8-letter words containing s, g, n
- gasoline — a volatile, flammable liquid mixture of hydrocarbons, obtained from petroleum, and used as fuel for internal-combustion engines, as a solvent, etc.
- gassendi — Pierre [pyer] /pyɛr/ (Show IPA), 1592–1655, French philosopher and scientist.
- gassings — Plural form of gassing.
- gastness — terror or fright.
- gastonia — a city in S North Carolina, W of Charlotte.
- gauntest — Superlative form of gaunt.
- gaussian — Karl Friedrich [kahrl free-drikh] /kɑrl ˈfri drɪx/ (Show IPA), 1777–1855, German mathematician and astronomer.
- gaywings — fringed polygala.
- gearings — Plural form of gearing.
- gelatins — Plural form of gelatin.
- geldings — Plural form of gelding.
- gelsolin — an actin-binding protein that modulates actin filament length and gelation, influencing cell locomotion and structure, endocytosis, etc.
- geminids — a collection of meteors making up a meteor shower (Gem·inid me·teor show·er) visible around December 13, having its apparent origin in the constellation Gemini.
- geminous — found in pairs
- gemshorn — a type of horn with carved tone holes, traditionally made from the horn of the chamois
- gemstone — a precious or semiprecious stone that can be cut and polished for use as a gem.
- generals — Plural form of general.
- generics — Plural form of generic.
- generous — liberal in giving or sharing; unselfish: a generous patron of the arts; a generous gift.
- genetics — Biology. the science of heredity, dealing with resemblances and differences of related organisms resulting from the interaction of their genes and the environment.
- genipaps — Plural form of genipap.
- genitals — Synonym of genitalia.
- genitors — Plural form of genitor.
- genius's — an exceptional natural capacity of intellect, especially as shown in creative and original work in science, art, music, etc.: the genius of Mozart. Synonyms: intelligence, ingenuity, wit; brains.
- geniuses — an exceptional natural capacity of intellect, especially as shown in creative and original work in science, art, music, etc.: the genius of Mozart. Synonyms: intelligence, ingenuity, wit; brains.
- genomics — the study of genomes.
- genseric — a.d. c390–477, king of the Vandals, conqueror in northern Africa and Italy.
- gentians — Plural form of gentian.
- gentiles — Plural form of gentile.
- gentlest — kindly; amiable: a gentle manner.
- gentries — Plural form of gentry.
- geognost — a student of, or expert in, geognosy
- geognosy — Archaic. a science dealing with the constituent parts of the earth, its envelope of air and water, its crust, and the condition of its interior.
- gershwin — George, 1898–1937, U.S. composer.
- gesneria — any plant of the mostly tuberous-rooted S. American genus Gesneria, grown as a greenhouse plant for its large leaves and showy tubular flowers in a range of bright colours: family Gesneriaceae
- gettings — Plural form of getting.
- gherkins — Plural form of gherkin.
- ghosting — the soul of a dead person, a disembodied spirit imagined, usually as a vague, shadowy or evanescent form, as wandering among or haunting living persons.
- giantess — an imaginary female being of human form but superhuman size, strength, etc.
- giantism — Pathology. gigantism.
- gigatons — Plural form of gigaton.
- ginhouse — a building in which cotton is ginned
- ginkgoes — Plural form of ginkgo.
- ginsberg — Allen, 1926–97, U.S. poet associated with the Beat Generation.
- ginsburg — Ruth Bader [bey-der] /ˈbeɪ dər/ (Show IPA), born 1933, associate justice of the U.S. Supreme Court since 1993.
- ginsengs — Plural form of ginseng.
- gipsying — Present participle of gipsy.
- girlness — (nonstandard) The state or condition of being a girl; femininity, girlhood.
- gisborne — a seaport on E North Island, in N New Zealand.
- gitterns — Plural form of gittern.