12-letter words containing g, l, o, r, i, a
- frankalmoign — a form of tenure by which religious bodies held lands, esp on condition of praying for the soul of the donor
- galeniferous — Of a mineral or deposit that contains galena.
- gallows bird — a person who deserves to be hanged.
- garbological — Of or relating to garbology.
- garcia lorca — Federico [fed-uh-ree-koh;; Spanish fe-th e-ree-kaw] /ˌfɛd əˈri koʊ;; Spanish ˌfɛ ðɛˈri kɔ/ (Show IPA), 1899–1936, Spanish poet and dramatist.
- gastrologist — the study of the structure, functions, and diseases of the stomach.
- gastrulation — the formation of a gastrula.
- gelatiniform — Having the form of gelatin.
- generational — the entire body of individuals born and living at about the same time: the postwar generation.
- geocentrical — Alternative form of geocentric.
- geographical — of or relating to geography.
- germanophile — a person who is friendly toward or admires or studies Germany or German culture.
- gesticulator — to make or use gestures, especially in an animated or excited manner with or instead of speech.
- gila monster — a large, venomous lizard, Heloderma suspectum, of the southwestern U.S. and northwestern Mexico, covered with beadlike scales of yellow, orange, and black.
- gladiatorial — of or relating to gladiators or to their combats.
- gladiatorian — (dated) Of or relating to gladiators or to combat in general; gladiatorial.
- glamour girl — a girl or woman whose appearance or lifestyle is considered glamorous by popular standards.
- glandiferous — bearing nuts or acorns
- gloria patri — the short hymn “Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Ghost. As it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall be, world without end. Amen.”.
- glossarially — In the manner of a glossary.
- glutaredoxin — (enzyme) Any of a family of small redox enzymes that use glutathione as a cofactor.
- godzillagram — (networking) /god-zil'*-gram/ (From Japan's national hero and datagram) 1. A network packet that in theory is a broadcast to every machine in the universe. The typical case is an IP datagram whose destination IP address is [255.255.255.255]. Fortunately, few gateways are foolish enough to attempt to implement this case! 2. A network packet of maximum size. An IP Godzillagram has 65,536 octets. Compare super source quench.
- gold farming — the practice of selling virtual assets gained in a computer game for real money
- golden ratio — the ratio of two lengths, equal in value to (1 + √5)/2, and given by b/a = (b + a)/b; it is the reciprocal of the golden section and also equal to (1 + golden section)
- goliath frog — the largest living frog, Rana goliath, which occurs in the Congo region of Africa and can grow to a length of 30 centimetres
- gonfaloniers — Plural form of gonfalonier.
- gourd family — the plant family Cucurbitaceae, characterized by tendril-bearing vines, either trailing or climbing and having alternate, palmately lobed leaves, often large yellow or greenish flowers, and many-seeded, fleshy fruit with a hard rind, and including the cucumber, gourd, melon, pumpkin, and squash.
- gradeflation — grade inflation.
- grallatorial — belonging or pertaining to the wading birds, as the snipes, cranes, storks, and herons, many species of which have very long legs.
- gram calorie — calorie (def 1a). Abbreviation: g-cal.
- granulations — Plural form of granulation.
- granulocytic — Of, or pertaining to, granulocytes.
- graphologist — the study of handwriting, especially when regarded as an expression of the writer's character, personality, abilities, etc.
- gratuitously — given, done, bestowed, or obtained without charge or payment; free; voluntary.
- gratulations — a feeling of joy.
- gravicembalo — a harpsichord.
- gregariously — fond of the company of others; sociable.
- grossularite — a mineral, calcium aluminum garnet, Ca 3 Al 2 Si 3 O 12 , occurring in gray-white to pinkish crystals.
- gulf of riga — a large deep bay on the Baltic Sea
- haircoloring — dye or tint for the hair.
- hamartiology — the doctrine of sin in Christian theology
- hearing loss — diminished ability to hear
- helicographs — Plural form of helicograph.
- heliographed — Simple past tense and past participle of heliograph.
- heliographer — (obsolete) Photographer.
- heliographic — a device for signaling by means of a movable mirror that reflects beams of light, especially sunlight, to a distance.
- heliogravure — photoengraving.
- hydrological — the science dealing with the occurrence, circulation, distribution, and properties of the waters of the earth and its atmosphere.
- hydroplaning — a seaplane.
- hyperlogical — reasoning in accordance with the principles of logic, as a person or the mind: logical thinking.