12-letter words containing r, i, d, g, e, t
- giant powder — dynamite composed of nitroglycerin and kieselguhr.
- gift-wrapped — A gift-wrapped present is wrapped in pretty paper.
- glutaredoxin — (enzyme) Any of a family of small redox enzymes that use glutathione as a cofactor.
- glycerinated — to impregnate with glycerin.
- 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)
- goldsmithery — the occupation of a goldsmith
- 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.
- graduateship — the time or condition of being a graduate
- granodiorite — a coarse-grained acid igneous rock containing almost twice as much plagioclase as orthoclase: intermediate in composition between granite and diorite
- gravity feed — the supplying of fuel, materials, etc., by force of gravity.
- great divide — the continental divide of North America; the Rocky Mountains.
- greenlighted — to give permission to proceed; authorize: The renovation project was green-lighted by the board of directors.
- grid current — the current that moves within the vacuum tube from the grid to the cathode.
- guide center — a command to a marching formation to align itself behind a guide marching at the head of the formation.
- guilt-ridden — If a person is guilt-ridden, they feel very guilty about something.
- gutturalized — pronounced with guttural coarticulation.
- heartrending — causing or expressing intense grief, anguish, or distress.
- hedenbergite — a contact metamorphic mineral of the pyroxene family, calcium ferrous silicate, CaFe(SiO 3) 2 , that forms black prismatic crystals in crystalline limestone.
- heterodyning — Present participle of heterodyne.
- highly rated — generally considered to be of high quality
- in regard to — to look upon or think of with a particular feeling: to regard a person with favor.
- ingurgitated — Simple past tense and past participle of ingurgitate.
- inside right — (esp formerly) a player having mainly midfield and attacking roles
- interbedding — interstratification
- interchanged — Simple past tense and past participle of interchange.
- interdicting — Present participle of interdict.
- interdigital — Between the fingers or toes.
- intergrading — Present participle of intergrade.
- interlarding — Present participle of interlard.
- intermingled — Simple past tense and past participle of intermingle.
- interrogated — to ask questions of (a person), sometimes to seek answers or information that the person questioned considers personal or secret.
- interwinding — Present participle of interwind.
- jitterbugged — Simple past tense and past participle of jitterbug.
- ketch-rigged — rigged in the manner of a ketch.
- kindergarten — a school or class for young children between the ages of four and six years.
- kintergarden — Misspelling of kindergarten.
- kiteboarding — A sport in which participants ride a form of wakeboard or surfboard harnessed to a large kite which is controlled by the rider.
- landgraviate — the office, jurisdiction, or territory of a landgrave.
- late trading — trading carried out after the standard national exchanges have closed, and which is usually illegal
- lateenrigged — having lateen sails.
- ledger strip — a piece attached to the face of a beam at the bottom as a support for the ends of joists.
- lending rate — The lending rate is the rate of interest that you have to pay when you are repaying a loan.
- light bridge — a structure spanning and providing passage over a river, chasm, road, or the like.
- light-haired — having light-coloured hair
- lighthearted — carefree; cheerful; merry: a lighthearted laugh.
- lithographed — Simple past tense and past participle of lithograph.
- meat grinder — machine: minces meat
- methysergide — an ergot alkaloid derivative, C 2 1 H 2 7 N 3 O 2 , used in the prophylaxis and treatment of migraine and cluster headaches.
- misdirecting — Present participle of misdirect.