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11-letter words containing g, l, a, r

  • margin line — an imaginary line used in making calculations regarding the flooding of hulls, running fore-and-aft 3 inches (8 cm) below the upper surface of the bulkhead deck at the side.
  • marginalise — to place in a position of marginal importance, influence, or power: the government's attempts to marginalize criticism and restore public confidence.
  • marginalism — (economics) The use of marginal analysis to solve large classes of microeconomic problems.
  • marginalist — somene who adheres to the theory of marginalism
  • marginality — pertaining to a margin.
  • marginalize — to place in a position of marginal importance, influence, or power: the government's attempts to marginalize criticism and restore public confidence.
  • marine glue — a tarlike composition for coating the seams of a planked deck after caulking.
  • mariologist — a student of Mariology.
  • marlborough — John Churchill, 1st Duke of, Churchill, John, 1st Duke of Marlborough.
  • marmalading — Present participle of marmalade.
  • marshalling — a military officer of the highest rank, as in the French and some other armies. Compare field marshal.
  • martingales — Plural form of martingale.
  • martyrology — the branch of knowledge dealing with the lives of martyrs.
  • mcgillivray — Alexander, 1759?–93, Native American chief of the Creek nation.
  • megalosaurs — Plural form of megalosaur.
  • metallurgic — the technique or science of working or heating metals so as to give them certain desired shapes or properties.
  • migrational — the process or act of migrating.
  • milligramme — Obsolete spelling of milligram.
  • mislearning — Present participle of mislearn.
  • misregulate — to control or direct by a rule, principle, method, etc.: to regulate household expenses.
  • molly-guard — /mol'ee-gard/ [University of Illinois] A shield to prevent tripping of some Big Red Switch by clumsy or ignorant hands. Originally used of the plexiglass covers improvised for the BRS on an IBM 4341 after a programmer's toddler daughter (named Molly) frobbed it twice in one day. Later generalised to covers over stop/reset switches on disk drives and networking equipment.
  • morgan hill — a town in W California.
  • mortalizing — Present participle of mortalize.
  • multangular — having many angles; polyangular.
  • multi-grain — a small, hard seed, especially the seed of a food plant such as wheat, corn, rye, oats, rice, or millet.
  • myelography — the production of myelograms.
  • narratology — The study of narrative structure.
  • natural gas — a combustible mixture of gaseous hydrocarbons that accumulates in porous sedimentary rocks, especially those yielding petroleum, consisting usually of over 80 percent methane together with minor amounts of ethane, propane, butane, nitrogen, and, sometimes, helium: used as a fuel and to make carbon black, acetylene, and synthesis gas.
  • nightwalker — a person who walks or roves about at night, especially a thief, prostitute, etc.
  • non-fragile — easily broken, shattered, or damaged; delicate; brittle; frail: a fragile ceramic container; a very fragile alliance.
  • nonallergic — not having an allergy; not sensitive to a particular antigen.
  • nongranular — not consisting of granules
  • nonintegral — not integral
  • nonoriginal — Not original.
  • nonsingular — not singular. Compare singular (def 7).
  • nonsurgical — pertaining to or involving surgery or surgeons.
  • normalising — Present participle of normalise.
  • normalizing — Present participle of normalize.
  • oil embargo — a prohibition of the trade of petroleum from one country to another
  • oligarchies — Plural form of oligarchy.
  • onslaughter — An onslaught.
  • orange lily — a bulbous lily, Lilium bulbiferum, of the mountainous regions of southern Europe, having erect, crimson-spotted, orange flowers.
  • orange peel — outer skin of an orange
  • orangeville — a town in SE Ontario, in S Canada.
  • organically — in an organic manner.
  • organizable — to form as or into a whole consisting of interdependent or coordinated parts, especially for united action: to organize a committee.
  • originalism — The principle or belief that the original intent of an author should be adhered to in later interpretations of a work.
  • originalist — One who has, or tends to have, original ideas.
  • originality — the quality or state of being original.
  • oscillogram — the record produced by the action of an oscillograph or oscilloscope.
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