11-letter words containing g
- acute angle — an angle that is less than 90°
- ad campaign — An ad campaign is a planned series of advertisements.
- adaptogenic — acting to normalize and regulate the systems of the body
- addictingly — In an addicting manner.
- adenomegaly — (pathology) The enlargement of a gland, especially those of the neck.
- adjudgement — the act of adjudging
- admeasuring — Present participle of admeasure.
- admonishing — to caution, advise, or counsel against something.
- adoxography — Fine writing on a minor or trivial subject.
- adumbrating — Present participle of adumbrate.
- advantaging — Present participle of advantage.
- adventuring — the act of doing adventurous things or having adventures
- advergaming — a method of interactive marketing in which free downloadable computer games appear on websites (often as pop-ups) to advertise a company or product
- advertising — Advertising is the activity of creating advertisements and making sure people see them.
- advertizing — the act or practice of calling public attention to one's product, service, need, etc., especially by paid announcements in newspapers and magazines, over radio or television, on billboards, etc.: to get more customers by advertising.
- aegospotami — a river of ancient Thrace that flowed into the Hellespont. At its mouth the Spartan fleet under Lysander defeated the Athenians in 405 bc, ending the Peloponnesian War
- aero engine — an engine for powering an aircraft
- aerobiology — the study of airborne organisms, spores, etc
- aerobraking — the use of aerodynamic braking in extremely low-density atmospheres in space at hypersonic Mach numbers
- aetiologies — Plural form of aetiology.
- affectingly — In a manner so as to affect.
- affiliating — Present participle of affiliate.
- affirmingly — in an affirming or asserting manner
- afforesting — Present participle of afforest.
- affrightful — causing fright or alarm
- affrighting — Present participle of affright.
- afghanistan — a republic in central Asia: became independent in 1919; occupied by Soviet troops, 1979–89; controlled by mujaheddin forces from 1992 until 1996 when Taliban forces seized power; in the US-led 'war on terror' (2001) the Taliban were overthrown although their insurgency continues; generally arid and mountainous, with the Hindu Kush range rising over 7500 m (25 000 ft) and fertile valleys of the Amu Darya, Helmand, and Kabul Rivers. Official languages: Pashto and Dari (Persian), Tajik also widely spoken. Religion: Muslim. Currency: afghani. Capital: Kabul. Pop: 31 108 077 (2013 est). Area: 657 500 sq km (250 000 sq miles)
- aftergrowth — any secondary growth of a crop after harvesting
- afterimages — Plural form of afterimage.
- aga khan iv — Prince Karim (kəˈriːm). born 1936, spiritual leader of the Ismaili sect of Muslims from 1957
- agamospermy — formation of seeds in the absence of fertilization; a form of apomixis
- agapetus ii — died a.d. 955, Italian ecclesiastic: pope 946–955.
- agaric acid — a white, microcrystalline, water-soluble powder, C 22 H 40 O 7 : formerly used in medicine to stop excessive perspiration.
- agastrophus — a son of Paeon who was slain by Diomedes.
- agathodemon — Alternative spelling of agathodaemon.
- agelasimine — (organic compound) Any of various adenine-related bicyclic diterpenoids isolated from the orange sponge Agelas mauritania, structurally related to the agelasines.
- agelessness — The state or quality of being ageless.
- agency shop — a contract arrangement between an employer and the union representing the majority of employees, which requires those who do not wish to be members to pay the union a fee equivalent to union dues
- agglomerate — to form or be formed into a mass or cluster; collect
- agglutinant — sticking together; adhesive
- agglutinate — to adhere or cause to adhere, as with glue
- agglutinins — Plural form of agglutinin.
- aggradation — to raise the grade or level of (a river valley, a stream bed, etc.) by depositing detritus, sediment, or the like.
- aggrandised — Simple past tense and past participle of aggrandise.
- aggrandized — Simple past tense and past participle of aggrandize.
- aggrandizer — One who makes great or aggrandizes.
- aggrandizes — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of aggrandize.
- aggravating — causing or full of aggravation: I've had an aggravating day.
- aggravation — the act of aggravating, or making worse, or the condition of being aggravated
- aggravative — Tending to aggravate.