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14-letter words containing g, e, h, r, y

  • heavy nitrogen — the stable isotope of nitrogen having a mass number of 15.
  • heterologously — In a heterologous manner.
  • heterozygosity — having dissimilar pairs of genes for any hereditary characteristic.
  • hieroglyphical — Hieroglyphic: related to or resembling hieroglyphs.
  • high frequency — the range of frequencies in the radio spectrum between 3 and 30 megahertz.
  • highly charged — electrical
  • highly trained — that has received a lot of academic or physical training
  • horace greeleyHorace, 1811–72, U.S. journalist, editor, and political leader.
  • huckleberrying — the activity of gathering huckleberries
  • hugger-muggery — hugger-mugger (defs 1, 2).
  • hungry viewkit — (operating system, library)   A C++ class library for developing Motif application programs (although this restriction will be lifted once LessTif is finished). It follows the API of the Iris(tm) ViewKit, put out by SGI. The Hungry ViewKit is a superset of the Iris ViewKit, so any code developed for the Iris version will work with the Hungry version, but possibly not vice versa.
  • hybrid testing — (testing)   A combination of top-down testing with bottom-up testing of prioritised or available components.
  • hydrogenolysis — decomposition of a compound resulting from its interaction with hydrogen.
  • hydromagnetics — magnetohydrodynamics.
  • hyper-vigilant — keenly watchful to detect danger; wary: a vigilant sentry.
  • hyperenergetic — extremely or excessively energetic
  • hyperextending — Present participle of hyperextend.
  • hypergeometric — of or relating to operations or series that transcend ordinary geometrical operations or series
  • hyperglycaemia — an abnormally high level of glucose in the blood.
  • hyperglycaemic — Alternative spelling of hyperglycemic.
  • hypergolically — in a hypergolic manner
  • hyperhygienist — Being too hygienic.
  • hyperosteogeny — excessive bone development.
  • hyperoxygenate — to treat, combine, or enrich with oxygen: to oxygenate the blood.
  • hyperpigmented — Afflicted with hyperpigmentation.
  • hyperthreading — (computing) A form of microprocessor parallelization where each physical processor is treated as two virtual processors.
  • hypertrophying — abnormal enlargement of a part or organ; excessive growth.
  • hypervigilance — state or quality of being vigilant; watchfulness: Vigilance is required in the event of treachery.
  • hypoallergenic — designed to reduce or minimize the possibility of an allergic response, as by containing relatively few or no potentially irritating substances: hypoallergenic cosmetics.
  • lightheartedly — In a lighthearted manner, cheerfully, with joy.
  • megasporophyll — a sporophyll producing megasporangia only.
  • moral theology — the branch of theology dealing with principles of moral conduct.
  • myrmecophagous — Pertaining to the anteater.
  • nasopharyngeal — the part of the pharynx behind and above the soft palate, directly continuous with the nasal passages. Compare oropharynx (def 2).
  • neurohypnology — a name given to hypnosis by the Scottish physician Braid
  • neuropathology — the pathology of the nervous system.
  • northern porgy — a common sparid fish, Stenotomus chrysops, of American coastal regions of the Atlantic
  • orthopterology — the study of the Orthoptera
  • overnight stay — in hospital or hotel
  • overwhelmingly — that overwhelms; overpowering: The temptation to despair may become overwhelming.
  • ox-eye herring — a herring-like sea fish, Megalops cyprinoides, of northern Australian waters, related to the tarpon
  • paleogeography — the science of representing the earth's geographic features belonging to any part of the geologic past.
  • paleontography — the formal description of fossils
  • paroemiography — the writing or collecting of proverbs
  • penny-farthing — a high bicycle of an early type, with one large wheel in front and one small wheel behind.
  • perhydrogenate — to hydrogenate as completely as possible.
  • perhydrogenize — perhydrogenate.
  • photogrammetry — the process of making surveys and maps through the use of photographs, especially aerial photographs.
  • phytogeography — the science dealing with the geographical relationships of plants.
  • plethysmograph — a device for measuring and recording changes in the volume of the body or of a body part or organ.
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