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12-letter words containing a, g, r, y

  • proteoglycan — a macromolecule composed of a polysaccharide joined to a polypeptide and forming the ground substance of connective tissue.
  • pseudography — writing that does not follow conventional spelling or usage
  • psychography — the supposed writing of a spirit or medium
  • pyjama rugby — an uncomplimentary term for the Super 12 Rugby Union competition that involves teams from South Africa, Australia, and New Zealand, and which is noted for its free-flowing nature and lack of attritional play between the forwards
  • pyramidology — a belief system based on the supposed occult significance of the Egyptian pyramids
  • pyromagnetic — (formerly) thermomagnetic (def 1).
  • racing yacht — a yacht used in sailing races
  • radio galaxy — a galaxy that emits much more strongly in the radio part of the spectrum than does a typical galaxy.
  • radiobiology — the branch of biology dealing with the effects of radiation on living matter.
  • radioecology — the branch of ecology concerned with the effects of radioactivity on the environment
  • rallying cry — A rallying cry or rallying call is something such as a word or phrase, an event, or a belief which encourages people to unite and to act in support of a particular group or idea.
  • reassuringly — to restore to assurance or confidence: His praise reassured me.
  • regardlessly — having or showing no regard; heedless; unmindful (often followed by of).
  • regenerately — in a regenerate manner
  • regular army — the permanent army maintained in peace as well as in war; the standing army: one of the major components of the Army of the United States.
  • regular year — the lunisolar calendar used by Jews, as for determining religious holidays, that is reckoned from 3761 b.c. and was established by Hillel II in the 4th century a.d., the calendar year consisting of 353 days (defective year) 354 days (regular year) or 355 days (perfect year or abundant year) and containing 12 months: Tishri, Heshvan, Kislev, Tevet, Shevat, Adar, Nisan, Iyar, Sivan, Tammuz, Av, and Elul, with the 29-day intercalary month of Adar Sheni added after Adar seven times in every 19-year cycle in order to adjust the calendar to the solar cycle. The Jewish ecclesiastical year begins with Nisan and the civil year with Tishri.
  • rheumatology — the study and treatment of rheumatic diseases.
  • rhyming game — a game played using rhyme
  • right of way — a common law or statutory right granted to a vehicle, as an airplane or boat, to proceed ahead of another.
  • roentgen ray — (sometimes lowercase) x-ray.
  • rogue's yarn — a yarn of distinctive color, material, or twist, laid in a strand or strands of a rope to identify the owner or the maker.
  • role playing — role-play used as a method of training or education
  • role-playing — a method of instruction or psychotherapy aimed at changing attitudes and behavior, in which participants act out designated roles relevant to real-life situations.
  • rugby league — a form of rugby football played between teams of 13 players
  • rugby player — a person who plays rugby
  • rugby tackle — A rugby tackle is a way of making someone fall over by throwing your arms around their legs or hips.
  • ruminatingly — in a ruminating manner
  • salary range — pay scale
  • saprobiology — the branch of ecology that studies decaying organic matter or environments, especially saprophytes that derive nourishment in this way.
  • saunteringly — in a sauntering manner
  • scatteringly — in a scattering manner
  • scintigraphy — the process of producing a scintigram.
  • scramblingly — in a scrambling manner
  • scratchingly — in a scratching manner, with a scratching action
  • scurvy grass — a plant, Cochlearia officinalis, of the mustard family, purported to be a remedy for scurvy.
  • seismography — the scientific measuring and recording of the shock and vibrations of earthquakes.
  • selenography — the branch of astronomy that deals with the charting of the moon's surface.
  • shadowgraphy — the production of a shadowgraph
  • shagreen ray — a species of skate, Leucoraja fullonica
  • siderography — the art or technique of engraving on steel.
  • sigma baryon — an unstable hyperon having positive, negative, or zero electric charge and strangeness −1. Symbol: Σ.
  • single-party — of or relating to a form of government in which only a single political party constitutes the government
  • single-payer — noting or relating to a healthcare or health insurance system in which the government or a publicly owned and regulated agency pays all medical costs from a single fund.
  • solar energy — energy derived from the sun in the form of solar radiation.
  • sorting yard — sorting tracks.
  • spatiography — the study of the characteristics of space beyond the atmosphere, including the mapping of the movements of celestial bodies and the recording of electrical, magnetic, and gravitational effects, especially those likely to affect missiles and spacecraft.
  • sphenography — the art of writing in cuneiform characters.
  • sphygmograph — an instrument for recording the rapidity, strength, and uniformity of the arterial pulse.
  • staggeringly — tending to stagger or overwhelm: a staggering amount of money required in the initial investment.
  • starry night — a painting (1889) by Vincent van Gogh.
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