12-letter words containing a, r, g, y, i
- irregularity — the quality or state of being irregular.
- irritatingly — causing irritation; annoying; provoking: irritating questions.
- 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.
- jersey giant — one of a breed of large domestic chickens raised primarily for their meat, originally black but now with a white variety, developed in New Jersey by interbreeding Langshans and large Asiatic fowl.
- jury-packing — the practice of contriving that the majority of those chosen for a jury will be persons likely to have partialities affecting a particular case.
- karyomapping — a technique for determining whether an embryo has inherited a genetic defect by analysing DNA taken from it and its close relatives
- kikuyu grass — a type of fast-growing tropical grass, Pennisetum clandestinum, native to E Africa
- kinetography — a camera for taking pictures for a kinetoscope.
- laryngealize — to pronounce with accompanying constriction of the larynx.
- lawyer's wig — the shaggy ink-cap
- lexicography — the writing, editing, or compiling of dictionaries.
- liberatingly — In a liberating manner.
- liturgically — of or relating to formal public worship or liturgies.
- lognormality — the condition of having a natural logarithm with normal distribution
- managerially — pertaining to management or a manager: managerial functions; the managerial class of society.
- meanderingly — In a meandering or winding manner.
- 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.
- moralizingly — In a moralizing fashion.
- myoneuralgia — myalgia.
- night prayer — the last of the seven canonical hours; compline
- nonmigratory — Not migratory; that does not migrate.
- obligatorily — required as a matter of obligation; mandatory: A reply is desirable but not obligatory.
- panty girdle — women's control pants
- paralysingly — in a manner that paralyses
- parasitology — the branch of biology dealing with parasites and the effects of parasitism.
- paroemiology — the study of proverbs
- perinatology — a field of medicine focusing on problems emerging during the perinatal period.
- phrygian cap — a soft, conical cap represented in ancient Greek art as part of Phrygian dress and associated, since the late 18th and early 19th centuries, with the liberty cap.
- physiography — the science of physical geography.
- physogastric — pertaining to the swollen, membranous abdomen of certain insects, especially termite and ant queens.
- play reading — the activity when a group of people read the parts of a play
- playing card — one of the conventional set of 52 cards in four suits, as diamonds, hearts, spades, and clubs, used in playing various games of chance and skill.
- polygraphist — an instrument for receiving and recording simultaneously tracings of variations in certain body activities.
- prelingually — in a prelingual manner
- primary gain — the removal of emotional conflict or relief of anxiety that is the immediate benefit of a defense mechanism or neurotic symptom.
- progymnasium — (in Europe) a school that prepares pupils for secondary education (the gymnasium)
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- ruminatingly — in a ruminating manner