12-letter words containing s, l, o, g
- hygrophilous — a plant that thrives in wet or very moist ground.
- immobilising — Present participle of immobilise.
- immunologist — the branch of science dealing with the components of the immune system, immunity from disease, the immune response, and immunologic techniques of analysis.
- indigenously — originating in and characteristic of a particular region or country; native (often followed by to): the plants indigenous to Canada; the indigenous peoples of southern Africa.
- indologenous — producing or causing the production of indole.
- ingloriously — In an inglorious manner.
- inosculating — Present participle of inosculate.
- invigilators — Plural form of invigilator.
- isle of dogs — a district in the East End of London, bounded on three sides by the River Thames, and a focus of major office development (Canary Wharf) in recent years
- isotopologue — (chemistry) any of a group of compounds only differing in their isotopic composition; for example water and heavy water.
- jungle books — a series of jungle stories in two volumes (1894, 1895) by Rudyard Kipling.
- king's color — a white ceremonial ensign with a royal cipher, flown on special occasions by the British Royal Navy.
- labor-saving — A labor-saving device or idea makes it possible for you to do something with less effort than usual.
- laboursaving — reducing (human) effort, hard work, or labour
- landholdings — Plural form of landholding.
- langoustines — Plural form of langoustine.
- languorously — characterized by languor; languid.
- laryngoscope — a rigid or flexible endoscope passed through the mouth and equipped with a source of light and magnification, for examining and performing local diagnostic and surgical procedures on the larynx.
- laryngoscopy — an examination by means of a laryngoscope.
- laryngospasm — An uncontrolled, spasmodic closure of the larynx.
- lay siege to — attack
- leapfroggers — Plural form of leapfrogger.
- legalisation — Alternative spelling of legalization.
- legionnaires — Plural form of legionnaire.
- legislations — the act of making or enacting laws.
- lexicologist — the study of the formation, meaning, and use of words and of idiomatic combinations of words.
- life goes on — You can say 'Life goes on' after mentioning something very sad to indicate that, although people are very upset or affected by it, they have to carry on living normally.
- ligniperdous — (of insects) wood-destroying
- limacologist — a person who specialises in the study of slugs
- lipoxygenase — (enzyme) Any of a class of enzymes that catalyse the oxidation of polyunsaturated fatty acids.
- lithogenesis — (geology) The formation of sedimentary rock.
- lithophagous — swallowing or feeding on stones
- loansharking — the practice of lending money at excessive rates of interest.
- lobotomising — Present participle of lobotomise.
- locksmithing — The science and art of making and defeating locks.
- loganberries — Plural form of loganberry.
- loganiaceous — belonging to the plant family Loganiaceae.
- logistically — of or relating to logistics.
- logocentrism — a method of literary analysis in which words and language are regarded as a fundamental expression of external reality, excluding nonlinguistic factors such as historical context.
- logodaedalus — a person who uses words with skill or cunning
- long clothes — dress-like garments formerly worn by a baby
- 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.
- long-handles — long underwear.
- long-lasting — enduring or existing for a long period of time: a long-lasting friendship.
- long-sighted — farsighted; hypermetropic.
- long-sleeved — having long sleeves
- long-stemmed — having a long stem or stems: long-stemmed roses.
- long-termism — the tendency to focus attention on long-term gains
- long-waisted — of more than average length between the shoulders and waistline; having a low waistline.