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14-letter words containing l, o, r, g

  • gull-wing door — a car door that opens upwards
  • gunpowder plot — an unsuccessful plot to kill King James I and the assembled Lords and Commons by blowing up Parliament, November 5, 1605, in revenge for the laws against Roman Catholics.
  • gymslip mother — a girl of school age who has become a mother
  • gyroscopically — Using a gyroscope.
  • gyrostabiliser — (British spelling) Alternative form of gyrostabilizer.
  • gyrostabilized — stabilized by means of a gyrostabilizer.
  • gyrostabilizer — a device for stabilizing a seagoing vessel by counteracting its rolling motion from side to side, consisting essentially of a rotating gyroscope weighing about 1 percent of the displacement of the vessel.
  • hagiographical — Hagiographic.
  • half sovereign — a gold coin of the United Kingdom, discontinued in 1917, equal to 10 shillings.
  • half-forgotten — a past participle of forget.
  • hanging scroll — a roll of parchment, paper, copper, or other material, especially one with writing on it: a scroll containing the entire Old Testament.
  • healing powers — beneficial qualities
  • hemoglobinuria — the presence of hemoglobin pigment in the urine.
  • herpetological — Of or relating to herpetology, the study of reptiles.
  • herpetologists — Plural form of herpetologist.
  • heterologously — In a heterologous manner.
  • hieroglyphical — Hieroglyphic: related to or resembling hieroglyphs.
  • hierographical — hierographic
  • high-card pool — red dog.
  • highway patrol — a state law-enforcement organization whose officers safeguard the highways.
  • honour killing — a murder committed by a male on a female relative considered to have brought dishonour to the family, usually through sexual activity forbidden by religion or tradition
  • horace greeleyHorace, 1811–72, U.S. journalist, editor, and political leader.
  • horse vaulting — gymnastics performed on horseback
  • hydrobiologist — someone who studies or specializes in hydrobiology
  • hydrogenolysis — decomposition of a compound resulting from its interaction with hydrogen.
  • hydrographical — Hydrographic.
  • hydrologically — the science dealing with the occurrence, circulation, distribution, and properties of the waters of the earth and its atmosphere.
  • hydroxyl group — the univalent group –OH, as in inorganic compounds, such as sodium hydroxide, NaOH, or as in organic compounds, such as ethyl alcohol, C 2 H 6 O.
  • hypergolically — in a hypergolic manner
  • hypoallergenic — designed to reduce or minimize the possibility of an allergic response, as by containing relatively few or no potentially irritating substances: hypoallergenic cosmetics.
  • iatrogenically — In an iatrogenic manner.
  • in one's glory — at one's best, happiest, etc.
  • ingloriousness — The state of being inglorious.
  • inner mongolia — an administrative division in NE China, adjoining the Mongolian People's Republic. 174,000 sq. mi. (450,660 sq. km). Capital: Hohhot.
  • inter-regional — of or relating to a region of considerable extent; not merely local: a regional meeting of the Boy Scouts.
  • interblock gap — the area or space separating consecutive blocks of data or consecutive physical records on an external storage medium.
  • interior angle — an angle formed between parallel lines by a third line that intersects them.
  • interreligious — existing or communicating between different religions.
  • invigoratingly — In an invigorating manner.
  • inward-looking — person
  • junior college — a collegiate institution offering courses only through the first one or two years of college instruction and granting a certificate of title instead of a degree.
  • kilogram-force — a meter-kilogram-second unit of force, equal to the force that produces an acceleration equal to the acceleration of gravity, when acting on a mass of one kilogram. Abbreviation: kgf.
  • kilogram-meter — a meter-kilogram-second unit of work or energy, equal to the work done by a force of one kilogram when its point of application moves through a distance of one meter in the direction of the force; approximately 7.2 foot-pounds. Abbreviation: kg-m.
  • knobbling roll — a roll for a rolling mill, having a series of regularly shaped projections and depressions on its face.
  • landing ground — airfield
  • languorousness — The quality of being languorous.
  • lanterne rouge — a notional award given to the competitor who finishes last in a cycle race
  • laryngectomies — Plural form of laryngectomy.
  • laryngological — Of or pertaining to laryngology.
  • laryngopharynx — the lower part of the pharynx, above the larynx.
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