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12-letter words containing r, e, g, n, a, l

  • gelatiniform — Having the form of gelatin.
  • gene library — a collection of gene clones that represents the genetic material of an organism: used in genetic engineering
  • generability — capable of being generated or produced.
  • general rule — a principle or regulation governing conduct, action, procedure, arrangement, etc.: the rules of chess.
  • general shop — a shop that sells various types of goods
  • general will — (in the philosophy of Rousseau) the source of legitimate authority residing in the collective will as contrasted with individual interests
  • generalising — to infer (a general principle, trend, etc.) from particular facts, statistics, or the like.
  • generalities — Plural form of generality.
  • generalizing — to infer (a general principle, trend, etc.) from particular facts, statistics, or the like.
  • generalships — Plural form of generalship.
  • generational — the entire body of individuals born and living at about the same time: the postwar generation.
  • generatively — capable of producing or creating.
  • genital wart — one of a cluster of warts occurring in the genital and anal areas and spread mainly by sexual contact, sometimes affecting the cervix in women and associated with an increased risk of cervical cancer.
  • gentle craft — the sport of angling or fishing (usually preceded by the).
  • geocentrical — Alternative form of geocentric.
  • germanophile — a person who is friendly toward or admires or studies Germany or German culture.
  • giant killer — sb who defeats a larger opponent
  • giant-killer — A giant-killer is a sportsman, sportswoman, or team that unexpectedly beats a much stronger opponent.
  • gila monster — a large, venomous lizard, Heloderma suspectum, of the southwestern U.S. and northwestern Mexico, covered with beadlike scales of yellow, orange, and black.
  • glabrousness — The quality of being glabrous.
  • glandiferous — bearing nuts or acorns
  • glenohumeral — (anatomy) Of or pertaining to the glenoid fossa and the humerus.
  • 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.
  • 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 share — a share in a company that controls at least 51% of the voting rights, esp one retained by the UK government in some privatization issues
  • golden stars — a plant, Bloomeria crocea, of the amaryllis family, native to southern California, having clusters of golden-orange, starlike flowers.
  • golden years — the years that follow retirement from work
  • gonfaloniers — Plural form of gonfalonier.
  • googleganger — a person with whom one shares one’s name, discovered when typing one’s name into an internet search engine
  • 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.
  • gracefulness — The state of being graceful.
  • gradeflation — grade inflation.
  • grand coulee — a dry canyon in central Washington: cut by the Columbia River in the glacial period. 52 miles (84 km) long; over 400 feet (120 meters) deep.
  • grand finale — the concluding portion of a performance or entertainment, as a musical show, rodeo, etc., usually spectacular and involving most or all of the prior participants.
  • grand siècle — the 17th century in French art and literature, esp the classical period of Louis XIV
  • granulocytes — Plural form of granulocyte.
  • gratefulness — warmly or deeply appreciative of kindness or benefits received; thankful: I am grateful to you for your help.
  • gravel-blind — more blind or dim-sighted than sand-blind and less than stone-blind.
  • great plains — a semiarid region E of the Rocky Mountains, in the U.S. and Canada.
  • green-collar — noting or pertaining to workers, jobs, or businesses that are involved in protecting the environment or solving environmental problems.
  • ground alert — the state of waiting for orders in or near combat airplanes ready to take to the air at once.
  • ground cable — a heavy chain for securing permanent floating moorings, as a number of mooring buoys.
  • ground plane — (in perspective drawing) the theoretical horizontal plane receding from the picture plane to the horizon, beginning at the level of the base line.
  • ground plate — Electricity. a metal plate for making a ground connection to the earth.
  • gubernacular — relating to a gubernaculum
  • gubernaculum — a part or organ that directs the movement or course of another part.
  • gutturalness — The quality of being guttural.
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