10-letter words containing g
- amortizing — Present participle of amortize.
- amphigoric — a meaningless or nonsensical piece of writing, especially one intended as a parody.
- amphigouri — amphigory.
- amphogenic — producing both male and female offspring.
- amplifying — Present participle of amplify.
- amputating — Present participle of amputate.
- amygdalate — relating to, having, or bearing almonds
- amygdaline — of or relating to a tonsil
- amygdaloid — a volcanic igneous rock containing amygdales
- amyl group — any of several univalent, isomeric groups having the formula C 5 H 11 –, whose derivatives are found in fusel oil, fruit extracts, etc.
- anagenesis — the progressive evolutionary changes that take place over time in a single genetic lineage
- anagenetic — Biology. the progressive evolution of a species. Compare catagenesis.
- anaglyphic — Relating to anaglyphs.
- anaglyptic — Of or pertaining to anaglyptics or to an anaglyph.
- anagogical — of or relating to an anagoge.
- anagrammed — a word, phrase, or sentence formed from another by rearranging its letters: “Angel” is an anagram of “glean.”.
- anagrammer — a person who enjoys solving anagrams
- analgesics — Plural form of analgesic.
- analogical — of, expressing, or based upon analogy
- analogised — Simple past tense and past participle of analogise.
- analogized — Simple past tense and past participle of analogize.
- analogizes — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of analogize.
- anastigmat — a lens or system of lenses designed to be free of astigmatism
- anaxagoras — ?500–428 bc, Greek philosopher who maintained that all things were composed of minute particles arranged by an eternal intelligence
- anchorages — Plural form of anchorage.
- andragogic — the methods or techniques used to teach adults: Many educators believe that the principles of andragogy, as advanced by Malcolm Knowles, have great relevance to adult education; others are not so certain.
- androgenic — any substance, as testosterone or androsterone, that promotes male characteristics.
- androgynal — Androgynous.
- androgynes — Plural form of androgyne.
- andropogon — (botany) Any member of the grass genus Andropogon.
- anecdotage — anecdotes collectively
- anemograph — a self-recording anemometer
- angel cake — a very light sponge cake made without egg yolks
- angel dust — PCP1
- angel gear — the neutral gear in a motor vehicle, esp when used to coast downhill
- angel hair — a kind of pasta in the shape of very fine long strands
- angelology — a doctrine or theory treating of angels
- angioblast — one of several mesenchymal cells capable of developing into the endothelium of the blood vessels.
- angioedema — swelling that occurs just beneath the surface of the skin or mucous membranes.
- angiogenic — promoting or relating to blood vessel growth
- angiogenin — a small, single-chain protein, resembling ribonuclease in structure, that stimulates the formation of new blood vessels.
- angiograms — Plural form of angiogram.
- angiograph — The film or image of the blood vessels produced by angiography.
- angiopathy — (pathology) Any disease of the blood vessels.
- angioscope — An instrument for examining the capillary vessels of animals and plants.
- angiosperm — any seed-bearing plant of the phylum Angiospermophyta (division Angiospermae in traditional systems), in which the ovules are enclosed in an ovary, which develops into the fruit after fertilization; any flowering plant
- angkor wat — the largest and best preserved Khmer temple in the Angkor complex of ruins.
- angle iron — an iron or a steel structural bar that has an L-shaped cross section
- angle shot — a picture taken with the camera pointed obliquely at the subject, sometimes causing distortion of perspective and proportion.
- angleberry — a wart-like growth on the skin of cattle and horses