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12-letter words containing r, a, t, l

  • glatt kosher — prepared for eating according to the dietary laws followed by Hasidic Jews, which differ somewhat from those followed by other observers of kashruth: glatt kosher meat.
  • gloria patri — the short hymn “Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Ghost. As it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall be, world without end. Amen.”.
  • glutaredoxin — (enzyme) Any of a family of small redox enzymes that use glutathione as a cofactor.
  • gluten bread — bread made from gluten flour.
  • glycerinated — to impregnate with glycerin.
  • glyptography — the description or study of engraved gems or other stones.
  • gold therapy — administration of gold salts as a treatment for disease, especially rheumatoid arthritis.
  • golden aster — any North American, asterlike, composite plant of the genus Chrysopsis, having bright, golden-yellow flower heads, as C. mariana, of the eastern U.S.
  • golden ratio — the ratio of two lengths, equal in value to (1 + √5)/2, and given by b/a = (b + a)/b; it is the reciprocal of the golden section and also equal to (1 + golden section)
  • golden stars — a plant, Bloomeria crocea, of the amaryllis family, native to southern California, having clusters of golden-orange, starlike flowers.
  • goliath frog — the largest living frog, Rana goliath, which occurs in the Congo region of Africa and can grow to a length of 30 centimetres
  • governmental — the political direction and control exercised over the actions of the members, citizens, or inhabitants of communities, societies, and states; direction of the affairs of a state, community, etc.; political administration: Government is necessary to the existence of civilized society.
  • gracefullest — Superlative form of graceful.
  • gradeability — a measure of a truck's pulling power expressed as the steepest grade the truck can climb with a full load.
  • gradeflation — grade inflation.
  • gradualistic — Of or pertaining to gradualism.
  • grallatorial — belonging or pertaining to the wading birds, as the snipes, cranes, storks, and herons, many species of which have very long legs.
  • grammatology — the scientific study of systems of writing.
  • granulations — Plural form of granulation.
  • granuloblast — an immature granulocyte.
  • granulocytes — Plural form of granulocyte.
  • granulocytic — Of, or pertaining to, granulocytes.
  • graphologist — the study of handwriting, especially when regarded as an expression of the writer's character, personality, abilities, etc.
  • grapple shot — a grapnellike projectile fired from a gun and used as a hold for the end of a line in rescue operations or in kedging.
  • gratefulness — warmly or deeply appreciative of kindness or benefits received; thankful: I am grateful to you for your help.
  • gratifyingly — In a manner that gratifies.
  • gratuitously — given, done, bestowed, or obtained without charge or payment; free; voluntary.
  • gratulations — a feeling of joy.
  • gravity cell — a cell containing two electrolytes that have different specific gravities.
  • great circle — a circle on a spherical surface such that the plane containing the circle passes through the center of the sphere. Compare small circle.
  • great laurel — a tall shrub, Rhododendron maximum, of eastern North America, having rose-pink flowers.
  • great plague — the bubonic plague that occurred in London in 1665 and killed about 15 percent of the city's population.
  • great plains — a semiarid region E of the Rocky Mountains, in the U.S. and Canada.
  • great vassal — (in feudal society) a man who entered into a personal relationship with a king to whom he paid homage and fealty in return for protection and often a fief.
  • grey wagtail — a greyish species of wagtail, Motacilla cinerea, found in temperate regions
  • grindability — to wear, smooth, or sharpen by abrasion or friction; whet: to grind a lens.
  • grossularite — a mineral, calcium aluminum garnet, Ca 3 Al 2 Si 3 O 12 , occurring in gray-white to pinkish crystals.
  • ground alert — the state of waiting for orders in or near combat airplanes ready to take to the air at once.
  • ground fault — the momentary, usually accidental, grounding of a conducting wire.
  • ground plate — Electricity. a metal plate for making a ground connection to the earth.
  • guilty party — the person or people responsible for an offence or misdeed
  • gutturalized — pronounced with guttural coarticulation.
  • gutturalness — The quality of being guttural.
  • gutturonasal — articulated in the back of the mouth and given resonance in the nasal cavity, as the sound represented by (ng) in (ring).
  • hair implant — the insertion of synthetic fibers or human hair into the scalp to cover baldness.
  • hair stylist — a person who designs and arranges hair styles.
  • hairstylists — Plural form of hairstylist.
  • half brother — brother (def 2).
  • half leather — a type of book binding consisting of a leather binding on the spine and, sometimes, the corners, with paper or cloth sides.
  • half-brother — brother (def 2).
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