9-letter words containing m, a, l, g
- glutamate — a salt or ester of glutamic acid.
- glutamine — a crystalline amino acid, HOOCCH(NH 2)CH 2 CH 2 CONH 2 , related to glutamic acid. Symbol: Q. Abbreviation: Gln;
- glycaemia — the presence of glucose in the blood.
- glycaemic — Alternative spelling of glycemic.
- go formal — to go dressed in evening clothes
- goalmouth — the area between the goalposts directly in front of the goal in certain games, as soccer, lacrosse, and hockey.
- golomynka — an oily fish found only in Lake Baikal
- grand mal — a disorder of the nervous system, characterized either by mild, episodic loss of attention or sleepiness (petit mal) or by severe convulsions with loss of consciousness (grand mal)
- granuloma — an inflammatory tumor or growth composed of granulation tissue.
- gray mold — a disease of plants, characterized by a gray, furry coating on the decaying parts, caused by any of several fungi.
- greenmail — the practice of buying a large block of a company's stock in order to force a rise in stock prices or an offer by the company to repurchase that block of stock at an inflated price to thwart a possible takeover bid.
- gremolata — A paste of capers, parsley, lemon zest, olives and olive oil served as an accompaniment to meat or fish.
- grimalkin — a cat.
- guacamole — a dip of mashed avocado mixed with tomato, onion, and seasonings.
- guatemala — a republic in N Central America. 42,042 sq. mi. (108,889 sq. km).
- guildsman — a member of a guild.
- guillaume — Charles Édouard [French sharl ey-dwar] /French ʃarl eɪˈdwar/ (Show IPA), 1861–1938, Swiss physicist: Nobel Prize 1920.
- gum plant — gumweed.
- gun-metal — any of various alloys or metallic substances with a dark gray or blackish color or finish, used for chains, belt buckles, etc.
- gym class — physical education lesson
- gymnasial — relating to gymnasium schools
- heliogram — a message sent by a heliograph.
- hemialgia — pain or neuralgia involving only one side of the body or head.
- holograms — Plural form of hologram.
- imageable — a physical likeness or representation of a person, animal, or thing, photographed, painted, sculptured, or otherwise made visible.
- imagerial — the formation of mental images, figures, or likenesses of things, or of such images collectively: the dim imagery of a dream.
- imbrangle — embrangle.
- imp. gal. — imperial gallon
- implating — Present participle of implate.
- inflaming — Present participle of inflame.
- kilograms — Plural form of kilogram.
- king clam — geoduck.
- lagomorph — any member of the order Lagomorpha, comprising the hares, rabbits, and pikas, resembling the rodents but having two pairs of upper incisors.
- lamenting — to feel or express sorrow or regret for: to lament his absence.
- lamington — (Australia, obsolete) A Homburg hat.
- lamplight — the light thrown by a lamp.
- laughsome — (rare) Exciting laughter; also, addicted to laughter; merry.
- lawmaking — a person who makes or enacts law; legislator.
- lawmonger — an inferior lawyer
- legalisms — strict adherence, or the principle of strict adherence, to law or prescription, especially to the letter rather than the spirit.
- legwarmer — a footless, stockinglike knitted covering for the leg, usually worn over tights, trousers, boots, etc., for warmth, as in a dance class or while exercising, or as a fashion accessory.
- lengthman — a person whose job it is to maintain a particular length of road or railway line
- lexigrams — Plural form of lexigram.
- ligaments — Plural form of ligament.
- logarithm — the exponent of the power to which a base number must be raised to equal a given number; log: 2 is the logarithm of 100 to the base 10 (2 = log10 100).
- lognormal — noting or pertaining to a logarithmic function with a normal distribution, or the distribution of a random variable for which the logarithm of the variable has a normal distribution.
- logograms — Plural form of logogram.
- logomachy — a dispute about or concerning words.
- logomania — Great enthusiasm for words.
- long clam — soft-shell clam.