9-letter words containing o, n, g, u, a
- fungoidal — of, relating to, or caused by a fungus or fungi; resembling a fungus or fungi; fungoid
- gazehound — one of any of several breeds of hounds, as the Afghan, borzoi, greyhound, Saluki, or whippet, that hunts by sighting the game rather than by scent.
- germanous — containing bivalent germanium.
- gluconate — a salt of gluconic acid
- go around — an act or instance of going around something, as a circle, course, or traffic pattern, and returning to the starting point.
- go-around — an act or instance of going around something, as a circle, course, or traffic pattern, and returning to the starting point.
- gonangium — a reproductive polyp of a colonial hydroid, giving rise asexually to medusa buds.
- gonyaulax — any marine dinoflagellate of the genus Gonyaulax, sometimes occurring in great numbers and causing red tide.
- gourmands — Plural form of gourmand.
- granuloma — an inflammatory tumor or growth composed of granulation tissue.
- granulosa — (anatomy) A layer of small cells that forms the wall of an ovarian follicle.
- granulose — granular.
- granulous — consisting of grains or granules
- grayhound — one of a breed of tall, slender, short-haired dogs, noted for its keen sight and swiftness.
- groundage — a tax levied on ships that anchor in a port.
- groundman — a groundsman
- guanazolo — a synthetic form of guanine that is used to inhibit the growth of tumours
- guangdong — a province in SE China. 89,344 sq. mi. (231,401 sq. km). Capital: Canton.
- guangzhou — Canton.
- guanodine — (biochemistry, genetics) any of the three nucleotides guanosine monophosphate, guanosine diphosphate and guanosine triphosphate.
- guanosine — a ribonucleoside component of ribonucleic acid, comprising ribose and guanine.
- guarantor — a person, group, system, etc., that guarantees.
- gustation — the act of tasting.
- guttation — a process in which water in liquid form is given off by plants.
- ignoramus — an extremely ignorant person.
- iguanodon — a plant-eating dinosaur of the genus Iguanodon that lived in Europe early in the Cretaceous Period and grew to a length of from 15 to 30 feet (4.5 to 9 meters) and walked erect on its hind feet.
- incourage — Archaic form of encourage.
- jargonaut — Someone who uses jargon excessively.
- kaohsiung — a seaport on SW Taiwan.
- kowabunga — Alternative form of cowabunga.
- kuangchou — Wade-Giles. Canton.
- kurrajong — an Australian bottle tree, Brachychiton populneus, having showy yellowish-white, bell-shaped flowers, grown as an ornamental.
- labouring — (British, Canada) present participle of labour.
- langouste — spiny lobster.
- languedoc — a former province in S France. Capital: Toulouse.
- lobengula — ?1836–94, last Matabele king (1870–93); his kingdom was destroyed by the British
- long haul — journey: long-distance
- long-haul — line-haul.
- manganous — containing bivalent manganese.
- mangetout — A vegetable pea eaten when immature.
- muskogean — a family of American Indian languages of the southeastern U.S., including Choctaw, Chickasaw, Creek, and several less well-known languages.
- neuroglia — a class of cells in the brain and spinal cord that form a supporting structure for the neurons and provide them with insulation.
- non-usage — a customary way of doing something; a custom or practice: the usages of the last 50 years.
- noseguard — middle guard.
- nougatine — a chocolate-coated nougat.
- nugacious — trivial; unimportant or insignificant; nugatory.
- oenogarum — Garum diluted with wine.
- onslaught — an onset, assault, or attack, especially a vigorous one.
- oppugnant — opposing; antagonistic; contrary.
- orangutan — a large, long-armed anthropoid ape, Pongo pygmaeus, of arboreal habits, inhabiting Borneo and Sumatra: an endangered species.