12-letter words containing t, a, g, m
- gravitometer — an instrument that measures specific gravities
- gravitropism — (biology, botany) a plant's ability to change its growth in response to gravity.
- great primer — an 18-point type of a size larger than Columbian, formerly used for Bibles.
- great schism — a period of division in the Roman Catholic Church, 1378–1417, over papal succession, during which there were two, or sometimes three, claimants to the papal office.
- greenmarkets — Plural form of greenmarket.
- grudge match — You can call a contest between two people or groups a grudge match when they dislike each other.
- guesstimated — Simple past tense and past participle of guesstimate.
- guesstimates — Plural form of guesstimate.
- gynecomastia — abnormal enlargement of the breast in a male.
- gyromagnetic — of or relating to the magnetic properties of a rotating charged particle.
- hamartiology — the doctrine of sin in Christian theology
- hamstringing — Present participle of hamstring.
- heartwarming — gratifying; rewarding; satisfying: a heartwarming response to his work.
- hellgramites — Plural form of hellgramite.
- hellgrammite — the aquatic larva of a dobsonfly, used as bait in fishing.
- hemangiomata — See under angioma.
- hematogenous — originating in the blood.
- hematologist — the study of the nature, function, and diseases of the blood and of blood-forming organs.
- hepatomegaly — an abnormal enlargement of the liver, usually associated with liver disease or heart failure.
- heterogamete — either of a pair of conjugating gametes differing in form, size, structure, or sex.
- heterogamety — the condition or state of being heterogametic
- heterogamous — Genetics. having unlike gametes, or reproducing by the union of such gametes (opposed to isogamous).
- hierogrammat — a writer of hierograms.
- home staging — the professional service of preparing homes for sale in such a way as to appeal to potential buyers and generate higher selling prices: Realtors who encourage sellers to invest in home staging are reporting substantial monetary returns—for both themselves and their clients.
- homesteading — a dwelling with its land and buildings, occupied by the owner as a home and exempted by a homestead law from seizure or sale for debt.
- homologation — to approve; confirm or ratify.
- human rights — basic civil freedoms
- hygrothermal — (physics) Of or pertaining to both humidity and temperature.
- hypogastrium — the lower and median part of the abdomen.
- illegitimacy — the state or quality of being illegitimate.
- illegitimate — born of parents who are not married to each other; born out of wedlock: an illegitimate child.
- illuminating — to enlighten, as with knowledge.
- immigrations — Plural form of immigration.
- implantology — the branch of dentistry dealing with the permanent implantation or attachment of artificial teeth in the jaw.
- impregnating — Present participle of impregnate.
- impregnation — to make pregnant; get with child or young.
- in agreement — of the same opinion
- in-migration — to move or settle into a different part of one's country or home territory.
- ingeminating — Present participle of ingeminate.
- ingemination — Repetition; reduplication; reiteration.
- inseminating — Present participle of inseminate.
- intimidating — to make timid; fill with fear.
- itching palm — a grasping nature; avarice
- judgment day — the day of the Last Judgment; doomsday.
- judgmentally — involving the use or exercise of judgment.
- jumpstarting — Present participle of jumpstart.
- kashmir goat — one of a long-haired breed of goat raised in Tibet and the higher elevations of China, the Indian subcontinent, Afghanistan, and Turkey for its meat, milk, and cashmere wool.
- lamplighters — Plural form of lamplighter.
- languishment — the act or state of languishing.
- large-format — of or relating to a camera with an image area of 5 inches by 4 inches or more