12-letter words containing t, i, g, l, o
- high voltage — high-power electricity
- high-voltage — operating on or powered by high voltage: a high-voltage generator.
- histological — the branch of biology dealing with the study of tissues.
- historiology — (obsolete) a discourse on history.
- hold against — resent sb for sth
- holding tank — a tank for the temporary storage of a substance.
- holmes light — a canister, attached to a life buoy or float, containing calcium carbonate and calcium phosphide, which ignite spontaneously on contact with the water, emitting conspicuous fire and smoke.
- homologation — to approve; confirm or ratify.
- house lights — lights of a residential building
- housing list — a list of people waiting to obtain council houses
- hydrologists — Plural form of hydrologist.
- illogicality — illogic.
- immunologist — the branch of science dealing with the components of the immune system, immunity from disease, the immune response, and immunologic techniques of analysis.
- implantology — the branch of dentistry dealing with the permanent implantation or attachment of artificial teeth in the jaw.
- inosculating — Present participle of inosculate.
- intercollege — intercollegiate.
- interlocking — to fit into each other, as parts of machinery, so that all action is synchronized.
- interrogable — capable of being interrogated
- invigilation — The act of watching or invigilating.
- invigilators — Plural form of invigilator.
- irrigational — Of or pertaining to irrigation.
- isotopologue — (chemistry) any of a group of compounds only differing in their isotopic composition; for example water and heavy water.
- knightlihood — Quality of being knightly.
- langoustines — Plural form of langoustine.
- lay siege to — attack
- leading note — the seventh degree of a diatonic scale; subtonic.
- leading tone — the seventh degree of a diatonic scale; subtonic.
- legalisation — Alternative spelling of legalization.
- legalization — to make legal; authorize.
- legislations — the act of making or enacting laws.
- legitimation — according to law; lawful: the property's legitimate owner.
- let floating — (programming) A program transformation used in functional programming to implement full laziness. E.g. the function f x = x + sqrt 4 can be expressed as f x = let t = sqrt 4 in x + t but note that t does not depend on the argument x so we can automatically transform this to t = sqrt 4 f x = x + t Making t into a global constant which need only be evaluated at most once, rather than every time f is called. The general idea is to float each subexpression as far out (toward the top level) as possible to maximise sharing.
- letterboxing — Also, letter box. Chiefly British. a public or private mailbox.
- lexicologist — the study of the formation, meaning, and use of words and of idiomatic combinations of words.
- lifting body — an aircraft or spacecraft configuration in which there are no wings, and lift is obtained by aerodynamic forces on its body.
- light bomber — a small airplane designed to carry light bomb loads relatively short distances, especially one having a gross loaded weight of less than 100,000 pounds (45,000 kg).
- light cannon — a particularly powerful torch, spotlight, or searchlight
- light comedy — a play or film which deals with its subject matter in an amusing and lighthearted way
- light-footed — stepping lightly or nimbly; light of foot; nimble.
- limacologist — a person who specialises in the study of slugs
- line voltage — the voltage supplied by a power line, measured at the point of use.
- lithogenesis — (geology) The formation of sedimentary rock.
- lithographed — Simple past tense and past participle of lithograph.
- lithographer — a person who works at lithography.
- lithographic — Of, relating to, or produced by lithography.
- lithological — Of or pertaining to lithology.
- lithophagous — swallowing or feeding on stones
- liturgiology — liturgics.
- live through — experience or endure
- live yoghurt — yoghurt that contains live bacteria