9-letter words starting with ge
- geometric — of or relating to geometry or to the principles of geometry.
- geometrid — belonging or pertaining to the family Geometridae, comprising slender-bodied, broad-winged moths, the larvae of which are called measuring worms.
- geonomics — a doctrine holding that humans own what is created by them, but that those things found in nature, such as land, belong to no one person but instead belong equally to all mankind
- geophagia — Consumption of clay, chalk or dirt.
- geophilic — soil-loving
- geophones — Plural form of geophone.
- geophytes — Plural form of geophyte.
- geophytic — Relating to geophytes.
- geoponics — the art or science of agriculture.
- george ii — 1683–1760, king of England 1727–60 (son of George I).
- george iv — 1762–1830, king of England 1820–30 (son of George III).
- george vi — 1895–1952, king of England 1936–1952 (second son of George V; brother of Edward VIII).
- georgette — a female given name, form of Georgia.
- georgiana — a female given name.
- georgical — Georgic; relating to rural affairs.
- geosphere — the solid portion of the earth (distinguished from atmosphere, hydrosphere).
- geostatic — of or relating to pressure exerted by the weight of overlying rock.
- geotactic — Of or pertaining to geotaxis.
- geotropic — of, relating to, or exhibiting geotropism.
- geraldine — a female given name: derived from Gerald.
- geraldton — a seaport in W Australia.
- geraniums — Plural form of geranium.
- gerbiling — Present participle of gerbil.
- gerfalcon — gyrfalcon.
- geriatric — of or relating to geriatrics, old age, or aged persons.
- gericault — (Jean Louis André) Théodore [zhahn lwee ahn-drey tey-aw-dawr] /ʒɑ̃ lwi ɑ̃ˈdreɪ teɪ ɔˈdɔr/ (Show IPA), 1791–1824, French painter.
- germ cell — the sexual reproductive cell at any stage from the primordial cell to the mature gamete.
- germ line — the lineage of cells culminating in the germ cells
- germ tube — a tube produced by a germinating spore, such as the pollen tube produced by a pollen grain
- germ-free — not carrying microorganisms, esp ones that produce disease in animals or plants
- germ-like — resembling a germ
- germanate — (inorganic chemistry) The oxyanion GeO44- derived from germanium; any salt containing this ion.
- germander — any of several plants or shrubs belonging to the genus Teucrium, of the mint family, as T. chamaedrys, of Europe, and T. canadense, of eastern North America.
- germanely — In a manner that is germane, relevantly.
- germanide — (chemistry) any binary compound of germanium and a more electropositive element.
- germanism — a usage, idiom, or other feature that is characteristic of the German language.
- germanist — a specialist in the study of German culture, literature, or linguistics.
- germanite — a mineral consisting of a complex copper arsenic sulphide containing germanium, gallium, iron, zinc, and lead: an ore of germanium and gallium
- germanium — a scarce, metallic, grayish-white element, normally tetravalent, used chiefly in transistors. Symbol: Ge; atomic weight: 72.59; atomic number: 32; specific gravity: 5.36 at 20°C.
- germanize — to adopt or cause to adopt German customs, speech, institutions, etc
- germanous — containing bivalent germanium.
- germicide — an agent for killing germs or microorganisms.
- germinals — (in the French Revolutionary calendar) the seventh month of the year, extending from March 21 to April 19.
- germinant — beginning to grow or develop; germinating.
- germinate — to begin to grow or develop.
- germiness — the state of being germy
- germiston — a city in S Transvaal, in the NE Republic of South Africa.
- germplasm — Alternative spelling of germ plasm.
- germproof — not vulnerable to the action or penetration of germs.
- gernsback — Hugo, 1884–1967, U.S. publisher and inventor, born in Belgium: a pioneer in science-fiction publishing.