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13-letter words containing s, a, l, t, i, g

  • gastronomical — the art or science of good eating.
  • genital phase — the final stage of psychosexual development, in which a person achieves an affectionate, mature relationship with a sexual partner.
  • genital warts — a sexually transmitted disease caused by the human papilloma virus; the warts grow in the genital area
  • gesticulating — Present participle of gesticulate.
  • gesticulation — the act of gesticulating.
  • gesticulative — to make or use gestures, especially in an animated or excited manner with or instead of speech.
  • gesticulatory — Making a lot of gesticulations.
  • giant scallop — sea scallop.
  • gladiatorship — the work of a gladiator
  • glamis castle — a castle near Glamis in Angus, Scotland: ancestral seat of the Lyons family, forebears of Elizabeth, the Queen Mother; famous for its legend of a secret chamber
  • glamorisation — Alternative spelling of glamorization.
  • glass curtain — a transparent or translucent curtain covering the interior of a window opening.
  • globalisation — internationalisation
  • glocalisation — (British spelling) Alternative form of glocalization.
  • glycosylation — (chemistry, biochemistry) The reaction of a saccharide with a hydroxy or amino functional group to form a glycoside; especially the reaction with a protein or lipid to form a glycoprotein or glycolipid.
  • golan heights — a range of hills in the Middle East, possession of which is disputed between Israel and Syria: under Syrian control until 1967 when they were stormed by Israeli forces; Jewish settlements have since been established. Highest peak: 2224 m (7297 ft)
  • grain of salt — salt crystal
  • gravity scale — a scale giving the relative density of fluids
  • gymnastically — In a gymnastic manner.
  • gynaecologist — (UK, Canada, dated in US) A physician who specialises in diseases of the female reproductive system.
  • haematologist — A scientist, usually a medical doctor, who specializes in haematology.
  • hairsplitting — the making of unnecessarily fine distinctions.
  • half-digested — to convert (food) in the alimentary canal into absorbable form for assimilation into the system.
  • hanging stile — the stile of a door, shutter, etc., by which it is hung.
  • hazard lights — Usually, hazard lights. an indicator light on a vehicle that flashes to warn that it is unexpectedly slowing down, reversing, or not moving.
  • hellgrammites — Plural form of hellgrammite (Alternative spelling of hellgramites).
  • hematologists — Plural form of hematologist.
  • heteroglossia — (linguistics) the coexistence of distinct varieties within a single linguistic code.
  • hospitalizing — Present participle of hospitalize.
  • imagistically — (often initial capital letter) a theory or practice of a group of poets in England and America between 1909 and 1917 who believed that poetry should employ the language of common speech, create new rhythms, have complete freedom in subject matter, and present a clear, concentrated, and precise image.
  • in all things — In all things means in every situation and at all times.
  • insinuatingly — tending to instill doubts, distrust, etc.; suggestive: an insinuating letter.
  • integral test — the theorem that a given infinite series converges if the function whose value at each integer is the corresponding term in the series is decreasing, tends to zero, and results in a finite number when integrated from one to infinity.
  • interglacials — Plural form of interglacial.
  • internalising — Present participle of internalise.
  • isoagglutinin — an agglutinin that can effect isoagglutination.
  • judgmentalism — Judgmental behaviour or attitude.
  • land registry — In Britain, a land registry is a government office where records are kept about each area of land in a country or region, including information about who owns it.
  • landgraviates — Plural form of landgraviate.
  • landing stage — a floating platform used as a wharf.
  • landing strip — airstrip.
  • laryngologist — A person who studies or specializes in laryngology; a subspeciality of otorhinolaryngology.
  • laryngotomies — Plural form of laryngotomy.
  • laughingstock — an object of ridicule; the butt of a joke or the like: His ineptness as a public official made him the laughingstock of the whole town.
  • legislatively — By legislation, by the method of enacting laws.
  • legislatorial — of or relating to a legislator, legislature, or legislation; legislative.
  • letterspacing — the amount of space between each letter in a word, or the adjustment of this amount of space
  • lightfastness — The quality of being lightfast.
  • lighthouseman — a lighthouse keeper
  • linguistician — linguist (def 1).
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