12-letter words containing g, r, e, a, t, l
- lethargizing — Present participle of lethargize.
- letters page — the page in a newspaper or magazine containing letters sent to the editor by readers
- liberatingly — In a liberating manner.
- light-haired — having light-coloured hair
- lighthearted — carefree; cheerful; merry: a lighthearted laugh.
- literalizing — Present participle of literalize.
- lithographed — Simple past tense and past participle of lithograph.
- lithographer — a person who works at lithography.
- malt vinegar — acidic condiment made from malted barley
- manslaughter — Law. the unlawful killing of a human being without malice aforethought.
- matrilineage — lineal descent traced through the female line.
- meeting rail — (in a double-hung window) the rail of each sash that meets a rail of the other when the window is closed.
- melanogaster — Any of several fungi of the genus Melanogaster.
- mergenthaler — Ottmar [ot-mahr;; German awt-mahr] /ˈɒt mɑr;; German ˈɔt mɑr/ (Show IPA), 1854–99, U.S. inventor of the Linotype, born in Germany.
- metallograph — a microscope for observing the microstructure of metals.
- metallurgist — the technique or science of working or heating metals so as to give them certain desired shapes or properties.
- metalorganic — (chemistry) organometallic.
- metalworking — the act or technique of making metal objects.
- metrological — the science of weights and measures.
- mineralogist — the science or study of minerals.
- multi-garnet — A better constraint system for Garnet. Version 2.1 by Michael Sannella <[email protected]>.
- natal orange — a spiny shrub, Strychnos spinosa, of the logania family, of central and southern Africa, having yellowish-white flowers and edible, berrylike, yellow fruit.
- neutralising — Present participle of neutralise.
- neutralizing — (American spelling) alternative spelling of neutralisingt; present participle of neutralize.
- nightcrawler — An earthworm of the species Lumbricus terrestris, known for its large size and nocturnal surfacings.
- nitrogelatin — gelatin dynamite.
- nonregulated — Alternative spelling of non-regulated.
- obliterating — Present participle of obliterate.
- optical grep — vgrep
- oregon trail — a route used during the U.S. westward migrations, especially in the period from 1840 to 1860, starting in Missouri and ending in Oregon. About 2000 miles (3200 km) long.
- organoleptic — perceived by a sense organ.
- oriental rug — a rug or carpet woven usually in Asia and characterized by hand-knotted pile.
- outgeneraled — Simple past tense and past participle of outgeneral.
- outrageously — In an outrageous manner; to an outrageous degree.
- overregulate — to apply rules and regulations excessively to (something)
- panty girdle — women's control pants
- paraglossate — having paraglossae
- parting line — the line at which two closed dies or two halves of a mold meet.
- patrilineage — lineal descent traced through the male line.
- pearly gates — the entrance to heaven.
- perinatology — a field of medicine focusing on problems emerging during the perinatal period.
- petrol gauge — a gauge that indicates the amount of petrol left in the tank of a vehicle
- plate girder — an iron or steel beam built up from plates and shapes welded or riveted together, usually including a plate or plates for a web, four angle irons forming two flanges, and a pair of plates to reinforce the flanges.
- port angeles — a city in NW Washington, on the Juan de Fuca Strait.
- porto alegre — a state in S Brazil. 107,923 sq. mi. (279,520 sq. km). Capital: Pôrto Alegre.
- pre-planting — any member of the kingdom Plantae, comprising multicellular organisms that typically produce their own food from inorganic matter by the process of photosynthesis and that have more or less rigid cell walls containing cellulose, including vascular plants, mosses, liverworts, and hornworts: some classification schemes may include fungi, algae, bacteria, blue-green algae, and certain single-celled eukaryotes that have plantlike qualities, as rigid cell walls or photosynthesis.
- premalignant — occurring before a state of malignancy
- preslaughter — of the period before slaughter (of animals)
- primogenital — relating to primogeniture
- proteoglycan — a macromolecule composed of a polysaccharide joined to a polypeptide and forming the ground substance of connective tissue.