13-letter words containing a, e, g, y
- copyrightable — the exclusive right to make copies, license, and otherwise exploit a literary, musical, or artistic work, whether printed, audio, video, etc.: works granted such right by law on or after January 1, 1978, are protected for the lifetime of the author or creator and for a period of 70 years after his or her death.
- cranberry bog — a bog in which cranberry plants are cultivated.
- credit agency — an agency that checks whether people are able to pay for goods and services they wish to buy on credit, and provides them with a credit rating
- crustaceology — The branch of zoology dealing with crustaceans.
- cryogenically — in a cryogenic manner
- cryptographer — the science or study of the techniques of secret writing, especially code and cipher systems, methods, and the like. Compare cryptanalysis (def 2).
- cyberslacking — (informal) Use of the Internet during work hours for unrelated tasks.
- cyberstalking — Cyberstalking is the use of the Internet to contact someone or find out information about them in a way that is annoying or frightening.
- cytogenetical — of or related to cytogenetics
- cytopharynges — Plural form of cytopharynx.
- dactylomegaly — abnormal enlargement of the fingers or toes.
- daguerreotype — one of the earliest photographic processes, in which the image was produced on iodine-sensitized silver and developed in mercury vapour
- daguerreotypy — The art or technique of producing daguerreotypes.
- daguerrotypes — Plural form of daguerrotype, a misspelling of daguerreotype.
- damage survey — an inspection by an insurance company of something that has been damaged and for which an insurance claim has been made, in order to determine the extent and cause of damage
- dating agency — an agency that provides introductions to people seeking a companion with similar interests
- daydreamingly — While daydreaming.
- daylight time — time set usually one hour ahead of the local standard time, widely adopted in the summer to provide extra daylight in the evening
- days of grace — days permitted by custom for payment of a promissory note, bill of exchange, etc, after it falls due
- declassifying — Present participle of declassify.
- degradability — susceptible to chemical breakdown.
- dehydrogenase — an enzyme, such as any of the respiratory enzymes, that activates oxidation-reduction reactions by transferring hydrogen from substrate to acceptor
- dehydrogenate — to remove hydrogen from
- demagogically — of, relating to, or characteristic of a demagogue.
- demyelinating — Present participle of demyelinate.
- deoxygenating — Present participle of deoxygenate.
- deoxygenation — to remove oxygen from (a substance, as blood or water).
- deprecatingly — to express earnest disapproval of.
- dermatography — a treatise or writing concerning the skin
- designer baby — People sometimes refer to a baby that has developed from an embryo with certain desired characteristics as a designer baby.
- devastatingly — tending or threatening to devastate: a devastating fire.
- digressionary — Serving as a digression.
- disgracefully — In a disgraceful manner.
- dynamic range — the range of signal amplitudes over which an electronic communications channel can operate within acceptable limits of distortion. The range is determined by system noise at the lower end and by the onset of overload at the upper end
- dynamogenesis — the output of raised activity of the nervous system
- dysregulation — A failure to regulate properly.
- early closing — shop closure at earlier hour
- early english — pertaining to the first style of Gothic architecture in England, ending in the latter half of the 13th century, characterized by the use of lancet arches, plate tracery, and narrow openings.
- early warning — An early warning system warns people that something bad is likely to happen, for example that a machine is about to stop working, or that a country is being attacked.
- early-evening — taking place or being presented in the early part of the evening
- early-morning — taking place or being presented in the early part of the morning
- easygoingness — The quality of being easygoing.
- egomaniacally — In an egomaniacal manner.
- egotistically — In an egotistic manner.
- egyptological — Alternative form of Egyptological.
- embryological — Of or pertaining to embryology.
- emergency tax — the tax a person pays on their income when it is not yet clear what tax band they should be assigned to
- encouragingly — In an encouraging manner.
- energetically — In an energetic manner.
- energy saving — the fact of saving energy, or amount of energy saved