14-letter words containing g, e, n, i, t, o
- gentian violet — a dye derived from rosaniline, used in chemistry as an indicator and in medicine as a fungicide, bactericide, anthelmintic, and in the treatment of burns.
- gentoo penguin — a penguin, Pygoscelis papua, of small Antarctic islands.
- gentrification — the buying and renovation of houses and stores in deteriorated urban neighborhoods by upper- or middle-income families or individuals, raising property values but often displacing low-income families and small businesses.
- geocentrically — In a geocentric manner.
- geognostically — with reference to a knowledge of the structure of the earth
- geolinguistics — the study of the geographical distribution of languages
- geometric mean — the mean of n positive numbers obtained by taking the n th root of the product of the numbers: The geometric mean of 6 and 24 is 12.
- geometrization — the application of geometrical concepts to a different field
- gerontocracies — Plural form of gerontocracy.
- gerontological — Of or pertaining to gerontology.
- gerontomorphic — relating to mature masculine characteristics
- gesticulations — Plural form of gesticulation.
- getting on for — Getting on for means the same as nearly.
- ghost prisoner — a prisoner, esp one held in US military captivity, whose detention is not publicly acknowledged
- giant tortoise — any of several large tortoises of the genus Geochelone, of the Galápagos Islands and islands near Madagascar: some are endangered.
- gingivectomies — Plural form of gingivectomy.
- give sb notice — If an employer gives an employee notice, the employer tells the employee that he or she must leave his or her job within a short fixed period of time.
- glycogenolytic — Of, pertaining to, or capable of glycogenolysis, the catabolism of glycogen.
- go in the tank — to lose or fail badly or on purpose
- go into detail — elaborate, recount more fully
- goitrogenicity — the potential to cause goitre
- golden section — a ratio between two portions of a line, or the two dimensions of a plane figure, in which the lesser of the two is to the greater as the greater is to the sum of both: a ratio of approximately 0.618 to 1.000.
- golden thistle — Spanish oyster plant.
- gonadectomized — Having undergone gonadectomy.
- grain elevator — elevator (def 4).
- grangerisation — The act of illustrating a book with pictures taken from published sources, such as by clipping them out for one's own use.
- grangerization — The act of illustrating a book with pictures taken from published sources, such as by clipping them out for one's own use.
- granulopoietin — a hormone that promotes the production of white blood cells.
- gratuitousness — The state or characteristic of being gratuitous.
- gregorian tone — a plainsong melody
- greisenization — the process whereby granite is converted to greisen
- group genitive — (in English) a construction in which the genitive ending 's is added to an entire phrase, especially when added to a word other than the head of the noun phrase, as the woman who lives across the street's in That is the woman who lives across the street's cat or the people next-door's in The people next-door's house is for rent.
- grouse-beating — hunting for grouse by trying to drive them towards hunters using flags, sticks, and other devices
- gunstock stile — (in a door) a diminished stile having an oblique transition between the broader and narrower parts.
- haematogenesis — (physiology) The origin and development of blood.
- have it coming — Usually, haves. an individual or group that has wealth, social position, or other material benefits (contrasted with have-not).
- heart-stopping — A heart-stopping moment is one that makes you anxious or frightened because it seems that something bad is likely to happen.
- heavy nitrogen — the stable isotope of nitrogen having a mass number of 15.
- height of land — a watershed
- helminthologic — of or pertaining to helminthology
- hermit kingdom — Korea during the period, c1637–c1876, when it was cut off from contact with all countries except China.
- hogging moment — a bending moment that produces convex bending at the supports of a continuously supported beam
- homogenisation — Alternative spelling of homogenization.
- homogenization — to form by blending unlike elements; make homogeneous.
- horse vaulting — gymnastics performed on horseback
- hot gospelling — aggressive evangelizing of religious belief
- housing estate — housing development.
- housing market — property trade
- hunting season — annual period when hunting is permitted
- hydromagnetics — magnetohydrodynamics.