11-letter words containing g, s
- glaringness — The quality of being glaring.
- glass block — a translucent, hollow or solid block of glass for glazing openings or constructing partitions, usually square on the face, with the outer surfaces treated in any of various ways.
- glass fiber — Glass fiber is another name for fiberglass.
- glass fibre — Glass fibre is another name for fibreglass.
- glass maker — the art of making glass or glassware.
- glass snake — any limbless, snakelike lizard of the genus Ophisaurus, inhabiting the eastern U.S., Europe, and Asia, having external ear openings and the ability to regenerate its long, fragile tail.
- glass-faced — having the front or outer surfaces covered with glass.
- glass-maker — the art of making glass or glassware.
- glassblower — A person skilled in the art of glassblowing.
- glasscutter — a small hand tool that is specially designed for cutting sheets of glass, having a cutting wheel of steel or tungsten carbide and notches for snapping the glass
- glasshouses — Plural form of glasshouse.
- glassmakers — Plural form of glassmaker.
- glassmaking — the art of making glass or glassware.
- glassworker — a person who makes or does glasswork.
- glassy-eyed — having a dull, dazed, or uncomprehending expression; staring fixedly.
- 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.
- glaucescent — becoming glaucous; somewhat glaucous.
- gleefulness — The state of being gleeful or joyous.
- glens falls — a city in E New York, on the Hudson River.
- glide slope — the angle that the glidepath of an aircraft or spacecraft makes with the horizontal.
- glimmerings — Plural form of glimmering.
- gliomatosis — excessive growth of neuroglia in the brain or spinal cord
- globalising — Present participle of globalise.
- globefishes — Plural form of globefish.
- glory years — very great praise, honor, or distinction bestowed by common consent; renown: to win glory on the field of battle.
- 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.
- glossodynia — a condition characterized by a burning or tingling mouth region
- glossolalia — incomprehensible speech in an imaginary language, sometimes occurring in a trance state, an episode of religious ecstasy, or schizophrenia.
- glucokinase — an enzyme, found in all living systems, that serves to catalyze the phosphorylation of gluconic acid.
- glucosamine — an aminosugar occurring in many polysaccharides of vertebrate tissue and also as the major component of chitin.
- glucosidase — (enzyme) Any enzyme that hydrolyses glucosides.
- glumiferous — having glumes
- glutaminase — an enzyme used to treat cancer
- glutinosity — The quality of being glutinous or viscous.
- glutinously — In a glutinous manner.
- glycogenous — of or relating to the formation of sugar in the liver.
- glycolipids — Plural form of glycolipid.
- glycosidase — (enzyme) Any enzyme that catalyses the hydrolysis of a glycoside.
- glycosylate — (organic chemistry) To react with a sugar to form a glycoside (especially a glycoprotein).
- glyoxysomes — Plural form of glyoxysome.
- gnat's piss — a very weak-tasting and unappetizing drink
- gnathostome — (zoology) Any vertebrate with jaws, including amphibians, reptiles, mammals, and most modern fish.
- gnetophytes — Plural form of gnetophyte.
- gnotobiosis — an environmental condition in which germfree animals have been inoculated with strains of known microorganisms.
- go straight — without a bend, angle, or curve; not curved; direct: a straight path.
- go to grass — to graze
- go to press — When a newspaper or magazine goes to press, it starts being printed.
- go to smash — to become smashed, broken, or ruined
- go to waste — to consume, spend, or employ uselessly or without adequate return; use to no avail or profit; squander: to waste money; to waste words.