12-letter words containing r, e, g, l, u
- daughterlike — Resembling a daughter.
- daughterling — a small daughter
- declustering — Any technique that counteracts clustering (in any sense).
- decluttering — Present participle of declutter.
- deregulating — Present participle of deregulate.
- deregulation — Deregulation is the removal of controls and restrictions in a particular area of business or trade.
- deregulatory — Of or pertaining to deregulation.
- disgracefull — Archaic form of disgraceful.
- disgruntedly — In a disgruntled manner.
- disregardful — neglectful; careless.
- dole bludger — a person who collects unemployment benefits but makes no serious effort to get work.
- double sugar — disaccharide.
- doubleganger — doppelgänger.
- downregulate — To decrease the number of cell receptors by using downregulation.
- dysregulated — Simple past tense and past participle of dysregulate.
- edulcorating — Present participle of edulcorate.
- electron gun — a heated cathode with an associated system of electrodes and coils for producing and focusing a beam of electrons, used esp in cathode-ray tubes
- ellenborough — Earl of, title of Edward Law. 1780–1871, British colonial administrator: governor general of India (1742–44)
- elytrigerous — having elytra
- equigranular — (petrology) Composed chiefly of grains of similar size.
- ethical drug — a drug which is only available legally with a doctor's prescription or consent
- eurosterling — sterling as part of a European holding
- feeler gauge — a person or thing that feels.
- fergus falls — a city in W central Minnesota.
- figuratively — of the nature of or involving a figure of speech, especially a metaphor; metaphorical and not literal: The word “head” has several figurative senses, as in “She's the head of the company.”. Synonyms: metaphorical, not literal, symbolic.
- flight nurse — a nurse in the U.S. Air Force who tends patients being transported by airplane.
- flying lemur — either of two lemurlike mammals, Cynocephalus variegatus, of southeastern Asia and the East Indies, or C. volans, of the Philippines, having broad folds of skin on both sides of the body to aid in gliding from tree to tree: now rare.
- folding rule — a rule composed of light strips of wood joined by rivets so as to be foldable, all the opening and closing parts being in parallel planes.
- forebuilding — (architecture,historical) An outer defense work of a castle used to protect the entrance to the keep.
- foresightful — care or provision for the future; provident care; prudence.
- full-figured — (of a woman) having an amply proportioned or heavy body.
- galeniferous — Of a mineral or deposit that contains galena.
- gear cluster — an assembly of gears permanently attached to a shaft
- gender-fluid — noting or relating to a person whose gender identity or gender expression is not fixed and shifts over time or depending on the situation.
- general rule — a principle or regulation governing conduct, action, procedure, arrangement, etc.: the rules of chess.
- gesticulator — to make or use gestures, especially in an animated or excited manner with or instead of speech.
- glabrousness — The quality of being glabrous.
- glandiferous — bearing nuts or acorns
- glass cutter — a tool for cutting glass.
- glenohumeral — (anatomy) Of or pertaining to the glenoid fossa and the humerus.
- glomerulitis — inflammation of the glomeruli of the kidney.
- gloriousness — delightful; wonderful; completely enjoyable: to have a glorious time at the circus.
- glucoprotein — glycoprotein.
- glutaredoxin — (enzyme) Any of a family of small redox enzymes that use glutathione as a cofactor.
- gluten bread — bread made from gluten flour.
- glyndebourne — an estate in SE England, in East Sussex: site of a famous annual festival of opera founded in 1934 by John Christie
- golden syrup — treacle (def 2b).
- golden trout — a very colorful freshwater fish, Salmo aguabonita or Oncorhynchus aguabonita, of the salmon family, native to the Sierra Nevada, having a red and orange body and golden sides.
- gospel truth — an unquestionably true statement, fact, etc.
- gracefullest — Superlative form of graceful.