12-letter words containing g, a, s, i, l
- mansplaining — (informal, pejorative) The act of condescendingly explaining something, particularly by a man to a female listener in order to appear knowledgable or from a mistaken presumption that she has an inferior understanding of the topic.
- marginal sea — water that lies alongside a state, falls under its authority, and extends about 3½ statute miles (6 kilometers) from the coast.
- marginalised — to place in a position of marginal importance, influence, or power: the government's attempts to marginalize criticism and restore public confidence.
- marginalises — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of marginalise.
- marginalizes — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of marginalize.
- marlingspike — Alternative spelling of marlinspike.
- mass mailing — sending a bulk e-mail
- megamillions — Plural form of megamillion.
- melliphagous — (of an animal) feeding on honey
- metabolising — Present participle of metabolise.
- metallurgist — the technique or science of working or heating metals so as to give them certain desired shapes or properties.
- mineralogies — Plural form of mineralogy.
- mineralogist — the science or study of minerals.
- minimalising — to make minimal: to minimalize tax increases.
- misalignment — improperly aligned.
- misanalyzing — Present participle of misanalyze.
- mischallenge — an improper challenge
- misleadingly — In a misleading manner.
- mispleadings — Plural form of mispleading.
- monsignorial — having the ecclesiastical title of a Monsignor
- mosaic glass — glass having a polychrome pattern made by fusing colors or variously colored canes, rods, strips, or squares together.
- mucilaginous — of, relating to, or secreting mucilage.
- multicasting — the act or process of a person or thing that casts.
- multitasking — Computers. (of a single CPU) to execute two or more jobs concurrently.
- museological — Pertaining to museology.
- mutable sign — any of the four astrological signs, Gemini, Virgo, Sagittarius, or Pisces, that are grouped together because of their placement at the end of the seasons and characterized by the attribute of adaptability to circumstances.
- mystagogical — someone who instructs others before initiation into religious mysteries or before participation in the sacraments.
- naturalising — Present participle of naturalise.
- nauseatingly — causing sickness of the stomach; nauseous.
- nematologist — One who studies nematology.
- neutralising — Present participle of neutralise.
- nightingales — Plural form of nightingale.
- oceanologist — the practical application of oceanography.
- old guardism — political conservatism.
- oleaginously — In an oleaginous manner.
- olefiant gas — ethylene (def 2).
- oligochaetes — Plural form of oligochaete.
- oligophagous — (especially of insects) eating only a few types of food.
- oligospermia — (medicine) Low volume of semen.
- onomasiology — the study of the means of expressing a given concept.
- original sin — Theology. a depravity, or tendency to evil, held to be innate in humankind and transmitted from Adam to all humans in consequence of his sin. inclination to evil, inherent in human nature.
- oscillograms — Plural form of oscillogram.
- oscillograph — a device for recording the wave-forms of changing currents, voltages, or any other quantity that can be translated into electric energy, as sound waves.
- osteological — Of or relating to osteology.
- packing slip — A packing slip is a list of what is included in a shipment.
- palais glide — a dance with high kicks and gliding steps in which performers link arms in a row
- palingenesis — rebirth; regeneration.
- palm springs — a city in S California: resort.
- palynologist — the study of live and fossil spores, pollen grains, and similar plant structures.
- paralysingly — in a manner that paralyses