11-letter words containing g, l, o, s, e
- 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.
- genesiology — (obsolete) The study of generation (reproduction).
- genioplasty — Mentoplasty.
- genius loci — the guardian spirit of a place.
- gentlefolks — (nonstandard) gentlefolk.
- geophysical — the branch of geology that deals with the physics of the earth and its atmosphere, including oceanography, seismology, volcanology, and geomagnetism.
- geopolitics — the study or the application of the influence of political and economic geography on the politics, national power, foreign policy, etc., of a state.
- geosyncline — a portion of the earth's crust subjected to downward warping during a large span of geologic time; a geosynclinal fold.
- geotextiles — Plural form of geotextile.
- gestational — the process, state, or period of gestating.
- gestatorial — related to carrying
- ghostliness — of, characteristic of, or resembling a ghost; phantasmal; spectral.
- glamourless — Without glamour; unglamorous, mundane.
- glassblower — A person skilled in the art of glassblowing.
- glasshouses — Plural form of glasshouse.
- glassworker — a person who makes or does glasswork.
- glide slope — the angle that the glidepath of an aircraft or spacecraft makes with the horizontal.
- globefishes — Plural form of globefish.
- glory years — very great praise, honor, or distinction bestowed by common consent; renown: to win glory on the field of battle.
- glossectomy — (surgery) The surgical removal of all or part of the tongue.
- 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.
- glucosidase — (enzyme) Any enzyme that hydrolyses glucosides.
- glumiferous — having glumes
- glycogenous — of or relating to the formation of sugar in the liver.
- glycosidase — (enzyme) Any enzyme that catalyses the hydrolysis of a glycoside.
- glycosylate — (organic chemistry) To react with a sugar to form a glycoside (especially a glycoprotein).
- glyoxysomes — Plural form of glyoxysome.
- goal crease — crease1 (def 4).
- goal scorer — somebody who scores goals
- goalkeepers — Plural form of goalkeeper.
- goalscorers — Plural form of goalscorer.
- goaltenders — Plural form of goaltender.
- god help us — If you say God help us, you mean that you have negative feelings about the person or situation you are talking about.
- godlessness — The state of being godless.
- godlikeness — The quality of being godlike.
- golden rose — a gold, bejeweled ornament in the form of a rose or spray of roses, blessed and presented by the pope in recognition of service to the Holy See.
- goldfinches — Plural form of goldfinch.
- goldthreads — Plural form of goldthread.
- golf course — the ground or course over which golf is played. A standard full-scale golf course has 125 to 175 acres (51 to 71 hectares), usually with 18 holes varying from 100 to 650 yards (91 to 594 meters) in length from tee to cup.
- goose flesh — goose bumps.
- goosepimple — Alt form goose pimple.
- gospel oath — an oath sworn on the Gospels
- gospel side — (in some Protestant churches) the left side of a church, facing the altar.
- gospel song — a piece of gospel music
- grandiosely — affectedly grand or important; pompous: grandiose words.
- graptolites — Plural form of graptolite.
- grease wool — shorn fleece before it has been cleaned
- greasy pole — a pole covered with grease to make it slippery and difficult to climb, often used as entertainment