11-letter words containing g, u, e, n
- gainfulness — The state or quality of being gainful; profitableness.
- gametangium — an organ or body bearing gametes, as in mosses and liverworts.
- gangbusters — a law-enforcement officer who specializes in breaking up organized crime, often by forceful or sensational means.
- gas furnace — a furnace using gas as a fuel.
- gas turbine — a turbine utilizing the gaseous products of combustion.
- gauge boson — a boson that mediates the interaction between elementary particles. There are several types: photons for electromagnetic interactions, W and Z intermediate vector bosons for weak interactions, and gravitons for gravitational interactions
- gazundering — Present participle of gazunder.
- gemmulation — the process of reproduction by gemmules.
- genderfluid — Not conforming to fixed gender roles.
- genderqueer — relating to or having a gender identity that is other than male or female, is a combination of the two genders, or is on a continuum between the two genders: She identifies as genderqueer.
- geniculated — Geniculate.
- genius loci — the guardian spirit of a place.
- genouillere — jointed armour for protecting the knees
- genu valgum — knock-knee.
- genuflected — Simple past tense and past participle of genuflect.
- genuflexion — Alternative spelling of genuflection.
- genuineness — possessing the claimed or attributed character, quality, or origin; not counterfeit; authentic; real: genuine sympathy; a genuine antique.
- gesticulant — making or tending to make gestures or gesticulations: a gesticulant speaker.
- gibbousness — The quality of being gibbous.
- gigantesque — of a huge or gigantic size; of or suited to a giant.
- give ground — the quality or state of being resilient; springiness.
- gladfulness — The quality of being gladful.
- glaucescent — becoming glaucous; somewhat glaucous.
- glaucophane — a sodium-rich monoclinic mineral of the amphibole family, usually metamorphic.
- gleefulness — The state of being gleeful or joyous.
- glen burnie — a city in E central Maryland, near Baltimore.
- 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.
- glucuronide — a glycoside that yields glucuronic acid upon hydrolysis.
- glutaminase — an enzyme used to treat cancer
- glutathione — a crystalline, water-soluble peptide of glutamic acid, cysteine, and glycine, C 10 H 17 N 3 O 6 S, found in blood and in animal and plant tissues, and important in tissue oxidations and in the activation of some enzymes.
- gluten-free — (of food, a diet, etc) not containing gluten
- glycogenous — of or relating to the formation of sugar in the liver.
- go kerplunk — to make a noise when landing on or hitting the bottom of something
- goes around — to move or proceed, especially to or from something: They're going by bus.
- golden buck — a dish consisting of Welsh rabbit topped with a poached egg.
- golden bull — an edict of Charles IV, emperor of the Holy Roman Empire, issued in 1356 and in force until the extinction of the empire in 1806, in which the selection of the emperor was entrusted to seven Electors.
- golden club — an aquatic plant, Orontium aquaticum, of the arum family, native to the eastern U.S., having blue-green leaves and a clublike spadix covered with tiny yellow flowers.
- golden hour — the first hour after a serious accident, when it is crucial that the victim receives medical treatment in order to have a chance of surviving
- golden rule — a rule of ethical conduct, usually phrased “Do unto others as you would have them do unto you,” or, as in the Sermon on the Mount, “Whatsoever ye would that men should do to you, do ye even so unto them.” Matt. 7:12; Luke 6:31.
- good nature — pleasant disposition; kindly nature; amiability.
- goodnatured — Alternative spelling of good-natured.
- goosetongue — The plant sneezewort.
- gourmandise — unrestrained enjoyment of fine foods, wines, and the like.
- gourmandize — to enjoy fine food and drink, especially often and in lavish quantity.
- gouvernante — (archaic) governess.
- gouvernment — Obsolete form of government.
- gradualness — The condition of being gradual.
- granduncles — Plural form of granduncle.
- grangemouth — a port in Scotland, in Falkirk council area: now Scotland's second port, with oil refineries, shipyards, and chemical industries. Pop: 17 771 (2001)