12-letter words containing g, u, i, l
- flux linkage — the product of the magnetic flux and the number of turns in a given coil.
- flying lemur — either of two lemurlike mammals, Cynocephalus variegatus, of southeastern Asia and the East Indies, or C. volans, of the Philippines, having broad folds of skin on both sides of the body to aid in gliding from tree to tree: now rare.
- flying mouse — pygmy glider.
- flying squad — a trained, mobile group of police officers, business executives, labor officials, or the like, capable of performing specialized tasks whenever or wherever sent, often for use in emergencies.
- folding rule — a rule composed of light strips of wood joined by rivets so as to be foldable, all the opening and closing parts being in parallel planes.
- forebuilding — (architecture,historical) An outer defense work of a castle used to protect the entrance to the keep.
- foresightful — care or provision for the future; provident care; prudence.
- foul-tasting — having a very unpleasant taste
- four-walling — a form of distribution and exhibition, esp. of films, in which a distributor or producer rents a theater for a fixed amount, pays all advertising and operating costs, and collects all box-office receipts
- fuddling cup — an English earthenware drinking vessel of the 17th and 18th centuries, having the form of a cluster of three or more cups communicating at their bottoms in such a way that the entire vessel can be drained from any of them.
- fuliginosity — The condition or quality of being fuliginous; sootiness.
- fuliginously — In a fuliginous manner.
- full binding — a complete binding of a volume in any one material, generally leather.
- full-figured — (of a woman) having an amply proportioned or heavy body.
- fungicidally — in a fungicidal manner
- futurologist — (sometimes initial capital letter) a follower of futurism, especially an artist or writer.
- gaillard cut — an artificial cutting in the Panama Canal Zone, NW of the city of Panama: excavated for the Panama Canal. 8 miles (13 km) long.
- galeniferous — Of a mineral or deposit that contains galena.
- gallinaceous — pertaining to or resembling the domestic fowls.
- gas bacillus — any of several pathogenic bacilli, especially of the genus Clostridium, that produce gas in infected tissue.
- gas-guzzling — an automobile that has low fuel efficiency, getting relatively few miles per gallon.
- gastrulation — the formation of a gastrula.
- gelatigenous — (archaic) Producing or yielding gelatin.
- gender-fluid — noting or relating to a person whose gender identity or gender expression is not fixed and shifts over time or depending on the situation.
- geniculating — Present participle of geniculate.
- geniculation — the state of being geniculate.
- genioglossus — (anatomy) A muscle that runs from the mandible to the tongue.
- gentian blue — a purplish-blue colour
- gentilitious — relating to a gens
- genuflecting — Present participle of genuflect.
- genuflection — an act of bending the knee or touching it to the ground in reverence or worship.
- gesticulated — to make or use gestures, especially in an animated or excited manner with or instead of speech.
- gesticulates — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of gesticulate.
- gesticulator — to make or use gestures, especially in an animated or excited manner with or instead of speech.
- ghoulishness — The quality of being ghoulish.
- giant fulmar — either of two large white or brownish petrels of the genus Macronectes, of the Antarctic Ocean and adjacent seas.
- glamour girl — a girl or woman whose appearance or lifestyle is considered glamorous by popular standards.
- glandiferous — bearing nuts or acorns
- glomerulitis — inflammation of the glomeruli of the kidney.
- gloriousness — delightful; wonderful; completely enjoyable: to have a glorious time at the circus.
- glucogenesis — the production of glucose by the decomposition of glycogen or from any nonglucose precursor.
- glucoprotein — glycoprotein.
- glutaredoxin — (enzyme) Any of a family of small redox enzymes that use glutathione as a cofactor.
- glutethimide — a white, crystalline, water-insoluble powder, C 13 H 15 NO 2 , used as a hypnotic and sedative.
- gospel music — a now popularized form of impassioned rhythmic spiritual music rooted in the solo and responsive church singing of rural blacks in the American South, central to the development of rhythm and blues and of soul music.
- gourd family — the plant family Cucurbitaceae, characterized by tendril-bearing vines, either trailing or climbing and having alternate, palmately lobed leaves, often large yellow or greenish flowers, and many-seeded, fleshy fruit with a hard rind, and including the cucumber, gourd, melon, pumpkin, and squash.
- gradualistic — Of or pertaining to gradualism.
- granulations — Plural form of granulation.
- granulocytic — Of, or pertaining to, granulocytes.
- gratuitously — given, done, bestowed, or obtained without charge or payment; free; voluntary.