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14-letter words containing g, a, y

  • bicycle-racing — the act or sport of riding or traveling by bicycle, motorcycle, etc.
  • bidding prayer — the formal petitionary prayer, said especially in the Anglican Church immediately before the sermon.
  • binary package — (software)   An archive file that contains all files and directories that must be installed in order to make a working installation of the program(s) included in the package, and the maintainer scripts necessary for the installation. A binary package is usually specific to a certain platform, in contrast to a source package.
  • bioarchaeology — the branch of archaeology that deals with the remains of living things
  • bioclimatology — the study of the effects of climatic conditions on living organisms
  • boarding party — group of officers or sailors who board a ship
  • body snatching — the act or practice of robbing a grave to obtain a cadaver for dissection.
  • brachydiagonal — the shorter lateral axis of a rhombic prism
  • breathtakingly — thrillingly beautiful, remarkable, astonishing, exciting, or the like: a breathtaking performance.
  • broad daylight — of great breadth: The river was too broad to swim across.
  • budgetary year — the financial year a budget is drawn up for
  • buying manager — The buying manager of a store is a senior employee whose job is to manage the purchase and delivery of products and supplies, maintaining stock levels.
  • by a long shot — People sometimes use the expression by a long shot to emphasize the opinion they are giving.
  • by easy stages — not hurriedly
  • cagayan de oro — city in E Mindanao, in the Philippines; pop. 340,000
  • calgary redeye — a drink consisting of a mixture of beer and tomato juice.
  • caloric energy — energy measured in calories
  • carbonyl group — the bivalent radical CO, occurring in acids, ketones, aldehydes, and their derivatives.
  • carboxyl group — functional group in organic acids
  • carrying place — portage (def 3).
  • cavalry charge — a charge by mounted troops
  • celery cabbage — Chinese cabbage.
  • characterology — the academic study of character
  • charge density — the electric charge per unit volume of a medium or body or per unit area of a surface
  • chloroargyrite — a greyish-yellow or colourless soft secondary mineral consisting of silver chloride in cubic crystalline form: a source of silver. Formula: AgCl
  • cholecystogram — the production of x-ray photographs of the gallbladder following administration of a radiopaque substance that is secreted by the liver into the gallbladder.
  • chromatography — the technique of separating and analysing the components of a mixture of liquids or gases by selective adsorption in, for example, a column of powder (column chromatography) or on a strip of paper (paper chromatography)
  • cinametography — Misspelling of cinematography.
  • cinematography — Cinematography is the technique of making films for the cinema.
  • circumgyration — the act of rolling, turning, or travelling about
  • circumgyratory — characterized by circumgyration
  • ciudad guayana — an industrial conurbation in E Venezuela, on the River Orinoco: iron and steel processing, gold mining. Pop: 807 000 (2005 est)
  • coelanaglyphic — (of pottery) decorated with sunken relief
  • conciliatingly — So as to conciliate.
  • congratulatory — A congratulatory message expresses congratulations.
  • contact flying — flying an airplane in conditions of good visibility so that the course and altitude can be determined by observing points or objects on the ground; VFR
  • cosmogonically — In a cosmogonic manner.
  • cosmologically — In a cosmological way.
  • cruising yacht — a yacht which is used for holiday trips
  • cryobiological — of or relating to cryobiology
  • cryptographers — Plural form of cryptographer.
  • cryptographist — the science or study of the techniques of secret writing, especially code and cipher systems, methods, and the like. Compare cryptanalysis (def 2).
  • crystal gazing — the act of staring into a crystal globe (crystal ball) supposedly in order to arouse visual perceptions of the future, etc
  • crystal growth — Crystal growth is the process of making a crystal grow by continuing to remove a component from a solution.
  • cuyahoga falls — a city in NE Ohio, near Akron.
  • cyanoguanidine — dicyandiamide.
  • cybersquatting — Cybersquatting involves buying an Internet domain name that might be wanted by another person, business, or organization with the intention of selling it to them and making a profit.
  • cyclooxygenase — (enzyme) Any of several enzymes that catalyze the conversion of arachidonic acid into prostaglandins; their inhibition is the mode of action of aspirin and ibuprofen.
  • cylinder glass — a sheet of glass formed originally in the shape of a cylinder and then divided lengthwise and flattened.
  • cytopathogenic — causing cytopathy
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