14-letter words containing a, t, o, r, y
- enigmatography — the composing or collection of enigmas
- epistolography — the art, or practice, of letter-writing
- erythroblastic — Relating to erythroblasts.
- evolutionarily — In an evolutionary manner.
- exothermically — In an exothermic manner.
- extemporaneity — the quality of being extemporaneous
- extortionately — In an extortionate manner; in a manner that greatly exceeds what is reasonable or moderate.
- extraembryonic — (medicine) Inside the womb, but outside the embryo.
- factory outlet — a store that sells factory-made goods directly to consumers for less than current retail prices.
- factory worker — manufacturing labourer
- fair territory — the area beginning with and including home plate and extending between and including foul lines into which a batter must bat the ball as a prerequisite for a safe hit.
- family support — a means-tested allowance for families in need
- femoral artery — the main artery of the thigh, supplying blood to the leg.
- ferry operator — a company that operates a ferry or ferries
- fifth monarchy — the fifth and final monarchy following the Assyrian, Persian, Greek (under Alexander the Great), and Roman monarchies, supposed to have been prophesied in Dan. 2.
- figwort family — the plant family Scrophulariaceae, characterized by herbaceous plants and shrubs having alternate or opposite leaves, often showy two-lipped or irregular flowers, fruit in the form of a capsule or berry, and including the figwort, foxglove, Indian paintbrush, mullein, speedwell, and snapdragon.
- foley catheter — an indwelling catheter used for draining urine from the bladder and having an inflatable part at the bladder end that allows the tube to be kept in place for variable time periods.
- foreseeability — to have prescience of; to know in advance; foreknow.
- friction layer — the atmospheric layer extending up to about 600 m, in which the aerodynamic effects of surface friction are appreciable
- gallery forest — a narrow strip of woods or forest along the banks of a watercourse flowing through open country.
- galvanocautery — a cautery heated by a galvanic current.
- galvanotherapy — treatment employing electric current.
- gay liberation — a political and social movement to combat legal and social discrimination against homosexuals.
- generationally — the entire body of individuals born and living at about the same time: the postwar generation.
- geocentrically — In a geocentric manner.
- governmentally — the political direction and control exercised over the actions of the members, citizens, or inhabitants of communities, societies, and states; direction of the affairs of a state, community, etc.; political administration: Government is necessary to the existence of civilized society.
- graduation day — the day on which the ceremony is held at which university or college degrees and diplomas are conferred
- graveyard slot — the hours from late night until early morning when the number of people watching television is at its lowest
- great doxology — Gloria in Excelsis Deo.
- great gray owl — a large, dish-faced, gray owl, Strix nebulosa, of northern North America and western Eurasia, having streaked and barred plumage.
- great yarmouth — a city in SE Massachusetts.
- groote eylandt — an island in the Gulf of Carpentaria off the coast of NE Australia. 950 sq. mi. (2461 sq. km).
- grylloblattids — Plural form of grylloblattid.
- gyrostabiliser — (British spelling) Alternative form of gyrostabilizer.
- gyrostabilized — stabilized by means of a gyrostabilizer.
- gyrostabilizer — a device for stabilizing a seagoing vessel by counteracting its rolling motion from side to side, consisting essentially of a rotating gyroscope weighing about 1 percent of the displacement of the vessel.
- haemocytometer — an apparatus for counting the number of cells in a quantity of blood, typically consisting of a graduated pipette for drawing and diluting the blood and a ruled glass slide on which the cells are counted under a microscope
- halfpennyworth — As much as could be bought for a halfpenny.
- heavy nitrogen — the stable isotope of nitrogen having a mass number of 15.
- heterokaryosis — condition in which a binucleate or multinucleate cell contains genetically dissimilar nuclei.
- heterokaryotic — condition in which a binucleate or multinucleate cell contains genetically dissimilar nuclei.
- heterosexually — In a heterosexual way.
- highway patrol — a state law-enforcement organization whose officers safeguard the highways.
- historiography — the body of literature dealing with historical matters; histories collectively.
- histrionically — of or relating to actors or acting.
- hither and yon — Hither and thither means in many different directions or places, and in a disorganized way. In American English, the expression hither and yon is sometimes used.
- holiday resort — self-contained vacation spot
- holy matrimony — marriage
- holy sacrament — sacrament (def 2).
- home secretary — the secretary of state for the Home Office.