11-letter words containing g, s
- lemon grass — any of several lemon-scented grasses of the genus Cymbopogon, especially C. citratus, of tropical regions, yielding lemon-grass oil.
- lengthiness — The property of being lengthy, longness.
- lentiginose — (botany) Bearing numerous dots resembling freckles.
- lentiginous — of or relating to a lentigo.
- levoglucose — a sugar, C 6 H 12 O 6 , having several optically different forms, the common dextrorotatory form (dextroglucose, or -glucose) occurring in many fruits, animal tissues and fluids, etc., and having a sweetness about one half that of ordinary sugar, and the rare levorotatory form (levoglucose, or -glucose) not naturally occurring.
- lewis range — a mountain range in NW Montana, a front range of the N Rocky Mountains. Highest peak, Mount Cleveland, 10,466 feet (3192 meters).
- life guards — (in Britain) a cavalry regiment forming part of the ceremonial guard of the monarch.
- life-saving — a person who rescues another from danger of death, especially from drowning.
- lifecasting — The creation of a three-dimensional copy of a living body by means of molding and casting techniques.
- ligamentous — pertaining to, of the nature of, or forming a ligament.
- light horse — cavalry carrying light arms and equipment.
- light music — music for popular entertainment
- light verse — verse that is written to entertain, amuse, or please, often by the subtlety of its form rather than by its literary quality.
- lighthouses — Plural form of lighthouse.
- lightplanes — Plural form of lightplane.
- lightsomely — (archaic) In a lightsome manner.
- lightsticks — Plural form of lightstick.
- lightstruck — (of beer) Spoiled by exposure to light, which causes riboflavin to react with and break down the isohumulones.
- lightswitch — Alternative spelling of light switch.
- lightvessel — A ship equipped with a very large lamp, the ship can be positioned to warn off other ships from dangerous locations. A sort of portable lighthouse.
- lignicolous — growing or living on or in wood
- lignivorous — xylophagous.
- lignotubers — Plural form of lignotuber.
- liltingness — The property or characteristic of being lilting.
- limnologist — A specialist in limnology.
- linecasting — the casting of an entire line of type in a slug.
- linguistics — the science of language, including phonetics, phonology, morphology, syntax, semantics, pragmatics, and historical linguistics.
- lipogenesis — (biochemistry) The biochemical production of fat, especially the conversion of carbohydrate into fat so that it may be stored as a long-term source of energy when food is scarce.
- liquidising — Present participle of liquidise.
- lithogenous — of or relating to organisms, as coral, that secrete stony deposits.
- lithographs — Plural form of lithograph.
- lithologist — One who studies lithology.
- litigations — the act or process of litigating: a matter that is still in litigation.
- litigatious — (rare) litigious.
- litigiously — In a litigious manner.
- living soul — person
- livingstone — David, 1813–73, Scottish missionary and explorer in Africa.
- logan stone — rocking stone.
- loggerheads — a thick-headed or stupid person; blockhead.
- logical sum — union (def 10a).
- logicalness — according to or agreeing with the principles of logic: a logical inference.
- logistician — a person who is skilled in symbolic logic.
- logomachies — Plural form of logomachy.
- logomachist — One who starts fights about the meaning of words.
- long island — an island in SE New York: the boroughs of Brooklyn and Queens of New York City are located at its W end. 118 miles (190 km) long; 12–20 miles (19–32 km) wide; 1682 sq. mi. (4356 sq. km).
- long radius — the distance from the centre of a regular polygon to a vertex
- long splice — a splice for forming a united rope narrow enough to pass through a block, made by unlaying the ends of two ropes for a considerable distance, overlapping the strands so as to make pairs of one strand from each rope, unlaying one of each pair, twisting the other strand into its place in the united rope, and tucking the yarns of the unlaid strand separately into place.
- longanimous — Long-suffering; patient; showing self-control and restraint.
- longevities — Plural form of longevity.
- longhandles — long underwear.