12-letter words containing l, g, y, c, e
- etymologicum — an etymological dictionary
- flickeringly — In a flickering manner.
- gangliectomy — (medicine) Excision of a ganglion; surgical removal of a mass of tissue.
- gas cylinder — container for storing gas
- geodetically — pertaining to geodesy.
- geologically — of, relating to, or based on geology.
- geosynclinal — Geology. pertaining to a synclinal fold that involves a relatively large part of the earth's surface.
- geosynclines — Plural form of geosyncline.
- get anyplace — to have any success
- glacé cherry — a crystallized or candied cherry, used in cookery and cocktail-making
- glacier lily — a dogtooth violet, Erythronium grandiflorum, of the lily family, native to western North America, having bright yellow flowers.
- glycerinated — to impregnate with glycerin.
- glycerolipid — (organic chemistry) Any lipid based on glycerol.
- glycerolysis — chemical decomposition resulting from the interaction of a compound and glycerol.
- glycogenesis — the formation of glycogen from monosaccharides in the body, especially glucose.
- glycogenetic — of or relating to the formation of sugar in the liver.
- glycogenosis — any of several inherited disorders of glycogen metabolism that result in excess accumulation of glycogen in various organs of the body.
- glycopeptide — any of a group of complex proteins, as mucin, containing a carbohydrate combined with a simple protein.
- glycoprotein — 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.
- granulocytes — Plural form of granulocyte.
- gravity cell — a cell containing two electrolytes that have different specific gravities.
- gynecologist — a physician specializing in gynecology. Abbreviation: GYN, gyn.
- hepaticology — the scientific study of bryophyte plants known as hepatics or liverworts
- hieroglyphic — Also, hieroglyphical. designating or pertaining to a pictographic script, particularly that of the ancient Egyptians, in which many of the symbols are conventionalized, recognizable pictures of the things represented.
- hydroecology — The study of support systems in wetlands such as the interactions between water and wildlife habitats.
- hygienically — conducive to good health; healthful; sanitary.
- hyperalgesic — Of or pertaining to hyperalgesia.
- hyperlogical — reasoning in accordance with the principles of logic, as a person or the mind: logical thinking.
- hypermagical — produced by or as if by magic: The change in the appearance of the room was magical.
- hypoallergic — Hypoallergenic.
- hypoglycemia — an abnormally low level of glucose in the blood.
- hypoglycemic — an abnormally low level of glucose in the blood.
- illegitimacy — the state or quality of being illegitimate.
- increasingly — growing larger or greater; enlarging; augmenting.
- laryngectomy — excision of part or all of the larynx.
- laryngoscope — a rigid or flexible endoscope passed through the mouth and equipped with a source of light and magnification, for examining and performing local diagnostic and surgical procedures on the larynx.
- lexicography — the writing, editing, or compiling of dictionaries.
- light comedy — a play or film which deals with its subject matter in an amusing and lighthearted way
- lysogenicity — the quality or condition of being lysogenic
- magnetically — By or as by, magnetism.
- mercy flight — an aircraft flight to bring a seriously ill or injured person to hospital from an isolated community
- microecology — the ecology of a microhabitat.
- neglectfully — In a neglectful manner.
- neglectingly — in a neglecting manner
- oxygen cycle — the process by which oxygen released into the atmosphere by photosynthetic organisms is taken up by aerobic organisms while the carbon dioxide released as a by-product of repiration is taken up for photosynthesis.
- oxygen lance — a tube for conveying oxygen, used in various thermal cutting or steelmaking operations.
- paleoecology — the branch of ecology dealing with the relations and interactions between ancient life forms and their environment.
- petroglyphic — relating to or having the characteristics of a petroglyph or carving made in rock