12-letter words containing l, e, t, h, g
- ethical drug — a drug which is only available legally with a doctor's prescription or consent
- ethnobiology — the branch of biology involving the study of the uses of plants and animals in various human societies
- ethnological — Of or pertaining to ethnology.
- ethnologists — Plural form of ethnologist.
- exhaustingly — In an exhausting manner.
- exhilarating — Making one feel very happy, animated, or elated; thrilling.
- farsightedly — In a farsighted manner.
- farthingales — Plural form of farthingale.
- farthingdale — (British, dated, 13th-19th C.) A unit of area equal to one quarter of an acre.
- farthingless — without a farthing, having no money
- featherlight — extremely light; light as a feather.
- ferlinghetti — Lawrence, born 1920? U.S. poet associated with the Beat Generation.
- firelighters — Plural form of firelighter.
- fixed-length — referring to a field, record, computer word, or other entity whose length does not vary.
- flabberghast — (archaic) Alternative form of flabbergast.
- flesh-eating — habitually eating flesh; carnivorous
- flight level — a specified height at which an aircraft is allowed to fly
- flight nurse — a nurse in the U.S. Air Force who tends patients being transported by airplane.
- floodlighted — Simple past tense and past participle of floodlight.
- floor-length — extending to the floor: a floor-length skirt.
- fly the flag — to represent or show support for one's country, an organization, etc
- focal length — the distance from a focal point of a lens or mirror to the corresponding principal plane. Symbol: f.
- foresightful — care or provision for the future; provident care; prudence.
- freightliner — a train for transporting containerized freight.
- frightenedly — thrown into a fright; afraid; scared; terrified: a frightened child cowering in the corner.
- galactophore — a galactophorous duct.
- galactorrhea — an abnormally abundant flow of milk in a lactating woman.
- gefilte fish — a forcemeat of boned fish, especially such freshwater fish as carp, pike, or whitefish, blended with eggs, matzo meal, and seasoning, shaped into balls or sticks and simmered in a vegetable broth, and often served chilled.
- genethliacon — A birthday ode.
- geotechnical — of or relating to practical applications of geological science in civil engineering, mining, etc.
- geothermally — By geothermal means, especially by means of geothermal energy.
- gerontophile — someone who is sexually attracted to old people
- gesellschaft — an association of individuals for common goals, as for entertainment, intellectual, or cultural purposes or for business reasons.
- get ahold of — to get in touch with
- glatt kosher — prepared for eating according to the dietary laws followed by Hasidic Jews, which differ somewhat from those followed by other observers of kashruth: glatt kosher meat.
- glutethimide — a white, crystalline, water-insoluble powder, C 13 H 15 NO 2 , used as a hypnotic and sedative.
- gold therapy — administration of gold salts as a treatment for disease, especially rheumatoid arthritis.
- goldsmithery — the occupation of a goldsmith
- gospel truth — an unquestionably true statement, fact, etc.
- grapple shot — a grapnellike projectile fired from a gun and used as a hold for the end of a line in rescue operations or in kedging.
- greenlighted — to give permission to proceed; authorize: The renovation project was green-lighted by the board of directors.
- halogenating — Present participle of halogenate.
- halogenation — (chemistry) The reaction of a halogen with something, especially the replacement of a hydrogen atom of an organic compound with a halogen one.
- headlighting — The lighting associated with a headlight.
- headstrongly — In a headstrong manner.
- hearteningly — In a heartening way; cheeringly.
- heating bill — a bill for the supply of energy to heat a building
- hedge nettle — a slender-leafed, hairy plant, Stachys palustris, of the mint family, abundant along roadsides and in fields and marshes, having clusters of tubular, purple flowers on a spike.
- heeling tank — either of two lateral ballast tanks permitting an icebreaker to heel and crush ice to either side.
- hellgramites — Plural form of hellgramite.