13-letter words containing m, u, g, a
- dissimulating — Present participle of dissimulate.
- dna computing — (architecture) The use of DNA molecules to encode computational problems. Standard operations of molecular biology can then be used to solve some NP-hard search problems in parallel using a very large number of molecules. The exponential scaling of NP-hard problems still remains, so this method will require a huge amount of DNA to solve large problems.
- double magnum — Jeroboam (def 2).
- dramaturgical — the craft or the techniques of dramatic composition.
- draughtswoman — Alternative spelling of draftswoman.
- drum magazine — a receptacle that holds and feeds cartridges to a submachine gun or light machine gun.
- drum paneling — flush paneling in a door.
- encouragement — The action of giving someone support, confidence, or hope.
- entomophagous — feeding mainly on insects; insectivorous
- farmer's lung — a lung disorder caused by inhalation of moldy hay dust, marked by shortness of breath, dry cough, and weight loss.
- fatigue limit — the maximum stress to which a material can be subjected without failing.
- fish geranium — zonal geranium.
- flame cutting — a method of cutting ferrous metals in which the metal is heated by a torch to about 800°C and is oxidized by a stream of oxygen from the torch
- formula algol — An ALGOL extension for symbolic mathematics, strings and lists, developed by A.J. Perlis and R. Iturriaga at Carnegie for the CDC G-20 in 1962.
- formularising — Present participle of formularise.
- formularizing — Present participle of formularize.
- fruit farming — the practice of growing or farming fruit
- fun and games — frivolously diverting activity.
- gallimaufries — Plural form of gallimaufry.
- gallows humor — humor that treats serious, frightening, or painful subject matter in a light or satirical way.
- gametothallus — a gamete-producing thallus.
- gamgee tissue — a type of dressing for wounds
- gastrocnemius — the largest muscle in the calf of the leg, the action of which extends the foot, raises the heel, and assists in bending the knee.
- geitonogamous — of or relating to geitonogamy
- giulio romano — (Giulio Pippi de' Giannuzzi) 1492?–1546, Italian painter and architect.
- glamour model — a woman who models topless or nude for photographs
- glamour stock — a popular stock that rises quickly or continuously in price and attracts large numbers of investors.
- 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;
- gnu assembler — (GAS) A Unix assembler for the GNU project. Many CPU types are handled and COFF and IEEE-695 formats are supported as well as standard a.out. Current version 2.2 ported to Sun-3, Sun-4, i386, 386BSD, BSD/386, Linux, PS/2-AIX, VAX, Ultrix, BSD, VMS. The assembler has been merged with GNU Binutils. E-mail: <[email protected]>.
- gnu smalltalk — (language) A GNU version of Smalltalk, by Steven Byrne <[email protected]>. Version 1.1.1,
- gobar numeral — any of a set of ancient numerals derived from Hindu numerals
- gourmandizers — Plural form of gourmandizer.
- gourmandizing — Present participle of gourmandize.
- grain sorghum — any of several varieties of sorghum, as durra or milo, having starchy seeds, grown for grain and forage.
- gram molecule — that quantity of a substance whose weight in grams is numerically equal to the molecular weight of the substance.
- graminicolous — (esp of parasitic fungi) living on grass
- graminivorous — feeding or subsisting on grass: a graminivorous bird.
- granulomatous — an inflammatory tumor or growth composed of granulation tissue.
- grass sorghum — any of several varieties of sorghum, as Sudan grass, grown for pasturage and hay.
- guessing game — a situation in which conjectures must be made because information is not available or forthcoming
- guesstimating — Present participle of guesstimate.
- guesstimation — (pejorative) An estimation made without good justification and often biased.
- guzman blanco — Antonio [ahn-taw-nyaw] /ɑnˈtɔ nyɔ/ (Show IPA), 1829–99, Venezuelan political leader: president 1870–88.
- haematogenous — producing blood
- half mourning — a mourning garb less somber than deep mourning, usually following a period of deep mourning.
- half-mourning — a mourning garb less somber than deep mourning, usually following a period of deep mourning.
- hemagglutinin — A substance, such as a viral protein, that causes hemagglutination.
- hematophagous — feeding on blood, as the vampire bat.
- homologoumena — the books in the New Testament generally held as authoritative and canonical by the early church.