9-letter words containing i, g, u, a, n
- granulite — a metamorphic rock composed of granular minerals of uniform size, as quartz, feldspar, or pyroxene, and showing a definite banding.
- guamanian — an island, belonging to the U.S., in the N Pacific, E of the Philippines: the largest of the Marianas group; U.S. naval station. 206 sq. mi. (535 sq. km). Capital: Agaña. Abbreviation: GU (for use with zip code).
- guanidine — a colorless, crystalline, strongly alkaline, water-soluble solid, CH 5 N 3 , used chiefly in the manufacture of plastics, resins, rubber accelerators, and explosives.
- guanodine — (biochemistry, genetics) any of the three nucleotides guanosine monophosphate, guanosine diphosphate and guanosine triphosphate.
- guanosine — a ribonucleoside component of ribonucleic acid, comprising ribose and guanine.
- guard pin — (in a lever escapement) a pin on the lever, meeting the safety roller in such a way as to prevent the lever from overbanking.
- guardians — Plural form of guardian.
- guberniya — (in the Soviet Union) an administrative division of the volosts, smaller than a district.
- guffawing — Present participle of guffaw.
- guidances — the act or function of guiding; leadership; direction.
- guildsman — a member of a guild.
- guineapig — Alternative spelling of guinea pig.
- gustation — the act of tasting.
- guttation — a process in which water in liquid form is given off by plants.
- gymnasium — a building or room designed and equipped for indoor sports, exercise, or physical education.
- hachuring — Present participle of hachure.
- hauntings — Plural form of haunting.
- huang hai — Yellow Sea.
- hungarian — of, relating to, or characteristic of Hungary, its people, or their language.
- hurrahing — to shout “hurrah.”.
- ignoramus — an extremely ignorant person.
- iguanodon — a plant-eating dinosaur of the genus Iguanodon that lived in Europe early in the Cretaceous Period and grew to a length of from 15 to 30 feet (4.5 to 9 meters) and walked erect on its hind feet.
- in league — If you say that someone is in league with another person to do something bad, you mean that they are working together to do that thing.
- inaugural — of or relating to an inauguration: Harding's inaugural address.
- incourage — Archaic form of encourage.
- indraught — an inward flow or current, as of air or water.
- ingluvial — of or relating to an ingluvies
- juneating — an early-season apple
- kaohsiung — a seaport on SW Taiwan.
- kiungshan — Qiongshan.
- labouring — (British, Canada) present participle of labour.
- languidly — lacking in vigor or vitality; slack or slow: a languid manner.
- larruping — very; exceedingly: That was a larruping good meal.
- laughline — a wrinkle near the outer corner of the eye, as if left from smiling or laughing
- launching — Present participle of launch.
- lautering — The step or process in brewing beer which separates the mash into clear liquid wort and grain.
- lingually — of or relating to the tongue or some tonguelike part.
- lingulate — formed like a tongue; ligulate.
- magnalium — an alloy of magnesium and aluminum, sometimes also containing copper, nickel, tin, and lead.
- magnesium — a light, ductile, silver-white, metallic element that burns with a dazzling white light, used in lightweight alloys, flares, fireworks, in the manufacture of flashbulbs, optical mirrors, and precision instruments, and as a zinc substitute in batteries. Symbol: Mg; atomic weight: 24.312; atomic number: 12; specific gravity: 1.74 at 20°C.
- magnitude — size; extent; dimensions: to determine the magnitude of an angle.
- making-up — to bring into existence by shaping or changing material, combining parts, etc.: to make a dress; to make a channel; to make a work of art.
- marauding — engaged in raiding for plunder, especially roaming about and ravaging an area: marauding bands of outlaws.
- maxim gun — an early single-barreled, water-cooled machine gun cocked by the force of its own recoil.
- measuring — Ascertain the size, amount, or degree of (something) by using an instrument or device marked in standard units or by comparing it with an object of known size.
- mesangium — (anatomy) A thin layer of the glomerulus, within the basement membrane surrounding the glomerular capillaries.
- mulligans — Plural form of mulligan.
- mullingar — a town in N central Republic of Ireland, the county town of Co Westmeath; site of cathedral; cattle raised. Pop: 15 621 (2002)
- mutagenic — capable of inducing mutation or increasing its rate.
- narguileh — hookah