14-letter words containing i, n, g, u

gibbs function — the thermodynamic function of a system that is equal to its enthalpy minus the product of its absolute temperture and entropy: a decrease in the function is equal to the maximum amount of work available exclusive of that due to pressure times volume change during a reversible, isothermal, isobaric process.
giganotosaurus — Any of several very large, carnivorous dinosaurs of the subfamily Giganotosaurinae, from the Cretaceous period.
git-up-and-git — get-up-and-go.
giuseppe peano — (person, mathematics, logic) (1858-08-27 - 1932-04-20) An Italian mathematician who wrote over 200 books and papers, was a founder of mathematical logic and set theory and taught at the University of Turin. He contributed to mathematical analysis, logic, the teaching of calculus, differential equations, vector analysis and the axiomatization of mathematics. The standard axiomatization of the natural numbers is named Peano arithmetic or the Peano axioms after him. He also invented the Peano curve, an early example of a fractal.
glamourisation — Alternative spelling of glamorization.
glamourization — Alternative form of glamorization.
glanduliferous — having glands or glandules
go around with — If you go around with a person or group of people, you regularly meet them and go to different places with them.
go up in smoke — the visible vapor and gases given off by a burning or smoldering substance, especially the gray, brown, or blackish mixture of gases and suspended carbon particles resulting from the combustion of wood, peat, coal, or other organic matter.
golden jubilee — the celebration of any of certain anniversaries, as the twenty-fifth (silver jubilee) fiftieth (golden jubilee) or sixtieth or seventy-fifth (diamond jubilee)
gouldian finch — a multicoloured finch, Chloebia gouldiae, of tropical N Australia
graduation day — the day on which the ceremony is held at which university or college degrees and diplomas are conferred
grand junction — a city in W Colorado.
grand seigneur — a dignified or aristocratic man
grandiloquence — speech that is lofty in tone, often to the point of being pompous or bombastic.
granny dumping — the abandonment of an elderly person, especially a relative, at a hospital, bus station, etc.
granulomatosis — any disease characterized by the formation of numerous granulomas.
granulopoietin — a hormone that promotes the production of white blood cells.
gratuitousness — The state or characteristic of being gratuitous.
gregariousness — fond of the company of others; sociable.
groundbreaking — the act or ceremony of breaking ground for a new construction project.
groundskeeping — The activity of tending an area of land for aesthetic or functional purposes; typically as an employee of a person or institution.
group dynamics — (used with a plural verb) the interactions that influence the attitudes and behavior of people when they are grouped with others through either choice or accidental circumstances.
group genitive — (in English) a construction in which the genitive ending 's is added to an entire phrase, especially when added to a word other than the head of the noun phrase, as the woman who lives across the street's in That is the woman who lives across the street's cat or the people next-door's in The people next-door's house is for rent.
group medicine — the practice of medicine by a number of specialists working together in association
grouse-beating — hunting for grouse by trying to drive them towards hunters using flags, sticks, and other devices
guangxi zhuang — an administrative division in S China. 85,096 sq. mi. (220,399 sq. km). Capital: Nanning.
guardian angel — an angel believed to protect a particular person, as from danger or error.
guiana current — an ocean current flowing northwest along the northeast coast of South America.
guided writing — In language teaching, when students do guided writing activities, they are given an outline in words or pictures to help them write.
guinea current — an ocean current flowing E along the Guinea coast of W Africa.
gulf of guinea — a large inlet of the S Atlantic on the W coast of Africa, extending from Cape Palmas, Liberia, to Cape Lopez, Gabon: contains two large bays, the Bight of Bonny and the Bight of Benin, separated by the Niger delta
gulf of tonkin — an arm of the South China Sea, bordered by N Vietnam, the Leizhou Peninsula of SW China, and Hainan Island. Length: about 500 km (300 miles)
gull-wing door — a car door that opens upwards
gum turpentine — turpentine (sense 2)
gunstock stile — (in a door) a diminished stile having an oblique transition between the broader and narrower parts.
gunter's chain — a series of objects connected one after the other, usually in the form of a series of metal rings passing through one another, used either for various purposes requiring a flexible tie with high tensile strength, as for hauling, supporting, or confining, or in various ornamental and decorative forms.
gynomonoecious — having both female and hermaphrodite flowers on the same plant.
haemagglutinin — Alternative spelling of hemagglutinin.
hague tribunal — the court of arbitration for the peaceful settlement of international disputes, established at The Hague by the international peace conference of 1899: its panel of jurists nominates a list of persons from which members of the United Nations International Court of Justice are elected.
hallucinogenic — producing hallucinations: a hallucinogenic drug.
heading course — (in brickwork) a course of headers.
hemagglutinate — to cause the clumping of red blood cells in
hemingwayesque — of, relating to, or characteristic of Ernest Hemingway or his works.
hemoglobinuria — the presence of hemoglobin pigment in the urine.
high frequency — the range of frequencies in the radio spectrum between 3 and 30 megahertz.
holding thumbs — holding the thumb of one hand with the other, in the hope of bringing good luck
honour killing — a murder committed by a male on a female relative considered to have brought dishonour to the family, usually through sexual activity forbidden by religion or tradition
horse vaulting — gymnastics performed on horseback
house-cleaning — the act of cleaning a house, room, etc., and its furnishings, especially the act of cleaning thoroughly and completely.

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