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12-letter words containing g, n, o

  • analog watch — a watch that represents time by the position of hands on a dial.
  • analogically — In an analogical manner; in the manner of an analogy.
  • analogy test — a reasoning test in which the subject is required to supply the missing term in a relationship of the form “A is to B as Y is to ^^^.”.
  • anastomosing — Present participle of anastomose.
  • anchor light — a 32-point light, visible from at least two miles away, shown at night near the bow and not more than 20 feet (6 meters) above the deck of a vessel lying at anchor.
  • and counting — If you say and counting after a number or an amount of something, you mean that the number or amount is continuing to increase.
  • andragogical — the methods or techniques used to teach adults: Many educators believe that the principles of andragogy, as advanced by Malcolm Knowles, have great relevance to adult education; others are not so certain.
  • androgenesis — a type of reproduction in insects and plants involving the development of an embryo that contains only paternal chromosomes
  • androgenetic — related to androgenesis
  • androgenized — Simple past tense and past participle of androgenize.
  • androscoggin — a river flowing from NE New Hampshire through SW Maine into the Kennebec River. 171 miles (275 km) long.
  • angelo patri — Angelo [an-juh-loh] /ˈæn dʒəˌloʊ/ (Show IPA), 1877–1965, U.S. educator and writer, born in Italy.
  • angelologist — a person who studies angelology
  • angiocarpous — being or having fruit contained in a vessel such as a shell
  • angiogenesis — the induction of blood-vessel growth, often in association with a particular organ or tissue, or with a tumour
  • angiographic — relating to or using angiography
  • angiopathies — Plural form of angiopathy.
  • angiosarcoma — a rare, malignant tumour which grows rapidly in the blood vessels
  • angiostomous — having a narrow opening
  • angiotensins — Plural form of angiotensin.
  • angle of dip — to plunge (something, as a cloth or sponge) temporarily into a liquid, so as to moisten it, dye it, or cause it to take up some of the liquid: He dipped the brush into the paint bucket.
  • angle of lag — the phase difference, expressed in degrees, by which one sinusoidal function moves behind a second having the same period, as alternating current moving behind the alternating voltage.
  • angle of yaw — the acute angle between the longitudinal axis of an aircraft or spacecraft and a given reference direction, as viewed from above.
  • anglo-celtic — of or relating to an inhabitant of Australia who was or whose ancestors were born in the British Isles
  • anglo-french — of or relating to England and France
  • anglo-gallic — noting or pertaining to the coins or series of coins issued by the English kings from Henry II to Henry VIII for their French domains.
  • anglo-indian — An Anglo-Indian person is someone whose family is partly British and partly Indian.
  • anglo-norman — relating to the Norman conquerors of England, their society, or their language
  • anglophiliac — a strong admiration or enthusiasm for England, its people, and things English.
  • anglophobiac — a person with a fear or dread of England or the English
  • anguilliform — having the shape or form of an eel
  • annoyingness — causing annoyance; irritatingly bothersome: annoying delays.
  • anorexigenic — causing loss of appetite
  • anotherguess — of a different type or kind; different
  • antagonising — Present participle of antagonise.
  • antagonistic — If a person is antagonistic to someone or something, they show hatred or dislike towards them.
  • antagonizing — to make hostile or unfriendly; make an enemy or antagonist of: His speech antagonized many voters.
  • anthological — a book or other collection of selected writings by various authors, usually in the same literary form, of the same period, or on the same subject: an anthology of Elizabethan drama; an anthology of modern philosophy.
  • anthologised — Simple past tense and past participle of anthologise.
  • anthologiser — Alternative spelling of anthologizer.
  • anthologized — to compile an anthology.
  • anthologizer — an anthologist; a creator of an anthology
  • anthologizes — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of anthologize.
  • anthophagous — That feeds on flowers.
  • anthropogeny — the genesis or development of the human race, especially as a subject of scientific study.
  • anthropoglot — An animal with tongue similar to humans allowing human-like speech.
  • anthropogony — the origin of the human species
  • anthropology — Anthropology is the scientific study of people, society, and culture.
  • anti-foreign — the policy or practice of showing hostility toward foreigners, foreign customs, etc.
  • anti-smoking — opposed to or promoting the discontinuance of the smoking of tobacco: an antismoking campaign launched by a health agency.
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