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11-letter words containing o, i, l, n, e

  • gemmulation — the process of reproduction by gemmules.
  • genealogies — A line of descent traced continuously from an ancestor.
  • genealogist — a record or account of the ancestry and descent of a person, family, group, etc.
  • genealogize — to investigate genealogy
  • genesiology — (obsolete) The study of generation (reproduction).
  • genioplasty — Mentoplasty.
  • genius loci — the guardian spirit of a place.
  • genotypical — the genetic makeup of an organism or group of organisms with reference to a single trait, set of traits, or an entire complex of traits.
  • genouillere — jointed armour for protecting the knees
  • gentilhomme — a gentleman
  • genuflexion — Alternative spelling of genuflection.
  • geolocation — the process of determining the location of an electronic device, as a computer, cell phone, satellite, etc.
  • geosyncline — a portion of the earth's crust subjected to downward warping during a large span of geologic time; a geosynclinal fold.
  • gerontophil — experiencing sexual attraction to old people
  • gestational — the process, state, or period of gestating.
  • ghostliness — of, characteristic of, or resembling a ghost; phantasmal; spectral.
  • gilt bronze — ormolu (def 2).
  • 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.
  • glucokinase — an enzyme, found in all living systems, that serves to catalyze the phosphorylation of gluconic acid.
  • glucosamine — an aminosugar occurring in many polysaccharides of vertebrate tissue and also as the major component of chitin.
  • glucuronide — a glycoside that yields glucuronic acid upon hydrolysis.
  • glutathione — a crystalline, water-soluble peptide of glutamic acid, cysteine, and glycine, C 10 H 17 N 3 O 6 S, found in blood and in animal and plant tissues, and important in tissue oxidations and in the activation of some enzymes.
  • go flatline — [Cyberpunk SF, refers to flattening of EEG traces upon brain-death] also "flatlined". 1. To die, terminate, or fail, especially irreversibly. In hacker parlance, this is used of machines only, human death being considered somewhat too serious a matter to employ jargon-jokes about. 2. To go completely quiescent; said of machines undergoing controlled shutdown. "You can suffer file damage if you shut down Unix but power off before the system has gone flatline." 3. Of a video tube, to fail by losing vertical scan, so all one sees is a bright horizontal line bisecting the screen.
  • go it alone — to move or proceed, especially to or from something: They're going by bus.
  • go-it-alone — to move or proceed, especially to or from something: They're going by bus.
  • goalkeeping — The art of a goalkeeper.
  • goaltending — goalkeeping.
  • godchildren — Plural form of godchild.
  • godlikeness — The quality of being godlike.
  • goldbeating — the art or process of beating out gold into gold leaf.
  • goldbergian — Rube Goldberg.
  • golden fizz — a drink containing egg yolk, gin or vodka, lemon juice, sugar, and soda water.
  • golden girl — successful or celebrated woman
  • goldfinches — Plural form of goldfinch.
  • gonfalonier — the bearer of a gonfalon.
  • grandiosely — affectedly grand or important; pompous: grandiose words.
  • grovelingly — Alternative form of grovellingly.
  • guillotined — Simple past tense and past participle of guillotine.
  • guillotines — Plural form of guillotine.
  • guinea fowl — any of several African, gallinaceous birds of the subfamily Numidinae, especially a common species, Numida meleagris, that has a bony casque on the head and dark gray plumage spotted with white and that is now domesticated and raised for its flesh and eggs.
  • gynecologic — the branch of medical science that deals with the health maintenance and diseases of women, especially of the reproductive organs. Abbreviation: GYN, gyn.
  • haddonfield — a town in SW New Jersey.
  • haemoglobin — (protein) alternative spelling of hemoglobin.
  • haemolutein — (obsolete) bilirubin.
  • hectoringly — So as to hector or bully.
  • hedonically — of, characterizing, or pertaining to pleasure: a hedonic thrill.
  • hegemonical — having hegemony, or dominance: the ruling party's hegemonic control of all facets of society.
  • heliotropin — piperonal.
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