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12-letter words containing l, e, g, d

  • gladsomeness — (archaic) gladness.
  • glandiferous — bearing nuts or acorns
  • glassyheaded — smooth; bald
  • glazing bead — a convex molding nailed against the edge of a pane of glass to hold it in place.
  • global index — (filename extension)   (gid) The filename extension of a Windows 95 "global index" file. .gid files are created by the help browser internal to Windows 95 (also available for other Windows versions) for WinHelp files (hlp), as well as for storing user preferences, such as window position.
  • glutaredoxin — (enzyme) Any of a family of small redox enzymes that use glutathione as a cofactor.
  • gluten bread — bread made from gluten flour.
  • glutethimide — a white, crystalline, water-insoluble powder, C 13 H 15 NO 2 , used as a hypnotic and sedative.
  • glycerinated — to impregnate with glycerin.
  • glycerolipid — (organic chemistry) Any lipid based on glycerol.
  • glycopeptide — any of a group of complex proteins, as mucin, containing a carbohydrate combined with a simple protein.
  • glycosidases — Plural form of glycosidase.
  • glycosylated — Simple past tense and past participle of glycosylate.
  • glyndebourne — an estate in SE England, in East Sussex: site of a famous annual festival of opera founded in 1934 by John Christie
  • gobbledegook — language characterized by circumlocution and jargon, usually hard to understand: the gobbledegook of government reports.
  • gobbledygook — language characterized by circumlocution and jargon, usually hard to understand: the gobbledegook of government reports.
  • god's plenty — an abundant or overabundant quantity.
  • gold reserve — the stock of gold held by a government or central bank to back its promissory notes or currency or to settle its international debts.
  • gold therapy — administration of gold salts as a treatment for disease, especially rheumatoid arthritis.
  • gold-beating — the art or process of beating out gold into gold leaf.
  • golden aster — any North American, asterlike, composite plant of the genus Chrysopsis, having bright, golden-yellow flower heads, as C. mariana, of the eastern U.S.
  • golden bough — a branch of mistletoe, sacred to Proserpina, that served Aeneas as a pass to the underworld.
  • golden eagle — a large eagle, Aquila chrysaëtos, of the Northern Hemisphere, having golden-brown feathers on the back of the head and neck.
  • golden goose — a legendary goose that laid one golden egg a day and was killed by its impatient owner, who wanted all the gold immediately.
  • golden hello — A golden hello is a sum of money that a company offers to a person in order to persuade them to join the company.
  • golden horde — the army of Mongol Tartars that overran eastern Europe in the 13th century, established a khanate in Russia, and maintained suzerainty there until the 15th century.
  • golden oldie — Informal. something once popular or valued that has retained its appeal or for which interest has been reawakened, especially a popular song or record.
  • golden perch — a freshwater food fish, Plectroplites ambiguus, that inhabits inland waters of Australia.
  • golden ratio — the ratio of two lengths, equal in value to (1 + √5)/2, and given by b/a = (b + a)/b; it is the reciprocal of the golden section and also equal to (1 + golden section)
  • golden share — a share in a company that controls at least 51% of the voting rights, esp one retained by the UK government in some privatization issues
  • golden stars — a plant, Bloomeria crocea, of the amaryllis family, native to southern California, having clusters of golden-orange, starlike flowers.
  • golden state — California (used as a nickname).
  • golden syrup — treacle (def 2b).
  • golden trout — a very colorful freshwater fish, Salmo aguabonita or Oncorhynchus aguabonita, of the salmon family, native to the Sierra Nevada, having a red and orange body and golden sides.
  • golden years — the years that follow retirement from work
  • golden-brown — of brown with a golden tinge
  • goldsmithery — the occupation of a goldsmith
  • grade school — an elementary school that has its pupils grouped or classified into grades.
  • gradeability — a measure of a truck's pulling power expressed as the steepest grade the truck can climb with a full load.
  • gradeflation — grade inflation.
  • 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.
  • grand finale — the concluding portion of a performance or entertainment, as a musical show, rodeo, etc., usually spectacular and involving most or all of the prior participants.
  • grand siècle — the 17th century in French art and literature, esp the classical period of Louis XIV
  • gravel-blind — more blind or dim-sighted than sand-blind and less than stone-blind.
  • greenlighted — to give permission to proceed; authorize: The renovation project was green-lighted by the board of directors.
  • griddlebread — bread or cake made on a griddle
  • griddlecakes — Plural form of griddlecake.
  • 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 level — ground state.
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