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

  • antiallergic — An antiallergic substance prevents or relieves allergies.
  • antiandrogen — (steroid, pharmacology) Any substance that inhibits the release or the biological effects of an androgen.
  • antiestrogen — any of several major female sex hormones produced primarily by the ovarian follicles of female mammals, capable of inducing estrus, developing and maintaining secondary female sex characteristics, and preparing the uterus for the reception of a fertilized egg: used, especially in synthetic form, as a component of oral contraceptives, in certain cancer treatments, and in other therapies.
  • antigropelos — waterproof leggings used to protect against mud
  • antihydrogen — hydrogen in which the nucleus is an antiproton with an orbiting positron
  • antireligion — opposed to religion
  • apperceiving — Present participle of apperceive.
  • appertaining — to belong as a part, right, possession, attribute, etc.; pertain or relate (usually followed by to): privileges that appertain to members of the royal family.
  • appreciating — to be grateful or thankful for: They appreciated his thoughtfulness.
  • apprehending — Present participle of apprehend.
  • apprenticing — Present participle of apprentice.
  • apprentisage — Obsolete form of apprenticeage.
  • archegoniate — having archegonia
  • architecting — a person who engages in the profession of architecture.
  • area bombing — aerial bombing in which bombs are dropped over the general area of a target.
  • area manager — a manager of a business, organization, etc who has responsibility for a specific geographical area
  • arm's-length — lacking intimacy or friendliness, esp when possessing some special connection, such as previous closeness
  • arming chest — a chest for holding armor and weapons.
  • arpeggiation — the writing, playing or singing of arpeggios
  • arraignments — Plural form of arraignment.
  • arrangements — preparatory measures taken or plans made; preparations
  • arseno group — the bivalent group −As=As−.
  • ascertaining — to find out definitely; learn with certainty or assurance; determine: to ascertain the facts.
  • asking price — The asking price of something is the price which the person selling it says that they want for it, although they may accept less.
  • asparaginase — an enzyme used in treating leukaemia
  • aspiringness — the condition of being aspiring
  • asseverating — Present participle of asseverate.
  • astringently — In the manner of an astringent.
  • attenborough — Sir David. born 1926, British naturalist and broadcaster; noted esp for his TV series Life on Earth (1978), The Living Planet (1983), The Life of Birds (1998), The Life of Mammals (2002), and First Life (2010)
  • aurene glass — an iridescent American art glass colored gold and blue.
  • autochangers — Plural form of autochanger.
  • backbreaking — demanding great effort; exhausting
  • backgrounded — Simple past tense and past participle of background.
  • backgrounder — A backgrounder is a short article in a newspaper or magazine that provides background information about a particular subject.
  • badger plane — a plane for finishing rabbets or the like.
  • badger skunk — hog-nosed skunk (def 1).
  • badger-skunk — Also called badger skunk, rooter skunk. a large, naked-muzzled skunk, Conepatus mesoleucus, common in the southwestern U.S. and Mexico, having a black coat with one broad white stripe down the back and tail.
  • bag snatcher — a thief whose main tactic is to grab women's handbags and run off with them
  • ball bearing — Ball bearings are small metal balls placed between the moving parts of a machine to make the parts move smoothly.
  • balladmonger — (formerly) a seller of ballads, esp on broadsheets
  • bank charges — penalties charged by a bank to a customer, for example when the customer's account is overdrawn or if a cheque is not honoured
  • bank manager — A bank manager is someone who is in charge of a bank, or a particular branch of a bank, and who is involved in making decisions about whether or not to lend money to businesses and individuals.
  • barcalounger — a type of reclinable armchair with an extendable footrest
  • bargain sale — an event at which goods are sold at low prices, usually to clear old stocks
  • barking deer — muntjac.
  • barrel organ — A barrel organ is a large machine that plays music when you turn the handle on the side. Barrel organs used to be played in the street to entertain people.
  • base pairing — the hydrogen bonding that occurs between complementary nitrogenous bases in the two polynucleotide chains of a DNA molecule
  • base-pairing — the process of binding separate DNA sequences by base pairs.
  • baton charge — A baton charge is an attacking forward movement made by a large group of policemen carrying batons.
  • battleground — A battleground is the same as a battlefield.
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