12-letter words containing r, u, n, l, e, g
- glenohumeral — (anatomy) Of or pertaining to the glenoid fossa and the humerus.
- 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.
- gracefulness — The state of being graceful.
- 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.
- granulocytes — Plural form of granulocyte.
- gratefulness — warmly or deeply appreciative of kindness or benefits received; thankful: I am grateful to you for your help.
- green turtle — a sea turtle, Chelonia mydas, common in tropical and subtropical seas, the flesh of which is used for turtle soup: now greatly reduced in number and endangered in some areas.
- griseofulvin — an antibiotic, C 17 H 17 ClO 6 , obtained from a species of Penicillium, used in the treatment of ringworm and other fungous infections of the skin.
- 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 level — ground state.
- 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.
- ground rules — Usually, ground rules. basic or governing principles of conduct in any situation or field of endeavor: the ground rules of press conferences.
- groundlessly — In a groundless manner; without justification.
- gubernacular — relating to a gubernaculum
- gubernaculum — a part or organ that directs the movement or course of another part.
- guilt-ridden — If a person is guilt-ridden, they feel very guilty about something.
- gutturalness — The quality of being guttural.
- herring gull — a common, large gull, Larus argentatus, of the Northern Hemisphere.
- hugh loebner — (person) Dr. Hugh Gene Loebner, the instigator of the Loebner Prize in artificial intelligence. E-mail address: Hugh Loebner <[email protected]>.
- ingleborough — a mountain in N England, in North Yorkshire: potholes. Height: 723 m (2373 ft)
- interlingual — pertaining to or using two or more languages: an interlingual dictionary.
- jugular vein — vein that carries blood from head to heart
- jungle fever — a severe variety of malarial fever occurring in the East Indies and the tropics.
- king vulture — a large, black-and-white vulture, Sarcorhamphus papa, of Central and South America, having colorful wattles and wartlike protuberances on its head and neck.
- kluge around — (jargon) To avoid a bug or difficult condition by inserting a kluge. Compare workaround.
- laser tuning — a technique for adjusting a laser's output frequency to within a specific range, especially in semiconductors.
- lawrenceburg — a town in S Tennessee.
- ligniperdous — (of insects) wood-destroying
- ligurian sea — a part of the Mediterranean between Corsica and the NW coast of Italy.
- lingua geral — a lingua franca based on Tupi and spoken in the Amazon basin of South America.
- long measure — Also called long meter. Prosody. a four-line stanza in iambic tetrameter, often used in hymns, with the second and fourth lines rhyming and sometimes the first and third lines rhyming as well.
- long residue — Long residue is the heaviest fraction from the crude oil distillation process.
- lounge chair — a chair designed for lounging, as an easy chair, chaise longue, or recliner.
- lower fungus — any of various fungi that do not produce well-organized fruiting bodies and primarily reproduce asexually, as the chytrids.
- mangelwurzel — a variety of the beet Beta vulgaris, cultivated as food for livestock.
- manslaughter — Law. the unlawful killing of a human being without malice aforethought.
- minor league — professional non-premier sports association
- minor-league — of or relating to a minor league.
- moulin rouge — a dance hall in the Montmartre section of Paris, France, opened in 1889 and famous for its cancan dancers and the drawings of its performers and customers made there by Toulouse-Lautrec.
- multi-garnet — A better constraint system for Garnet. Version 2.1 by Michael Sannella <[email protected]>.
- multipronged — having or composed of several prongs: a multipronged electric plug.
- myoneuralgia — myalgia.