8-letter words containing g, i, l
- gaultier — Jean-Paul (ʒɑ̃pɔl). born 1952, French fashion designer
- gedaliah — the governor of Judah after its conquest by Babylon. II Kings 25:22–26.
- gelasius — (Giovanni de Gaeta) died 1119, Italian ecclesiastic: pope 1118–19.
- gelastic — Pertaining to laughter, used in laughing, or to be the subject of laughter.
- gelatine — a nearly transparent, faintly yellow, odorless, and almost tasteless glutinous substance obtained by boiling in water the ligaments, bones, skin, etc., of animals, and forming the basis of jellies, glues, and the like.
- gelatins — Plural form of gelatin.
- gelation — the process of gelling.
- geldings — Plural form of gelding.
- gelibolu — a peninsula in NW European Turkey, extending between the Aegean Sea and the Dardanelles. 50 miles (80 km) long.
- gelidity — The state or quality of being gelid.
- gelsolin — an actin-binding protein that modulates actin filament length and gelation, influencing cell locomotion and structure, endocytosis, etc.
- gempylid — any of several fishes of the family Gempylidae, comprising the snake mackerels.
- genially — characterized by genius.
- genitals — Synonym of genitalia.
- gentiles — Plural form of gentile.
- gentilic — Tribal or national.
- gentling — Present participle of gentle.
- geologic — of, relating to, or based on geology.
- geranial — a pale yellow, water-insoluble, liquid aldehyde, C 10 H 16 O, having a strong lemonlike odor, consisting in natural form of two isomers (citral a or geranial and citral b or neral) usually obtained from the oils of lemon and orange or synthetically: used chiefly in perfumery, flavoring, and the synthesis of vitamin A.
- geraniol — a colorless or pale-yellow terpene alcohol, C 10 H 18 O, with a geraniumlike odor, found in rose oil, soluble in alcohol and ether, insoluble in water: used in perfumes and flavors.
- germinal — being in the earliest stage of development: germinal ideas.
- germline — Those cells of an individual that have genetic material that could be passed to offspring; the source of gametes.
- get laid — have sex
- geulincx — Arnold, 1624?–69, Belgian philosopher.
- gharials — Plural form of gharial.
- ghazzali — Al- [al] /æl/ (Show IPA), 1058–1111, Arab philosopher.
- ghoulish — strangely diabolical or cruel; monstrous: a ghoulish and questionable sense of humor.
- gibelike — Like a gibe.
- gibingly — With gibes; scornfully.
- giftable — suitable for a gift.
- giftedly — In a gifted manner.
- gig mill — gig1 (def 4).
- gigaflop — gigaflops
- gigavolt — One thousand million ( 109 ) volts. Symbol: GV.
- giggling — to laugh in a silly, often high-pitched way, especially with short, repeated gasps and titters, as from juvenile or ill-concealed amusement or nervous embarrassment.
- gil blas — (Gil Blas de Santillane) a picaresque novel (1715–35) by Le Sage.
- gilberts — Plural form of gilbert.
- gildhall — (in Britain) the hall built or used by a guild or corporation for its assemblies; town hall.
- gill bar — branchial arch (def 1).
- gill box — a machine having a number of gills, used in combing.
- gill net — a curtainlike net, suspended vertically in the water, with meshes of such a size as to catch by the gills a fish that has thrust its head through.
- gillaroo — a type of brown trout
- gillette — King Camp, 1855–1932, U.S. businessman: inventor of the safety razor.
- gilthead — any of several marine fishes having gold markings, as a sparid, Sparus auratus, of the Mediterranean Sea.
- giltwood — made of wood and gilded
- gimbaled — Simple past tense and past participle of gimbal.
- gimleted — Simple past tense and past participle of gimlet.
- gin mill — a bar or saloon, especially a cheap or disreputable one.
- gingelli — gingili
- gingelly — (India) The sesame plant.