12-letter words containing a, n, g, r, y
- despairingly — given to despair or hopelessness.
- dragonslayer — One who slays a dragon.
- dry gangrene — death of tissue owing to arterial obstruction without subsequent bacterial decomposition and putrefaction.
- dry-cleaning — Dry-cleaning is the action or work of dry-cleaning things such as clothes.
- drying agent — A drying agent is used in an absorption column (= a tall vessel) to remove water from fractions.
- duty manager — A duty manager is a person who is in charge at a particular time.
- east germany — a former country in central Europe: created in 1949 from the Soviet zone of occupied Germany established in 1945: reunited with West Germany in 1990. 41,827 sq. mi. (108,333 sq. km). Capital: East Berlin.
- energy-smart — using electrical power in an efficient or economical way
- entrancingly — In an entrancing manner.
- entreatingly — In an entreating manner.
- extravagancy — (archaic, 17-19th centuries) The characteristic of being extravagant.
- eye-watering — painful or extremely unpleasant
- firing party — a military detachment detailed to fire a salute at a funeral
- flash drying — Flash drying is a stage in a process to make something bigger, in which a paste-like feed is broken up and dried at the same time.
- flatteringly — In a flattering manner.
- flying shear — (in a continuous rolling mill) a shear that moves with the piece being cut.
- flying start — a start, as in sailboat racing, in which the entrants begin moving before reaching the starting line.
- forbearingly — In a forbearing manner.
- fotheringhay — a village in NE Northamptonshire, in E England, near Peterborough: Mary, Queen of Scots, imprisoned here and executed 1587.
- fragmentally — fragmentary.
- frangibility — The state or quality of being frangible.
- frying steak — a steak that is cooked by frying
- galvanometry — the method or process of determining the strength of electric currents.
- gandy dancer — a member of a railroad section gang that lays or maintains track.
- garden party — a party given out of doors in a garden or yard.
- gargantuanly — In an gargantuan manner.
- gas cylinder — container for storing gas
- gay-friendly — welcoming to gay people
- gaya maretan — Gayomart.
- genappe yarn — a worsted yarn that has been genapped and made smooth and lustrous.
- gene library — a collection of gene clones that represents the genetic material of an organism: used in genetic engineering
- gene therapy — the application of genetic engineering to the transplantation of genes into human cells in order to cure a disease caused by a genetic defect, as a missing enzyme.
- generability — capable of being generated or produced.
- generation y — members of the generation of people born between the early 1980s and mid-1990s who are seen as being discerning consumers with a high disposable income
- generatively — capable of producing or creating.
- generativity — Relating to the ability to create or reproduce.
- george meany — George, 1894–1980, U.S. labor leader: 3rd president of the AFL 1952–55; 1st president of the AFL-CIO 1955–79.
- georgian bay — the NE part of Lake Huron, in Ontario, Canada. 6000 sq. mi. (15,500 sq. km).
- gerontocracy — government by a council of elders.
- gerrymanders — Plural form of gerrymander.
- get anywhere — to be successful
- geyser basin — an area containing a group of geysers.
- gingerbready — Resembling or characteristic of gingerbread.
- glycerinated — to impregnate with glycerin.
- golden years — the years that follow retirement from work
- grand canary — one of the Canary Islands, in the central part. 650 sq. mi. (1685 sq. km). Capital: Las Palmas.
- grand canyon — a gorge of the Colorado River in N Arizona. over 200 miles (320 km) long; 1 mile (1.6 km) deep.
- grand cayman — the largest of the Cayman Islands, West Indies. 76 sq. mi. (197 sq. km).
- granite city — a city in SW Illinois, near St. Louis, Missouri.
- granny dress — a loose-fitting, ankle-length dress, usually with long sleeves and a high collar and sometimes having flounces, ruffles, or lace trimming.