13-letter words containing gen
- gentlemanhood — the nature or position of a gentleman
- gentlemanlike — a man of good family, breeding, or social position.
- genuflections — Plural form of genuflection.
- glazing agent — substance used to varnish
- gluconeogenic — glucose formation in animals from a noncarbohydrate source, as from proteins or fats.
- green gentian — a plant, Frasera speciosa, of the gentian family, native to the northwestern U.S., having open clusters of purple-spotted, greenish-white flowers that blend in with its leaves.
- haematogenous — producing blood
- hallucinogens — Plural form of hallucinogen.
- hematogenesis — hematopoiesis.
- hertogenbosch — 's Hertogenbosch.
- heterogeneity — the quality or state of being heterogeneous; composition from dissimilar parts; disparateness.
- heterogeneous — different in kind; unlike; incongruous.
- heterogenesis — Also, heterogeny [het-uh-roj-uh-nee] /ˌhɛt əˈrɒdʒ ə ni/ (Show IPA). alternation of generations, especially the alternation of parthenogenetic and sexual generations.
- heterogenetic — of, relating to, or characterized by heterogenesis.
- hidden agenda — an often duplicitously undisclosed plan or motive.
- homeobox gene — any of a group of genes whose function is to divide the early embryo into bands of cells with the potential to become specific organs or tissues.
- homogeneities — Plural form of homogeneity.
- homogeneously — composed of parts or elements that are all of the same kind; not heterogeneous: a homogeneous population.
- homogenetical — of, involving or relating to homogeny
- horse gentian — any weedy North American plant of the genus Triosteum, of the honeysuckle family, especially T. perfoliatum, having stalkless leaves and purplish-brown flowers and bearing orange fruits.
- hydrogen bomb — a bomb, more powerful than an atomic bomb, that derives its explosive energy from the thermonuclear fusion reaction of hydrogen isotopes.
- hydrogen bond — a type of chemical bond in which a hydrogen atom that has a covalent link with one of the electronegative atoms (F, N, O) forms an electrostatic link with another electronegative atom in the same or another molecule.
- hydrogenating — Present participle of hydrogenate.
- hydrogenation — to combine or treat with hydrogen, especially to add hydrogen to the molecule of (an unsaturated organic compound).
- hydrogenizing — Present participle of hydrogenize.
- hydronitrogen — a chemical compound containing only hydrogen and nitrogen.
- immunogenesis — the production of an immune response
- indian agency — headquarters of an Indian agent.
- ingeniousness — characterized by cleverness or originality of invention or construction: an ingenious machine.
- ingenuousness — free from reserve, restraint, or dissimulation; candid; sincere.
- inhomogeneity — lack of homogeneity.
- inhomogeneous — lack of homogeneity.
- inquiry agent — a private detective
- insulinogenic — Promoting the production of insulin.
- intelligencer — a person or thing that conveys information.
- intelligences — Plural form of intelligence.
- intelligently — having good understanding or a high mental capacity; quick to comprehend, as persons or animals: an intelligent student.
- intransigence — the state or quality of being intransigent, or refusing to compromise or agree; inflexibility: No agreement was reached because of intransigence on both sides.
- intransigency — a person who refuses to agree or compromise, as in politics.
- ion generator — a device for creating negatively charged particles in immediately surrounding air, promoted as a cure for various ills.
- jumping genes — transposon.
- landed gentry — land-owning class
- leucaemogenic — leukemogenic
- leukaemogenic — relating to the development of leukaemia, or causing leukaemia
- liquid oxygen — a clear, pale blue liquid obtained by compressing oxygen and then cooling it below its boiling point: used chiefly as an oxidizer in liquid rocket propellants.
- major general — a military officer ranking next below a lieutenant general and next above a brigadier general.
- me generation — the generation, originally in the 1970s, characterized by self-absorption; in the 1980s, characterized by material greed
- melanogenesis — the production of melanin
- milliroentgen — a unit of radiation equal to one thousandth of a roentgen. Abbreviation: mR, mr.
- miscegenation — marriage or cohabitation between two people from different racial groups, especially, in the U.S., between a black person and a white person: In 1968 the Supreme Court ruled unanimously that state laws prohibiting miscegenation were unconstitutional.