11-letter words containing n, o, g, r
- globigerina — any marine foraminifer of the genus Globigerina, having a calcareous shell, occurring either near the surface of the sea or in the mud at the bottom.
- glomerating — Present participle of glomerate.
- glomeration — a glomerate condition; conglomeration.
- glucuronide — a glycoside that yields glucuronic acid upon hydrolysis.
- go kerplunk — to make a noise when landing on or hitting the bottom of something
- go or no-go — go/no-go.
- goaltenders — Plural form of goaltender.
- god-fearing — deeply respectful or fearful of God.
- godchildren — Plural form of godchild.
- godforsaken — desolate; remote; deserted: They live in some godforsaken place 40 miles from the nearest town.
- goes around — to move or proceed, especially to or from something: They're going by bus.
- going train — the gear train for moving the hands of a timepiece or giving some other visual indication of the time.
- goitrogenic — tending to produce goiter.
- gold bronze — an alloy of about 90 percent copper, 5 percent zinc, 3 percent lead, and 2 percent tin.
- gold orange — an orange-yellow, slightly water-soluble powder, C 1 4 H 1 4 N 3 NaO 3 S, used chiefly as an acid-base indicator.
- goldbergian — Rube Goldberg.
- golden ager — an elderly person, especially one who has retired.
- golden girl — successful or celebrated woman
- golden gram — (in the East Indies) the chickpea used as a food for people and cattle.
- golden horn — an inlet of the Bosporus, in European Turkey: forms the inner part of Istanbul.
- golden hour — the first hour after a serious accident, when it is crucial that the victim receives medical treatment in order to have a chance of surviving
- golden orfe — one of the two varieties of orfe, an aquarium fish
- golden rose — a gold, bejeweled ornament in the form of a rose or spray of roses, blessed and presented by the pope in recognition of service to the Holy See.
- golden rule — a rule of ethical conduct, usually phrased “Do unto others as you would have them do unto you,” or, as in the Sermon on the Mount, “Whatsoever ye would that men should do to you, do ye even so unto them.” Matt. 7:12; Luke 6:31.
- golden-ager — an elderly person, especially one who has retired.
- goldenberry — the Cape gooseberry
- gonadotrope — a gonadotropic substance.
- gonfalonier — the bearer of a gonfalon.
- goniometers — Plural form of goniometer.
- goniometric — Of, relating to, or determined by a goniometer.
- gonochorism — (biology) The situation in which the individuals of a species are of one of two distinct sexes, and retain that sexuality throughout their lives.
- gonorrhoeal — Alternative spelling of gonorrheal.
- good nature — pleasant disposition; kindly nature; amiability.
- goodnatured — Alternative spelling of good-natured.
- goods train — freight train.
- goof around — to blunder; make an error, misjudgment, etc.
- gooney bird — any of several albatrosses, especially the black-footed albatross and the Laysan albatross, occurring on islands in the Pacific Ocean, often near naval bases.
- gormandized — Simple past tense and past participle of gormandize.
- gormandizer — A person who gormandizes; a glutton or gourmand.
- gormandizes — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of gormandize.
- gourmandise — unrestrained enjoyment of fine foods, wines, and the like.
- gourmandism — a person who is fond of good eating, often indiscriminatingly and to excess.
- gourmandize — to enjoy fine food and drink, especially often and in lavish quantity.
- gouvernante — (archaic) governess.
- gouvernment — Obsolete form of government.
- governesses — Plural form of governess.
- governments — Plural form of government.
- governmenty — pompous.
- governorate — an administrative division of a country, especially Egypt.
- gradational — any process or change taking place through a series of stages, by degrees, or in a gradual manner.