12-letter words containing g, o, l, i
- lowsing time — the time at which work or school finishes; knocking-off time
- lug foresail — a gaff foresail having no boom or sometimes a partial boom.
- lugubriosity — mournful, dismal, or gloomy, especially in an affected, exaggerated, or unrelieved manner: lugubrious songs of lost love.
- lugubriously — In a lugubrious manner.
- lymphangioma — a benign tumor composed of dilated and newly formed lymph vessels.
- lyophilizing — Present participle of lyophilize.
- lysogenicity — the quality or condition of being lysogenic
- macroglossia — Enlargement or hypertrophy of the tongue.
- maginot line — a zone of heavy defensive fortifications erected by France along its eastern border in the years preceding World War II, but outflanked in 1940 when the German army attacked through Belgium.
- magnetotails — Plural form of magnetotail.
- magniloquent — speaking or expressed in a lofty or grandiose style; pompous; bombastic; boastful.
- magnoliopsid — (botany) a member of the class Magnoliopsida. Circumscription of this class will vary with the taxonomic system being used.
- malacologist — A person who studies molluscs, who specializes in malacology.
- male bonding — the process by which two or more men or boys become emotionally attached to each another
- medico-legal — pertaining to medicine and law or to forensic medicine.
- megalocardia — hypertrophy of the heart.
- megalomaniac — a person afflicted with megalomania.
- megamillions — Plural form of megamillion.
- melliphagous — (of an animal) feeding on honey
- metabolising — Present participle of metabolise.
- metabolizing — Present participle of metabolize.
- metallogenic — relating to metallogeny
- metalorganic — (chemistry) organometallic.
- metalworking — the act or technique of making metal objects.
- meteorologic — Relating to meteorology; meteorological.
- meterologist — Misspelling of meteorologist.
- metrological — the science of weights and measures.
- michelangelo — (Michelangelo Buonarroti) 1475–1564, Italian sculptor, painter, architect, and poet.
- microbiology — study of microorganisms
- microblogger — to post very short entries, as a brief update or a photo, on a blog or social media website: A lot of people were microblogging during the crisis.
- microecology — the ecology of a microhabitat.
- microfilming — Present participle of microfilm.
- microlending — the lending of very small amounts of money at low interest, especially to a start-up company or self-employed person.
- middle congo — former name of the People's Republic of the Congo.
- mind-blowing — overwhelming; astounding: Spending a week in the jungle was a mind-blowing experience.
- mindboggling — That causes the mind to boggle; that is beyond one's ability to understand or figure out; bewildering; mystifying.
- mineralogies — Plural form of mineralogy.
- mineralogist — the science or study of minerals.
- mineralogize — (intransitive) To study mineralogy by collecting and examining minerals.
- minor league — professional non-premier sports association
- minor-league — of or relating to a minor league.
- misknowledge — a misunderstanding or misconception
- missiologies — Plural form of missiology.
- missiologist — One who studies missiology.
- modularizing — to form or organize into modules, as for flexibility.
- mogul skiing — a skiing event in which skiers descend a slope which is covered in mounds of snow, making two jumps during the descent
- mole mapping — the procedure of using a digital camera to record the positions and appearances of moles on a person's body so that regular checks will detect any changes that might lead to skin cancer
- molinologist — One who studies molinology.
- mollifyingly — So as to mollify.
- moneylending — The action of lending money.