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13-letter words containing g, s

  • gastrocnemius — the largest muscle in the calf of the leg, the action of which extends the foot, raises the heel, and assists in bending the knee.
  • gastroenteric — Gastrointestinal.
  • gastrohepatic — of, relating to, or involving the stomach and the liver.
  • gastrokinetic — (pharmacology, of a drug) Serving to increase motility of the gastrointestinal tract.
  • gastronomical — the art or science of good eating.
  • gastroparesis — (pathology) A condition, often a complication of diabetes, characterised by a delayed emptying of the stomach.
  • gastrophrenic — (anatomy) Pertaining to the stomach and diaphragm.
  • gastrorrhagia — (medical) A hemorrhage from the stomach, also known as a gastric hemorrhage.
  • gastrorrhaphy — The suture of a perforation of the stomach.
  • gastroscopist — One who carries out gastroscopy.
  • gastrostomies — Plural form of gastrostomy.
  • gefullte fish — dish of fish stuffed with various ingredients
  • geissler tube — a sealed glass tube with platinum connections at the ends, containing rarefied gas made luminous by an electrical discharge.
  • geitonogamous — of or relating to geitonogamy
  • gelandesprung — a jump, usually over an obstacle, in which one plants both poles in the snow in advance of the skis, bends close to the ground, and propels oneself chiefly by the use of the poles.
  • gelsenkirchen — a city in W Germany, in the Ruhr valley.
  • geminiflorous — having flowers arranged in pairs.
  • gemmuliferous — producing or reproducing by gemmules.
  • gene sequence — the arrangement of the nucleotides of a particular gene
  • gene splicing — recombinant DNA technology.
  • gene transfer — Biotechnology. the insertion of copies of a gene into living cells in order to induce synthesis of the gene's product: the desired gene may be microinjected directly into the cell or it may be inserted into the core of a virus by gene splicing and the virus allowed to infect the cell for replication of the gene in the cell's DNA.
  • gene-splicing — recombinant DNA technology.
  • general costs — the general expenses of running a business
  • general staff — a group of officers who are without command and whose duty is to assist high commanders in planning and carrying out orders in peace and war.
  • general store — a store, usually in a rural area, that sells a wide variety of merchandise, as clothing, food, or hardware, but is not divided into departments.
  • general synod — the governing body, under Parliament, of the Church of England, made up of the bishops and elected clerical and lay representatives
  • generalisable — Non-Oxford British standard spelling of generalizable.
  • generalissimo — the supreme commander of the armed forces.
  • generationism — the belief that some generations are superior to others
  • genital phase — the final stage of psychosexual development, in which a person achieves an affectionate, mature relationship with a sexual partner.
  • genital warts — a sexually transmitted disease caused by the human papilloma virus; the warts grow in the genital area
  • genre-busting — not conforming to established patterns, styles, etc
  • gentianaceous — belonging to the plant family Gentianaceae.
  • gentisic acid — a crystalline, water-soluble compound, C 7 H 6 O 4 , used chiefly in the form of its sodium salt as an analgesic and diaphoretic.
  • gentle-person — a person of good family and position; gentleman or lady.
  • genuflections — Plural form of genuflection.
  • geo-economics — the study or application of the influence of geography on domestic and international economics.
  • geocentricism — the belief that the earth lies at the centre of the universe
  • geodesic dome — a light, domelike structure developed by R. Buckminster Fuller to combine the properties of the tetrahedron and the sphere and consisting essentially of a grid of compression or tension members lying upon or parallel to great circles running in three directions in any given area, the typical form being the projection upon a sphere of an icosahedron, the triangular faces of which are filled with a symmetrical triangular, hexagonal, or quadrangular grid.
  • geodesic line — the shortest line lying on a given surface and connecting two given points.
  • geometricians — Plural form of geometrician.
  • geophysically — In a geophysical manner; in terms of geophysics.
  • george custer — George Armstrong [ahrm-strawng,, -strong] /ˈɑrm strɔŋ,, -strɒŋ/ (Show IPA), 1839–76, U.S. general and Indian fighter.
  • george inness — George, 1825–94, and his son George, 1854–1926, U.S. painters.
  • george w bush — Barbara (Barbara Pierce) born 1925, U.S. First Lady 1989–93 (wife of George H. W. Bush).
  • geoscientific — relating to geoscience
  • geostationary — of or relating to a satellite traveling in an orbit 22,300 miles (35,900 km) above the earth's equator: at this altitude, the satellite's period of rotation, 24 hours, matches the earth's and the satellite always remains in the same spot over the earth: geostationary orbit.
  • geostrategies — Plural form of geostrategy.
  • geostrategist — A geopolitical strategist; one concerned with the strategies of political geography.
  • geriatricians — Plural form of geriatrician.
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