13-letter words containing l, g, y
- galvanoplasty — electrotypy.
- galveston bay — an inlet of the Gulf of Mexico.
- games library — a type of library for video games where games (usually downloaded via the internet) can be paid for per use rather than be bought at full price
- general synod — the governing body, under Parliament, of the Church of England, made up of the bishops and elected clerical and lay representatives
- genethlialogy — the science of calculating positions of the heavenly bodies on nativities.
- genotypically — With reference to a genotype.
- geochemically — In a geochemical manner.
- geochronology — the chronology of the earth, as based on both absolute and relative methods of age determination.
- geohydrologic — relating to geohydrology
- geometrically — of or relating to geometry or to the principles of geometry.
- geomorphology — the study of the characteristics, origin, and development of landforms.
- geophysically — In a geophysical manner; in terms of geophysics.
- geotechnology — the application of science and technology in order to utilize the earth's natural resources
- germinability — the degree of ability of a seed to germinate or sprout.
- gerodontology — the branch of dentistry dealing with aging and aged persons.
- gesticulatory — Making a lot of gesticulations.
- gild the lily — to coat with gold, gold leaf, or a gold-colored substance.
- ginger family — the plant family Zingiberaceae, characterized by tropical, often aromatic herbaceous plants having rhizomes, long sheathing leaves, and clusters of tubular flowers, and including cardamon, ginger, and turmeric.
- glove factory — a factory where gloves are made
- glyceric acid — a colorless, syrupy liquid, C 3 H 6 O 4 , obtained by oxidizing glycerol.
- glycolic acid — a colorless, crystalline, water-soluble powder, C 2 H 4 O 3 , that is a major substrate for photorespiration in plants: used chiefly for textile printing and dyeing and in pesticides.
- glyconic acid — gluconic acid.
- glycopeptides — Plural form of glycopeptide.
- glycoproteins — Plural form of glycoprotein.
- glycosylation — (chemistry, biochemistry) The reaction of a saccharide with a hydroxy or amino functional group to form a glycoside; especially the reaction with a protein or lipid to form a glycoprotein or glycolipid.
- gnu c library — (library) (glibc) The run-time library for the GNU C compiler, gcc, and others. glibc is the source code for libc.a. It is maintained separately from the compilers and is a superset of ANSI C and POSIX.1 and a large subset of POSIX.2. Mailing list: <[email protected]> (bugs).
- go fly a kite — to move through the air using wings.
- go swimmingly — If you say that something is going swimmingly, you mean that everything is happening in a satisfactory way, without any problems.
- golden remedy — a very successful way of dealing with a problem
- golden valley — a town in SE Minnesota.
- golden yellow — of yellow with a tinge of gold
- gone to glory — dead
- good old days — past times viewed with nostalgia
- goodheartedly — In a goodhearted manner.
- goodhumoredly — In a good-humored manner.
- goodnaturedly — In a good-natured manner.
- governability — to rule over by right of authority: to govern a nation.
- grammatically — of or relating to grammar: grammatical analysis.
- grand larceny — larceny in which the value of the goods taken is above a certain legally specified amount.
- grandfatherly — of or characteristic of a grandfather.
- grandmotherly — of or characteristic of a grandmother.
- graphemically — In terms of or by means of graphemes.
- gravity clock — a clock driven by its own weight as it descends a rack, cord, incline, etc.
- gravity fault — a fault along an inclined plane in which the upper side or hanging wall appears to have moved downward with respect to the lower side or footwall (opposed to reverse fault).
- gravity scale — a scale giving the relative density of fluids
- gray squirrel — a common, grayish squirrel, Sciurus carolinensis, of eastern North America.
- grey squirrel — a grey-furred squirrel, Sciurus carolinensis, native to E North America but now widely established elsewhere
- grylloblattid — a primitive insect of the order Grylloblattidea, having a soft, unpigmented wingless body with long antennae and no eyes, living under stones in moderately high mountains of the western U.S., Japan, and the U.S.S.R.
- guanylic acid — GMP.
- guernsey lily — a bulbous plant, Nerine sarniensis, of the amaryllis family, native to southern Africa, having clusters of crimson flowers.