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12-letter words containing g, e, n, r, o, u

  • edulcorating — Present participle of edulcorate.
  • effiguration — a detailed and elaborate description of something
  • electron gun — a heated cathode with an associated system of electrodes and coils for producing and focusing a beam of electrons, used esp in cathode-ray tubes
  • ellenborough — Earl of, title of Edward Law. 1780–1871, British colonial administrator: governor general of India (1742–44)
  • encountering — Present participle of encounter.
  • endeavouring — Present participle of endeavour.
  • eurosterling — sterling as part of a European holding
  • excursioning — Present participle of excursion.
  • folding rule — a rule composed of light strips of wood joined by rivets so as to be foldable, all the opening and closing parts being in parallel planes.
  • forebuilding — (architecture,historical) An outer defense work of a castle used to protect the entrance to the keep.
  • foregrounded — Simple past tense and past participle of foreground.
  • four-engined — (of an aircraft) having four engines
  • fringe group — a group that is on the periphery of a larger organization because its views are more extreme than the majority
  • galeniferous — Of a mineral or deposit that contains galena.
  • generousness — The quality of being generous; generosity.
  • geraniaceous — belonging to the Geraniaceae, the geranium family of plants.
  • gerontogeous — belonging to the Old World.
  • get round to — find time
  • ginger group — the most active group within an organization, as a political party.
  • glabrousness — The quality of being glabrous.
  • glandiferous — bearing nuts or acorns
  • glenohumeral — (anatomy) Of or pertaining to the glenoid fossa and the humerus.
  • gloriousness — delightful; wonderful; completely enjoyable: to have a glorious time at the circus.
  • glucoprotein — glycoprotein.
  • glutaredoxin — (enzyme) Any of a family of small redox enzymes that use glutathione as a cofactor.
  • glyndebourne — an estate in SE England, in East Sussex: site of a famous annual festival of opera founded in 1934 by John Christie
  • go the round — to be circulated among a number of people: said of a story, rumor, etc.
  • golden syrup — treacle (def 2b).
  • golden trout — a very colorful freshwater fish, Salmo aguabonita or Oncorhynchus aguabonita, of the salmon family, native to the Sierra Nevada, having a red and orange body and golden sides.
  • good-natured — having or showing a pleasant, kindly disposition; amiable: a warm, good-natured person.
  • gorgeousness — splendid or sumptuous in appearance, coloring, etc.; magnificent: a gorgeous gown; a gorgeous sunset.
  • gourmandizer — One who gourmandizes.
  • graciousness — pleasantly kind, benevolent, and courteous.
  • graminaceous — Of, pertaining to, or resembling a grass.
  • grand coulee — a dry canyon in central Washington: cut by the Columbia River in the glacial period. 52 miles (84 km) long; over 400 feet (120 meters) deep.
  • granulocytes — Plural form of granulocyte.
  • grievousness — causing grief or great sorrow: grievous news.
  • griseofulvin — an antibiotic, C 17 H 17 ClO 6 , obtained from a species of Penicillium, used in the treatment of ringworm and other fungous infections of the skin.
  • ground alert — the state of waiting for orders in or near combat airplanes ready to take to the air at once.
  • ground cable — a heavy chain for securing permanent floating moorings, as a number of mooring buoys.
  • ground cedar — a ground pine, Lycopodium complanatum.
  • ground cover — the herbaceous plants and low shrubs in a forest, considered as a whole.
  • ground force — a military force that operates on the ground
  • ground level — ground state.
  • ground plane — (in perspective drawing) the theoretical horizontal plane receding from the picture plane to the horizon, beginning at the level of the base line.
  • ground plate — Electricity. a metal plate for making a ground connection to the earth.
  • ground rules — Usually, ground rules. basic or governing principles of conduct in any situation or field of endeavor: the ground rules of press conferences.
  • ground state — the state of least energy of a particle, as an atom, or of a system of particles.
  • ground water — the water beneath the surface of the ground, consisting largely of surface water that has seeped down: the source of water in springs and wells.
  • groundedness — the solid surface of the earth; firm or dry land: to fall to the ground.
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