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14-letter words containing o, r, g, a, n

  • grangerization — The act of illustrating a book with pictures taken from published sources, such as by clipping them out for one's own use.
  • granulomatosis — any disease characterized by the formation of numerous granulomas.
  • granulopoietin — a hormone that promotes the production of white blood cells.
  • graph coloring — graph colouring
  • graphitization — (geology) The formation of graphite from other organic materials.
  • grapple ground — an anchorage, especially for small vessels.
  • grappling iron — a grapnel.
  • gratifications — Plural form of gratification.
  • gratuitousness — The state or characteristic of being gratuitous.
  • great-grandson — a grandson of one's son or daughter.
  • greater londonJack, 1876–1916, U.S. short-story writer and novelist.
  • green lead ore — pyromorphite.
  • greenhouse gas — any of the gases whose absorption of solar radiation is responsible for the greenhouse effect, including carbon dioxide, methane, ozone, and the fluorocarbons.
  • gregariousness — fond of the company of others; sociable.
  • gregorian mode — church mode.
  • gregorian tone — a plainsong melody
  • greisenization — the process whereby granite is converted to greisen
  • greyhound race — a race in which greyhounds chase a dummy hare around a track
  • grid variation — the angle, at any point on the surface of the earth, between the magnetic and true meridians passing through that point.
  • groote eylandt — an island in the Gulf of Carpentaria off the coast of NE Australia. 950 sq. mi. (2461 sq. km).
  • ground leakage — Ground leakage is the flow of current from a live conductor to the earth through the insulation.
  • groundbreaking — the act or ceremony of breaking ground for a new construction project.
  • group dynamics — (used with a plural verb) the interactions that influence the attitudes and behavior of people when they are grouped with others through either choice or accidental circumstances.
  • grouse-beating — hunting for grouse by trying to drive them towards hunters using flags, sticks, and other devices
  • growing season — The growing season in a particular country or area is the period in each year when the weather and temperature is right for plants and crops to grow.
  • guarantee form — a document that spells out the terms of a legally binding guarantee
  • guard of honor — a guard specially designated for welcoming or escorting distinguished guests or for accompanying a casket in a military funeral.
  • gulf of anadyr — an inlet of the Bering Sea, off the coast of NE Russia
  • gulf of mannar — the part of the Indian Ocean between SE India and the island of Sri Lanka: pearl fishing
  • gynandromorphs — Plural form of gynandromorph.
  • half sovereign — a gold coin of the United Kingdom, discontinued in 1917, equal to 10 shillings.
  • half-forgotten — a past participle of forget.
  • hanging scroll — a roll of parchment, paper, copper, or other material, especially one with writing on it: a scroll containing the entire Old Testament.
  • heading course — (in brickwork) a course of headers.
  • headstrongness — The property of being headstrong, stubbornness.
  • healing powers — beneficial qualities
  • heart-stopping — A heart-stopping moment is one that makes you anxious or frightened because it seems that something bad is likely to happen.
  • heavy hydrogen — either of the heavy isotopes of hydrogen, especially deuterium.
  • heavy nitrogen — the stable isotope of nitrogen having a mass number of 15.
  • hemoglobinuria — the presence of hemoglobin pigment in the urine.
  • horse vaulting — gymnastics performed on horseback
  • housing market — property trade
  • hydromagnetics — magnetohydrodynamics.
  • hyperoxygenate — to treat, combine, or enrich with oxygen: to oxygenate the blood.
  • hypoallergenic — designed to reduce or minimize the possibility of an allergic response, as by containing relatively few or no potentially irritating substances: hypoallergenic cosmetics.
  • iatrogenically — In an iatrogenic manner.
  • image orthicon — a camera tube, more sensitive than the orthicon, in which an electron image generated by a photocathode is focused on one side of a target that is scanned on its other side by a beam of low-velocity electrons to produce the output signal.
  • indoctrinating — Present participle of indoctrinate.
  • infant prodigy — an exceptionally talented child
  • inner mongolia — an administrative division in NE China, adjoining the Mongolian People's Republic. 174,000 sq. mi. (450,660 sq. km). Capital: Hohhot.
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