12-letter words containing gr
- formyl group — the univalent group HCO–, derived from formic acid.
- fourth grade — school year: age 9-10
- fractography — the study of fractures or cracks in a material, esp metal, in order to predict or identify the cause of a failure in a structure
- fragrantness — the quality of being fragrant
- fringe group — a group that is on the periphery of a larger organization because its views are more extreme than the majority
- galusha grow — Galusha Aaron [guh-loo-shuh] /gəˈlu ʃə/ (Show IPA), 1822–1907, U.S. political leader: Speaker of the House 1861–63.
- garden grove — a city in SW California.
- gas gangrene — a gangrenous infection developing in wounds, especially deep wounds with closed spaces, caused by bacteria that form gases in the subcutaneous tissues.
- geographical — of or relating to geography.
- george grosz — George, 1893–1959, U.S. painter and graphic artist, born in Germany.
- get to grips — to deal with (a problem or subject)
- ginger group — the most active group within an organization, as a political party.
- glossography — a glossator.
- glyphography — a plate-making process in which an electrotype is made from an engraved copper plate
- glyptography — the description or study of engraved gems or other stones.
- go to ground — hide, be reclusive
- godzillagram — (networking) /god-zil'*-gram/ (From Japan's national hero and datagram) 1. A network packet that in theory is a broadcast to every machine in the universe. The typical case is an IP datagram whose destination IP address is [255.255.255.255]. Fortunately, few gateways are foolish enough to attempt to implement this case! 2. A network packet of maximum size. An IP Godzillagram has 65,536 octets. Compare super source quench.
- goose grease — the melted fat of the goose, used in domestic medicine as an ointment.
- goosegrasses — Plural form of goosegrass.
- grace hopper — (person) US Navy Rear Admiral Grace Brewster Hopper (1906-12-09 to 1992-01-01), née Grace Brewster Murray. Hopper is believed to have concieved the concept of the compiler with the A-0 in 1952. She also developed the first commercial high-level language, which eventually evolved into COBOL. She worked on the Mark I computer with Howard Aiken and with BINAC in 1949. She is credited with having coined the term "debug", and the adage "it is always easier to ask forgiveness than it is to get permission" (with various wordings), which has been the guiding principle in sysadmin decisions ever since. See also the entries debug and bug. Hopper is buried at Arlington National Cemetery. In 1994, the US Navy named a new ship, the guided-missile destroyer USS Hopper, after her.
- grace period — a period of time after a payment becomes due, as of a loan or life-insurance premium, before one is subject to penalties or late charges or before the loan or policy is canceled.
- gracefullest — Superlative form of graceful.
- gracefulness — The state of being graceful.
- graciousness — pleasantly kind, benevolent, and courteous.
- grade school — an elementary school that has its pupils grouped or classified into grades.
- gradeability — a measure of a truck's pulling power expressed as the steepest grade the truck can climb with a full load.
- gradeflation — grade inflation.
- gradualistic — Of or pertaining to gradualism.
- graduateship — the time or condition of being a graduate
- graeco-roman — of or having both Greek and Roman characteristics: the Greco-Roman influence.
- graft hybrid — a hybrid plant that is produced by grafting and that exhibits characters of both the stock and the scion.
- graham flour — unbolted wheat flour, containing all of the wheat grain; whole-wheat flour.
- graham wafer — a cracker intended to aid digestion.
- graham's law — the principle that the rates of diffusion and effusion of a gas are inversely proportional to the square root of its density, proposed by Thomas Graham (1805-69) in 1831
- 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.
- gram calorie — calorie (def 1a). Abbreviation: g-cal.
- graminaceous — Of, pertaining to, or resembling a grass.
- graminivores — Plural form of graminivore.
- grammaticise — to make grammatical
- grammaticism — a point or principle of grammar.
- grammaticize — (transitive) To render grammatical.
- grammatology — the scientific study of systems of writing.
- gramophonist — a person who uses a gramophone
- gran canaria — one of the Canary Islands, in the central part. 650 sq. mi. (1685 sq. km). Capital: Las Palmas.
- 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.
- grana padano — a rich semifat hard cheese with a granular texture, often used grated, esp on pasta dishes and soups
- grand bahama — an island in the NW Bahamas. 430 sq. mi. (1115 sq. km).
- grand canary — one of the Canary Islands, in the central part. 650 sq. mi. (1685 sq. km). Capital: Las Palmas.
- grand canyon — a gorge of the Colorado River in N Arizona. over 200 miles (320 km) long; 1 mile (1.6 km) deep.