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13-letter words containing i, g, l, a

  • graphic algol — (language)   A extension of ALGOL 60 for real-time generation of shaded perspective pictures.
  • graphic novel — a novel in the form of comic strips.
  • graphitizable — (chemistry, of carbon) Able to be converted to graphite.
  • graphological — Relating to graphology.
  • graticulation — the division of a design, plan, etc into squares in order to improve the accuracy of enlargement or reduction
  • gravel-voiced — speaking in a rough and rasping tone
  • gravitational — Physics. the force of attraction between any two masses. Compare law of gravitation. an act or process caused by this force.
  • gravity clock — a clock driven by its own weight as it descends a rack, cord, incline, etc.
  • gravity fault — a fault along an inclined plane in which the upper side or hanging wall appears to have moved downward with respect to the lower side or footwall (opposed to reverse fault).
  • gravity scale — a scale giving the relative density of fluids
  • gray squirrel — a common, grayish squirrel, Sciurus carolinensis, of eastern North America.
  • grease nipple — a metal nipple designed to engage with a grease gun for injecting grease into a bearing, etc
  • grease pencil — a pencil of pigment and compressed grease encased in a spiral paper strip that can be partially unwound to expose a new point and used especially for writing on glossy surfaces.
  • great calorie — calorie (sense 2)
  • great council — (in Norman England) an assembly composed of the king's tenants in chief that served as the principal council of the realm and replaced the witenagemot.
  • great lobelia — a North American plant, Lobelia siphilitica, having long, showy clusters of blue flowers.
  • greek revival — a style of architecture, furnishings, and decoration prevalent in the U.S. and in parts of Europe in the first half of the 19th century, characterized by a more or less close imitation of ancient Greek designs and ornamented motifs.
  • grylloblattid — a primitive insect of the order Grylloblattidea, having a soft, unpigmented wingless body with long antennae and no eyes, living under stones in moderately high mountains of the western U.S., Japan, and the U.S.S.R.
  • guanylic acid — GMP.
  • gubernatorial — of or relating to a state governor or the office of state governor.
  • guerrilla gig — an impromptu musical performance in an unlikely public space, such as an underground train or on the roof of a building, organized by text-message communication between the band and its fans
  • guerrilla war — a war between an established army and a guerrilla group
  • gulf of sidra — a wide inlet of the Mediterranean on the N coast of Libya
  • gymnastically — In a gymnastic manner.
  • gynaecologist — (UK, Canada, dated in US) A physician who specialises in diseases of the female reproductive system.
  • gynecological — the branch of medical science that deals with the health maintenance and diseases of women, especially of the reproductive organs. Abbreviation: GYN, gyn.
  • h and l hinge — a surface-mounted hinge that when applied resembles H and L combined.
  • haematologist — A scientist, usually a medical doctor, who specializes in haematology.
  • hairsplitting — the making of unnecessarily fine distinctions.
  • half coupling — a flange fixed at the end of each of the two shafts that are connected in a flange coupling
  • half mourning — a mourning garb less somber than deep mourning, usually following a period of deep mourning.
  • half-digested — to convert (food) in the alimentary canal into absorbable form for assimilation into the system.
  • half-integral — noting or pertaining to a fractional number obtained by dividing an odd integer by two, as 1/2.
  • half-mourning — a mourning garb less somber than deep mourning, usually following a period of deep mourning.
  • hallucinating — Present participle of hallucinate.
  • hallucinogens — Plural form of hallucinogen.
  • hand in glove — the terminal, prehensile part of the upper limb in humans and other primates, consisting of the wrist, metacarpal area, fingers, and thumb.
  • hand-in-glove — the terminal, prehensile part of the upper limb in humans and other primates, consisting of the wrist, metacarpal area, fingers, and thumb.
  • hanging plant — a plant that grows downwards or hangs, often from a hanging basket or a high surface
  • hanging stile — the stile of a door, shutter, etc., by which it is hung.
  • hard feelings — Hard feelings are feelings of anger or bitterness towards someone who you have had an argument with or who has upset you. If you say 'no hard feelings', you are making an agreement with someone not to be angry or bitter about something.
  • harlequin bug — a black stink bug, Murgantia histrionica, having red and yellow markings, that feeds on cabbages and other cruciferous plants.
  • hazard lights — Usually, hazard lights. an indicator light on a vehicle that flashes to warn that it is unexpectedly slowing down, reversing, or not moving.
  • health-giving — conducive to health; salutary
  • heating plant — a building or facility containing a boiler or furnace that provides heat to a building or a number of buildings
  • heavy lifting — hard work: A team of researchers did the heavy lifting for the author.
  • heilong jiang — Amur.
  • heli-boarding — the sport of snowboarding on mountains or glaciers accessible only by helicopter or skiplane
  • heliographing — Present participle of heliograph.
  • hellgrammites — Plural form of hellgrammite (Alternative spelling of hellgramites).
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