12-letter words containing i, n, g, r, e, d
- giant powder — dynamite composed of nitroglycerin and kieselguhr.
- gingerbreads — Plural form of gingerbread.
- gingerbready — Resembling or characteristic of gingerbread.
- glandiferous — bearing nuts or acorns
- glutaredoxin — (enzyme) Any of a family of small redox enzymes that use glutathione as a cofactor.
- glycerinated — to impregnate with glycerin.
- golden ratio — the ratio of two lengths, equal in value to (1 + √5)/2, and given by b/a = (b + a)/b; it is the reciprocal of the golden section and also equal to (1 + golden section)
- gormandizers — gourmandise1 .
- gourmandizer — One who gourmandizes.
- gradeflation — grade inflation.
- grand finale — the concluding portion of a performance or entertainment, as a musical show, rodeo, etc., usually spectacular and involving most or all of the prior participants.
- grand siècle — the 17th century in French art and literature, esp the classical period of Louis XIV
- grand vizier — the chief officer of state of various Muslim countries, as in the former Ottoman Empire.
- granddaddies — Plural form of granddaddy.
- granodiorite — a coarse-grained acid igneous rock containing almost twice as much plagioclase as orthoclase: intermediate in composition between granite and diorite
- gravel-blind — more blind or dim-sighted than sand-blind and less than stone-blind.
- grecian bend — (especially in the late 19th century) a posture or walk, often considered fashionable, in which the body is bent forward from the waist.
- greenlighted — to give permission to proceed; authorize: The renovation project was green-lighted by the board of directors.
- grid current — the current that moves within the vacuum tube from the grid to the cathode.
- grosswardein — German name of Oradea.
- grudgingness — The state or quality of grudging.
- guide center — a command to a marching formation to align itself behind a guide marching at the head of the formation.
- guilt-ridden — If a person is guilt-ridden, they feel very guilty about something.
- hairdressing — the act or process of cutting, combing out, doing up, or styling hair.
- hard feeling — resentment; ill will
- hard-wearing — resistant to extensive wear; durable: a pair of hardwearing jeans.
- heartrending — causing or expressing intense grief, anguish, or distress.
- hedenbergite — a contact metamorphic mineral of the pyroxene family, calcium ferrous silicate, CaFe(SiO 3) 2 , that forms black prismatic crystals in crystalline limestone.
- herringboned — Simple past tense and past participle of herringbone.
- heterodyning — Present participle of heterodyne.
- horse riding — activity: riding on a horse
- hydrogen ion — ionized hydrogen of the form H + , found in aqueous solutions of all acids.
- hydrogenized — Simple past tense and past participle of hydrogenize.
- in danger of — liable to
- in regard to — to look upon or think of with a particular feeling: to regard a person with favor.
- index finger — forefinger.
- indian giver — a person who gives a gift and then takes it back.
- induced drag — the drag force generated in the production of lift.
- ingurgitated — Simple past tense and past participle of ingurgitate.
- inside right — (esp formerly) a player having mainly midfield and attacking roles
- interbedding — interstratification
- interchanged — Simple past tense and past participle of interchange.
- interdicting — Present participle of interdict.
- interdigital — Between the fingers or toes.
- intergrading — Present participle of intergrade.
- interlarding — Present participle of interlard.
- intermingled — Simple past tense and past participle of intermingle.
- interrogated — to ask questions of (a person), sometimes to seek answers or information that the person questioned considers personal or secret.
- interwinding — Present participle of interwind.
- jeopardising — Present participle of jeopardise.