13-letter words containing g, a, y, o
- palaeoecology — the study of fossil animals and plants in order to deduce their ecology and the environmental conditions in which they lived
- palaeontology — Palaeontology is the study of fossils as a guide to the history of life on Earth.
- palaeozoology — the study of fossil animals
- paleethnology — (formerly) the branch of ethnology concerned with the earliest or most primitive human societies.
- paleopedology — the branch of pedology dealing with the soils of past geologic ages.
- pathogenicity — the disease-producing capacity of a pathogen.
- patronizingly — displaying or indicative of an offensively condescending manner: a patronizing greeting, accompanied by a gentle pat on the pack.
- pay as you go — the act of paying or being paid; payment.
- pay-as-you-go — the principle or practice of paying for goods and services at the time of purchase, rather than relying on credit.
- pedagogically — of or relating to a pedagogue or pedagogy.
- peptidoglycan — a polymer, consisting of polysaccharide and peptide chains, responsible for the structure of the cell wall of bacteria
- peregrinatory — tending to peregrinate; relating to or characteristic of a traveller
- phantasmagory — phantasmagoria.
- pharmacognosy — materia medica (def 2).
- pharyngectomy — excision of part or all of the pharynx.
- pharyngoscope — an instrument for inspecting the pharynx.
- pharyngoscopy — an examination by means of a pharyngoscope.
- photo gallery — display of collected photographs
- phrygian mode — an authentic church mode represented on the white keys of a keyboard instrument by an ascending scale from E to E.
- phyllophagous — (of an organism) feeding on leaves.
- physiographic — the science of physical geography.
- physiological — of or relating to physiology.
- phytopathogen — an organism that causes disease in plants
- plagiocephaly — a deformity of the skull in which one side is more developed in the front, and the other side is more developed in the rear.
- plain yoghurt — natural yoghurt, without added flavouring
- plethysmogram — the recording of a plethysmograph.
- plough monday — the first Monday after Epiphany, which in N and E England used to be celebrated with a procession of ploughmen drawing a plough from house to house
- policy-making — Policy-making is the making of policies.
- polygalaceous — any plant of the genus Polygala, comprising the milkworts.
- polygamophile — a person who approves of or countenances polygamy, especially as practiced by others.
- polygonaceous — belonging to the Polygonaceae, the buckwheat family of plants.
- polysomnogram — a record of a person's sleep pattern, breathing, heart activity, and limb movements during sleep. Abbreviation: PSG.
- polythene bag — a bag made of polythene, esp one used to store or protect food or household articles
- prerogatively — by way of privilege or prerogative
- primary group — a group of individuals living in close, intimate, and personal relationship.
- prosopography — a study of a collection of persons or characters, especially their appearances, careers, personalities, etc., within a historical, literary, or social context.
- proxy gateway — proxy server
- psychographer — a person who writes a psychograph; a psychological or psychographic biographer.
- psychographic — Psychology. a graph indicating the relative strength of the personality traits of an individual.
- psychological — of or relating to psychology.
- pterylography — the description of the feather arrangement on birds
- rheologically — in a rheological manner
- rhyparography — the painting of still-life, esp of sordid or unpleasant subjects
- right you are — If someone says 'right you are', they are agreeing to do something in a very willing and happy way.
- rogation days — Usually, rogations. Ecclesiastical. solemn supplication, especially as chanted during procession on the three days (Rogation Days) before Ascension Day.
- rotary engine — an engine, as a turbine, in which the impelling fluid produces torque directly rather than by acting upon reciprocating parts.
- rotary plough — an implement with a series of blades mounted on a power-driven shaft, used to break up soil or weeds
- saint gregory — Saint (Hildebrand) c1020–85, Italian ecclesiastic: pope 1073–85.
- salpingectomy — excision of the Fallopian tube.
- salpingostomy — the formation of an artificial opening into a Fallopian tube.