11-letter words containing l, o, n, g
- gallowsness — the quality of being bold or reckless
- gang plough — a plough having two or more shares, coulters, and mouldboards designed to work simultaneously
- gangliocyte — (biology) A ganglion cell.
- ganglioside — any of a class of glycolipids, found chiefly in nerve ganglia, that upon hydrolysis yield sphingosine, neuraminic acid, a fatty acid, and a monosaccharide.
- gazillionth — (informal) The ordinal form of the number 'gazillion'.
- gemmulation — the process of reproduction by gemmules.
- gender role — the public image of being a particular gender that a person presents to others: conventional notions of female gender roles.
- genealogies — A line of descent traced continuously from an ancestor.
- genealogist — a record or account of the ancestry and descent of a person, family, group, etc.
- genealogize — to investigate genealogy
- genesiology — (obsolete) The study of generation (reproduction).
- genioplasty — Mentoplasty.
- genius loci — the guardian spirit of a place.
- genotypical — the genetic makeup of an organism or group of organisms with reference to a single trait, set of traits, or an entire complex of traits.
- genouillere — jointed armour for protecting the knees
- gentilhomme — a gentleman
- gentlefolks — (nonstandard) gentlefolk.
- gentlewoman — a woman of good family, breeding, or social position.
- gentlewomen — Plural form of gentlewoman.
- genuflexion — Alternative spelling of genuflection.
- geolocation — the process of determining the location of an electronic device, as a computer, cell phone, satellite, etc.
- geosyncline — a portion of the earth's crust subjected to downward warping during a large span of geologic time; a geosynclinal fold.
- gerontology — the branch of science that deals with aging and the problems of aged persons.
- gerontophil — experiencing sexual attraction to old people
- gestational — the process, state, or period of gestating.
- ghirlandaio — (Domenico di Tommaso Curradi di Doffo Bigordi) 1449–94, Italian painter.
- ghostliness — of, characteristic of, or resembling a ghost; phantasmal; spectral.
- giambologna — Giovanni da [jee-uh-vah-nee duh;; Italian jaw-vahn-nee dah] /ˌdʒi əˈvɑ ni də;; Italian dʒɔˈvɑn ni dɑ/ (Show IPA), (Jean de Boulogne; Giambologna) c1525–1608, Italian sculptor, born in France.
- gibson girl — the idealized American girl of the 1890s as represented in the illustrations of Charles Dana Gibson.
- gigantology — the study or description of giants
- gilt bronze — ormolu (def 2).
- gjallarhorn — Heimdall's horn, used to warn the gods of Ragnarok.
- glaciations — Plural form of glaciation.
- glamorizing — Present participle of glamorize.
- glastonbury — a borough of SW England, in whose vicinity the ruins of an important Iron Age lake village have been found and to which in folklore both King Arthur and Joseph of Arimathaea have been linked, the latter as the founder of the abbey there.
- glauconitic — a greenish micaceous mineral consisting essentially of a hydrous silicate of potassium, aluminum, and iron and occurring in greensand, clays, etc.
- glaucophane — a sodium-rich monoclinic mineral of the amphibole family, usually metamorphic.
- globalising — Present participle of globalise.
- globalizing — Present participle of globalize.
- globigerina — any marine foraminifer of the genus Globigerina, having a calcareous shell, occurring either near the surface of the sea or in the mud at the bottom.
- glomerating — Present participle of glomerate.
- glomeration — a glomerate condition; conglomeration.
- gloss paint — Gloss paint is paint that forms a shiny surface when it dries.
- glossodynia — a condition characterized by a burning or tingling mouth region
- glottogonic — relating to the origin of language
- 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.
- glucuronide — a glycoside that yields glucuronic acid upon hydrolysis.
- 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.
- glutinosity — The quality of being glutinous or viscous.