11-letter words containing g, l, e, n, o
- gangliocyte — (biology) A ganglion cell.
- ganglioside — any of a class of glycolipids, found chiefly in nerve ganglia, that upon hydrolysis yield sphingosine, neuraminic acid, a fatty acid, and a monosaccharide.
- gemmulation — the process of reproduction by gemmules.
- gender role — the public image of being a particular gender that a person presents to others: conventional notions of female gender roles.
- genealogies — A line of descent traced continuously from an ancestor.
- genealogist — a record or account of the ancestry and descent of a person, family, group, etc.
- genealogize — to investigate genealogy
- genesiology — (obsolete) The study of generation (reproduction).
- genioplasty — Mentoplasty.
- genius loci — the guardian spirit of a place.
- genotypical — the genetic makeup of an organism or group of organisms with reference to a single trait, set of traits, or an entire complex of traits.
- genouillere — jointed armour for protecting the knees
- gentilhomme — a gentleman
- gentlefolks — (nonstandard) gentlefolk.
- gentlewoman — a woman of good family, breeding, or social position.
- gentlewomen — Plural form of gentlewoman.
- genuflexion — Alternative spelling of genuflection.
- geolocation — the process of determining the location of an electronic device, as a computer, cell phone, satellite, etc.
- geosyncline — a portion of the earth's crust subjected to downward warping during a large span of geologic time; a geosynclinal fold.
- gerontology — the branch of science that deals with aging and the problems of aged persons.
- gerontophil — experiencing sexual attraction to old people
- gestational — the process, state, or period of gestating.
- ghostliness — of, characteristic of, or resembling a ghost; phantasmal; spectral.
- gilt bronze — ormolu (def 2).
- glaucophane — a sodium-rich monoclinic mineral of the amphibole family, usually metamorphic.
- globigerina — any marine foraminifer of the genus Globigerina, having a calcareous shell, occurring either near the surface of the sea or in the mud at the bottom.
- glomerating — Present participle of glomerate.
- glomeration — a glomerate condition; conglomeration.
- glucokinase — an enzyme, found in all living systems, that serves to catalyze the phosphorylation of gluconic acid.
- glucosamine — an aminosugar occurring in many polysaccharides of vertebrate tissue and also as the major component of chitin.
- glucuronide — a glycoside that yields glucuronic acid upon hydrolysis.
- glutathione — a crystalline, water-soluble peptide of glutamic acid, cysteine, and glycine, C 10 H 17 N 3 O 6 S, found in blood and in animal and plant tissues, and important in tissue oxidations and in the activation of some enzymes.
- glycogenous — of or relating to the formation of sugar in the liver.
- gnamma hole — a hollow in bare rock, narrow at the opening and wider at the bottom, in which water collects.
- go flatline — [Cyberpunk SF, refers to flattening of EEG traces upon brain-death] also "flatlined". 1. To die, terminate, or fail, especially irreversibly. In hacker parlance, this is used of machines only, human death being considered somewhat too serious a matter to employ jargon-jokes about. 2. To go completely quiescent; said of machines undergoing controlled shutdown. "You can suffer file damage if you shut down Unix but power off before the system has gone flatline." 3. Of a video tube, to fail by losing vertical scan, so all one sees is a bright horizontal line bisecting the screen.
- go it alone — to move or proceed, especially to or from something: They're going by bus.
- go kerplunk — to make a noise when landing on or hitting the bottom of something
- go-it-alone — to move or proceed, especially to or from something: They're going by bus.
- goalkeeping — The art of a goalkeeper.
- goaltenders — Plural form of goaltender.
- goaltending — goalkeeping.
- gobble down — eat hungrily
- godchildren — Plural form of godchild.
- godlessness — The state of being godless.
- godlikeness — The quality of being godlike.
- gold bronze — an alloy of about 90 percent copper, 5 percent zinc, 3 percent lead, and 2 percent tin.
- gold orange — an orange-yellow, slightly water-soluble powder, C 1 4 H 1 4 N 3 NaO 3 S, used chiefly as an acid-base indicator.
- goldbeating — the art or process of beating out gold into gold leaf.
- goldbergian — Rube Goldberg.
- golden ager — an elderly person, especially one who has retired.