8-letter words containing l, o, s
- glucosan — any of a number of polysaccharides that yield glucose upon hydrolysis.
- glucosin — any of a class of compounds, some of which are highly toxic, derived from reactions of glucose with ammonia.
- gluttons — Plural form of glutton.
- glycosyl — (biochemistry) Any functional group derived from a sugar (especially from a monosaccharide) by removal of the hemiacetal hydroxy group.
- goalless — the result or achievement toward which effort is directed; aim; end.
- goalpost — a post supporting a crossbar and, with it, forming the goal on a playing field in certain sports, as football.
- gobblers — Plural form of gobbler.
- godolias — Gedaliah.
- goebbels — Joseph Paul [yoh-zef poul] /ˈyoʊ zɛf paʊl/ (Show IPA), 1897–1945, German propaganda director for the Nazis.
- goethals — George Washington, 1858–1928, U.S. major general and engineer: chief engineer of the Panama Canal 1907–14; governor of the Canal Zone 1914–16.
- goldbugs — Informal. a person, especially an economist or politician, who supports the gold standard.
- goldfish — a small, usually yellow or orange fish, Carassius auratus, of the carp family, native to China, bred in many varieties and often kept in fishbowls and pools.
- goldless — lacking gold
- goldrush — Alternative spelling of gold rush.
- goldsize — an adhesive used to fix gold leaf to a surface
- goliaths — Plural form of goliath.
- goloshes — a waterproof overshoe, especially a high one.
- gondolas — Plural form of gondola.
- gonzales — Richard Alonzo ("Pancho") 1928–1995, U.S. tennis player.
- googlies — Plural form of googly.
- googlish — Resembling or in the manner of Google.
- gorillas — Plural form of gorilla.
- gormless — lacking in vitality or intelligence; stupid, dull, or clumsy.
- goslings — Plural form of gosling.
- gospeler — a person who reads or sings the Gospel.
- gospelly — Resembling gospel music.
- gossypol — a toxic pigment, C 30 H 30 O 8 , derived from cottonseed oil, made nontoxic by heating, presently under study as a potential male contraceptive and antimicrobial.
- griswold — Erwin Nathaniel, 1904–1994, U.S. lawyer and educator: dean of Harvard University Law School 1950–67.
- grockles — Plural form of grockle.
- growlers — Plural form of growler.
- gulosity — gluttony or greediness.
- gumboils — Plural form of gumboil.
- gunlocks — Plural form of gunlock.
- hailshot — small pellets of ammunition resembling hail when it is discharged and broadcast in all directions
- halcyons — Plural form of halcyon.
- halitous — relating to a mist or emission
- halogens — Plural form of halogen.
- halosere — a plant community that originates and develops in conditions of high salinity
- haplosis — the production of haploid chromosome groups during meiosis.
- haylofts — Plural form of hayloft.
- heelpost — a post made to withstand strain, forming or fitted to the end of something, as the post on which a gate or door is hinged.
- helicons — Plural form of helicon.
- heliosis — the effect of overexposure to the sun
- helistop — a heliport.
- hellions — Plural form of hellion.
- helotism — the state or quality of being a helot; serfdom.
- hemiolas — Plural form of hemiola.
- hemlocks — Plural form of hemlock.
- henslowe — Philip, died 1616, English theater manager.
- hidalgos — Plural form of hidalgo.