10-letter words containing l, o, n, g
- hemoglobin — the oxygen-carrying pigment of red blood cells that gives them their red color and serves to convey oxygen to the tissues: occurs in reduced form (deoxyhemoglobin) in venous blood and in combination with oxygen (oxyhemoglobin) in arterial blood. Symbol: Hb.
- heptagonal — having seven sides or angles.
- high-flown — extravagant in aims, pretensions, etc.
- hillingdon — a borough of Greater London, England.
- hobblingly — in a hobbling manner
- hobgoblins — Plural form of hobgoblin.
- holidaying — a day fixed by law or custom on which ordinary business is suspended in commemoration of some event or in honor of some person.
- holstering — Present participle of holster.
- hostelling — Also called youth hostel. an inexpensive, supervised lodging place for young people on bicycle trips, hikes, etc.
- hour angle — the angle, measured westward through 360°, between the celestial meridian of an observer and the hour circle of a celestial body.
- houselling — administration of the Eucharist
- ignobility — of low character, aims, etc.; mean; base: his ignoble purposes.
- ignorantly — lacking in knowledge or training; unlearned: an ignorant man.
- ill-boding — foreboding evil; inauspicious; unlucky: ill-boding stars.
- ill-gotten — acquired by dishonest, improper, or evil means: ill-gotten gains.
- immolating — Present participle of immolate.
- immunology — the branch of science dealing with the components of the immune system, immunity from disease, the immune response, and immunologic techniques of analysis.
- imposingly — very impressive because of great size, stately appearance, dignity, elegance, etc.: Notre Dame, Rheims, and other imposing cathedrals of France.
- indologist — a student of Indian literature, history, philosophy, etc
- infoldings — Plural form of infolding.
- inglenooks — Plural form of inglenook.
- inglorious — shameful; disgraceful: inglorious retreat.
- ingolstadt — a city in Bavaria,SE Germany, on the Danube River.
- inholdings — Plural form of inholding.
- insolating — Present participle of insolate.
- intaglioed — Simple past tense and past participle of intaglio.
- intoningly — in an intonational manner
- irreligion — lack of religion.
- john logan — John or James (Tah-gah-jute) c1725–80, leader of the Cayuga tribe.
- jollifying — Present participle of jollify.
- journaling — The activity of keeping a diary, also known as journal.
- jugal bone — (in humans) cheekbone (def 1).
- jungle rot — any cutaneous disease or condition caused or induced by a tropical climate.
- keogh plan — a pension plan for an unincorporated business entity or self-employed person.
- keylogging — the practice of using a software program or hardware device (keylogger) to record all keystrokes on a computer keyboard, either overtly as a surveillance tool or covertly as spyware: Many employers are making use of keylogging to monitor their employees' computer habits.
- kinglihood — the condition of being kingly
- kingsolver — Barbara, born 1955, U.S. novelist, short-story writer, and essayist.
- know-ledge — acquaintance with facts, truths, or principles, as from study or investigation; general erudition: knowledge of many things.
- knowledged — Simple past tense and past participle of knowledge.
- knowledges — Plural form of knowledge.
- lactogenic — stimulating lactation.
- lageniform — shaped like a flask; having an enlarged base tapering to a narrow neck.
- lagerphone — (Australia) A generally homemade percussion instrument consisting of crown cap beer bottle tops loosely nailed to a pole (often a broom handle) and a board mounted cross-ways on the pole (the head of the broom), and played by striking the pole on the ground or with a stick, by drawing the serrated stick across the pole, or by shaking the instrument. (From 1952.).
- lamingtons — Plural form of lamington.
- lampooning — a sharp, often virulent satire directed against an individual or institution; a work of literature, art, or the like, ridiculing severely the character or behavior of a person, society, etc.
- landowning — an owner or proprietor of land.
- langostino — langoustine.
- langoustes — Plural form of langouste.
- languorous — characterized by languor; languid.
- lanuginose — covered with lanugo, or soft, downy hairs.