9-letter words containing g, a, r, o, y
- hercogamy — (of flowers) the prevention of self-fertilization
- hooraying — Present participle of hooray.
- hygrogram — the record made by a hygrograph.
- hygrostat — an instrument for measuring and controlling humidity.
- iatrogeny — a disease caused by medical intervention or treatment
- iatrology — Medical science.
- iron gray — a medium shade of gray, like that of freshly broken iron.
- iron-gray — a medium shade of gray, like that of freshly broken iron.
- karyogamy — the fusion of the nuclei of cells, as in fertilization.
- karyogram — (genetics) A graphical representation of a karyotype.
- karyology — the study of the structure and function of cell nuclei.
- key largo — one of the islands in the Florida Keys. 30 miles (48 km) long; 2 miles (3.2 km) wide.
- kymograph — an instrument for measuring and graphically recording variations in fluid pressure, as those of the human pulse.
- legionary — of, relating to, or belonging to a legion.
- macrology — Long and tedious talk without much substance; superfluity of words.
- mariology — the body of belief, doctrine, and opinion concerning the Virgin Mary.
- maryology — Mariology.
- migratory — migrating.
- myelogram — an x-ray photograph of the spinal cord, following administration of a radiopaque substance into the spinal subarachnoid space.
- myographs — Plural form of myograph.
- narcology — The study of drug abuse.
- oligarchy — a form of government in which all power is vested in a few persons or in a dominant class or clique; government by the few.
- originary — (rare) Of, pertaining to or causing the origin of something.
- orography — the branch of physical geography dealing with mountains.
- orthogamy — (botany) fertilization of the ovules of a plant by pollen from the same plant.
- parodying — a humorous or satirical imitation of a serious piece of literature or writing: his hilarious parody of Hamlet's soliloquy.
- partygoer — a person who enjoys or frequently attends parties and celebrations.
- patrology — Also called patristics. the branch of theology dealing with the teachings of the church fathers.
- pharyngo- — pharynx
- playgroup — a group of small children, especially preschoolers, organized for play or play activities and supervised by adult volunteers.
- polygraph — an instrument for receiving and recording simultaneously tracings of variations in certain body activities.
- prognathy — having protrusive jaws; having a gnathic index over 103.
- purgatory — (in the belief of Roman Catholics and others) a condition or place in which the souls of those dying penitent are purified from venial sins, or undergo the temporal punishment that, after the guilt of mortal sin has been remitted, still remains to be endured by the sinner.
- pyelogram — an x-ray produced by pyelography.
- pyrograph — an object ornamented by pyrography.
- radiology — the science dealing with x-rays or nuclear radiation, especially for medical uses.
- raja yoga — a form of yoga chiefly concerned with controlling and using the energy of the mind by meditation
- sarcology — the branch of anatomy dealing with the soft or fleshy body parts.
- signatory — having signed, or joined in signing, a document: the signatory powers to a treaty.
- soaringly — in a soaring manner
- spirogyra — a widely distributed filamentous freshwater green alga of the genus Spirogyra.
- surrogacy — the state of being a surrogate or surrogate mother.
- tetralogy — a series of four related dramas, operas, novels, etc.
- troy game — a solemn ritual performed at irregular intervals by the ancient Romans to signalize their alleged descent from the Trojans: notable for the interweaving labyrinthine maneuvers executed by youths on horseback.
- typograph — a machine for creating indentations of characters upon a sheet of metal from which prints can be made
- uranology — uranography.
- uropygial — of or relating to the uropygium.
- vainglory — excessive elation or pride over one's own achievements, abilities, etc.; boastful vanity.
- voyager 1 — a US spacecraft that visited Jupiter (1979) and Saturn (1980); it left the solar system and entered interstellar space in 2012
- voyager 2 — a US spacecraft that visited Jupiter (1979) and Saturn (1981) and made the first flyby of Uranus (1986) and Neptune (1989)