12-letter words containing d, r, y, g, i
- glycerinated — to impregnate with glycerin.
- glycerolipid — (organic chemistry) Any lipid based on glycerol.
- go-away bird — a common name for a grey-plumaged lourie of the genus Corythaixoides
- goldsmithery — the occupation of a goldsmith
- gourd family — the plant family Cucurbitaceae, characterized by tendril-bearing vines, either trailing or climbing and having alternate, palmately lobed leaves, often large yellow or greenish flowers, and many-seeded, fleshy fruit with a hard rind, and including the cucumber, gourd, melon, pumpkin, and squash.
- gradeability — a measure of a truck's pulling power expressed as the steepest grade the truck can climb with a full load.
- graft hybrid — a hybrid plant that is produced by grafting and that exhibits characters of both the stock and the scion.
- gravity feed — the supplying of fuel, materials, etc., by force of gravity.
- gravity wind — a light wind directed downslope, occurring at night because of the cooling and densification of the air near the ground.
- gray catbird — any of several American or Australian birds having catlike cries, especially Dumetella carolinensis (gray catbird) of North America.
- grindability — to wear, smooth, or sharpen by abrasion or friction; whet: to grind a lens.
- gypsy driver — the driver of a gypsy cab
- heterodyning — Present participle of heterodyne.
- high and dry — having a great or considerable extent or reach upward or vertically; lofty; tall: a high wall.
- highly rated — generally considered to be of high quality
- hybrid vigor — heterosis.
- hydrargyrism — mercurialism.
- hydrobiology — the study of aquatic organisms.
- hydrocooling — the process or technique of arresting the ripening of fruits and vegetables after harvesting by immersion in ice water.
- hydroforming — the production of high-octane aromatic compounds for motor fuels by catalytic reforming of naphthas in the presence of hydrogen.
- hydrogen ion — ionized hydrogen of the form H + , found in aqueous solutions of all acids.
- hydrogenized — Simple past tense and past participle of hydrogenize.
- hydrographic — the science of the measurement, description, and mapping of the surface waters of the earth, with special reference to their use for navigation.
- hydrological — the science dealing with the occurrence, circulation, distribution, and properties of the waters of the earth and its atmosphere.
- hydrologists — Plural form of hydrologist.
- hydroplaning — a seaplane.
- jerry-rigged — jury-rig.
- meanderingly — In a meandering or winding manner.
- methysergide — an ergot alkaloid derivative, C 2 1 H 2 7 N 3 O 2 , used in the prophylaxis and treatment of migraine and cluster headaches.
- panty girdle — women's control pants
- pig industry — the people and activities involved in making pork products
- 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.
- pretendingly — falsely
- prodigiosity — the state or quality of being immense, extraordinary or astonishing
- prodigiously — extraordinary in size, amount, extent, degree, force, etc.: a prodigious research grant.
- pygmy glider — a gliding marsupial, Acrobates pygmaeus, of Australia, growing to about the size of a mouse and having a featherlike tail.
- pyramidology — a belief system based on the supposed occult significance of the Egyptian pyramids
- quick-drying — (of paint, concrete, glue, etc) that dries quickly
- 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
- resoundingly — making an echoing sound: a resounding thud.
- ruby wedding — a fortieth wedding anniversary
- siderography — the art or technique of engraving on steel.
- sorting yard — sorting tracks.
- tidal energy — energy obtained by harnessing tidal power
- tragi-comedy — A tragi-comedy is a play or other written work that is both sad and amusing.
- triglyceride — an ester obtained from glycerol by the esterification of three hydroxyl groups with fatty acids, naturally occurring in animal and vegetable tissues: an important energy source forming much of the fat stored by the body.
- troglodytism — the condition of being a troglodyte