12-letter words containing n, a, i, l
- galligaskins — loose hose or breeches worn in the 16th and 17th centuries.
- gallinaceous — pertaining to or resembling the domestic fowls.
- gallinippers — Plural form of gallinipper.
- gallivanters — Plural form of gallivanter.
- gallivanting — to wander about, seeking pleasure or diversion; gad.
- gallsickness — a disease of cattle and sheep, caused by infection with rickettsiae of the genus Anaplasma, resulting in anaemia and jaundice
- gallygaskins — galligaskins.
- galvanically — pertaining to or produced by galvanism; producing or caused by an electric current.
- galvanotaxis — movement of an organism or any of its parts in a particular direction in response to an electric current; electrotaxis.
- gambling den — a building operating as a business where money can be staked on playing games of chance
- gambling man — adult male who gambles
- gaming table — a table used for gambling, especially one designed with a game board and slots for chips.
- gangliectomy — (medicine) Excision of a ganglion; surgical removal of a mass of tissue.
- ganglionated — gangliate.
- gangliosides — Plural form of ganglioside.
- garand rifle — M-1.
- garden snail — Zoology
- gas cylinder — container for storing gas
- gas pipeline — a system of transmission for gaseous material, esp natural gas
- gas-guzzling — an automobile that has low fuel efficiency, getting relatively few miles per gallon.
- gastrulation — the formation of a gastrula.
- gay-friendly — welcoming to gay people
- geanticlines — Plural form of geanticline.
- geelvink bay — former (Dutch) name of Sarera Bay.
- gelatigenous — (archaic) Producing or yielding gelatin.
- gelatinating — Present participle of gelatinate.
- gelatination — Conversion into gelatin or jelly-like substance.
- gelatiniform — Having the form of gelatin.
- gelatinizing — Present participle of gelatinize.
- gene library — a collection of gene clones that represents the genetic material of an organism: used in genetic engineering
- genealogical — a record or account of the ancestry and descent of a person, family, group, etc.
- generability — capable of being generated or produced.
- general will — (in the philosophy of Rousseau) the source of legitimate authority residing in the collective will as contrasted with individual interests
- generalising — to infer (a general principle, trend, etc.) from particular facts, statistics, or the like.
- generalities — Plural form of generality.
- generalizing — to infer (a general principle, trend, etc.) from particular facts, statistics, or the like.
- generalships — Plural form of generalship.
- generational — the entire body of individuals born and living at about the same time: the postwar generation.
- generatively — capable of producing or creating.
- genethliacon — A birthday ode.
- genetic load — the extent to which a population deviates from the theoretically fittest genetic constitution.
- geniculating — Present participle of geniculate.
- geniculation — the state of being geniculate.
- genital wart — one of a cluster of warts occurring in the genital and anal areas and spread mainly by sexual contact, sometimes affecting the cervix in women and associated with an increased risk of cervical cancer.
- genoa salami — a hard, garlic-flavored salami of pork and veal or, especially in the U.S., pork and beef.
- gentian blue — a purplish-blue colour
- geobotanical — of or relating to geobotany
- geocentrical — Alternative form of geocentric.
- geopotential — the difference between the potential energy of a mass at a given altitude and the potential energy of an identical mass at sea level, equivalent to the energy required to move the mass from sea level to the given altitude.
- geosynclinal — Geology. pertaining to a synclinal fold that involves a relatively large part of the earth's surface.