9-letter words that end in a
- generalia — generalities
- genitalia — The genitals.
- geocorona — a belt of ionized hydrogen surrounding the earth at the outer limit of the exosphere.
- geophagia — Consumption of clay, chalk or dirt.
- georgiana — a female given name.
- ginastera — Alberto [ahl-ber-taw] /ɑlˈbɛr tɔ/ (Show IPA), 1916–83, Argentine composer.
- glochidia — glochid.
- glory-pea — either of two trailing plants, Clianthus formosus or C. puniceus, of Australia and New Zealand, having showy red flowers.
- glycaemia — the presence of glucose in the blood.
- go to sea — to become a sailor
- goal area — sport: zone surrounding the goal
- golomynka — an oily fish found only in Lake Baikal
- gonorrhea — a contagious, purulent inflammation of the urethra or the vagina, caused by the gonococcus.
- gonotheca — the part of the perisarc covering a gonangium.
- goodfella — a gangster, esp one in the Mafia
- grandezza — Magnificent or stately appearance; grandeur.
- grandmama — Alternative spelling of grandmamma.
- grandpapa — grandfather.
- granuloma — an inflammatory tumor or growth composed of granulation tissue.
- granulosa — (anatomy) A layer of small cells that forms the wall of an ovarian follicle.
- gray area — uncertain, unclear issue
- green sea — a solid mass of water breaking over the bow or bulwark of a ship.
- green tea — a tea that is steamed to prevent fermentation and then rolled and dried.
- gremolata — A paste of capers, parsley, lemon zest, olives and olive oil served as an accompaniment to meat or fish.
- grevillea — An evergreen tree or shrub bearing conspicuous flowers that lack petals, most kinds of which are native to Australia.
- grey area — If you refer to something as a grey area, you mean that it is unclear, for example because nobody is sure how to deal with it or who is responsible for it, or it falls between two separate categories of things.
- grindelia — any of various composite plants of the genus Grindelia, comprising the gumweeds.
- guanabana — soursop.
- guanabara — a state in SE Brazil. 452 sq. mi. (1170 sq. km). Capital: Rio de Janeiro.
- guatemala — a republic in N Central America. 42,042 sq. mi. (108,889 sq. km).
- guayabera — a sport shirt or lightweight jacket, often with several large front pockets, modeled upon a loose, smocklike shirt originally worn by men in Cuba.
- guberniya — (in the Soviet Union) an administrative division of the volosts, smaller than a district.
- guerrilla — a member of a band of irregular soldiers that uses guerrilla warfare, harassing the enemy by surprise raids, sabotaging communication and supply lines, etc.
- haematoma — Alternative form of hematoma.
- haleakala — a dormant volcano in Hawaii, on the island of Maui. 10,032 feet (3058 meters) above sea level.
- halleluja — Alternative spelling of hallelujah.
- halmahera — an island in NE Indonesia: the largest of the Moluccas. 6928 sq. mi. (17,944 sq. km).
- hamartoma — (pathology) A benign mass of disorganized tissue.
- haptonema — In haptophytes, a peg-like organelle attached near the flagella and unique to the group. May function in attachment, feeding, or avoidance responses.
- haramzada — a male born of unmarried parents
- harmonica — Also called mouth organ. a musical wind instrument consisting of a small rectangular case containing a set of metal reeds connected to a row of holes, over which the player places the mouth and exhales and inhales to produce the tones.
- haustoria — a projection from the hypha of a fungus into the organic matter from which it absorbs nutrients.
- haworthia — any of various succulent plants of the genus Haworthia, native to South Africa, having densely overlapping, often warty leaves clustered in rosettes.
- heliconia — any of a genus of tropical flowering plants with long flowering panicles
- hell of a — (intensifier)
- helvetica — (text) One of the most widely used sans-serif typefaces, developed in 1957 by Swiss typeface designer Max Miedinger with Eduard Hoffmann. Originally called Neue Haas Grotesk, it was renamed Helvetica for the international market. Helvetica is very similar to the common Arial typeface. The name is Latin for Swiss.
- hematozoa — Plural form of hematozoon.
- hematuria — the presence of blood in the urine.
- hemelytra — one of the forewings of a true bug, having a hard, thick basal portion and a thinner, membranous apex.
- hemialgia — pain or neuralgia involving only one side of the body or head.