9-letter words containing g, r, i, e
- genicular — of or relating to the knee
- genocider — One who commits genocide.
- geocarpic — pertaining to geocarpy
- geometric — of or relating to geometry or to the principles of geometry.
- geometrid — belonging or pertaining to the family Geometridae, comprising slender-bodied, broad-winged moths, the larvae of which are called measuring worms.
- george ii — 1683–1760, king of England 1727–60 (son of George I).
- george iv — 1762–1830, king of England 1820–30 (son of George III).
- george vi — 1895–1952, king of England 1936–1952 (second son of George V; brother of Edward VIII).
- georgiana — a female given name.
- georgical — Georgic; relating to rural affairs.
- geotropic — of, relating to, or exhibiting geotropism.
- geraldine — a female given name: derived from Gerald.
- geraniums — Plural form of geranium.
- gerbiling — Present participle of gerbil.
- geriatric — of or relating to geriatrics, old age, or aged persons.
- gericault — (Jean Louis André) Théodore [zhahn lwee ahn-drey tey-aw-dawr] /ʒɑ̃ lwi ɑ̃ˈdreɪ teɪ ɔˈdɔr/ (Show IPA), 1791–1824, French painter.
- germ line — the lineage of cells culminating in the germ cells
- germ-like — resembling a germ
- germanide — (chemistry) any binary compound of germanium and a more electropositive element.
- germanism — a usage, idiom, or other feature that is characteristic of the German language.
- germanist — a specialist in the study of German culture, literature, or linguistics.
- germanite — a mineral consisting of a complex copper arsenic sulphide containing germanium, gallium, iron, zinc, and lead: an ore of germanium and gallium
- germanium — a scarce, metallic, grayish-white element, normally tetravalent, used chiefly in transistors. Symbol: Ge; atomic weight: 72.59; atomic number: 32; specific gravity: 5.36 at 20°C.
- germanize — to adopt or cause to adopt German customs, speech, institutions, etc
- germicide — an agent for killing germs or microorganisms.
- germinals — (in the French Revolutionary calendar) the seventh month of the year, extending from March 21 to April 19.
- germinant — beginning to grow or develop; germinating.
- germinate — to begin to grow or develop.
- germiness — the state of being germy
- germiston — a city in S Transvaal, in the NE Republic of South Africa.
- gerundial — (in certain languages, as Latin) a form regularly derived from a verb and functioning as a noun, having in Latin all case forms but the nominative, as Latin dicendī gen., dicendō, dat., abl., etc., “saying.”. See also gerundive (def 1).
- gerundive — (in Latin) a verbal adjective similar to the gerund in form and noting the obligation, necessity, or worthiness of the action to be done, as legendus in Liber legendus est, “The book is worth reading.”. See also gerund (def 1).
- gesneriad — any of various, chiefly tropical plants of the gesneria family.
- gesturing — Present participle of gesture.
- get right — be correct about
- gettering — the removal of residual gas from a partial vacuum by use of a getter.
- geyserite — a variety of siliceous sinter deposited about the orifices of geysers and hot springs.
- ghastlier — Comparative form of ghastly.
- gheorghiu — Angela. born 1965, Romanian soprano: noted for her performances and recordings of Italian opera
- ghostlier — Comparative form of ghostly.
- gi series — gastrointestinal series: x-ray examination of the upper or lower gastrointestinal tract after barium sulfate is given rectally (barium enema) or orally as a contrast medium.
- gibbering — to speak inarticulately or meaninglessly.
- gibberish — meaningless or unintelligible talk or writing.
- gigahertz — one billion hertz. Abbreviation: GHz.
- gigaliter — Alternative spelling of gigalitre.
- gigalitre — A unit of volume equivalent to 109 litres (one billion [British billion] liters). Symbol: Gl.
- gigameter — Alternative spelling of gigametre.
- gigametre — (chiefly, International, British, Canada) A distance of 1,000,000 kilometres.
- gilravage — riotous festivity
- ginastera — Alberto [ahl-ber-taw] /ɑlˈbɛr tɔ/ (Show IPA), 1916–83, Argentine composer.