9-letter words containing g, u, n
- groundhog — woodchuck.
- grounding — the solid surface of the earth; firm or dry land: to fall to the ground.
- groundman — a groundsman
- groundnut — Also called wild bean, potato bean. a twining, North American plant, Apios americana (or A. tuberosa), of the legume family, having clusters of fragrant brownish flowers and an edible tuber.
- groundout — a play in which a batter is put out at first base after hitting a ground ball to the infield.
- groundsel — groundsill.
- groupings — Plural form of grouping.
- grubbling — Present participle of grubble.
- gruelling — exhausting; very tiring; arduously severe: the grueling Boston marathon.
- gruenberg — Louis, 1884–1964, U.S. pianist and composer, born in Russia.
- gruffness — low and harsh; hoarse: a gruff voice.
- grumbling — to murmur or mutter in discontent; complain sullenly.
- grundyism — a prudish adherence to conventionality, especially in personal behavior.
- grunewald — Mathias [mah-tee-ahs] /mɑˈti ɑs/ (Show IPA), (Mathias Neithardt-Gothardt) c1470–1528, German painter and architect.
- grunitsky — Nicolas, 1913–69, African statesman: president of the Republic of Togo 1963–67.
- gruntling — A young hog or pig.
- gruntwork — Alternative spelling of grunt work.
- guamanian — an island, belonging to the U.S., in the N Pacific, E of the Philippines: the largest of the Marianas group; U.S. naval station. 206 sq. mi. (535 sq. km). Capital: Agaña. Abbreviation: GU (for use with zip code).
- guanabana — soursop.
- guanabara — a state in SE Brazil. 452 sq. mi. (1170 sq. km). Capital: Rio de Janeiro.
- guanadrel — a substance, C 20 H 40 N 6 O 8 S, used as an antihypertensive.
- guanazolo — a synthetic form of guanine that is used to inhibit the growth of tumours
- guangdong — a province in SE China. 89,344 sq. mi. (231,401 sq. km). Capital: Canton.
- guangzhou — Canton.
- guanidine — a colorless, crystalline, strongly alkaline, water-soluble solid, CH 5 N 3 , used chiefly in the manufacture of plastics, resins, rubber accelerators, and explosives.
- guanodine — (biochemistry, genetics) any of the three nucleotides guanosine monophosphate, guanosine diphosphate and guanosine triphosphate.
- guanosine — a ribonucleoside component of ribonucleic acid, comprising ribose and guanine.
- guanylate — (biochemistry) any salt or ester of guanylic acid; the salts are used as flavour enhancers.
- guarantee — a promise or assurance, especially one in writing, that something is of specified quality, content, benefit, etc., or that it will perform satisfactorily for a given length of time: a money-back guarantee.
- guarantor — a person, group, system, etc., that guarantees.
- guard pin — (in a lever escapement) a pin on the lever, meeting the safety roller in such a way as to prevent the lever from overbanking.
- guardians — Plural form of guardian.
- guardsman — a person who acts as a guard.
- guardsmen — Plural form of guardsman.
- guberniya — (in the Soviet Union) an administrative division of the volosts, smaller than a district.
- guenevere — a female given name: from a Welsh word meaning “white, fair.”.
- guernseys — Plural form of guernsey.
- guffawing — Present participle of guffaw.
- guidances — the act or function of guiding; leadership; direction.
- guideline — any guide or indication of a future course of action: guidelines on the government's future policy.
- guildsman — a member of a guild.
- guildsmen — a member of a guild.
- guillemin — Roger (Charles Louis) [roj-er chahrlz loo-ee;; French raw-zhey sharl lwee] /ˈrɒdʒ ər tʃɑrlz ˈlu i;; French rɔˈʒeɪ ʃarl lwi/ (Show IPA), born 1924, U.S. physiologist, born in France: Nobel Prize in Medicine 1977.
- guineapig — Alternative spelling of guinea pig.
- guinevere — Arthurian Romance. wife of King Arthur and mistress of Lancelot.
- gull wing — an aircraft wing having a short upward-sloping inner section and a longer horizontal outer section
- gull-wing — (of an automobile door) hinged at the top and opening upward.
- gulp down — food, drink: swallow quickly
- gum plant — gumweed.
- gum print — a print made by the gum bichromate process.