14-letter words containing i, s, l
- gelatiniferous — Yielding gelatine on boiling with water; capable of gelatination.
- gelatinisation — Alternative spelling of gelatinization.
- general strike — a mass strike in all or many trades and industries in a section or in all parts of a country.
- generalisation — The formulation of general concepts from specific instances by abstracting common properties.
- generalissimos — Plural form of generalissimo.
- genital herpes — a sexually transmitted disease caused by herpes simplex virus type 2, characterized primarily by transient blisters on and around the genitals.
- geognostically — with reference to a knowledge of the structure of the earth
- geohydrologist — a person who studies geohydrology
- geolinguistics — the study of the geographical distribution of languages
- gesticulations — Plural form of gesticulation.
- ginseng family — the plant family Araliaceae, characterized by often prickly herbaceous plants, trees, and shrubs having alternate leaves and dense clusters of small, whitish or greenish flowers, and including the devil's-club, ginseng, ivy, schefflera, and wild sarsaparilla.
- girls' brigade — (in Britain) an organization for girls, founded in 1893, with the aim of promoting self-discipline and self-respect
- give sb a bell — If you give someone a bell, you telephone them.
- glamourisation — Alternative spelling of glamorization.
- glanduliferous — having glands or glandules
- glans-clitoris — the head of the penis (glans penis) or of the clitoris (glans clitoris)
- globalizations — Plural form of globalization.
- glottalisation — Alternative spelling of glottalization.
- glow discharge — the conduction of electricity in a low-pressure gas, producing a diffuse glow.
- gluteus medius — the muscle of the buttocks lying between the gluteus maximus and the gluteus minimus, involved in the abduction of the thigh.
- glycogenolysis — (biochemistry) The production of glucose-1-phosphate by splitting a glucose monomer from glycogen using inorganic phosphate.
- glycosidically — In a glycosidic manner; by means of a glycoside.
- gold medallist — the winner of competition or race, who is awarded a gold medal
- golden section — a ratio between two portions of a line, or the two dimensions of a plane figure, in which the lesser of the two is to the greater as the greater is to the sum of both: a ratio of approximately 0.618 to 1.000.
- golden thistle — Spanish oyster plant.
- goncalves dias — Antonio [an-taw-nyoo] /ɛ̃ˈtɔ nyʊ/ (Show IPA), 1823–64, Brazilian poet.
- goodfellowship — cheerful company
- gosling, james — James Gosling
- granulomatosis — any disease characterized by the formation of numerous granulomas.
- grylloblattids — Plural form of grylloblattid.
- guided missile — an aerial missile, as a rocket, steered during its flight by radio signals, clockwork controls, etc.
- gunstock stile — (in a door) a diminished stile having an oblique transition between the broader and narrower parts.
- gymslip mother — a girl of school age who has become a mother
- gyroscopically — Using a gyroscope.
- gyrostabiliser — (British spelling) Alternative form of gyrostabilizer.
- gyrostabilized — stabilized by means of a gyrostabilizer.
- gyrostabilizer — a device for stabilizing a seagoing vessel by counteracting its rolling motion from side to side, consisting essentially of a rotating gyroscope weighing about 1 percent of the displacement of the vessel.
- hadrian's wall — a wall of defense for the Roman province of Britain, constructed by Hadrian between Solway Firth and the mouth of the Tyne.
- haile selassie — (Ras Tafari) 1891–1975, emperor of Ethiopia 1930–74: in exile 1936–41.
- hair-splitting — the making of unnecessarily fine distinctions.
- half sovereign — a gold coin of the United Kingdom, discontinued in 1917, equal to 10 shillings.
- half-conscious — aware of one's own existence, sensations, thoughts, surroundings, etc.
- halicarnassian — an ancient city of Caria, in SW Asia Minor: site of the Mausoleum, one of the seven wonders of the ancient world.
- hallucinations — Plural form of hallucination.
- hamilton basso — Hamilton, 1904–64, U.S. journalist and novelist.
- hamiltonianism — the political principles or doctrines held by or associated with Alexander Hamilton, especially those stressing a strong central government and protective tariffs.
- hanging scroll — a roll of parchment, paper, copper, or other material, especially one with writing on it: a scroll containing the entire Old Testament.
- happenstantial — Being or relating to happenstance.
- happy families — a card game in which the object is to collect the cards (which display images of people) until you have a complete family
- happy slapping — the practice of attacking, esp slapping, an unsuspecting passer-by and filming it with a mobile camera phone, footage of which is then circulated for the amusement of others