13-letter words containing g, h, y, l
- lymphangiomas — Plural form of lymphangioma.
- lymphographic — of or relating to lymphography
- megalocephaly — Cephalometry, Craniometry. macrocephalic.
- metallography — the study of the structure of metals and alloys by means of microscopy.
- methylglyoxal — pyruvic aldehyde.
- microhomology — (genetics) The presence of the same short sequence of bases in different genes.
- mythologising — Present participle of mythologise.
- mythologizing — Present participle of mythologize.
- nearsightedly — In a nearsighted manner; as if nearsighted; myopically.
- neuroethology — the study of the role of the nervous system in animal behaviour
- nightmarishly — In a nightmarish manner.
- nizhniy tagil — city in W Russia, in the EC Urals: pop. 429,000
- ophthalmology — the branch of medical science dealing with the anatomy, functions, and diseases of the eye.
- oropharyngeal — the part of the pharynx between the soft palate and the upper edge of the epiglottis.
- orthogonality — (mathematics, statistics) the property of being orthogonal.
- oscillography — a device for recording the wave-forms of changing currents, voltages, or any other quantity that can be translated into electric energy, as sound waves.
- oxyhemoglobin — the oxygen-carrying pigment of red blood cells that gives them their red color and serves to convey oxygen to the tissues: occurs in reduced form (deoxyhemoglobin) in venous blood and in combination with oxygen (oxyhemoglobin) in arterial blood. Symbol: Hb.
- paleethnology — (formerly) the branch of ethnology concerned with the earliest or most primitive human societies.
- pharyngealize — to pronounce with pharyngeal coarticulation.
- phenomenology — the study of phenomena.
- photo gallery — display of collected photographs
- photo-biology — the study of the effects of light on biological systems.
- phyllogenetic — of or relating to the development of leaves.
- phyllophagous — (of an organism) feeding on leaves.
- physiological — of or relating to physiology.
- 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
- play the game — an amusement or pastime: children's games.
- playwrighting — the writing of plays
- 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
- polygamophile — a person who approves of or countenances polygamy, especially as practiced by others.
- polythene bag — a bag made of polythene, esp one used to store or protect food or household articles
- psychobiology — the use of biological methods to study normal and abnormal emotional and cognitive processes, as the anatomical basis of memory or neurochemical abnormalities in schizophrenia.
- psychological — of or relating to psychology.
- pterylography — the description of the feather arrangement on birds
- q-methodology — a statistical methodology used by psychologists to identify alternative world-views, opinions, interpretations, etc, in terms of statistically independent patterns of response recognized by clustering together individuals whose orderings of items, typically attitude statements, are similar
- r-methodology — any statistical methodology in psychology that is contrasted with Q-methodology
- rayleigh disc — a small light disc suspended in the path of a sound wave, used to measure the intensity of the sound by analysing the resulting deflection of the disc
- rayleigh disk — a small circular disk, usually of mica, that is suspended from a fiber and tends to be deflected at right angles to a stream of air, indicating by its deflection the intensity of a sound wave.
- rayleigh wave — a wave along the surface of a solid, elastic body, especially along the surface of the earth.
- remythologize — to mythologize anew, to make a new mythological system out of (an existing one)
- rheologically — in a rheological manner
- rhyming slang — a form of slang in which a rhyming word or phrase is substituted for the word intended, as Kate and Sidney for steak and kidney or khaki rocks for army socks.
- rotary plough — an implement with a series of blades mounted on a power-driven shaft, used to break up soil or weeds
- shaking palsy — Parkinson's disease.
- sleep hygiene — the habits conducive to getting the right amount and quality of sleep
- sphingomyelin — any of the class of phospholipids occurring chiefly in the brain and spinal cord, composed of phosphoric acid, choline, sphingosine, and a fatty acid.
- splanchnology — the visceral system
- styling brush — a hairbrush used to style or neaten hair