12-letter words containing g, i, t, c
- glaciologist — glacialist.
- glacis plate — the frontal plate armour on a tank
- glossematics — a school of linguistic analysis developed by Louis Hjelmslev (1899–1965) in Copenhagen in the 1930s based on the study of the distribution of glossemes.
- glucoprotein — glycoprotein.
- glycerinated — to impregnate with glycerin.
- glycogenetic — of or relating to the formation of sugar in the liver.
- glycopeptide — any of a group of complex proteins, as mucin, containing a carbohydrate combined with a simple protein.
- glycoprotein — any of a group of complex proteins, as mucin, containing a carbohydrate combined with a simple protein.
- gnotobiotics — the study of organisms living in germ-free conditions or when inoculated with known microorganisms
- go ballistic — of or relating to ballistics.
- go to pieces — a separate or limited portion or quantity of something: a piece of land; a piece of chocolate.
- gonadotropic — pertaining to substances formed in the anterior pituitary gland that affect the activity of the ovary or testis.
- gothic armor — white armor of the 15th century, marked especially by much fluting and ornamentation.
- gradualistic — Of or pertaining to gradualism.
- grammaticise — to make grammatical
- grammaticism — a point or principle of grammar.
- grammaticize — (transitive) To render grammatical.
- granite city — a city in SW Illinois, near St. Louis, Missouri.
- granulocytic — Of, or pertaining to, granulocytes.
- graphic arts — any of the fine or applied visual arts based on drawing or the use of line, as opposed to colour or relief, on a plane surface, esp illustration and printmaking of all kinds
- gravity cell — a cell containing two electrolytes that have different specific gravities.
- gray catbird — any of several American or Australian birds having catlike cries, especially Dumetella carolinensis (gray catbird) of North America.
- great circle — a circle on a spherical surface such that the plane containing the circle passes through the center of the sphere. Compare small circle.
- great schism — a period of division in the Roman Catholic Church, 1378–1417, over papal succession, during which there were two, or sometimes three, claimants to the papal office.
- grid circuit — that part of a circuit that contains the cathode and the grid of a vacuum tube.
- grid current — the current that moves within the vacuum tube from the grid to the cathode.
- guide center — a command to a marching formation to align itself behind a guide marching at the head of the formation.
- gut instinct — an instinctive feeling, as opposed to an opinion or idea based on facts
- gut reaction — instinctive response
- gut-churning — nerve-wracking
- gutwrenching — Alternative spelling of gut-wrenching.
- gynecologist — a physician specializing in gynecology. Abbreviation: GYN, gyn.
- gynecomastia — abnormal enlargement of the breast in a male.
- gyromagnetic — of or relating to the magnetic properties of a rotating charged particle.
- handcrafting — Present participle of handcraft.
- hegemonistic — the policy or practice of hegemony to serve national interests.
- hemstitching — Present participle of hemstitch.
- hepaticology — the scientific study of bryophyte plants known as hepatics or liverworts
- herpetologic — Alternative form of herpetological.
- high concept — a simple and often striking idea or premise, as of a story or film, that lends itself to easy promotion and marketing.
- high country — a mountainous area below the timberline; a forested mountain area.
- high society — society (def 9).
- high-context — preferring to communicate in person, rather than by electronic methods such as email
- high-pitched — Music. played or sung at a high pitch.
- histographic — a treatise on or description of organic tissues.
- histological — the branch of biology dealing with the study of tissues.
- homo-zygotic — having identical pairs of genes for any given pair of hereditary characteristics.
- hovering act — an act forbidding or restricting the loitering of foreign or domestic vessels within the prescribed limits of a coastal nation.
- hucksterings — Plural form of huckstering.
- hunting case — a watchcase with a hinged cover to protect the crystal.