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12-letter words containing g, i, l, t, s

  • enzymologist — A specialist in enzymology.
  • epiglottises — Plural form of epiglottis.
  • epiglottitis — (pathology) Inflammation of the epiglottis.
  • epistemology — The theory of knowledge, especially with regard to its methods, validity, and scope. Epistemology is the investigation of what distinguishes justified belief from opinion.
  • escapologist — An entertainer specializing in escaping from the confinement of such things as ropes, handcuffs, and chains.
  • establishing — Present participle of establish.
  • ethnologists — Plural form of ethnologist.
  • etymologizes — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of etymologize.
  • eulogistical — Alternative form of eulogistic.
  • eurosterling — sterling as part of a European holding
  • evangelistic — Seeking to convert others to the Christian faith; missionary.
  • everlastings — Plural form of everlasting.
  • exhaustingly — In an exhausting manner.
  • exobiologist — A biologist whose speciality is exobiology.
  • fairy lights — Fairy lights are small, coloured electric lights that are hung up as decorations, for example on a Christmas tree.
  • falling star — an incandescent meteor; a shooting star.
  • farsightedly — In a farsighted manner.
  • farthingales — Plural form of farthingale.
  • farthingless — without a farthing, having no money
  • fast-flowing — water: rapid
  • fast-selling — selling quickly and in large quantities
  • festivalgoer — A person attending a festival.
  • firelighters — Plural form of firelighter.
  • fiscal agent — a person or organization serving as another's financial agent.
  • flabagasting — Present participle of flabagast.
  • flag station — a railroad station where trains stop only when a flag or other signal is displayed or when passengers are to be discharged.
  • flageoletist — Someone who plays the flageolet.
  • flagitiously — In a flagitious manner.
  • fleetingness — passing swiftly; vanishing quickly; transient; transitory: fleeting beauty; a fleeting glance.
  • flesh-eating — habitually eating flesh; carnivorous
  • flight nurse — a nurse in the U.S. Air Force who tends patients being transported by airplane.
  • flight strip — Aeronautics. a strip of cleared land used as an emergency runway for aircraft. runway.
  • flying start — a start, as in sailboat racing, in which the entrants begin moving before reaching the starting line.
  • flying visit — A flying visit is a visit that only lasts a very short time.
  • folding seat — a seat that can be folded down
  • footslogging — Present participle of footslog.
  • foresightful — care or provision for the future; provident care; prudence.
  • forestalling — Present participle of forestall.
  • foul-tasting — having a very unpleasant taste
  • fuliginosity — The condition or quality of being fuliginous; sootiness.
  • futurologist — (sometimes initial capital letter) a follower of futurism, especially an artist or writer.
  • gaff topsail — Also called fore-and-aft topsail. a jib-headed fore-and-aft sail set above a gaff.
  • gaff-topsail — Also called fore-and-aft topsail. a jib-headed fore-and-aft sail set above a gaff.
  • galactosemia — an inherited disorder characterized by the inability to metabolize galactose and requiring a galactose-free diet to avoid consequent mental retardation and eye, spleen, and liver abnormalities.
  • galactosides — Plural form of galactoside.
  • gallivanters — Plural form of gallivanter.
  • galvanotaxis — movement of an organism or any of its parts in a particular direction in response to an electric current; electrotaxis.
  • gastric mill — a gizzard in decapod crustaceans, as lobsters, crabs, and shrimps, having an arrangement of teeth and small bones for grinding food and bristles for filtering small particles.
  • gastrologist — the study of the structure, functions, and diseases of the stomach.
  • gastrulation — the formation of a gastrula.
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