12-letter words containing t, o, r, i, g
- gordian knot — pertaining to Gordius, ancient king of Phrygia, who tied a knot (the Gordian knot) that, according to prophecy, was to be undone only by the person who was to rule Asia, and that was cut, rather than untied, by Alexander the Great.
- gothic armor — white armor of the 15th century, marked especially by much fluting and ornamentation.
- gradeflation — grade inflation.
- grain growth — a tendency of certain grains to grow and absorb others when heated under certain conditions.
- grallatorial — belonging or pertaining to the wading birds, as the snipes, cranes, storks, and herons, many species of which have very long legs.
- gramophonist — a person who uses a gramophone
- gran turismo — (of an automobile) certified as conforming to the specifications, as fuel capacity and engine displacement, for a class of standard automobiles (Gran Turismo) qualified to engage in various types of competitions. Abbreviation: GTO.
- granodiorite — a coarse-grained acid igneous rock containing almost twice as much plagioclase as orthoclase: intermediate in composition between granite and diorite
- granulations — Plural form of granulation.
- granulocytic — Of, or pertaining to, granulocytes.
- graphologist — the study of handwriting, especially when regarded as an expression of the writer's character, personality, abilities, etc.
- gratuitously — given, done, bestowed, or obtained without charge or payment; free; voluntary.
- gratulations — a feeling of joy.
- gravitometer — an instrument that measures specific gravities
- gravitropism — (biology, botany) a plant's ability to change its growth in response to gravity.
- grayanotoxin — a toxin found in the nectar of some species of rhododendron and other plants of the family Ericaceae and in food made from their nectar, as unpasteurized honey, poisonous to humans and animals.
- groin strain — damage to the groin area caused by overexertion, esp suffered by a sports player
- gross profit — gross receipts less the cost of goods or production but before the deduction of such other costs as rent or salaries.
- gross weight — total weight without deduction for tare, tret, or waste.
- grossularite — a mineral, calcium aluminum garnet, Ca 3 Al 2 Si 3 O 12 , occurring in gray-white to pinkish crystals.
- grotesquerie — Grotesque quality or grotesque things collectively.
- gut reaction — instinctive response
- gyromagnetic — of or relating to the magnetic properties of a rotating charged particle.
- hamartiology — the doctrine of sin in Christian theology
- heortologist — a person who studies heortology
- herpetologic — Alternative form of herpetological.
- herring boat — a fishing boat that specializes in catching herring
- heterodyning — Present participle of heterodyne.
- hierogrammat — a writer of hierograms.
- high country — a mountainous area below the timberline; a forested mountain area.
- high treason — treason against the sovereign or state.
- high-protein — (of a food) rich in proteins
- high-wrought — highly agitated; overwrought.
- histographic — a treatise on or description of organic tissues.
- historiology — (obsolete) a discourse on history.
- hominy grits — grits (def 1).
- honor bright — upon my honor; really and truly: I did sweep the floor, honor bright.
- hovering act — an act forbidding or restricting the loitering of foreign or domestic vessels within the prescribed limits of a coastal nation.
- hunting horn — the earliest form of the modern horn, consisting of a conical tube coiled in a circle for carrying over the shoulder, and having a flaring bell and a trumpetlike mouthpiece.
- hydrologists — Plural form of hydrologist.
- hygrochastic — of or relating to the opening of a fruit or flower caused by water or moisture
- hypogastrium — the lower and median part of the abdomen.
- hysterogenic — inducing hysteria.
- iatrogenesis — (medicine) Any adverse effect (or complication) resulting from medical treatment.
- ignorantness — The state or quality of being ignorant; ignorance.
- immigrations — Plural form of immigration.
- impregnation — to make pregnant; get with child or young.
- in good part — a portion or division of a whole that is separate or distinct; piece, fragment, fraction, or section; constituent: the rear part of the house; to glue the two parts together.
- in regard to — to look upon or think of with a particular feeling: to regard a person with favor.
- in the gross — in bulk; as a whole