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9-letter words containing l, i, u

  • ginglymus — a joint in which movement is limited to one plane.
  • gladiolus — any plant of the genus Gladiolus, of the iris family, native especially to Africa, having erect, sword-shaped leaves and spikes of flowers in a variety of colors.
  • glamourie — Alternative spelling of glamoury.
  • globulins — Plural form of globulin.
  • globulite — (mineral) A rudimentary spherical form of crystallite.
  • glomeruli — Irregular plural form of glomerulus.
  • glucoside — any of an extensive group of compounds that yield glucose and some other substance or substances when treated with a dilute acid or decomposed by a ferment or enzyme.
  • glulisine — A rapid-acting insulin analogue.
  • glutamine — a crystalline amino acid, HOOCCH(NH 2)CH 2 CH 2 CONH 2 , related to glutamic acid. Symbol: Q. Abbreviation: Gln;
  • glutinant — a nematocyst that discharges a thread covered with a sticky secretion.
  • glutinous — of the nature of glue; gluey; viscid; sticky.
  • glyburide — a hypoglycemic substance, C 23 H 28 ClN 3 O 5 S, used orally in the treatment of diabetes mellitus.
  • go public — of, relating to, or affecting a population or a community as a whole: public funds; a public nuisance.
  • granulite — a metamorphic rock composed of granular minerals of uniform size, as quartz, feldspar, or pyroxene, and showing a definite banding.
  • graticule — Navigation. a network of parallels and meridians on a map or chart.
  • grouchily — In a grouchy manner.
  • grubbling — Present participle of grubble.
  • gruelling — exhausting; very tiring; arduously severe: the grueling Boston marathon.
  • grumbling — to murmur or mutter in discontent; complain sullenly.
  • gruntling — A young hog or pig.
  • guardrail — Also, guardrailing. a protective railing, as along a road or stairway.
  • guayaquil — a seaport in W Ecuador, on the Gulf of Guayaquil.
  • guerillas — Plural form of guerilla.
  • guerrilla — a member of a band of irregular soldiers that uses guerrilla warfare, harassing the enemy by surprise raids, sabotaging communication and supply lines, etc.
  • guestlist — a list of guests invited to attend a social function.
  • guideless — to assist (a person) to travel through, or reach a destination in, an unfamiliar area, as by accompanying or giving directions to the person: He guided us through the forest.
  • guideline — any guide or indication of a future course of action: guidelines on the government's future policy.
  • guildford — a city in S England, in Surrey: cathedral (1936–68); seat of the University of Surrey (1966). Pop: 69 400 (2001)
  • guildhall — (in Britain) the hall built or used by a guild or corporation for its assemblies; town hall.
  • guildship — guild (defs 1, 2).
  • guildsman — a member of a guild.
  • guildsmen — a member of a guild.
  • guileless — free from guile; sincere; honest; straightforward; frank.
  • guillaume — Charles Édouard [French sharl ey-dwar] /French ʃarl eɪˈdwar/ (Show IPA), 1861–1938, Swiss physicist: Nobel Prize 1920.
  • guillemet — one of two marks « or » used in French, Italian, and Russian printing to enclose quotations.
  • guillemin — Roger (Charles Louis) [roj-er chahrlz loo-ee;; French raw-zhey sharl lwee] /ˈrɒdʒ ər tʃɑrlz ˈlu i;; French rɔˈʒeɪ ʃarl lwi/ (Show IPA), born 1924, U.S. physiologist, born in France: Nobel Prize in Medicine 1977.
  • guillemot — a black or brown-speckled seabird of the genus Cepphus, of northern seas, having a sharply pointed black bill, red legs, and white wing patches, as C. grylle (black guillemot) of the North Atlantic and the similar C. columba (pigeon guillemot) of the North Pacific.
  • guilloche — an ornamental pattern or border, as in architecture, consisting of paired ribbons or lines flowing in interlaced curves around a series of circular voids.
  • guiltiest — Superlative form of guilty.
  • guiltless — free from guilt; innocent.
  • guiltware — /gilt'weir/ 1. A piece of freeware decorated with a message telling one how long and hard the author worked on it and intimating that one is a no-good freeloader if one does not immediately send the poor suffering martyr gobs of money. 2. Shareware that works.
  • gull wing — an aircraft wing having a short upward-sloping inner section and a longer horizontal outer section
  • gull-like — any of numerous long-winged, web-toed, aquatic birds of the family Laridae, having usually white plumage with a gray back and wings.
  • gull-wing — (of an automobile door) hinged at the top and opening upward.
  • gum elemi — elemi.
  • gum field — an area of land containing buried fossilized kauri gum
  • gumshield — a plate or strip of soft waxy substance used by boxers to protect the teeth and gums
  • gunflints — Plural form of gunflint.
  • gushingly — In a gushing manner; with overeffusive sentimentality.
  • hair bulb — the end of a hair follicle containing active hair-growing cells; situated under the skin
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