10-letter words containing g, l, e, n, o
- governable — to rule over by right of authority: to govern a nation.
- graveolent — That has a rank smell.
- green mold — blue mold (def 1).
- greencloth — the green covering of a billiard or gaming table
- greg olson — (person) President and CEO of Sendmail Inc.. Olson is an industry veteran who worked on distributed systems at Summit Systems Inc. then at Britton Lee Inc., Sybase Inc. and Integrated Systems Inc..
- groundedly — in a grounded manner, or with good justification or reason
- groundless — without rational basis: groundless fears.
- groundsels — Plural form of groundsel.
- grovelling — to humble oneself or act in an abject manner, as in great fear or utter servility.
- growliness — The state or quality of being growly.
- guillotine — a device for beheading a person by means of a heavy blade that is dropped between two posts serving as guides: widely used during the French Revolution.
- guineafowl — Alternative spelling of guinea fowl.
- gwendoline — a feminine name: dim. Gwen; var. Gwendolyn
- gynecology — the branch of medical science that deals with the health maintenance and diseases of women, especially of the reproductive organs. Abbreviation: GYN, gyn.
- gyneolatry — The adoration or worship of women.
- halogenate — to treat or combine with a halogen.
- halogenous — (chemistry)describes a compound containing a halogen as part of the molecule.
- hang loose — to let loose; free from bonds or restraint.
- hegemonial — hegemonic, controlling, dominant
- heligoland — Helgoland.
- hemiglobin — methemoglobin.
- hemoglobin — the oxygen-carrying pigment of red blood cells that gives them their red color and serves to convey oxygen to the tissues: occurs in reduced form (deoxyhemoglobin) in venous blood and in combination with oxygen (oxyhemoglobin) in arterial blood. Symbol: Hb.
- heptagonal — having seven sides or angles.
- holstering — Present participle of holster.
- hostelling — Also called youth hostel. an inexpensive, supervised lodging place for young people on bicycle trips, hikes, etc.
- hour angle — the angle, measured westward through 360°, between the celestial meridian of an observer and the hour circle of a celestial body.
- houselling — administration of the Eucharist
- ill-gotten — acquired by dishonest, improper, or evil means: ill-gotten gains.
- inglenooks — Plural form of inglenook.
- intaglioed — Simple past tense and past participle of intaglio.
- irreligion — lack of religion.
- jugal bone — (in humans) cheekbone (def 1).
- jungle rot — any cutaneous disease or condition caused or induced by a tropical climate.
- keogh plan — a pension plan for an unincorporated business entity or self-employed person.
- keylogging — the practice of using a software program or hardware device (keylogger) to record all keystrokes on a computer keyboard, either overtly as a surveillance tool or covertly as spyware: Many employers are making use of keylogging to monitor their employees' computer habits.
- kingsolver — Barbara, born 1955, U.S. novelist, short-story writer, and essayist.
- know-ledge — acquaintance with facts, truths, or principles, as from study or investigation; general erudition: knowledge of many things.
- knowledged — Simple past tense and past participle of knowledge.
- knowledges — Plural form of knowledge.
- lactogenic — stimulating lactation.
- lageniform — shaped like a flask; having an enlarged base tapering to a narrow neck.
- lagerphone — (Australia) A generally homemade percussion instrument consisting of crown cap beer bottle tops loosely nailed to a pole (often a broom handle) and a board mounted cross-ways on the pole (the head of the broom), and played by striking the pole on the ground or with a stick, by drawing the serrated stick across the pole, or by shaking the instrument. (From 1952.).
- langoustes — Plural form of langouste.
- lanuginose — covered with lanugo, or soft, downy hairs.
- leamington — a city in Warwickshire, central England: health resort.
- legionaire — Misspelling of legionnaire.
- legionella — a genus of rod- or coccus-shaped aerobic Gram-negative bacteria, certain species of which, as L. pneumophila, produce legionnaires' disease.
- legoglobin — leghemoglobin.
- leguminous — pertaining to, of the nature of, or bearing legumes.
- lemongrass — A fragrant tropical grass that yields an oil that smells lemon. It is widely used in Asian cooking and in perfumery and medicine.