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13-letter words containing i, l, e, g, t

  • fn tunnelling — Fowler-Nordheim tunnelling
  • foliage plant — any plant grown chiefly for its attractive leaves.
  • foresightedly — In a foresighted manner.
  • foresightless — lacking foresight
  • fortnightlies — Plural form of fortnightly.
  • foxtail wedge — a wedge in the split end of a tenon, bolt, or the like, for spreading and securing it when driven into a blind mortise or hole.
  • fragmentarily — consisting of or reduced to fragments; broken; disconnected; incomplete: fragmentary evidence; fragmentary remains.
  • free-floating — (of an emotional state) lacking an apparent cause, focus, or object; generalized: free-floating hostility.
  • freight plane — an aeroplane used to transport goods
  • frighteningly — to make afraid or fearful; throw into a fright; terrify; scare.
  • frightfulness — The quality of being frightful.
  • gaidhealtachd — the area of Scotland in which Scottish Gaelic is the vernacular speech
  • galactic pole — either of the two opposite points on the celestial sphere that are farthest north and south of the Milky Way.
  • galactic year — the duration of a complete rotation of the Milky Way, approximately 200 million years.
  • galactosaemia — Alternative spelling of galactosemia.
  • galactosaemic — of, relating to, or affected by galactosaemia
  • galactosamine — an amino sugar that is a major component of glycolipids and chondroitin.
  • galactosidase — An enzyme, such as lactase, that is involved in the hydrolytic breakdown of a galactoside.
  • galois theory — the branch of mathematics that deals with the application of the theory of finite groups to the solution of algebraic equations.
  • galvanometric — Of or pertaining to galvanometry.
  • gastric ulcer — a peptic ulcer located in the stomach's inner wall, caused in part by the corrosive action of the gastric juice on the mucous membrane.
  • gefullte fish — dish of fish stuffed with various ingredients
  • geissler tube — a sealed glass tube with platinum connections at the ends, containing rarefied gas made luminous by an electrical discharge.
  • gemutlichkeit — warm cordiality; comfortable friendliness; congeniality.
  • general audit — an audit of all a company's accounts
  • generation xl — overweight children or young adults of the generation that spends a great deal of time on sedentary pursuits such as surfing the internet and playing computer games
  • genethlialogy — the science of calculating positions of the heavenly bodies on nativities.
  • genital phase — the final stage of psychosexual development, in which a person achieves an affectionate, mature relationship with a sexual partner.
  • genital ridge — the area in the vertebrate embryo that develops into ovaries in the female and testes in the male.
  • genital warts — a sexually transmitted disease caused by the human papilloma virus; the warts grow in the genital area
  • genotypically — With reference to a genotype.
  • gentlemanlike — a man of good family, breeding, or social position.
  • genuflections — Plural form of genuflection.
  • geologic time — the succession of eras, periods, and epochs as considered in historical geology.
  • geometrically — of or relating to geometry or to the principles of geometry.
  • germinability — the degree of ability of a seed to germinate or sprout.
  • gerontologist — the branch of science that deals with aging and the problems of aged persons.
  • gerontophilia — sexual attraction towards old people
  • gesticulating — Present participle of gesticulate.
  • gesticulation — the act of gesticulating.
  • gesticulative — to make or use gestures, especially in an animated or excited manner with or instead of speech.
  • gesticulatory — Making a lot of gesticulations.
  • get a line on — to obtain information about
  • gild the lily — to coat with gold, gold leaf, or a gold-colored substance.
  • gill filament — one of the threadlike processes forming the respiratory surface of a gill.
  • give the slip — to move, flow, pass, or go smoothly or easily; glide; slide: Water slips off a smooth surface.
  • glacier table — a stone slab supported over the surface of a mountain glacier by a column or columns of ice.
  • glamis castle — a castle near Glamis in Angus, Scotland: ancestral seat of the Lyons family, forebears of Elizabeth, the Queen Mother; famous for its legend of a secret chamber
  • glazing agent — substance used to varnish
  • glittertinden — the highest peak in Norway, in the S central part. 8110 feet (2473 meters).
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