13-letter words containing g, u, i, d, o
- disregulation — Misspelling of dysregulation.
- dna computing — (architecture) The use of DNA molecules to encode computational problems. Standard operations of molecular biology can then be used to solve some NP-hard search problems in parallel using a very large number of molecules. The exponential scaling of NP-hard problems still remains, so this method will require a huge amount of DNA to solve large problems.
- double-acting — (of a reciprocating engine, pump, etc.) having pistons accomplishing work in both directions, fluid being admitted alternately to opposite ends of the cylinders. Compare single-acting.
- double-figure — double-digit.
- drive-through — the act of driving through a specified locality or place, especially driving into a place of business, completing a transaction from one's car, and driving out: a quick drive-through of Beverly Hills; The bank has outside tellers' windows to accept deposits by drive-through.
- duck shooting — duck hunting with a gun
- ducking stool — a former instrument of punishment consisting of a chair in which an offender was tied to be plunged into water.
- duino elegies — a collection of ten poems (1923) by Rainer Maria Rilke.
- dun laoghaire — a seaport in E Republic of Ireland, near Dublin.
- dysregulation — A failure to regulate properly.
- echo sounding — the determining of depth of water by means of a device (echo sounder) that measures the time required for a sound wave to be reflected from the bottom: a similar process (echo ranging) is used to measure the distance to an underwater object
- figure-ground — a property of perception in which there is a tendency to see parts of a visual field as solid, well-defined objects standing out against a less distinct background.
- foregrounding — Present participle of foreground.
- fruiting body — an organ that produces spores; fructification.
- gheorghiu-dej — Gheorghe [gyawr-ge] /ˈgyɔr gɛ/ (Show IPA), 1901–65, Romanian statesman: premier 1952–55; president of the state council 1961–65.
- gluconic acid — a colorless, water-soluble acid, C 6 H 12 O 7 , obtained by the oxidation of glucose, used commercially in a 50-percent solution for cleaning metals.
- glucuronidase — an enzyme that catalyzes glucuronide hydrolysis
- godwin-austen — Also called Godwin Austen [god-win aw-stin] /ˈgɒd wɪn ˈɔ stɪn/ (Show IPA), Dapsang [duh p-suhng] /dəpˈsʌŋ/ (Show IPA). a mountain in N Kashmir, in the Karakoram range: second highest peak in the world. 28,250 feet (8611 meters).
- golfe du lion — French name of the Gulf of Lions.
- good gracious — Some people say good gracious or goodness gracious in order to express surprise or annoyance.
- good question — pertinent or insightful enquiry
- gourmandizers — Plural form of gourmandizer.
- gourmandizing — Present participle of gourmandize.
- grand guignol — a short drama stressing horror and sensationalism.
- grandiloquent — speaking or expressed in a lofty style, often to the point of being pompous or bombastic.
- grandiloquous — grandiloquent
- ground sluice — a trench, cut through a placer or through bedrock, through which a stream is diverted in order to dislodge and wash the gravel.
- ground-to-air — (of weapons) designed to be fired at aircraft from the ground
- groundnut oil — a mild-tasting oil extracted from peanuts and used in cooking
- gulf of sidra — a wide inlet of the Mediterranean on the N coast of Libya
- gynodioecious — having female flowers on one plant and hermaphrodite flowers on another plant of the same species.
- high-coloured — (of the complexion) deep red or purplish; florid
- high-sounding — having an impressive or pretentious sound; grand: the high-sounding titles of minor officials.
- housebuilding — The trade or activity of building houses.
- housed string — a string of a stair (housed stair) receiving the ends of the risers or treads in a series of housings.
- hunting lodge — a house or hut in the country or in the mountains where people stay on holiday when they want to go hunting
- hunting sword — a short, light saber of the 18th century, having a straight or slightly curved blade.
- hybrid vigour — the increased size, strength, etc, of a hybrid as compared to either of its parents
- indigo squill — wild hyacinth.
- liquid oxygen — a clear, pale blue liquid obtained by compressing oxygen and then cooling it below its boiling point: used chiefly as an oxidizer in liquid rocket propellants.
- lodging house — a house in which rooms are rented, especially a house other than an inn or hotel; rooming house.
- loft building — a building of several floors with large areas of unobstructed space, originally rented out for light industrial purposes and now frequently converted to residential occupancy.
- lounge lizard — a foppish man who frequents bars, cafés, hotel lounges, etc., with or in search of women.
- magnitudinous — size; extent; dimensions: to determine the magnitude of an angle.
- measuring rod — ruler, gauge, stick for measuring
- middle ground — an intermediate position, area, or recourse between two opposites or extremes; a halfway or neutral standpoint.
- middleborough — a town in SE Massachusetts.
- middlesbrough — a seaport in NE England, on the Tees estuary.
- misconfigured — Simple past tense and past participle of misconfigure.
- mourning band — a piece of black material, esp an armband, worn to indicate that the wearer is in mourning