12-letter words containing l, a, n, g, u
- gelatigenous — (archaic) Producing or yielding gelatin.
- general rule — a principle or regulation governing conduct, action, procedure, arrangement, etc.: the rules of chess.
- geniculating — Present participle of geniculate.
- geniculation — the state of being geniculate.
- gentian blue — a purplish-blue colour
- giant fulmar — either of two large white or brownish petrels of the genus Macronectes, of the Antarctic Ocean and adjacent seas.
- glabrousness — The quality of being glabrous.
- glandiferous — bearing nuts or acorns
- glaucescence — the state of having bluish green coloration
- glaucousness — Quality of being glaucous.
- glenohumeral — (anatomy) Of or pertaining to the glenoid fossa and the humerus.
- glutaredoxin — (enzyme) Any of a family of small redox enzymes that use glutathione as a cofactor.
- gluten bread — bread made from gluten flour.
- gracefulness — The state of being graceful.
- grand coulee — a dry canyon in central Washington: cut by the Columbia River in the glacial period. 52 miles (84 km) long; over 400 feet (120 meters) deep.
- granulations — Plural form of granulation.
- granuloblast — an immature granulocyte.
- granulocytes — Plural form of granulocyte.
- granulocytic — Of, or pertaining to, granulocytes.
- gratefulness — warmly or deeply appreciative of kindness or benefits received; thankful: I am grateful to you for your help.
- gratulations — a feeling of joy.
- ground alert — the state of waiting for orders in or near combat airplanes ready to take to the air at once.
- ground cable — a heavy chain for securing permanent floating moorings, as a number of mooring buoys.
- ground fault — the momentary, usually accidental, grounding of a conducting wire.
- ground glass — Optics. glass that has had its polished surface removed by fine grinding and that is used to diffuse light.
- ground plane — (in perspective drawing) the theoretical horizontal plane receding from the picture plane to the horizon, beginning at the level of the base line.
- ground plate — Electricity. a metal plate for making a ground connection to the earth.
- gubernacular — relating to a gubernaculum
- gubernaculum — a part or organ that directs the movement or course of another part.
- gulf of aden — a waterway in the Arabian sea between Yemen and Somalia and connecting with the Red Sea
- gulf of oman — a strait that ultimately links the Arabian Sea and the Persian Gulf
- gutturalness — The quality of being guttural.
- gutturonasal — articulated in the back of the mouth and given resonance in the nasal cavity, as the sound represented by (ng) in (ring).
- half-turning — split spindle.
- hallucinogen — a substance that produces hallucinations.
- hand luggage — carry-on baggage
- highfaluting — pompous; bombastic; haughty; pretentious.
- homologumena — the books in the New Testament generally held as authoritative and canonical by the early church.
- illuminating — to enlighten, as with knowledge.
- illustrating — Present participle of illustrate.
- incoagulable — of a nature that cannot be coagulated
- inexpugnable — incapable of being taken by force; impregnable; unconquerable.
- inosculating — Present participle of inosculate.
- interlingual — pertaining to or using two or more languages: an interlingual dictionary.
- intralingual — within a given language; of or pertaining to a single language.
- juan hidalgo — Juan [hwahn] /ʰwɑn/ (Show IPA), c1600–85, Spanish composer and harpist.
- judgmentally — involving the use or exercise of judgment.
- juggling act — If you say that a situation is a juggling act, you mean that someone is trying to do two or more things at once, and that they are finding it difficult to do those things properly.
- jugular vein — vein that carries blood from head to heart
- kluge around — (jargon) To avoid a bug or difficult condition by inserting a kluge. Compare workaround.