8-letter words containing l, e, n, g, t
- glutelin — any of a group of simple proteins of vegetable origin, especially one from wheat.
- glutenin — a simple protein of cereal grains that imparts adhesive properties to flour.
- goldtone — gold-coloured
- greenlet — any of various small vireos of the genus Hylophilus, having greenish plumage, found in Central and South America.
- greenlit — to give permission to proceed; authorize: The renovation project was green-lighted by the board of directors.
- gruntled — Pleased, satisfied, and contented.
- gruntles — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of gruntle.
- gunmetal — any of various alloys or metallic substances with a dark gray or blackish color or finish, used for chains, belt buckles, etc.
- intangle — Archaic form of entangle.
- integral — of, relating to, or belonging as a part of the whole; constituent or component: integral parts.
- jelutong — a tree, Dyera costulata, of the Malay Peninsula, from which a resinous latex is obtained.
- kinglets — Plural form of kinglet.
- lactogen — (biochemistry) A polypeptide placental hormone, part of the somatotropin family, with structure and function similar to those of growth hormone. It modifies the metabolic state of the mother during pregnancy to facilitate the energy supply of the fetus.
- ledgment — (architecture) A stringcourse or horizontal suit of mouldings, such as the base mouldings of a building.
- leftwing — Alternative spelling of left-wing.
- legatine — of, relating to, or authorized by a legate.
- legation — a diplomatic minister and staff in a foreign mission.
- legement — Obsolete form of ledgment.
- leighton — Frederick (Baron Leighton of Stretton) 1830–96, English painter and sculptor.
- lengthen — to make longer; make greater in length.
- lengthly — Misspelled form of lengthy.
- letching — a lecherous desire or craving.
- lettings — Plural form of letting.
- liegnitz — German name of Legnica.
- ligament — Anatomy, Zoology. a band of tissue, usually white and fibrous, serving to connect bones, hold organs in place, etc.
- ligement — Obsolete form of ledgment.
- lightens — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of lighten.
- lignites — Plural form of lignite.
- lingster — an interpreter
- lodgment — the act of lodging.
- longterm — covering a relatively long period of time: a long-term lease.
- longtime — existing, occurring, or continuing for a long period of time; longstanding: longtime friends celebrating 50 years of association.
- metaling — any of a class of elementary substances, as gold, silver, or copper, all of which are crystalline when solid and many of which are characterized by opacity, ductility, conductivity, and a unique luster when freshly fractured.
- neglects — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of neglect.
- nestling — a young bird not yet old enough to leave the nest.
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- nettling — Present participle of nettle.
- octangle — octangular.
- pant leg — a leg of a pair of pants.
- penlight — a flashlight similar in size and shape to a fountain pen.
- plangent — resounding loudly, especially with a plaintive sound, as a bell.
- plantage — plants
- pleating — a fold of definite, even width made by doubling cloth or the like upon itself and pressing or stitching it in place.
- plingnet — UUCPNET. See also pling.
- regulant — a substance, as a chemical, used to control or regulate: herbicides and fungicides as regulants for plant growth.
- relating — to tell; give an account of (an event, circumstance, etc.).
- ringlets — locks of hair hanging down in spiral curls
- settling — the act of a person or thing that settles.
- sleeting — precipitation in the form of ice pellets created by the freezing of rain as it falls (distinguished from hail2. ).
- smelting — to fuse or melt (ore) in order to separate the metal contained.