12-letter words that end in n
- gasification — Action of gasifying.
- gastrulation — the formation of a gastrula.
- gaya maretan — Gayomart.
- gelatination — Conversion into gelatin or jelly-like substance.
- genappe yarn — a worsted yarn that has been genapped and made smooth and lustrous.
- genethliacon — A birthday ode.
- genghis khan — 1162–1227, Mongol conqueror of most of Asia and of E Europe to the Dnieper River.
- geniculation — the state of being geniculate.
- gentleperson — a person of good family and position; gentleman or lady.
- genuflection — an act of bending the knee or touching it to the ground in reverence or worship.
- geometrician — a person skilled in geometry.
- geriatrician — the branch of medicine dealing with the diseases, debilities, and care of aged persons.
- german ocean — an arm of the Atlantic between Great Britain and the European mainland. About 201,000 sq. mi. (520,600 sq. km); greatest depth, 1998 feet (610 meters).
- get a bun on — to become drunk
- get religion — a set of beliefs concerning the cause, nature, and purpose of the universe, especially when considered as the creation of a superhuman agency or agencies, usually involving devotional and ritual observances, and often containing a moral code governing the conduct of human affairs.
- get stuck in — If you get stuck in, you do something with enthusiasm and determination.
- geyser basin — an area containing a group of geysers.
- ghostwritten — Written by a ghostwriter.
- gibraltarian — a British crown colony comprising a fortress and seaport located on a narrow promontory near the S tip of Spain. 1.875 sq. mi. (5 sq. km).
- gjallar-horn — Heimdall's horn, used to warn the gods of Ragnarok.
- gladiatorian — (dated) Of or relating to gladiators or to combat in general; gladiatorial.
- glucoprotein — glycoprotein.
- glutaredoxin — (enzyme) Any of a family of small redox enzymes that use glutathione as a cofactor.
- glycoprotein — any of a group of complex proteins, as mucin, containing a carbohydrate combined with a simple protein.
- golden-brown — of brown with a golden tinge
- gonadotropin — a gonadotropic substance.
- gradeflation — grade inflation.
- graeco-roman — of or having both Greek and Roman characteristics: the Greco-Roman influence.
- grand canyon — a gorge of the Colorado River in N Arizona. over 200 miles (320 km) long; 1 mile (1.6 km) deep.
- grand cayman — the largest of the Cayman Islands, West Indies. 76 sq. mi. (197 sq. km).
- grand dragon — a high-ranking official of the Ku Klux Klan.
- granny woman — midwife (def 1).
- graustarkian — of, like, or characteristic of colorful, implausible, highly melodramatic and romantic situations or circumstances
- 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.
- greasy spoon — a cheap and rather unsanitary restaurant.
- greater than — (character) ">" ASCII character 62. Common names: ITU-T: greater than; ket ("<" = bra); right angle; right angle bracket; right broket. Rare: into, toward; write to; blow ("<" = suck); gozinta; out; zap (all from Unix I/O redirection); INTERCAL: right angle. See also less than.
- green dragon — a mythical monster generally represented as a huge, winged reptile with crested head and enormous claws and teeth, and often spouting fire.
- gretna green — a village in S Scotland, near the English border, to which many English couples formerly eloped to be married.
- grimaldi man — a type of Aurignacian man having a negroid appearance, thought to be a race of Cro-Magnon man
- griseofulvin — an antibiotic, C 17 H 17 ClO 6 , obtained from a species of Penicillium, used in the treatment of ringworm and other fungous infections of the skin.
- groin strain — damage to the groin area caused by overexertion, esp suffered by a sports player
- gross margin — the difference between total revenue and the cost of goods sold
- grosswardein — German name of Oradea.
- ground robin — towhee.
- group of ten — the ten nations who met in Paris in 1961 to arrange the special drawing rights of the IMF: Belgium, Canada, France, Italy, Japan, Netherlands, Sweden, UK, US, and West Germany
- grozing iron — (in plumbing) a hot iron for finishing soldered joints.
- guangzhouwan — a former French-leased territory (1898–1945) on the SW coast of Guangdong province, in S China. About 190 sq. mi. (490 sq. km).
- guilt-ridden — If a person is guilt-ridden, they feel very guilty about something.
- gulf of aden — a waterway in the Arabian sea between Yemen and Somalia and connecting with the Red Sea
- gulf of oman — a strait that ultimately links the Arabian Sea and the Persian Gulf