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11-letter words containing l, e, u

  • glomerulate — grouped in small, dense clusters
  • glucokinase — an enzyme, found in all living systems, that serves to catalyze the phosphorylation of gluconic acid.
  • glucosamine — an aminosugar occurring in many polysaccharides of vertebrate tissue and also as the major component of chitin.
  • glucosidase — (enzyme) Any enzyme that hydrolyses glucosides.
  • glucuronide — a glycoside that yields glucuronic acid upon hydrolysis.
  • glumiferous — having glumes
  • glutaminase — an enzyme used to treat cancer
  • glutathione — a crystalline, water-soluble peptide of glutamic acid, cysteine, and glycine, C 10 H 17 N 3 O 6 S, found in blood and in animal and plant tissues, and important in tissue oxidations and in the activation of some enzymes.
  • gluten-free — (of food, a diet, etc) not containing gluten
  • glycogenous — of or relating to the formation of sugar in the liver.
  • go belly up — the front or under part of a vertebrate body from the breastbone to the pelvis, containing the abdominal viscera; the abdomen.
  • go kerplunk — to make a noise when landing on or hitting the bottom of something
  • god help us — If you say God help us, you mean that you have negative feelings about the person or situation you are talking about.
  • golden buck — a dish consisting of Welsh rabbit topped with a poached egg.
  • golden bull — an edict of Charles IV, emperor of the Holy Roman Empire, issued in 1356 and in force until the extinction of the empire in 1806, in which the selection of the emperor was entrusted to seven Electors.
  • golden club — an aquatic plant, Orontium aquaticum, of the arum family, native to the eastern U.S., having blue-green leaves and a clublike spadix covered with tiny yellow flowers.
  • golden hour — the first hour after a serious accident, when it is crucial that the victim receives medical treatment in order to have a chance of surviving
  • golden rule — a rule of ethical conduct, usually phrased “Do unto others as you would have them do unto you,” or, as in the Sermon on the Mount, “Whatsoever ye would that men should do to you, do ye even so unto them.” Matt. 7:12; Luke 6:31.
  • golf course — the ground or course over which golf is played. A standard full-scale golf course has 125 to 175 acres (51 to 71 hectares), usually with 18 holes varying from 100 to 650 yards (91 to 594 meters) in length from tee to cup.
  • gradualness — The condition of being gradual.
  • grammalogue — a word symbolized by a sign or letter.
  • granduncles — Plural form of granduncle.
  • granulocyte — a circulating white blood cell having prominent granules in the cytoplasm and a nucleus of two or more lobes.
  • gray mullet — mullet1 (def 1).
  • great mogul — the emperor of the former Mogul Empire in India founded in 1526 by Baber.
  • great-uncle — a granduncle.
  • grey mullet — any teleost food fish of the family Mugilidae, mostly occurring in coastal regions, having a spindle-shaped body and a broad fleshy mouth
  • grotesquely — odd or unnatural in shape, appearance, or character; fantastically ugly or absurd; bizarre.
  • ground rule — Usually, ground rules. basic or governing principles of conduct in any situation or field of endeavor: the ground rules of press conferences.
  • groundswell — a broad, deep swell or rolling of the sea, due to a distant storm or gale.
  • groupuscule — A political or religious splinter group.
  • gruellingly — In a gruelling manner.
  • guelderrose — snowball (sense 2)
  • guerrillero — a guerrilla
  • guilelessly — free from guile; sincere; honest; straightforward; frank.
  • guillotined — Simple past tense and past participle of guillotine.
  • guillotines — Plural form of guillotine.
  • guiltlessly — free from guilt; innocent.
  • guiltridden — Alternative spelling of guilt-ridden.
  • guinea fowl — any of several African, gallinaceous birds of the subfamily Numidinae, especially a common species, Numida meleagris, that has a bony casque on the head and dark gray plumage spotted with white and that is now domesticated and raised for its flesh and eggs.
  • gulf states — the oil-producing states around the Persian Gulf: Iran, Iraq, Kuwait, Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, Qatar, the United Arab Emirates, and Oman
  • gulf stream — a warm ocean current flowing N from the Gulf of Mexico, along the E coast of the U.S., to an area off the SE coast of Newfoundland, where it becomes the western terminus of the North Atlantic Current.
  • gullywasher — a usually short, heavy rainstorm.
  • gum elastic — rubber1 (def 1).
  • gun culture — the attitudes, feelings, values, and behaviour of a society, or any social group, in which guns are used
  • gun licence — an official document granting a person permission to own and use a gun, usually subject to various restrictions
  • gunslingers — Plural form of gunslinger.
  • gut feeling — an instinctive feeling, as opposed to an opinion based on facts
  • gutlessness — The state or condition of being gutless; cowardice.
  • gutter ball — a bowling ball that is rolled into one of the gutters and does not hit any pins.
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