating.
- granulocyte — a circulating white blood cell having prominent granules in the cytoplasm and a nucleus of two or more lobes.
- granulomata — an inflammatory tumor or growth composed of granulation tissue.
- gratulating — Present participle of gratulate.
- gratulation — a feeling of joy.
- great-uncle — a granduncle.
- groin-vault — a vault or ceiling created by the intersection of vaults.
- gymnastical — Alternative form of gymnastic.
- hairstyling — a person who designs and arranges hair styles.
- half-length — something that is only half a full length or height, especially a portrait that shows only the upper half of the body, including the hands.
- halogenated — Simple past tense and past participle of halogenate.