9-letter words containing g, l, e, i
- glucoside — any of an extensive group of compounds that yield glucose and some other substance or substances when treated with a dilute acid or decomposed by a ferment or enzyme.
- glulisine — A rapid-acting insulin analogue.
- glutamine — a crystalline amino acid, HOOCCH(NH 2)CH 2 CH 2 CONH 2 , related to glutamic acid. Symbol: Q. Abbreviation: Gln;
- glyburide — a hypoglycemic substance, C 23 H 28 ClN 3 O 5 S, used orally in the treatment of diabetes mellitus.
- glycaemia — the presence of glucose in the blood.
- glycaemic — Alternative spelling of glycemic.
- glyceride — any of a group of esters obtained from glycerol by the replacement of one, two, or three hydroxyl groups with a fatty acid: the principal constituent of adipose tissue.
- glycerine — a colorless, odorless, syrupy, sweet liquid, C 3 H 8 O 3 , usually obtained by the saponification of natural fats and oils: used for sweetening and preserving food, in the manufacture of cosmetics, perfumes, inks, and certain glues and cements, as a solvent and automobile antifreeze, and in medicine in suppositories and skin emollients.
- glycerite — a preparation of a medicinal substance dissolved in or mixed with glycerin.
- glycoside — any of the class of compounds that yield a sugar and an aglycon upon hydrolysis.
- gmelinite — a zeolitic mineral
- gnarliest — gnarled.
- gnomelike — Resembling a gnome.
- goal line — the line that bounds a goal, especially the front line.
- godliness — conforming to the laws and wishes of God; devout; pious.
- gold mine — a mine yielding gold.
- gold-mine — a mine yielding gold.
- goldfield — A district in which gold is found as a mineral.
- goldminer — a person who mines gold or works in a gold mine.
- gondolier — a person who rows or poles a gondola.
- good life — a life abounding in material comforts and luxuries.
- gooselike — Resembling or characteristic of a goose.
- goslarite — hydrated zinc sulphate
- gospelise — evangelise
- gospelize — Preach the Gospel to; convert to Christianity.
- grainless — Without grain.
- grainline — The line of the warp on a piece of fabric.
- granulite — a metamorphic rock composed of granular minerals of uniform size, as quartz, feldspar, or pyroxene, and showing a definite banding.
- granville — Earl of, Carteret, John.
- grapelice — lice that are destructive to grape plants
- grapelike — Resembling a grape or some aspect of grapes.
- grapeline — grapnel.
- grappelli — Stéphane (ˈstɛfən) 1908–97, French jazz violinist: with Django Reinhardt, he led the Quintet of the Hot Club of France between 1934 and 1939
- grasslike — That has the characteristics of grass.
- graticule — Navigation. a network of parallels and meridians on a map or chart.
- gravelike — resembling a grave
- graveling — small stones and pebbles, or a mixture of these with sand.
- green-lit — to give permission to proceed; authorize: The renovation project was green-lighted by the board of directors.
- greenline — (transitive) To ease access to services (such as banking, insurance, or healthcare) to residents in specific areas.
- greenling — any spiny-finned food fish of the genus Hexagrammos, of North Pacific coasts.
- greenmail — the practice of buying a large block of a company's stock in order to force a rise in stock prices or an offer by the company to repurchase that block of stock at an inflated price to thwart a possible takeover bid.
- grenville — George, 1712–70, British statesman: prime minister 1763–65.
- grevillea — An evergreen tree or shrub bearing conspicuous flowers that lack petals, most kinds of which are native to Australia.
- grid leak — a high-resistance device that permits excessive charges on the grid to leak off or escape.
- grillages — Plural form of grillage.
- grindelia — any of various composite plants of the genus Grindelia, comprising the gumweeds.
- grisaille — monochromatic painting in shades of gray.
- grisliest — Superlative form of grisly.
- grizzlier — Comparative form of grizzly.
- groveling — to humble oneself or act in an abject manner, as in great fear or utter servility.