11-letter words containing i, g, n, e, o
- guinea corn — durra.
- guinea fowl — any of several African, gallinaceous birds of the subfamily Numidinae, especially a common species, Numida meleagris, that has a bony casque on the head and dark gray plumage spotted with white and that is now domesticated and raised for its flesh and eggs.
- guinea worm — a long, slender roundworm, Dracunculus medinensis, parasitic under the skin of humans and animals, common in parts of India and Africa.
- gum benzoin — Also called gum benjamin, gum benzoin. a reddish-brown, aromatic balsamic resin occurring in almondlike fragments and having a vanillalike odor, obtained from trees of the genus Styrax, especially S. benzoin, of Java, Sumatra, etc.: used in the manufacture of perfume and cosmetics and in medicine internally as an expectorant and externally as an antiseptic.
- gynecologic — the branch of medical science that deals with the health maintenance and diseases of women, especially of the reproductive organs. Abbreviation: GYN, gyn.
- gynocentric — Centered on or concerned exclusively with women; taking a female (or specifically a feminist) point of view.
- gynogenesis — a type of reproduction by parthenogenesis that requires stimulation by a sperm to activate the egg into development but occurs without fusion of sperm and egg nuclei.
- gynogenetic — relating to gynogenesis
- gynostegium — a specialized caplike mass of tissue covering a gynoecium.
- gynostemium — the united stamens and pistil of an orchid.
- haemangioma — Alternative spelling of hemangioma.
- haemoglobin — (protein) alternative spelling of hemoglobin.
- heading dog — a dog that heads off a flock of sheep or a single sheep
- hearing dog — a dog that has been trained to alert a hearing-impaired person to sounds, as a telephone ringing or dangerous noises.
- heavy going — a soft and muddy surface to race on
- hectoringly — So as to hector or bully.
- hegemonical — having hegemony, or dominance: the ruling party's hegemonic control of all facets of society.
- helsingborg — a port in SW Sweden, on the Sound opposite Helsingør, Denmark: changed hands several times between Denmark and Sweden, finally becoming Swedish in 1710; shipbuilding. Pop: 121 097 (2004 est)
- hercegovina — Herzegovina.
- herding dog — one of any of several breeds of dogs used originally for herding livestock, including the Belgian sheepdog, collie, German shepherd, and Old English sheepdog.
- herringbone — a pattern consisting of adjoining vertical rows of slanting lines, any two contiguous lines forming either a V or an inverted V , used in masonry, textiles, embroidery, etc.
- herzegovina — a historic region in SE Europe: a former Turkish province; a part of Austria-Hungary 1878–1914; now part of Bosnia and Herzegovina.
- heterogenic — of, relating to, or characterized by heterogenesis.
- heterogonic — exhibiting allometry
- high season — period of greatest activity
- high-income — of or relating to those with a larger income than the average.
- high-octane — noting a gasoline with a relatively high octane number, characterized by high efficiency and freedom from knock.
- hinge joint — ginglymus.
- hodgenville — a town in central Kentucky: birthplace of Abraham Lincoln.
- hoggishness — The quality of being hoggish.
- holding-pen — a tank for the temporary storage of a substance.
- home baking — such things as bread, cakes and biscuits that are baked at home
- home-buying — the purchase of a house or flat
- home-loving — fond of one's home
- homecomings — Plural form of homecoming.
- homeporting — Present participle of homeport.
- homeshoring — A migration of service employees from the office to the home, where such homes have proper communications equipment.
- homeworking — Working from home, especially when in electronic contact with a central office.
- homogeneity — composition from like parts, elements, or characteristics; state or quality of being homogeneous.
- homogenesis — reproduction in which the offspring resemble the parents and undergo the same cycle of development.
- homogenetic — pertaining to or characterized by homogenesis.
- homogenised — to form by blending unlike elements; make homogeneous.
- homogenized — Simple past tense and past participle of homogenize.
- homogenizer — to form by blending unlike elements; make homogeneous.
- homogenizes — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of homogenize.
- homolignane — (organic chemistry) Any compound derived from a lignane by adding extra carbon atoms in a ring or sidechain.
- honey guide — any of several small, usually dull-colored birds of the family Indicatoridae, of Africa and southern Asia, certain species of which are noted for their habit of leading people or animals to nests of honeybees in order to feed on the honey, larvae, and wax of the nests after they have been broken open.
- hongshui he — a river in SW China, flowing SE to the Xiang Jiang. 900 miles (1448 km) long.
- horseracing — Alternative form of horse racing.
- hot-desking — the practice of not assigning permanent desks in a workplace, so that employees may work at any available desk