12-letter words containing o, l, g, i, s
- gloriousness — delightful; wonderful; completely enjoyable: to have a glorious time at the circus.
- gloss finish — a reflective or shiny surface, usually on a photograph but also sometimes on metal, paper, paint, etc
- glossarially — In the manner of a glossary.
- glossematics — a school of linguistic analysis developed by Louis Hjelmslev (1899–1965) in Copenhagen in the 1930s based on the study of the distribution of glossemes.
- glossolalist — One who exhibits glossolalia; one who speaks in tongues.
- glossologist — One who defines and explains terms; one versed in glossology.
- glossophobia — The fear of public speaking.
- glossoptosis — (medicine) The abnormal downward displacement or retraction of the tongue.
- glottologist — One who studies glottology; a linguist or philologist.
- gloversville — a city in E New York.
- glucogenesis — the production of glucose by the decomposition of glycogen or from any nonglucose precursor.
- glycerolysis — chemical decomposition resulting from the interaction of a compound and glycerol.
- glycogenesis — the formation of glycogen from monosaccharides in the body, especially glucose.
- glycogenosis — any of several inherited disorders of glycogen metabolism that result in excess accumulation of glycogen in various organs of the body.
- glycosidases — Plural form of glycosidase.
- go ballistic — of or relating to ballistics.
- godwin's law — (humour) "As a Usenet discussion grows longer, the probability of a comparison involving Nazis or Hitler approaches one." There is a tradition in many groups that, once this occurs, that thread is over, and whoever mentioned the Nazis has automatically lost whatever argument was in progress. Godwin's Law thus practically guarantees the existence of an upper bound on thread length in those groups. However there is also a widely recognised codicil that any intentional triggering of Godwin's Law in order to invoke its thread-ending effects will be unsuccessful.
- goldsmithery — the occupation of a goldsmith
- goldsmithing — The work of a goldsmith; the forging of gold.
- gonfaloniers — Plural form of gonfalonier.
- gospel choir — a choir performing gospel music
- gospel music — a now popularized form of impassioned rhythmic spiritual music rooted in the solo and responsive church singing of rural blacks in the American South, central to the development of rhythm and blues and of soul music.
- granulations — Plural form of granulation.
- graphologist — the study of handwriting, especially when regarded as an expression of the writer's character, personality, abilities, etc.
- gratuitously — given, done, bestowed, or obtained without charge or payment; free; voluntary.
- gratulations — a feeling of joy.
- gregariously — fond of the company of others; sociable.
- griseofulvin — an antibiotic, C 17 H 17 ClO 6 , obtained from a species of Penicillium, used in the treatment of ringworm and other fungous infections of the skin.
- grossularite — a mineral, calcium aluminum garnet, Ca 3 Al 2 Si 3 O 12 , occurring in gray-white to pinkish crystals.
- guide fossil — index fossil.
- gulf of siam — an arm of the South China Sea between the Malay Peninsula and Indochina
- gynecologist — a physician specializing in gynecology. Abbreviation: GYN, gyn.
- haptoglobins — Plural form of haptoglobin.
- hearing loss — diminished ability to hear
- helicographs — Plural form of helicograph.
- heliogabalus — (Varius Avitus Bassianus"Marcus Aurelius Antoninus") a.d. 204–222, Roman emperor 218–222.
- hematologist — the study of the nature, function, and diseases of the blood and of blood-forming organs.
- heortologist — a person who studies heortology
- highschooler — (US) A student at a high school.
- hillsborough — a town in W California.
- histological — the branch of biology dealing with the study of tissues.
- historiology — (obsolete) a discourse on history.
- hobgoblinism — a belief in hobgoblins
- hold against — resent sb for sth
- hollingshead — Holinshed.
- holmes light — a canister, attached to a life buoy or float, containing calcium carbonate and calcium phosphide, which ignite spontaneously on contact with the water, emitting conspicuous fire and smoke.
- house lights — lights of a residential building
- housing list — a list of people waiting to obtain council houses
- hydrologists — Plural form of hydrologist.
- hygrophilous — a plant that thrives in wet or very moist ground.