11-letter words containing g, l, o, t
- gangliocyte — (biology) A ganglion cell.
- garbologist — the study of the material discarded by a society to learn what it reveals about social or cultural patterns.
- gastrocolic — of, relating to, or involving the stomach and colon.
- gastroliths — Plural form of gastrolith.
- gazillionth — (informal) The ordinal form of the number 'gazillion'.
- gemmologist — the science dealing with natural and artificial gemstones.
- gemmulation — the process of reproduction by gemmules.
- gemologists — Plural form of gemologist.
- genealogist — a record or account of the ancestry and descent of a person, family, group, etc.
- genioplasty — Mentoplasty.
- 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.
- gentilhomme — a gentleman
- gentlefolks — (nonstandard) gentlefolk.
- gentlewoman — a woman of good family, breeding, or social position.
- gentlewomen — Plural form of gentlewoman.
- geolocation — the process of determining the location of an electronic device, as a computer, cell phone, satellite, etc.
- geometrical — of or relating to geometry or to the principles of geometry.
- 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.
- geotactical — relating to geotaxis
- geotextiles — Plural form of geotextile.
- 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.
- gestatorial — related to carrying
- get hold of — to have or keep in the hand; keep fast; grasp: She held the purse in her right hand. He held the child's hand in his.
- ghostliness — of, characteristic of, or resembling a ghost; phantasmal; spectral.
- gigantology — the study or description of giants
- gilt bronze — ormolu (def 2).
- glaciations — Plural form of glaciation.
- glastonbury — a borough of SW England, in whose vicinity the ruins of an important Iron Age lake village have been found and to which in folklore both King Arthur and Joseph of Arimathaea have been linked, the latter as the founder of the abbey there.
- glauconitic — a greenish micaceous mineral consisting essentially of a hydrous silicate of potassium, aluminum, and iron and occurring in greensand, clays, etc.
- gliomatosis — excessive growth of neuroglia in the brain or spinal cord
- glochidiate — (botany) Having barbs.
- glomerating — Present participle of glomerate.
- glomeration — a glomerate condition; conglomeration.
- glomerulate — grouped in small, dense clusters
- gloss paint — Gloss paint is paint that forms a shiny surface when it dries.
- glossectomy — (surgery) The surgical removal of all or part of the tongue.
- glottalized — pronounced with glottal coarticulation.
- glottogonic — relating to the origin of language
- 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.
- glutinosity — The quality of being glutinous or viscous.
- glutinously — In a glutinous manner.
- glycosylate — (organic chemistry) To react with a sugar to form a glycoside (especially a glycoprotein).
- glyptograph — an engraved or carved design, as on a gem.
- glyptotheca — a space devoted to sculpture
- go critical — (of a nuclear power station or reactor) to reach a state in which a nuclear-fission chain reaction becomes self-sustaining
- 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 ill with — to be unfortunate for or unfavorable to
- go it alone — to move or proceed, especially to or from something: They're going by bus.