12-letter words containing l, e, n, g, t
- gelatiniform — Having the form of gelatin.
- gelatinizing — Present participle of gelatinize.
- generability — capable of being generated or produced.
- generalities — Plural form of generality.
- generational — the entire body of individuals born and living at about the same time: the postwar generation.
- generatively — capable of producing or creating.
- genethliacon — A birthday ode.
- genetic load — the extent to which a population deviates from the theoretically fittest genetic constitution.
- geniculating — Present participle of geniculate.
- geniculation — the state of being geniculate.
- genital wart — one of a cluster of warts occurring in the genital and anal areas and spread mainly by sexual contact, sometimes affecting the cervix in women and associated with an increased risk of cervical cancer.
- gentian blue — a purplish-blue colour
- gentilitious — relating to a gens
- gentle craft — the sport of angling or fishing (usually preceded by the).
- gentlepeople — a person of good family and position; gentleman or lady.
- gentleperson — a person of good family and position; gentleman or lady.
- genuflecting — Present participle of genuflect.
- genuflection — an act of bending the knee or touching it to the ground in reverence or worship.
- geobotanical — of or relating to geobotany
- geocentrical — Alternative form of geocentric.
- geopotential — the difference between the potential energy of a mass at a given altitude and the potential energy of an identical mass at sea level, equivalent to the energy required to move the mass from sea level to the given altitude.
- geotechnical — of or relating to practical applications of geological science in civil engineering, mining, etc.
- gerontologic — relating to gerontology
- gerontophile — someone who is sexually attracted to old people
- get anyplace — to have any success
- get involved — play a part
- get religion — a set of beliefs concerning the cause, nature, and purpose of the universe, especially when considered as the creation of a superhuman agency or agencies, usually involving devotional and ritual observances, and often containing a moral code governing the conduct of human affairs.
- giant fennel — a plant, Foeniculum vulgare, of the parsley family, having feathery leaves and umbels of small, yellow flowers.
- giant killer — sb who defeats a larger opponent
- giant planet — any of the planets Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune, characterized by large mass, low density, and an extensive atmosphere
- giant-killer — A giant-killer is a sportsman, sportswoman, or team that unexpectedly beats a much stronger opponent.
- gila monster — a large, venomous lizard, Heloderma suspectum, of the southwestern U.S. and northwestern Mexico, covered with beadlike scales of yellow, orange, and black.
- glisteningly — In a glistening manner.
- glitteringly — In a glittering manner.
- glucoprotein — glycoprotein.
- glutaredoxin — (enzyme) Any of a family of small redox enzymes that use glutathione as a cofactor.
- gluten bread — bread made from gluten flour.
- glycerinated — to impregnate with glycerin.
- glycogenetic — of or relating to the formation of sugar in the liver.
- glycoprotein — any of a group of complex proteins, as mucin, containing a carbohydrate combined with a simple protein.
- god's plenty — an abundant or overabundant quantity.
- 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 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 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 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.
- governmental — the political direction and control exercised over the actions of the members, citizens, or inhabitants of communities, societies, and states; direction of the affairs of a state, community, etc.; political administration: Government is necessary to the existence of civilized society.
- gradeflation — grade inflation.
- granulocytes — Plural form of granulocyte.