12-letter words containing g, e, t, a, l, o
- granulocytes — Plural form of granulocyte.
- grapple shot — a grapnellike projectile fired from a gun and used as a hold for the end of a line in rescue operations or in kedging.
- grossularite — a mineral, calcium aluminum garnet, Ca 3 Al 2 Si 3 O 12 , occurring in gray-white to pinkish crystals.
- ground alert — the state of waiting for orders in or near combat airplanes ready to take to the air at once.
- ground plate — Electricity. a metal plate for making a ground connection to the earth.
- halogenating — Present participle of halogenate.
- halogenation — (chemistry) The reaction of a halogen with something, especially the replacement of a hydrogen atom of an organic compound with a halogen one.
- headstrongly — In a headstrong manner.
- hematologist — the study of the nature, function, and diseases of the blood and of blood-forming organs.
- hepaticology — the scientific study of bryophyte plants known as hepatics or liverworts
- hepatomegaly — an abnormal enlargement of the liver, usually associated with liver disease or heart failure.
- high voltage — high-power electricity
- high-voltage — operating on or powered by high voltage: a high-voltage generator.
- hygrothermal — (physics) Of or pertaining to both humidity and temperature.
- interrogable — capable of being interrogated
- langoustines — Plural form of langoustine.
- large-format — of or relating to a camera with an image area of 5 inches by 4 inches or more
- laryngectomy — excision of part or all of the larynx.
- lay siege to — attack
- leading note — the seventh degree of a diatonic scale; subtonic.
- leading tone — the seventh degree of a diatonic scale; subtonic.
- leaf through — one of the expanded, usually green organs borne by the stem of a plant.
- legalisation — Alternative spelling of legalization.
- legalization — to make legal; authorize.
- legislations — the act of making or enacting laws.
- legitimation — according to law; lawful: the property's legitimate owner.
- let floating — (programming) A program transformation used in functional programming to implement full laziness. E.g. the function f x = x + sqrt 4 can be expressed as f x = let t = sqrt 4 in x + t but note that t does not depend on the argument x so we can automatically transform this to t = sqrt 4 f x = x + t Making t into a global constant which need only be evaluated at most once, rather than every time f is called. The general idea is to float each subexpression as far out (toward the top level) as possible to maximise sharing.
- line voltage — the voltage supplied by a power line, measured at the point of use.
- lithographed — Simple past tense and past participle of lithograph.
- lithographer — a person who works at lithography.
- long-awaited — A long-awaited event or thing is one that someone has been waiting for for a long time.
- long-waisted — of more than average length between the shoulders and waistline; having a low waistline.
- longboat key — a narrow barrier island in the Gulf of Mexico, SW of Florida, sheltering Sarasota Bay: sports fishing.
- longicaudate — having a long posterior or tail
- longipennate — (of birds) having long slender wings or feathers
- maginot line — a zone of heavy defensive fortifications erected by France along its eastern border in the years preceding World War II, but outflanked in 1940 when the German army attacked through Belgium.
- magnetotails — Plural form of magnetotail.
- magniloquent — speaking or expressed in a lofty or grandiose style; pompous; bombastic; boastful.
- mekong delta — the delta of the Mekong River in Vietnam.
- melanogaster — Any of several fungi of the genus Melanogaster.
- metabolising — Present participle of metabolise.
- metabolizing — Present participle of metabolize.
- metallogenic — relating to metallogeny
- metallograph — a microscope for observing the microstructure of metals.
- metalorganic — (chemistry) organometallic.
- metalworking — the act or technique of making metal objects.
- metrological — the science of weights and measures.
- mineralogist — the science or study of minerals.
- multimegaton — (of a nuclear weapon) having several megatons of explosive power
- natal orange — a spiny shrub, Strychnos spinosa, of the logania family, of central and southern Africa, having yellowish-white flowers and edible, berrylike, yellow fruit.