13-letter words containing m, i, t, g, a
- germinability — the degree of ability of a seed to germinate or sprout.
- gill filament — one of the threadlike processes forming the respiratory surface of a gill.
- glamis castle — a castle near Glamis in Angus, Scotland: ancestral seat of the Lyons family, forebears of Elizabeth, the Queen Mother; famous for its legend of a secret chamber
- glamorisation — Alternative spelling of glamorization.
- glamorization — to make glamorous.
- glutamatergic — (biochemistry, neurology) Of or pertaining to the neurotransmission of glutamate.
- glutamic acid — an amino acid, HOOCCH 2 CH 2 CH(NH 2)COOH, obtained by hydrolysis from wheat gluten and sugar-beet residues, used commercially chiefly in the form of its sodium salt to intensify the flavor of meat or other food. Symbol: E. Abbreviation: Glu;
- goldtail moth — European moth with white wings and a soft white furry body with a yellow tail tuft
- graffiti-bomb — Military. a projectile, formerly usually spherical, filled with a bursting charge and exploded by means of a fuze, by impact, or otherwise, now generally designed to be dropped from an aircraft.
- gram-negative — (of bacteria) not retaining the violet dye when stained by Gram's method.
- gram-positive — (of bacteria) retaining the violet dye when stained by Gram's method.
- grammatically — of or relating to grammar: grammatical analysis.
- grammaticized — Simple past tense and past participle of grammaticize.
- grantsmanship — skill in securing grants, as for research, from federal agencies, foundations, or the like.
- gravity meter — gravimeter (def 2).
- great grimsby — seaport in Humberside, NE England, at the mouth of the Humber estuary: county district pop. 91,000
- guesstimating — Present participle of guesstimate.
- guesstimation — (pejorative) An estimation made without good justification and often biased.
- gymnastically — In a gymnastic manner.
- gynaecomastia — abnormal overdevelopment of the breasts in a man
- gyromagnetism — the condition or state of being gyromagnetic
- habit-forming — tending to cause or encourage addiction, especially through physiological dependence: habit-forming drugs.
- haematologist — A scientist, usually a medical doctor, who specializes in haematology.
- hate campaign — A hate campaign is a series of actions which are intended to harm or upset someone, or to make other people have a low opinion of them.
- hatemongering — The behaviour of a hatemonger; the spreading of hatred.
- heart-warming — gratifying; rewarding; satisfying: a heartwarming response to his work.
- hellgrammites — Plural form of hellgrammite (Alternative spelling of hellgramites).
- hemagglutinin — A substance, such as a viral protein, that causes hemagglutination.
- hematogenesis — hematopoiesis.
- hematological — Hematologic.
- hematologists — Plural form of hematologist.
- heterogametic — (of a species or individual organism) having two unlike gametes.
- hierogrammate — a writer of hierograms
- histaminergic — releasing histamine
- histogramming — (mathematics) The construction of histograms.
- home straight — the section of a racecourse forming the approach to the finish
- homogenetical — of, involving or relating to homogeny
- humiliatingly — lowering the pride, self-respect, or dignity of a person; mortifying: Such a humiliating defeat was good for his overblown ego.
- hygrometrical — Alternative form of hygrometric.
- hypermagnetic — (physics) Extremely magnetic.
- ideogrammatic — Of or pertaining to ideograms.
- image formats — (graphics, file format) There are many formats used to store images in files. GIF, TIFF and JPEG are very common. Others are BIFF, bmp, Clear, FITS, IFF, NFF, OFF, PCX, PNG, TGA, XBM. Some of these are documented on-line at the following sites:
- image printer — a printer which uses optical technology to produce an image of a complete page from digital input
- imaginability — The quality of being imaginable.
- imaginatively — characterized by or bearing evidence of imagination: an imaginative tale.
- imagistically — (often initial capital letter) a theory or practice of a group of poets in England and America between 1909 and 1917 who believed that poetry should employ the language of common speech, create new rhythms, have complete freedom in subject matter, and present a clear, concentrated, and precise image.
- immigrational — the act of immigrating.
- immortalizing — Present participle of immortalize.
- impersonating — to assume the character or appearance of; pretend to be: He was arrested for impersonating a police officer.
- impignoration — the state of being mortgaged