12-letter words containing o, n, t, l, g
- gynecologist — a physician specializing in gynecology. Abbreviation: GYN, gyn.
- halogenating — Present participle of halogenate.
- halogenation — (chemistry) The reaction of a halogen with something, especially the replacement of a hydrogen atom of an organic compound with a halogen one.
- haptoglobins — Plural form of haptoglobin.
- headstrongly — In a headstrong manner.
- hold against — resent sb for sth
- holding tank — a tank for the temporary storage of a substance.
- homologation — to approve; confirm or ratify.
- housing list — a list of people waiting to obtain council houses
- immunologist — the branch of science dealing with the components of the immune system, immunity from disease, the immune response, and immunologic techniques of analysis.
- implantology — the branch of dentistry dealing with the permanent implantation or attachment of artificial teeth in the jaw.
- inosculating — Present participle of inosculate.
- intercollege — intercollegiate.
- interlocking — to fit into each other, as parts of machinery, so that all action is synchronized.
- interrogable — capable of being interrogated
- invigilation — The act of watching or invigilating.
- invigilators — Plural form of invigilator.
- irrigational — Of or pertaining to irrigation.
- knightlihood — Quality of being knightly.
- langoustines — Plural form of langoustine.
- laryngectomy — excision of part or all of the larynx.
- leading note — the seventh degree of a diatonic scale; subtonic.
- leading tone — the seventh degree of a diatonic scale; subtonic.
- legalisation — Alternative spelling of legalization.
- legalization — to make legal; authorize.
- legislations — the act of making or enacting laws.
- legitimation — according to law; lawful: the property's legitimate owner.
- let floating — (programming) A program transformation used in functional programming to implement full laziness. E.g. the function f x = x + sqrt 4 can be expressed as f x = let t = sqrt 4 in x + t but note that t does not depend on the argument x so we can automatically transform this to t = sqrt 4 f x = x + t Making t into a global constant which need only be evaluated at most once, rather than every time f is called. The general idea is to float each subexpression as far out (toward the top level) as possible to maximise sharing.
- letterboxing — Also, letter box. Chiefly British. a public or private mailbox.
- lifting body — an aircraft or spacecraft configuration in which there are no wings, and lift is obtained by aerodynamic forces on its body.
- light cannon — a particularly powerful torch, spotlight, or searchlight
- line voltage — the voltage supplied by a power line, measured at the point of use.
- lithogenesis — (geology) The formation of sedimentary rock.
- lobotomising — Present participle of lobotomise.
- locksmithing — The science and art of making and defeating locks.
- lodging turn — a period of work or duty, esp among railway workers, which involves sleeping away from home
- lofting iron — a club whose head has a sloped face, for lofting the ball.
- logical unit — (networking) (LU) A primary component of SNA, an LU is a type of NAU that enables end users to communicate with each other and gain access to SNA network resources.
- lognormality — the condition of having a natural logarithm with normal distribution
- logocentrism — a method of literary analysis in which words and language are regarded as a fundamental expression of external reality, excluding nonlinguistic factors such as historical context.
- long account — the account of a customer who buys securities or commodities on margin.
- long clothes — dress-like garments formerly worn by a baby
- long-awaited — A long-awaited event or thing is one that someone has been waiting for for a long time.
- long-lasting — enduring or existing for a long period of time: a long-lasting friendship.
- long-sighted — farsighted; hypermetropic.
- long-stemmed — having a long stem or stems: long-stemmed roses.
- long-termism — the tendency to focus attention on long-term gains
- long-tongued — talking too much or too openly, especially of private or confidential matters; chattering; gossipy.
- long-waisted — of more than average length between the shoulders and waistline; having a low waistline.
- longboat key — a narrow barrier island in the Gulf of Mexico, SW of Florida, sheltering Sarasota Bay: sports fishing.