12-letter words containing a, m, y, g
- grand cayman — the largest of the Cayman Islands, West Indies. 76 sq. mi. (197 sq. km).
- granny smith — a variety of crisp, green-skinned apple, for eating raw or for cooking.
- granny woman — midwife (def 1).
- grape family — the plant family Vitaceae, characterized by woody climbing vines with tendrils, having alternate, simple or compound leaves, and bearing clusters of small flowers and berries, and including Boston ivy, grape, grape ivy, and Virginia creeper.
- grass family — the large plant family Gramineae (or Poaceae), characterized by mostly herbaceous but sometimes woody plants with hollow and jointed stems, narrow sheathing leaves, petalless flowers borne in spikelets, and fruit in the form of seedlike grain, and including bamboo, sugar cane, numerous grasses, and cereal grains such as barley, corn, oats, rice, rye, and wheat.
- gymnocarpous — (of a fungus or lichen) having the apothecium open and attached to the surface of the thallus.
- gynecomastia — abnormal enlargement of the breast in a male.
- gypsum board — wallboard composed primarily of gypsum and often used as sheathing.
- gyromagnetic — of or relating to the magnetic properties of a rotating charged particle.
- hamartiology — the doctrine of sin in Christian theology
- hepatomegaly — an abnormal enlargement of the liver, usually associated with liver disease or heart failure.
- heterogamety — the condition or state of being heterogametic
- hydrargyrism — mercurialism.
- hygrothermal — (physics) Of or pertaining to both humidity and temperature.
- hypermagical — produced by or as if by magic: The change in the appearance of the room was magical.
- hypogastrium — the lower and median part of the abdomen.
- hypoglycemia — an abnormally low level of glucose in the blood.
- hypogonadism — diminished hormonal or reproductive functioning in the testes or the ovaries.
- illegitimacy — the state or quality of being illegitimate.
- implantology — the branch of dentistry dealing with the permanent implantation or attachment of artificial teeth in the jaw.
- ivy geranium — a trailing geranium, Pelargonium peltatum, of southern Africa, having a fleshy stem that becomes woody with age, glossy, ivy-shaped leaves, and clusters of flowers ranging from white to deep rose in color.
- judgment day — the day of the Last Judgment; doomsday.
- judgmentally — involving the use or exercise of judgment.
- karyomapping — a technique for determining whether an embryo has inherited a genetic defect by analysing DNA taken from it and its close relatives
- kolyma range — a mountain range in NE Russia, in NE Siberia, extending about 1100 km (700 miles) between the Kolyma River and the Sea of Okhotsk. Highest peak: 1862 m (6109 ft)
- laryngectomy — excision of part or all of the larynx.
- laryngospasm — An uncontrolled, spasmodic closure of the larynx.
- legal memory — a period of time, now usually established by statute, during which custom, conduct, or a state of affairs must have existed or continued in order for it to have taken on the force of law or to establish a legal right or title not otherwise provable.
- legal system — judicial structures and processes: law
- legitimately — according to law; lawful: the property's legitimate owner.
- lognormality — the condition of having a natural logarithm with normal distribution
- lymphangioma — a benign tumor composed of dilated and newly formed lymph vessels.
- lymphangitis — inflammation of the lymphatic vessels.
- lymphography — lymphangiography.
- magnetically — By or as by, magnetism.
- magnetometry — (physics) The measurement of magnetic fields (strength and direction etc).
- magnotherapy — Any of several alternative medicine therapies using magnetism.
- magyarorszag — Hungarian name of Hungary.
- mail gateway — (messaging) A machine that connects two or more electronic mail systems (including dissimilar mail systems) and transfers messages between them. Sometimes the mapping and translation can be quite complex, and it generally requires a store and forward scheme whereby the message is received from one system completely before it is transmitted to the next system, after suitable translations.
- managerially — pertaining to management or a manager: managerial functions; the managerial class of society.
- meanderingly — In a meandering or winding manner.
- meaningfully — full of meaning, significance, purpose, or value; purposeful; significant: a meaningful wink; a meaningful choice.
- merry-making — Merry-making is the activities of people who are enjoying themselves together in a lively way, for example by eating, drinking, or dancing.
- microgravity — a condition, especially in space orbit, where the force of gravity is so weak that weightlessness results.
- ming dynasty — the imperial dynasty of China from 1368 to 1644
- misanalyzing — Present participle of misanalyze.
- misleadingly — In a misleading manner.
- moneychanger — a person whose business is the exchange of currency, usually of different countries, at a fixed or official rate.
- monkey gland — the testicle of an ape or monkey, said to have a revitalizing effect on humans when administered by grafting or adding the essence to the bloodstream
- monogamously — In a monogamous manner.