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12-letter words containing g, e, l, a, t

  • generatively — capable of producing or creating.
  • genethliacon — A birthday ode.
  • genetic load — the extent to which a population deviates from the theoretically fittest genetic constitution.
  • geniculating — Present participle of geniculate.
  • geniculation — the state of being geniculate.
  • genital wart — one of a cluster of warts occurring in the genital and anal areas and spread mainly by sexual contact, sometimes affecting the cervix in women and associated with an increased risk of cervical cancer.
  • gentian blue — a purplish-blue colour
  • gentle craft — the sport of angling or fishing (usually preceded by the).
  • geobotanical — of or relating to geobotany
  • geocentrical — Alternative form of geocentric.
  • geodetically — pertaining to geodesy.
  • geopolitical — the study or the application of the influence of political and economic geography on the politics, national power, foreign policy, etc., of a state.
  • geopotential — the difference between the potential energy of a mass at a given altitude and the potential energy of an identical mass at sea level, equivalent to the energy required to move the mass from sea level to the given altitude.
  • geotechnical — of or relating to practical applications of geological science in civil engineering, mining, etc.
  • geothermally — By geothermal means, especially by means of geothermal energy.
  • gesellschaft — an association of individuals for common goals, as for entertainment, intellectual, or cultural purposes or for business reasons.
  • gesticulated — to make or use gestures, especially in an animated or excited manner with or instead of speech.
  • gesticulates — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of gesticulate.
  • gesticulator — to make or use gestures, especially in an animated or excited manner with or instead of speech.
  • get ahold of — to get in touch with
  • get anyplace — to have any success
  • giant fennel — a plant, Foeniculum vulgare, of the parsley family, having feathery leaves and umbels of small, yellow flowers.
  • giant killer — sb who defeats a larger opponent
  • giant planet — any of the planets Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune, characterized by large mass, low density, and an extensive atmosphere
  • giant-killer — A giant-killer is a sportsman, sportswoman, or team that unexpectedly beats a much stronger opponent.
  • gila monster — a large, venomous lizard, Heloderma suspectum, of the southwestern U.S. and northwestern Mexico, covered with beadlike scales of yellow, orange, and black.
  • glacis plate — the frontal plate armour on a tank
  • glass cutter — a tool for cutting glass.
  • glatt kosher — prepared for eating according to the dietary laws followed by Hasidic Jews, which differ somewhat from those followed by other observers of kashruth: glatt kosher meat.
  • glossematics — a school of linguistic analysis developed by Louis Hjelmslev (1899–1965) in Copenhagen in the 1930s based on the study of the distribution of glossemes.
  • glutaredoxin — (enzyme) Any of a family of small redox enzymes that use glutathione as a cofactor.
  • gluten bread — bread made from gluten flour.
  • glycerinated — to impregnate with glycerin.
  • glycosylated — Simple past tense and past participle of glycosylate.
  • gold therapy — administration of gold salts as a treatment for disease, especially rheumatoid arthritis.
  • gold-beating — the art or process of beating out gold into gold leaf.
  • golden aster — any North American, asterlike, composite plant of the genus Chrysopsis, having bright, golden-yellow flower heads, as C. mariana, of the eastern U.S.
  • golden ratio — the ratio of two lengths, equal in value to (1 + √5)/2, and given by b/a = (b + a)/b; it is the reciprocal of the golden section and also equal to (1 + golden section)
  • golden stars — a plant, Bloomeria crocea, of the amaryllis family, native to southern California, having clusters of golden-orange, starlike flowers.
  • golden state — California (used as a nickname).
  • governmental — the political direction and control exercised over the actions of the members, citizens, or inhabitants of communities, societies, and states; direction of the affairs of a state, community, etc.; political administration: Government is necessary to the existence of civilized society.
  • gracefullest — Superlative form of graceful.
  • gradeability — a measure of a truck's pulling power expressed as the steepest grade the truck can climb with a full load.
  • gradeflation — grade inflation.
  • 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.
  • gravity cell — a cell containing two electrolytes that have different specific gravities.
  • great circle — a circle on a spherical surface such that the plane containing the circle passes through the center of the sphere. Compare small circle.
  • great laurel — a tall shrub, Rhododendron maximum, of eastern North America, having rose-pink flowers.
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