12-Letter Words Containing G

Oceanology

One whose main interest is scientific

Sea scientist

Scientist involved with study of the seas

Old man's gone out with raincoat

Robert Frost, for example.

Veteran's gone out in shabby raincoat

Offscouring

Oleaginous

OLIGARCHIC

Oligochaete

Oligophagy

""Feeding on a restricted range of food substances, especially a limited number of plants. Used chiefly of insects.""

Oligopsony

Lacking in plant nutrients and having a large amount of dissolved oxygen throughout. Used of a pond or lake.

ONCOGENIC

Organicity

Firm with The Irish Times, for one

Running over before Saigon train's off

Company talk about fantastic gains

""The act of organizing; the act of arranging in a systematic way for use or action; as, the organization of an army, or of a deliberative body. as, the organization of an army, or of a deliberative body.""

""Making an impression upon an organ; plastic; said of the effect or impression produced by any substance on the organs of touch, taste, or smell, and also on the organism as a whole.""

Organology

Sport involving maps and compasses

Sport using map and compass

Origination

Orismology

The branch of zoology that deals with the study of birds.

Relating to the description of mountains

Pl. oropharynges (-f -r n j z) or oropharynxes The part of the pharynx between the soft palate and the epiglottis.

Plural or third person singular

""Biology progressive evolution, leading to the development of a new form, as can be seen through successive generations. See also society . ; orthogenetic , adj . Evolution the sociological theory that all cultures or societies follow the same fixed course of determinate evolution. See also evolution . ; orthogenetic,""

""Biology progressive evolution, leading to the development of a new form, as can be seen through successive generations. See also society . ; orthogenetic , adj . Evolution the sociological theory that all cultures or societies follow the same fixed course of determinate evolution. See also evolution . ; orthogenetic,""

""Perpendicularly; at right angles; as, a curve cuts a set of curves orthogonally. as, a curve cuts a set of curves orthogonally.""

""ORTHOGRAPH An orthographic projection, sometimes partly in section, esp. of a building.""

Oscillogram

Device for recording electrical waves

Device for visualising, eg, fluctuations in current

OSTEOGEN a substance from which bone is formed

OSTEOGEN a substance from which bone is formed

Of or pertaining to osteology.

Osteologist

OUTACHIEVE

OUTBALANCE To outweight; to exceed in weight or effect.

Outbargain

Outbreeding

Sheds what's not popular in the architects plans

Sheds what's not popular from groundbreaking developments

Outcavil

OUTCOMPETE

Outcropping

Outdesign

Excelled in military skill

Outglitter

OUTGOING expenditure

OUTINTRIGUE

Outintrigue

Outnumber

OUTORGANIZE

Outorganize

Outpreach

OUTPRODUCE

OUTPROMISE

In a shockingly bad manner

Outrival

Outsourcing

OUTSPARKLE To exceed in sparkling.

Extending broadly

Outsprint

Outstrip

Outthrob

OUTWRESTLE

ARRANGED arrange

Overarrange

Overbrows

Overbuild

Overcasting

Electrician's worry?

Electrician's worry (wordplay)

Ripping off

Overchill

Overclaim

Overclean

Overclear

Overcloud

Overcoach

Overcount

Overcram

Overcrop

Presence of people beyond a comfortable level

Filling beyond what is usual or comfortable

Overdesign

Clothing too finely

Overdrink

ENGINEER to arrange or contrive

Virgin provided with Exocet is bad for blood pressure

Overexert

EXPOSING expose

FATIGUED fatigue

Overfatigue

Overfavor

Overfocus

Overgarment

Too bountiful

Overgovern

HANDLING the act of handling

Overhunting

Spoilt

Overindulge

Overlabor

Overlearn

LENGTHEN to make longer

Overlight

MANAGING manage

Overmatch

OVERNIGHTER overnight

Overnight

""ORGANIZE to form into an organic whole, also ORGANISE""

PACKAGED package

Overpackage

Overpedal

PEOPLING people

Overplan

Overplant

Overplot

Oppressive

Irresistible

The act of praising unduly; excessive praise.

Overprint

Overprogram

Aiming too high

Going too far.

Laying it on thick

REGULATE to control according to rule

SANGUINE to stain with blood

Overshoot

Overslaugh

Having 41 winks (wordplay)

11 pigs or bats rising late

Failing to get up on time

Overslip

Cause of budget trouble.

Squandering money proves foolish with final settlement

Overstaff

Overstep

Overstir

Overstock

Overstrew

STRIDING stride

Overstuff

Overswing

Overthink

Removing from power

Defeating husband in public argument

Overtighten

Public showering is going too far in preparation for contest

Overtreat

Overtrim

Overtrump

Overvoltage

Overwater

Overweigh

Overweight

Irresistible - huge

Completely overpowering

Completely defeating

Oxygenation

""A place where foodstuffs are processed and packed; as, they came from an apple packinghouse.as, they came from an apple packinghouse.""

Plural or third person singular

""(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Zoology) sexual reproduction in an animal that retains its larval features See also neoteny paedogenetic   [ˌpiːdəʊdʒəˈnɛtɪk] , paedogenic adj PAEDOMORPHIC (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Zoology) the resemblance of adult animals to the young of their ancestors: seen in the evolution of modern man, who shows resemblances to the young stages of australopithecines""

Adjective (-ic)

Painstaking

PALATALIZE To palatize.

Fossils

The branch of ecology that deals with the interaction between ancient organisms and their environment.

One skilled in paleography; a paleographist.

""The study and scholarly interpretation of earlier, especially ancient, writing and forms of writing.""

One of Thomas Jefferson's pursuits

Earth science that studies fossils

Fossils

""Birth 1 . the phase in the development of an organism in which its form and structure pass through the changes undergone in the evolution of the species. 2 . the morphological and structural changes that occur during insect development. Also palingenesia, palingenesy. ; palingenetic,""

China in first phase regeneration

The old man's low-down getting through punishment is reincarnation

""Of or pertaining to palingenesis: as, a palingenetic process. as, a palingenetic process.""

Palynology

Biology ()

""PANTOGRAPH An instrument for copying plans, maps, and other drawings, on the same, or on a reduced or an enlarged, scale.""

Workers who have free range, perhaps

Wall-covering workers

Some interior decorating handypersons

Putting up wall covering

Papermaking

They help keep down correspondence

Papyrology

""Past the study of papyrus manuscripts. ; papyrologist , ; papyrological ,""

""A writer of memoirs of religious persona, as examples of Christian excellence.""

Paradrop

PARAGRAPHER A writer of paragraphs; a paragraphist.

When your carriage returned this normally indicated it

""The set of nonphonemic properties of speech, such as speaking tempo, vocal pitch, and intonational contours, that can be used to communicate attitudes or other shades of meaning.""

Parallel

Paralyzing

Weakly attracted by poles

""PARAPHRASE A restatement of a text, passage, or work, expressing the meaning of the original in another form, generally for the sake of its clearer and fuller exposition; a setting forth the signification of a text in other and ampler terms; a free translation or rendering; opposed to metaphrase. metaphrase.""

Parasailing

PARASITISE

PARASITIZE

PARASITE an organism that lives and feeds on another

Partition

PASQUINADE A lampoon or satirical writing.

Passacaglia

Passagework

PASTEURISE

PASTEURIZE To subject to pasteurization.

Characterized by originality and innovation; pioneering.

Pathfinding

See pathology .

PATHOGENES pathogene

Pathogeny.

Pathogenic.

Relating to or exhibiting disease

(adj.) adept at doing mazes

Relating to a disease

Pathologist

Pawnbroking

United Nations speciality

Security Council function

The Blue Berets' remit