9-letter words containing g
- acidizing — Acidizing is the injection of acid into the reservoir rock to enlarge the pore spaces and increase the flow of oil.
- acnegenic — causing or able to cause acne.
- aconcagua — a mountain in W Argentina: the highest peak in the Andes and in the W Hemisphere. Height: 6960 m (22 835 ft)
- acquiring — to come into possession or ownership of; get as one's own: to acquire property.
- acrologic — Of or pertaining to the naming of hieroglyphic symbols by the first phonetic sound of the picture they represent.
- actioning — Present participle of action.
- actuating — to incite or move to action; impel; motivate: actuated by selfish motives.
- ad agency — An ad agency is a company whose business is to create advertisements for other companies or organizations.
- adaptogen — any of various natural substances used in herbal medicine to normalize and regulate the systems of the body
- addicting — a person who is addicted to an activity, habit, or substance: a drug addict.
- addington — Henry, 1st Viscount Sidmouth. 1757–1844, British statesman; prime minister (1801–04) and Home Secretary (1812–21)
- adducting — Present participle of adduct.
- adenology — the branch of medicine dealing with the development, structure, function, and diseases of glands.
- adephagia — bulimia (def 1).
- adigranth — Granth.
- adjoining — being in contact; connected or neighbouring
- adjudging — Present participle of adjudge.
- adjusting — Alter or move (something) slightly in order to achieve the desired fit, appearance, or result.
- adlibbing — to improvise all or part of (a speech, a piece of music, etc.): to ad-lib one's lines.
- admitting — to allow to enter; grant or afford entrance to: to admit a student to college.
- adorating — Present participle of adorate.
- adoringly — to regard with the utmost esteem, love, and respect; honor.
- adsorbing — Present participle of adsorb.
- aduantage — Obsolete spelling of advantage.
- adulating — Present participle of adulate.
- advancing — to move or bring forward: The general advanced his troops to the new position.
- advantage — An advantage is something that puts you in a better position than other people.
- advergame — an online video game that promotes a particular brand, product, or marketing message by integrating it into the game.
- adverting — to remark or comment; refer (usually followed by to): He adverted briefly to the news of the day.
- aedoeagus — aedeagus.
- aegisthus — a cousin to and the murderer of Agamemnon, whose wife Clytemnestra he had seduced. He usurped the kingship of Mycenae until Orestes, Agamemnon's son, returned home and killed him
- aegrotats — Plural form of aegrotat.
- aerifying — Present participle of aerify.
- aerogenic — producing gas, as certain bacteria.
- aerograms — Plural form of aerogram.
- aerograph — a device formerly used to make descriptions of the character of the upper atmosphere
- aetheling — atheling.
- aetiology — the philosophy or study of causation
- affecting — If you describe something such as a story or a piece of music as affecting, you think it is good because it makes you feel a strong emotion, especially sadness or pity.
- affirming — to state or assert positively; maintain as true: to affirm one's loyalty to one's country; He affirmed that all was well.
- affording — to be able to do, manage, or bear without serious consequence or adverse effect: The country can't afford another drought.
- affreight — to charter (a ship) as a freight carrier.
- aftergame — a game following a previous game, often intended to reverse the fortunes of that previous game
- afterglow — The afterglow is the glow that remains after a light has gone, for example after the sun has gone down.
- afterings — the last of the milk drawn from a cow in milking, which contains the richest milk
- agalactia — absence or failure of secretion of milk
- agamemnon — a king of Mycenae who led the Greeks at the siege of Troy. On his return home he was murdered by his wife Clytemnestra and her lover Aegisthus
- agar-agar — a complex gelatinous carbohydrate obtained from seaweeds, esp those of the genus Gelidium, used as a culture medium for bacteria, a laxative, in food such as ice cream as a thickening agent (E406), etc
- agatelike — Resembling or characteristic of agate.
- agateware — ceramic ware made to resemble agate or marble