12-letter words containing l, g, u, c
- glass cutter — a tool for cutting glass.
- glaucescence — the state of having bluish green coloration
- glaucomatous — Ophthalmology. abnormally high fluid pressure in the eye, most commonly caused either by blockage of the channel through which aqueous humor drains (open-angle glaucoma or chronic glaucoma) or by pressure of the iris against the lens, which traps the aqueous humor (angle-closure glaucoma or acute glaucoma)
- glaucousness — Quality of being glaucous.
- glucogenesis — the production of glucose by the decomposition of glycogen or from any nonglucose precursor.
- glucoprotein — glycoprotein.
- gospel music — a now popularized form of impassioned rhythmic spiritual music rooted in the solo and responsive church singing of rural blacks in the American South, central to the development of rhythm and blues and of soul music.
- gracefullest — Superlative form of graceful.
- gracefulness — The state of being graceful.
- gradualistic — Of or pertaining to gradualism.
- grand coulee — a dry canyon in central Washington: cut by the Columbia River in the glacial period. 52 miles (84 km) long; over 400 feet (120 meters) deep.
- granulocytes — Plural form of granulocyte.
- granulocytic — Of, or pertaining to, granulocytes.
- ground cable — a heavy chain for securing permanent floating moorings, as a number of mooring buoys.
- ground cloth — groundsheet.
- ground color — Also called ground coat. a primary coat of paint; priming; base coat.
- groupuscules — Plural form of groupuscule.
- gubernacular — relating to a gubernaculum
- gubernaculum — a part or organ that directs the movement or course of another part.
- h paul grice — H(erbert) Paul, 1913–88, English philosopher.
- hallucinogen — a substance that produces hallucinations.
- iguaçú falls — a waterfall on the border between Brazil and Argentina, on the Iguaçú River: divided into hundreds of separate falls by forested rocky islands. Width: about 4 km (2.5 miles). Height: 82 m (269 ft)
- incoagulable — of a nature that cannot be coagulated
- inconcluding — (obsolete) Inferring no consequence.
- indulgencies — indulgence.
- indulgencing — Present participle of indulgence.
- inosculating — Present participle of inosculate.
- juggling act — If you say that a situation is a juggling act, you mean that someone is trying to do two or more things at once, and that they are finding it difficult to do those things properly.
- jungle juice — moonshine: home-made alcohol
- laguna beach — a town in S California.
- lawrenceburg — a town in S Tennessee.
- league match — a match played between teams in a league (as opposed to an international game)
- light-struck — (of a film or the like) damaged by accidental exposure to light.
- linguistical — (not in technical use) linguistic.
- liturgically — of or relating to formal public worship or liturgies.
- loganiaceous — belonging to the plant family Loganiaceae.
- logical unit — (networking) (LU) A primary component of SNA, an LU is a type of NAU that enables end users to communicate with each other and gain access to SNA network resources.
- long account — the account of a customer who buys securities or commodities on margin.
- longicaudate — having a long posterior or tail
- lounge chair — a chair designed for lounging, as an easy chair, chaise longue, or recliner.
- lounge music — a type of popular music often including jazz, swing, and pop elements and played in cocktail lounges, piano bars, etc.
- luggage rack — shelf for baggage on a train
- magic bullet — something that cures or remedies without causing harmful side effects: So far there is no magic bullet for economic woes.
- mcleod gauge — a device for determining very low gas pressures by manometrically measuring the pressure of a sample after its compression to a known fraction of its original volume.
- miracle drug — wonder drug.
- much obliged — expressions used when one wants to indicate that one is very grateful for something
- mucilaginous — of, relating to, or secreting mucilage.
- muir glacier — a glacier in SE Alaska, flowing SE from Mt. Fairweather into Glacier Bay. About 350 sq. mi. (905 sq. km).
- multicasting — the act or process of a person or thing that casts.
- museological — Pertaining to museology.