13-letter words containing n, o, s, l, g, i
- gerontologist — the branch of science that deals with aging and the problems of aged persons.
- gesticulation — the act of gesticulating.
- giant scallop — sea scallop.
- glamorisation — Alternative spelling of glamorization.
- glass-blowing — the art or process of forming or shaping a mass of molten or heat-softened glass into ware by blowing air into it through a tube.
- globalisation — internationalisation
- glocalisation — (British spelling) Alternative form of glocalization.
- glockenspiels — Plural form of glockenspiel.
- glucuronidase — an enzyme that catalyzes glucuronide hydrolysis
- glutinousness — The quality of being glutinous.
- glycoproteins — Plural form of glycoprotein.
- 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.
- go swimmingly — If you say that something is going swimmingly, you mean that everything is happening in a satisfactory way, without any problems.
- golan heights — a range of hills in the Middle East, possession of which is disputed between Israel and Syria: under Syrian control until 1967 when they were stormed by Israeli forces; Jewish settlements have since been established. Highest peak: 2224 m (7297 ft)
- golden shiner — a small, silvery freshwater minnow, Notemigonus crysoleucas, native to eastern North America and introduced into western North America: often used as live bait in sport fishing.
- goldie's fern — a wood fern, Dryopteris goldiana, of northeastern North America, having large, golden-green, leathery fronds with blades that tilt backward.
- gospel singer — a singer performing gospel music
- gossip column — newspaper: celebrity news article
- grain of salt — salt crystal
- graminicolous — (esp of parasitic fungi) living on grass
- grandiloquous — grandiloquent
- granuliferous — full of granules, or producing granules
- grimes golden — a yellow variety of apple that ripens in late autumn.
- ground sluice — a trench, cut through a placer or through bedrock, through which a stream is diverted in order to dislodge and wash the gravel.
- gulf of lions — a wide bay of the Mediterranean off the S coast of France, between the Spanish border and Toulon
- gynaecologist — (UK, Canada, dated in US) A physician who specialises in diseases of the female reproductive system.
- gynecologists — Plural form of gynecologist.
- hallucinogens — Plural form of hallucinogen.
- homeschooling — a school set up in the home.
- hornswoggling — Present participle of hornswoggle.
- hospitalizing — Present participle of hospitalize.
- housebuilding — The trade or activity of building houses.
- housecleaning — the act of cleaning a house, room, etc., and its furnishings, especially the act of cleaning thoroughly and completely.
- hyperbolising — to use hyperbole; exaggerate.
- ignominiously — marked by or attended with ignominy; discreditable; humiliating: an ignominious retreat.
- illogicalness — The quality of being illogical.
- incognoscible — (rare, dated) Not capable of being known; incomprehensible.
- incongruously — out of keeping or place; inappropriate; unbecoming: an incongruous effect; incongruous behavior.
- incorrigibles — Plural form of incorrigible.
- indigo squill — wild hyacinth.
- insectologist — a person who studies insectology
- insulinogenic — Promoting the production of insulin.
- interreligous — Between religions.
- irreligionist — One who is irreligious.
- isoagglutinin — an agglutinin that can effect isoagglutination.
- isogonal line — an imaginary line, or one drawn on a map, connecting all points of equal magnetic declination.
- james gosling — (person) The software engineer who wrote GOSMACS, and served as Sun Microsystems, Inc. project leader for both NeWS, and Java. He is currently (1997) a Vice President and "Distinguished Engineer" at Sun.
- john suckling — Sir John, 1609–42, English poet.
- kentish glory — a moth, Endromis versicolora, common in north and central Europe, having brown variegated front wings and, in the male, orange hindwings
- killing frost — the occurrence of temperatures cold enough to kill all but the hardiest vegetation, especially the last such occurrence in spring and the first in fall, events that limit the agricultural growing season.