12-letter words containing g, e, l, a, s, t
- granulocytes — Plural form of granulocyte.
- grapple shot — a grapnellike projectile fired from a gun and used as a hold for the end of a line in rescue operations or in kedging.
- gratefulness — warmly or deeply appreciative of kindness or benefits received; thankful: I am grateful to you for your help.
- great plains — a semiarid region E of the Rocky Mountains, in the U.S. and Canada.
- great vassal — (in feudal society) a man who entered into a personal relationship with a king to whom he paid homage and fealty in return for protection and often a fief.
- grossularite — a mineral, calcium aluminum garnet, Ca 3 Al 2 Si 3 O 12 , occurring in gray-white to pinkish crystals.
- gutturalness — The quality of being guttural.
- headstrongly — In a headstrong manner.
- hellgramites — Plural form of hellgramite.
- hematologist — the study of the nature, function, and diseases of the blood and of blood-forming organs.
- hesitatingly — In a hesitating manner.
- illegalities — Plural form of illegality.
- integralness — Integrality.
- interlacings — Plural form of interlacing.
- investigable — capable of being investigated.
- lamplighters — Plural form of lamplighter.
- langoustines — Plural form of langoustine.
- languishment — the act or state of languishing.
- larval stage — Describes a period of monomaniacal concentration on coding apparently passed through by all fledgling hackers. Common symptoms include the perpetration of more than one 36-hour hacking run in a given week; neglect of all other activities including usual basics like food, sleep, and personal hygiene; and a chronic case of advanced bleary-eye. Can last from 6 months to 2 years, the apparent median being around 18 months. A few so afflicted never resume a more "normal" life, but the ordeal seems to be necessary to produce really wizardly (as opposed to merely competent) programmers. See also wannabee. A less protracted and intense version of larval stage (typically lasting about a month) may recur when one is learning a new OS or programming language.
- laser tuning — a technique for adjusting a laser's output frequency to within a specific range, especially in semiconductors.
- lay siege to — attack
- legal system — judicial structures and processes: law
- legalisation — Alternative spelling of legalization.
- legislations — the act of making or enacting laws.
- legislatures — a deliberative body of persons, usually elective, who are empowered to make, change, or repeal the laws of a country or state; the branch of government having the power to make laws, as distinguished from the executive and judicial branches of government.
- letters page — the page in a newspaper or magazine containing letters sent to the editor by readers
- long-waisted — of more than average length between the shoulders and waistline; having a low waistline.
- magnet steel — steel used for the manufacture of permanent magnets, often having a high cobalt content and smaller amounts of nickel, aluminium, or copper
- magnetotails — Plural form of magnetotail.
- manslaughter — Law. the unlawful killing of a human being without malice aforethought.
- melanogaster — Any of several fungi of the genus Melanogaster.
- 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.
- mineralogist — the science or study of minerals.
- misalignment — improperly aligned.
- 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.
- nauseatingly — causing sickness of the stomach; nauseous.
- nematologist — One who studies nematology.
- neutralising — Present participle of neutralise.
- nightingales — Plural form of nightingale.
- nonsegmental — Not segmental.
- object glass — objective (def 3).
- obtuse angle — an angle greater than 90° but less than 180°.
- oceanologist — the practical application of oceanography.
- olefiant gas — ethylene (def 2).
- oligochaetes — Plural form of oligochaete.
- osteological — Of or relating to osteology.
- outrageously — In an outrageous manner; to an outrageous degree.
- paraglossate — having paraglossae
- pearly gates — the entrance to heaven.