13-letter words containing n, o, g, c, a, l
- flying boxcar — a large airplane designed to carry cargo.
- folding chair — a chair that can be collapsed flat for easy storage or transport.
- gala occasion — a festive, social occasion
- galactomannan — (carbohydrate) Any of a class of polysaccharides, found in many gums, having a backbone composed of mannose with galactose sidechains.
- galactosamine — an amino sugar that is a major component of glycolipids and chondroitin.
- gallo-romance — the vernacular language, a development from Latin, spoken in France from about a.d. 600 to 900. Abbreviation: Gallo-Rom.
- galvanometric — Of or pertaining to galvanometry.
- games console — Also called game(s) console, gaming console, video-game console. a computer system specially made for playing video games by connecting it to a television or other display for video and sound.
- gastronomical — the art or science of good eating.
- general costs — the general expenses of running a business
- general court — the state legislature of Massachusetts or New Hampshire.
- genotypically — With reference to a genotype.
- gesticulation — the act of gesticulating.
- giant scallop — sea scallop.
- glocalisation — (British spelling) Alternative form of glocalization.
- glocalization — The practice of conducting business according to both local and global considerations.
- glorification — a glorified or more splendid form of something.
- gluconic acid — a colorless, water-soluble acid, C 6 H 12 O 7 , obtained by the oxidation of glucose, used commercially in a 50-percent solution for cleaning metals.
- glucuronidase — an enzyme that catalyzes glucuronide hydrolysis
- glyconic acid — gluconic acid.
- glycosylation — (chemistry, biochemistry) The reaction of a saccharide with a hydroxy or amino functional group to form a glycoside; especially the reaction with a protein or lipid to form a glycoprotein or glycolipid.
- goliath crane — a gantry crane for heavy work, as in steel mills.
- grain alcohol — alcohol (def 1).
- graminicolous — (esp of parasitic fungi) living on grass
- graphic novel — a novel in the form of comic strips.
- graticulation — the division of a design, plan, etc into squares in order to improve the accuracy of enlargement or reduction
- great council — (in Norman England) an assembly composed of the king's tenants in chief that served as the principal council of the realm and replaced the witenagemot.
- ground tackle — equipment, as anchors, chains, or windlasses, for mooring a vessel away from a pier or other fixed moorings.
- guzman blanco — Antonio [ahn-taw-nyaw] /ɑnˈtɔ nyɔ/ (Show IPA), 1829–99, Venezuelan political leader: president 1870–88.
- gynaecologist — (UK, Canada, dated in US) A physician who specialises in diseases of the female reproductive system.
- gynecological — the branch of medical science that deals with the health maintenance and diseases of women, especially of the reproductive organs. Abbreviation: GYN, gyn.
- half coupling — a flange fixed at the end of each of the two shafts that are connected in a flange coupling
- hallucinogens — Plural form of hallucinogen.
- homogenetical — of, involving or relating to homogeny
- housecleaning — the act of cleaning a house, room, etc., and its furnishings, especially the act of cleaning thoroughly and completely.
- human cloning — the act of producing a human as a clone
- human ecology — ecology (def 4).
- illogicalness — The quality of being illogical.
- immunological — (immunology) Of, or relating to immunology.
- inorganically — In an inorganic manner.
- juglandaceous — belonging to the plant family Juglandaceae.
- lactoglobulin — A protein or mixture of similar proteins occurring in milk, obtained after the removal of casein and precipitated in a salt solution.
- landing force — the ground forces of an amphibious task force that effect the assault landing in an amphibious operation.
- language code — (human language, standard) A set of standard names and abbreviations maintained by ISO for identifying human languages, natural and invented, past and present. Each language has a list of English and French names and an ISO 639-2 three-letter code. Some also have an ISO 639-1 two-letter code. The list even includes the Klingon language from the Star Trek science fiction series. There are also country codes.
- laryngectomee — someone who has had a laryngectomy
- laryngoscopes — Plural form of laryngoscope.
- laryngoscopic — Of or pertaining to laryngoscopy.
- laser cooling — a technique using laser light to cool atoms to a very low temperature by removing momentum from the particles.
- laughingstock — an object of ridicule; the butt of a joke or the like: His ineptness as a public official made him the laughingstock of the whole town.
- leading block — lead block.