6-letter words containing i, g, l
- leglin — a milk pail
- leguia — Augusto Bernardino [ou-goos-taw ber-nahr-th ee-naw] /aʊˈgus tɔ ˌbɛr nɑrˈði nɔ/ (Show IPA), 1863–1932, president of Peru 1908–12, 1919–30.
- lehigh — a river in E Pennsylvania, flowing SW and SE into the Delaware River. 103 miles (165 km) long.
- lgbtiq — relating to lesbians, gays, bisexuals, transgenders, intersexes, and queers (or those questioning their gender identity or sexual orientation).
- liebig — Justus [yoo s-too s] /ˈyʊs tʊs/ (Show IPA), Baron von [fuh n] /fən/ (Show IPA), 1803–73, German chemist.
- lieges — Plural form of liege.
- lieing — Misspelling of lying.
- ligand — Biochemistry. a molecule, as an antibody, hormone, or drug, that binds to a receptor.
- ligans — lagan.
- ligase — any of a class of enzymes that catalyze the joining of two molecules by formation of a covalent bond accompanied by the hydrolysis of ATP.
- ligate — to bind with or as if with a ligature; tie up (a bleeding artery or the like).
- ligers — Plural form of liger.
- ligeti — György Sándor [jawr-jee shahn-dawr,, dyawr-] /ˈdʒɔr dʒi ˈʃɑn dɔr,, ˈdyɔr-/ (Show IPA), 1923–2006, Austrian composer, born in Hungary.
- ligged — Simple past tense and past participle of lig.
- ligger — The horizontal timber of a scaffolding; a ledger.
- lights — a light product, as a beer or cigarette.
- lighty — (obsolete) illuminated.
- lignan — (organic chemistry) Any of a class of phenylpropanoid (propylbenzene) type of molecules found in essentially all plants, generally dimeric or higher order, and produced by secondary metabolic pathways branching off of aromatic amino acid biosynthesis, in some cases having associated antioxidant or estrogenic (phytoestrogenic) activities; having in common with lignin the phenylpropanoid monomers, where lignin is a random oxidative polymerization of the same.
- ligni- — indicating wood
- lignin — Botany. an organic substance that, with cellulose, forms the chief part of woody tissue.
- ligsam — Alternative form of ligan.
- ligula — Botany, Zoology. a tonguelike or strap-shaped part or organ.
- ligule — a thin, membranous outgrowth from the base of the blade of most grasses.
- ligure — a precious stone, probably the jacinth. Ex. 28:19.
- liking — Usually, likes. the things a person likes: a long list of likes and dislikes.
- liming — Present participle of lime.
- linage — the number of printed lines, especially agate lines covered by a magazine article, newspaper advertisement, etc.
- lingam — Sanskrit Grammar. the masculine gender.
- lingel — (obsolete) A shoemaker's thread.
- linger — to remain or stay on in a place longer than is usual or expected, as if from reluctance to leave: We lingered awhile after the party.
- linget — An ingot; a lingot.
- lingle — Alternative form of lingel.
- lingoe — a metal weight attached to the cords of a Jacquard harness, for lowering the warp threads after they have been raised and for keeping the harness cords taut.
- lingol — LINguistics Oriented Language. Natural language processing.
- lingos — Plural form of lingo.
- lingot — A linget or ingot.
- lingua — the tongue or a part like a tongue.
- lining — a thickness of glue, as between two veneers in a sheet of plywood.
- lisgar — Sir John Young, 1807–76, Canadian political leader: governor general 1869–72.
- liting — Present participle of lite.
- living — having life; being alive; not dead: living persons.
- lobing — the formation of and division into lobes
- log in — the act of logging in to a database, mobile device, or computer, especially a multiuser computer or a remote or networked computer system.
- loggia — a gallery or arcade open to the air on at least one side.
- loggie — a gallery or arcade open to the air on at least one side.
- logics — Plural form of logic.
- logily — in a sluggish, heavy manner
- logins — Plural form of login.
- logion — a traditional saying or maxim, as of a religious teacher.
- loligo — a member of a genus of squids, formerly a generic name for all squid