12-letter words containing l, u, g, r, i
- disgracefull — Archaic form of disgraceful.
- disgruntedly — In a disgruntled manner.
- disgruntling — Present participle of disgruntle.
- disregardful — neglectful; careless.
- distraughtly — distracted; deeply agitated.
- disturbingly — upsetting or disquieting; dismaying: a disturbing increase in the crime rate.
- drilling mud — a water-based or oil-based suspension of clays pumped into an oil well during drilling in order to seal off porous rock layers, equalize the pressure, cool the bit, and flush out the cuttings.
- drug holiday — a brief period during which a patient stops taking a prescribed medication, especially an antidepressant, to recover some normal functions, reduce side effects, or maintain sensitivity to the drug.
- dry puddling — puddling in a furnace with a bottom of sand.
- edulcorating — Present participle of edulcorate.
- elytrigerous — having elytra
- equigranular — (petrology) Composed chiefly of grains of similar size.
- ethical drug — a drug which is only available legally with a doctor's prescription or consent
- eurosterling — sterling as part of a European holding
- figurability — the quality of being figurable
- figuratively — of the nature of or involving a figure of speech, especially a metaphor; metaphorical and not literal: The word “head” has several figurative senses, as in “She's the head of the company.”. Synonyms: metaphorical, not literal, symbolic.
- flight nurse — a nurse in the U.S. Air Force who tends patients being transported by airplane.
- fluoridating — Present participle of fluoridate.
- fluorinating — Present participle of fluorinate.
- flying lemur — either of two lemurlike mammals, Cynocephalus variegatus, of southeastern Asia and the East Indies, or C. volans, of the Philippines, having broad folds of skin on both sides of the body to aid in gliding from tree to tree: now rare.
- folding rule — a rule composed of light strips of wood joined by rivets so as to be foldable, all the opening and closing parts being in parallel planes.
- forebuilding — (architecture,historical) An outer defense work of a castle used to protect the entrance to the keep.
- foresightful — care or provision for the future; provident care; prudence.
- four-walling — a form of distribution and exhibition, esp. of films, in which a distributor or producer rents a theater for a fixed amount, pays all advertising and operating costs, and collects all box-office receipts
- full-figured — (of a woman) having an amply proportioned or heavy body.
- futurologist — (sometimes initial capital letter) a follower of futurism, especially an artist or writer.
- gaillard cut — an artificial cutting in the Panama Canal Zone, NW of the city of Panama: excavated for the Panama Canal. 8 miles (13 km) long.
- galeniferous — Of a mineral or deposit that contains galena.
- gastrulation — the formation of a gastrula.
- gender-fluid — noting or relating to a person whose gender identity or gender expression is not fixed and shifts over time or depending on the situation.
- gesticulator — to make or use gestures, especially in an animated or excited manner with or instead of speech.
- giant fulmar — either of two large white or brownish petrels of the genus Macronectes, of the Antarctic Ocean and adjacent seas.
- glamour girl — a girl or woman whose appearance or lifestyle is considered glamorous by popular standards.
- glandiferous — bearing nuts or acorns
- glomerulitis — inflammation of the glomeruli of the kidney.
- gloriousness — delightful; wonderful; completely enjoyable: to have a glorious time at the circus.
- glucoprotein — glycoprotein.
- glutaredoxin — (enzyme) Any of a family of small redox enzymes that use glutathione as a cofactor.
- gourd family — the plant family Cucurbitaceae, characterized by tendril-bearing vines, either trailing or climbing and having alternate, palmately lobed leaves, often large yellow or greenish flowers, and many-seeded, fleshy fruit with a hard rind, and including the cucumber, gourd, melon, pumpkin, and squash.
- gradualistic — Of or pertaining to gradualism.
- granulations — Plural form of granulation.
- granulocytic — Of, or pertaining to, granulocytes.
- gratuitously — given, done, bestowed, or obtained without charge or payment; free; voluntary.
- gratulations — a feeling of joy.
- gregariously — fond of the company of others; sociable.
- griseofulvin — an antibiotic, C 17 H 17 ClO 6 , obtained from a species of Penicillium, used in the treatment of ringworm and other fungous infections of the skin.
- grossularite — a mineral, calcium aluminum garnet, Ca 3 Al 2 Si 3 O 12 , occurring in gray-white to pinkish crystals.
- guadalquivir — a river in S Spain, flowing W to the Gulf of Cádiz. 374 miles (602 km) long.
- guilt-ridden — If a person is guilt-ridden, they feel very guilty about something.
- guilty party — the person or people responsible for an offence or misdeed