12-letter words containing g, e, n, y
- geosynclinal — Geology. pertaining to a synclinal fold that involves a relatively large part of the earth's surface.
- geosynclines — Plural form of geosyncline.
- gerontocracy — government by a council of elders.
- gerrymanders — Plural form of gerrymander.
- get anyplace — to have any success
- get anywhere — to be successful
- geyser basin — an area containing a group of geysers.
- gingerbready — Resembling or characteristic of gingerbread.
- gingivectomy — surgical removal of gum tissue.
- glimmeringly — a faint or unsteady light; glimmer.
- glisteningly — In a glistening manner.
- glitteringly — In a glittering manner.
- glossy snake — a nocturnal burrowing snake, Arizona elegans, of the western U.S. and northern Mexico, having smooth, glistening scales of tan with brown blotches.
- glycerinated — to impregnate with glycerin.
- glycogenesis — the formation of glycogen from monosaccharides in the body, especially glucose.
- glycogenetic — of or relating to the formation of sugar in the liver.
- glycogenosis — any of several inherited disorders of glycogen metabolism that result in excess accumulation of glycogen in various organs of the body.
- glycoprotein — any of a group of complex proteins, as mucin, containing a carbohydrate combined with a simple protein.
- glyndebourne — an estate in SE England, in East Sussex: site of a famous annual festival of opera founded in 1934 by John Christie
- god's plenty — an abundant or overabundant quantity.
- golden syrup — treacle (def 2b).
- golden years — the years that follow retirement from work
- granite city — a city in SW Illinois, near St. Louis, Missouri.
- granny dress — a loose-fitting, ankle-length dress, usually with long sleeves and a high collar and sometimes having flounces, ruffles, or lace trimming.
- granulocytes — Plural form of granulocyte.
- gray panther — a member of an organized group of elderly people seeking to secure or protect their rights by collective action.
- gray snapper — a snapper, Lutjanus griseus, of shallow waters off the coast of Florida, having a grayish-green body with a brown spot on each scale.
- greasy spoon — a cheap and rather unsanitary restaurant.
- great sunday — Easter Sunday.
- green monkey — a W African variety of a common guenon monkey, Cercopithecus aethiops, having greenish-brown fur and a dark face
- greengrocery — a greengrocer's shop.
- grey gurnard — a species of scorpionfish, Eutriglia gurnardus
- grey panther — a member of the generation of affluent older consumers, who regard themselves as young, active, and sociable
- groundlessly — In a groundless manner; without justification.
- grovellingly — With grovelling or self-abasement; obsequiously.
- gynaecocracy — Alternative form of gynecocracy.
- gynantherous — having the stamens converted into pistils by the action of frost, disease, or insects.
- gynecologist — a physician specializing in gynecology. Abbreviation: GYN, gyn.
- gynecomastia — abnormal enlargement of the breast in a male.
- gynodioecism — the condition of having flowers that are only female in one example of a plant and flowers that have stamens and pistils in another example of a plant of the same species
- gyromagnetic — of or relating to the magnetic properties of a rotating charged particle.
- headstrongly — In a headstrong manner.
- hearteningly — In a heartening way; cheeringly.
- heavy oxygen — either of the two stable isotopes of oxygen having mass numbers of 17 and 18.
- hedge laying — the art or practice of making or maintaining a hedge by cutting branches partway through, laying them horizontally, and pegging them in position in order to create a strong thick hedge
- hesitatingly — In a hesitating manner.
- heterodyning — Present participle of heterodyne.
- heterogynous — having females of two different kinds, one sexual and the other abortive or neuter, as ants.
- high density — floppy disk
- high-density — having a high concentration: entering a high-density market with a new product; high-density lipoprotein.