12-letter words containing g, e, n, i, t, o
- filet mignon — a small, tender round of steak cut from the thick end of a beef tenderloin.
- flagellation — the act or process of flagellating.
- folding seat — a seat that can be folded down
- forestalling — Present participle of forestall.
- foretokening — Indication in advance.
- foretriangle — the triangular area formed by the deck, foremast, and headstay of a sailing vessel
- fort benning — a military reservation and U.S. Army training center in W Georgia, S of Columbus; the largest infantry post in the U.S.
- fotheringhay — a village in NE Northamptonshire, in E England, near Peterborough: Mary, Queen of Scots, imprisoned here and executed 1587.
- freeing port — an opening in the bottom of a bulwark, for rapid drainage of a weather deck in heavy seas; scupper.
- freight note — a document containing full particulars of goods shipped or for shipment
- frighten off — scare away
- gangliectomy — (medicine) Excision of a ganglion; surgical removal of a mass of tissue.
- ganglionated — gangliate.
- gas equation — an equation that equates the product of the pressure and the volume of one mole of a gas to the product of its thermodynamic temperature and the gas constant. The equation is exact for an ideal gas and is a good approximation for real gases at low pressures
- gastrocnemii — Plural form of gastrocnemius.
- gastronomies — Plural form of gastronomy.
- gelatigenous — (archaic) Producing or yielding gelatin.
- gelatination — Conversion into gelatin or jelly-like substance.
- gelatiniform — Having the form of gelatin.
- generation c — the people who create and publish material such as blogs, podcasts, videos, etc, on the internet
- generation o — the youthful voters who supported Barack Obama in the 2008 US Presidential election
- generation x — the generation born between about 1966 and 1980, especially in the U.S.
- generation y — members of the generation of people born between the early 1980s and mid-1990s who are seen as being discerning consumers with a high disposable income
- generation z — members of the generation of people born since the mid-1990s who are seen as confident users of new technology
- generational — the entire body of individuals born and living at about the same time: the postwar generation.
- generosities — Plural form of generosity.
- genethliacon — A birthday ode.
- genetic code — the biochemical instructions that translate the genetic information present as a linear sequence of nucleotide triplets in messenger RNA into the correct linear sequence of amino acids for the synthesis of a particular peptide chain or protein. Compare codon, translation (def 9).
- genetic load — the extent to which a population deviates from the theoretically fittest genetic constitution.
- geniculation — the state of being geniculate.
- genotoxicity — (uncountable) The condition of being genotoxic.
- gentilitious — relating to a gens
- genuflection — an act of bending the knee or touching it to the ground in reverence or worship.
- geobotanical — of or relating to geobotany
- geocentrical — Alternative form of geocentric.
- geomagnetism — the earth's magnetic field and associated phenomena.
- geomagnetist — someone who studies, or is an expert in, geomagnetism
- geometrician — a person skilled in geometry.
- 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.
- geoscientist — a specialist in earth science.
- geotechnical — of or relating to practical applications of geological science in civil engineering, mining, etc.
- germinations — Plural form of germination.
- gerontologic — relating to gerontology
- gerontophile — someone who is sexually attracted to old people
- get in touch — make contact
- get in wrong — not in accordance with what is morally right or good: a wrong deed.
- get involved — play a part
- get religion — a set of beliefs concerning the cause, nature, and purpose of the universe, especially when considered as the creation of a superhuman agency or agencies, usually involving devotional and ritual observances, and often containing a moral code governing the conduct of human affairs.
- ghostwritten — Written by a ghostwriter.
- giant hornet — any large, stinging paper wasp of the family Vespidae, as Vespa crabro (giant hornet) introduced into the U.S. from Europe, or Vespula maculata (bald-faced hornet or white-faced hornet) of North America.