12-letter words containing l, a, e, g
- amelogenesis — the production of enamel by ameloblasts
- ampelography — the science concerned with the identification and classification of grapevines
- amphiregulin — (protein) A particular autocrine growth factor.
- amuse-gueule — amuse-bouche.
- analogy test — a reasoning test in which the subject is required to supply the missing term in a relationship of the form “A is to B as Y is to ^^^.”.
- angel's hair — Also called capelli d’angelo. Italian Cookery. a type of very thin pasta.
- angelo patri — Angelo [an-juh-loh] /ˈæn dʒəˌloʊ/ (Show IPA), 1877–1965, U.S. educator and writer, born in Italy.
- angelologist — a person who studies angelology
- angle of dip — to plunge (something, as a cloth or sponge) temporarily into a liquid, so as to moisten it, dye it, or cause it to take up some of the liquid: He dipped the brush into the paint bucket.
- angle of lag — the phase difference, expressed in degrees, by which one sinusoidal function moves behind a second having the same period, as alternating current moving behind the alternating voltage.
- angle of yaw — the acute angle between the longitudinal axis of an aircraft or spacecraft and a given reference direction, as viewed from above.
- anglo-celtic — of or relating to an inhabitant of Australia who was or whose ancestors were born in the British Isles
- anglo-french — of or relating to England and France
- angularities — Plural form of angularity.
- annular gear — a gear having teeth cut on an inner cylindrical surface.
- anthologised — Simple past tense and past participle of anthologise.
- anthologiser — Alternative spelling of anthologizer.
- anthologized — to compile an anthology.
- anthologizer — an anthologist; a creator of an anthology
- anthologizes — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of anthologize.
- anti-leaguer — a person who opposed the League of Nations or U.S. participation in it.
- antiallergic — An antiallergic substance prevents or relieves allergies.
- antigropelos — waterproof leggings used to protect against mud
- antilegomena — the books of the New Testament which have been excluded from the canon of Scripture
- antireligion — opposed to religion
- aplanogamete — a nonmotile gamete or conjugating cell found in lower algae
- appetisingly — Alternative spelling of appetizingly.
- appetizingly — in an appetizing way
- apple blight — an aphid, Eriosoma lanigera, that is covered with a powdery waxy secretion and infests apple trees
- apple maggot — a fruit fly, Rhagoletis pomonella, the larvae of which bore into and feed on the fruit of apple trees: family Trypetidae
- archaeologic — Pertaining to archaeology.
- archeologist — archaeology.
- archipelagic — a large group or chain of islands: the Malay Archipelago.
- archipelagos — Plural form of archipelago.
- argillaceous — (of sedimentary rocks and deposits) composed of very fine-grained material, such as clay, shale, etc
- argle-bargle — argy-bargy
- arm's-length — lacking intimacy or friendliness, esp when possessing some special connection, such as previous closeness
- assemblagist — a creative person or artist who is skilled in putting together works of art based on assemblage
- astringently — In the manner of an astringent.
- astrogeology — the study of the structure, composition, and history of other planets and other bodies in the solar system
- atheological — having an aversion or resistance to theology
- aurene glass — an iridescent American art glass colored gold and blue.
- autogenously — In an autogenous manner; spontaneously.
- average life — the average time that an unstable particle or nucleus survives before it decays.
- axel heiberg — the largest island belonging to the Sverdrup group in the Canadian Northwest Territories. 15,779 sq. mi. (40,868 sq. km).
- backpedaling — to retard the forward motion by pressing backward on the pedal, especially of a bicycle with coaster brakes.
- bacteriology — Bacteriology is the science and the study of bacteria.
- badger plane — a plane for finishing rabbets or the like.
- baggage hall — a large room at an airport, usually containing a number of carousels, where passengers go to collect their baggage after a flight
- ball bearing — Ball bearings are small metal balls placed between the moving parts of a machine to make the parts move smoothly.