10-letter words containing l, a, n, g, o
- crown gall — a disease of peaches, apples, roses, grapes, etc., characterized by the formation of galls on the roots or stems usually at or below ground level, caused by a bacterium, Agrobacterium tumefaciens.
- darlington — an industrial town in NE England in Darlington unitary authority, S Durham: developed mainly with the opening of the Stockton-Darlington railway (1825). Pop: 86 082 (2001)
- decadelong — lasting for a decade: After a decadelong study, the drug has finally been approved by the FDA.
- delegation — A delegation is a group of people who have been sent somewhere to have talks with other people on behalf of a larger group of people.
- deligation — the act of binding, especially with a ligature
- desolating — Present participle of desolate.
- diagonally — Mathematics. connecting two nonadjacent angles or vertices of a polygon or polyhedron, as a straight line. extending from one edge of a solid figure to an opposite edge, as a plane.
- dialoguing — conversation between two or more persons.
- disanalogy — A lack or failure of analogy.
- dog salmon — chum salmon.
- doug lenat — (person) One of the world's leading computer scientists specialising in Artificial Intelligence. He is currently (1999) head of the Cyc Project at MCC, and President of Cycorp. He has been a Professor of Computer Science at Carnegie-Mellon University and Stanford University. See also microLenat.
- dragonlike — a mythical monster generally represented as a huge, winged reptile with crested head and enormous claws and teeth, and often spouting fire.
- dragonling — (fantasy) A baby dragon.
- eaglestone — a concretionary lump of ironstone about the size of a walnut, formerly believed to be carried by eagles to their nests as a magical aid in laying eggs.
- elongating — Present participle of elongate.
- elongation — The lengthening of something.
- enneagonal — (geometry) In the form of an enneagon; having nine angles.
- enological — Alternative spelling of oenological.
- epagomenal — inserted at intervals; intercalary
- fall among — to come among by chance
- falun gong — a Chinese system of meditation, martial-arts exercises, and spiritual teachings.
- flagperson — A gender-neutral term for someone who uses a flag, especially as a form of signalling.
- flagstoned — Paved with flagstones.
- flagstones — Plural form of flagstone.
- flamingoes — Plural form of flamingo.
- flapdragon — an old game in which the players snatch raisins, plums, etc., out of burning brandy, and eat them.
- flavorings — Plural form of flavoring.
- flavouring — taste, especially the distinctive taste of something as it is experienced in the mouth.
- floatingly — In a floating manner.
- focalizing — Present participle of focalize.
- fog signal — any of various types of signal used as a warning by vessels navigating in fog or mist.
- fool along — to move or proceed in a leisurely way
- gadolinite — a silicate mineral from which the rare-earth metals gadolinium, holmium, and rhenium are extracted.
- gadolinium — a rare-earth metallic element. Symbol: Gd; atomic weight: 157.25; atomic number: 64.
- galactosan — galactan.
- gallstones — Plural form of gallstone.
- gambolling — to skip about, as in dancing or playing; frolic.
- gangliform — having the form of a ganglion.
- ganglionic — of, relating to, or consisting of ganglia.
- gazillions — Plural form of gazillion.
- gelatinoid — resembling gelatin; gelatinous.
- gelatinous — having the nature of or resembling jelly, especially in consistency; jellylike.
- geoponical — agricultural
- girandoles — Plural form of girandole.
- glaciation — to cover with ice or glaciers.
- glamouring — Present participle of glamour.
- glance off — If an object glances off something, it hits it at an angle and bounces away in another direction.
- glanderous — Characteristic of, pertaining to, or afflicted by glanders.
- glandiform — (anatomy) Shaped like, resembling, or characteristic of glands.
- glandulose — Alternative form of glandulous.