12-letter words containing g, e, l, s, n
- cladogenesis — adaptive evolution leading to a greater variety of species
- claw setting — a jewellery setting with clawlike prongs
- clergyperson — a member of the clergy
- cliffhangers — Plural form of cliffhanger.
- closefitting — fitting tightly, esp. in such a way as to show the contours of the body
- closegrained — having a fine, compact grain or texture
- closing date — The closing date for a competition or offer is the final date by which entries or applications must be received.
- closing time — Closing time is the time when something such as a shop, library, or pub closes and people have to leave.
- collagenases — Plural form of collagenase.
- congelations — Plural form of congelation.
- consentingly — in a consenting manner
- console game — a video game requiring the use of a games console
- convalescing — to recover health and strength after illness; make progress toward recovery of health.
- cyclogenesis — the formation and development of a low-pressure storm system
- de-licensing — formal permission from a governmental or other constituted authority to do something, as to carry on some business or profession.
- debut single — the first single produced by a particular singer or band
- declustering — Any technique that counteracts clustering (in any sense).
- decreasingly — In a decreasing manner.
- deerstalking — The hunting of deer on foot, by stealing upon them unawares.
- deescalating — Present participle of deescalate.
- deliquescing — Present participle of deliquesce.
- demonologist — An expert in the study of demonology.
- demoralising — to deprive (a person or persons) of spirit, courage, discipline, etc.; destroy the morale of: The continuous barrage demoralized the infantry.
- demulsifying — to break down (an emulsion) into separate substances incapable of re-forming the emulsion that was broken down.
- dendrologist — the branch of botany dealing with trees and shrubs.
- deontologist — ethics, especially that branch dealing with duty, moral obligation, and right action.
- depressingly — In a depressing manner.
- desalinating — Present participle of desalinate.
- desalinizing — Present participle of desalinize.
- descendingly — In a descending manner.
- desolatingly — in a way that desolates, in a desolating fashion
- despairingly — given to despair or hopelessness.
- devil's dung — asafetida.
- digressional — Pertaining to, or having the character of, a digression; departing from the main purpose or subject.
- diplogenesis — the double production or formation of something that is normally single, such as a doubled part in a fetus or a double fetus
- disbelieving — to have no belief in; refuse or reject belief in: to disbelieve reports of UFO sightings.
- discerningly — showing good or outstanding judgment and understanding: a discerning critic of French poetry.
- disembrangle — to disentangle (a person or thing)
- disenrolling — to dismiss or cause to become removed from a program of training, care, etc.: The academy disenrolled a dozen cadets.
- disentangled — Simple past tense and past participle of disentangle.
- disgavelling — the act or quality of being without gavelkind
- disgruntedly — In a disgruntled manner.
- dishevelling — Present participle of dishevel.
- dislodgement — to remove or force out of a particular place: to dislodge a stone with one's foot.
- downwellings — Plural form of downwelling.
- dragonslayer — One who slays a dragon.
- drawlingness — the quality or characteristic of a drawler
- dress length — a piece of material that is big enough to make a dress from
- earsplitting — ear-piercing: an earsplitting explosion.
- east anglian — an early English kingdom in SE Britain: modern Norfolk and Suffolk.