12-letter words containing t, u, n, g, i
- faultfinding — the act of pointing out faults, especially faults of a petty nature; carping.
- feeding tube — nasogastric tubing
- flat-hunting — the activity of looking for a flat in which to live
- flight nurse — a nurse in the U.S. Air Force who tends patients being transported by airplane.
- flocculating — Present participle of flocculate.
- fluoridating — Present participle of fluoridate.
- fluorinating — Present participle of fluorinate.
- foul-tasting — having a very unpleasant taste
- free-cutting — (of a metal alloy) having good machinability: free-cutting steel.
- frontrunning — the practice by market makers of using advance information provided by their own investment analysts before it has been given to clients
- fugitiveness — The quality of being fugitive; evanescence; volatility.
- fuliginosity — The condition or quality of being fuliginous; sootiness.
- gap junction — a linkage of two adjacent cells consisting of a system of channels extending across a gap from one cell to the other, allowing the passage of ions and small molecules.
- gas equation — an equation that equates the product of the pressure and the volume of one mole of a gas to the product of its thermodynamic temperature and the gas constant. The equation is exact for an ideal gas and is a good approximation for real gases at low pressures
- gastrulation — the formation of a gastrula.
- gelatigenous — (archaic) Producing or yielding gelatin.
- geniculating — Present participle of geniculate.
- geniculation — the state of being geniculate.
- gentian blue — a purplish-blue colour
- gentilitious — relating to a gens
- genuflecting — Present participle of genuflect.
- genuflection — an act of bending the knee or touching it to the ground in reverence or worship.
- get in touch — make contact
- get stuck in — If you get stuck in, you do something with enthusiasm and determination.
- giant fulmar — either of two large white or brownish petrels of the genus Macronectes, of the Antarctic Ocean and adjacent seas.
- glucoprotein — glycoprotein.
- glutaredoxin — (enzyme) Any of a family of small redox enzymes that use glutathione as a cofactor.
- 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.
- granulations — Plural form of granulation.
- granulocytic — Of, or pertaining to, granulocytes.
- gratulations — a feeling of joy.
- graustarkian — of, like, or characteristic of colorful, implausible, highly melodramatic and romantic situations or circumstances
- grid current — the current that moves within the vacuum tube from the grid to the cathode.
- guanethidine — a potent adrenergic neuron blocking agent, C 10 H 22 N 4 , used in the treatment of hypertension.
- guaranteeing — a promise or assurance, especially one in writing, that something is of specified quality, content, benefit, etc., or that it will perform satisfactorily for a given length of time: a money-back guarantee.
- guardianista — a reader of the Guardian newspaper, seen as being typically left-wing, liberal, and politically correct
- guide center — a command to a marching formation to align itself behind a guide marching at the head of the formation.
- guillotining — Present participle of guillotine.
- guilt-ridden — If a person is guilt-ridden, they feel very guilty about something.
- gut instinct — an instinctive feeling, as opposed to an opinion or idea based on facts
- gut reaction — instinctive response
- gut-churning — nerve-wracking
- guttersnipes — Plural form of guttersnipe.
- gutwrenching — Alternative spelling of gut-wrenching.
- half-turning — split spindle.
- head-hunting — a headhunting expedition: The men left the village to go on a headhunt.
- heartburning — rankling discontent, especially from envy or jealousy; grudge.
- high country — a mountainous area below the timberline; a forested mountain area.
- highfaluting — pompous; bombastic; haughty; pretentious.
- housing list — a list of people waiting to obtain council houses