11-letter words containing g, a, y, o
- hypoglossal — situated under the tongue.
- hypogravity — The presence of an apparently decreased gravitational field (such as in an aircraft following a parabolic path).
- hypoid gear — a gear resembling a bevel gear in form but designed to mesh with a similar gear in such a way that their axes would not intersect, one axis crossing over the other at approximately a right angle.
- hypsography — a branch of geography that deals with the measurement and mapping of the topography of the earth above sea level.
- ichnography — the art of drawing a ground plan or layout of a building.
- iconography — symbolic representation, especially the conventional meanings attached to an image or images.
- illogically — In an illogical manner, without following methods of sane and correct reasoning, in a manner lacking thought or logic.
- incogitancy — heedlessness; thoughtlessness
- karyotyping — the analysis of chromosomes.
- keyboarding — the row or set of keys on a piano, organ, or the like.
- kymographic — Of or pertaining to a kymograph.
- laryngology — the branch of medicine dealing with the larynx.
- laryngotomy — incision of the larynx.
- laughworthy — worthy of being laughed at
- legacy code — legacy system
- legationary — Relating to a legation.
- lithography — the art or process of producing a picture, writing, or the like, on a flat, specially prepared stone, with some greasy or oily substance, and of taking ink impressions from this as in ordinary printing.
- loading bay — dock where cargo is loaded
- logic array — an arrangement of circuitry on a mass-produced microchip permitting the chip to be easily customized for a specific application.
- lognormally — in the manner of having a having a natural logarithm with normal distribution
- logodaedaly — the cunning or skilful use of words
- logotherapy — (psychotherapy) A therapy that involves finding the meaning of one's life.
- lollygagged — Simple past tense and past participle of lollygag.
- lollygagger — (slang) A lazy person, one who lollygags; a slacker, ne'er-do-well.
- longanimity — patient endurance of hardship, injuries, or offense; forbearance.
- macrography — examination or study of an object with the naked eye (opposed to micrography).
- malariology — the study of malaria.
- mammography — x-ray photography of a breast, especially for detection of tumors.
- mammy wagon — a W African vehicle built on a lorry chassis, capable of carrying both passengers and goods
- martyrology — the branch of knowledge dealing with the lives of martyrs.
- maryborough — a seaport in E Australia.
- metallogeny — the study of the formation of mineral deposits
- micrography — the description or delineation of microscopic objects.
- moholy-nagy — László [las-loh;; Hungarian lahs-loh] /ˈlæs loʊ;; Hungarian ˈlɑs loʊ/ (Show IPA), or Ladislaus [lah-dis-lous] /ˈlɑ dɪsˌlaʊs/ (Show IPA), 1895–1946, Hungarian painter, designer, and photographer, in the U.S. after 1936.
- molly-guard — /mol'ee-gard/ [University of Illinois] A shield to prevent tripping of some Big Red Switch by clumsy or ignorant hands. Originally used of the plexiglass covers improvised for the BRS on an IBM 4341 after a programmer's toddler daughter (named Molly) frobbed it twice in one day. Later generalised to covers over stop/reset switches on disk drives and networking equipment.
- money wages — wages evaluated with reference to the money paid rather than the equivalent purchasing power
- moneymaking — profitable: a moneymaking scheme.
- montego bay — a city in NW Jamaica: seaside resort.
- morgan city — a city in S Louisiana: headquarters for offshore oil drilling and base for shrimp fleet.
- museography — The systematic description of objects in museums.
- mycological — Of or pertaining to mycology.
- mycophagist — a fungus-eating organism.
- mycophagous — feeding on fungi.
- myelography — the production of myelograms.
- myographist — a person who has expert knowledge of muscles
- mystagogues — Plural form of mystagogue.
- mythography — a written collection of myths.
- narratology — The study of narrative structure.
- negotiatory — Of or pertaining to negotiation.
- neonatology — the study of the development and disorders of newborn children.