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13-letter words containing g, i, d, l, y

  • folding money — paper money.
  • foresightedly — In a foresighted manner.
  • geohydrologic — relating to geohydrology
  • gild the lily — to coat with gold, gold leaf, or a gold-colored substance.
  • glyceric acid — a colorless, syrupy liquid, C 3 H 6 O 4 , obtained by oxidizing glycerol.
  • glycolic acid — a colorless, crystalline, water-soluble powder, C 2 H 4 O 3 , that is a major substrate for photorespiration in plants: used chiefly for textile printing and dyeing and in pesticides.
  • glyconic acid — gluconic acid.
  • glycopeptides — Plural form of glycopeptide.
  • grylloblattid — a primitive insect of the order Grylloblattidea, having a soft, unpigmented wingless body with long antennae and no eyes, living under stones in moderately high mountains of the western U.S., Japan, and the U.S.S.R.
  • guanylic acid — GMP.
  • high fidelity — sound reproduction over the full range of audible frequencies with very little distortion of the original signal.
  • high holidays — either of two holy days of special significance, Rosh Hashanah or Yom Kippur.
  • high holy day — either of two holy days of special significance, Rosh Hashanah or Yom Kippur.
  • honey gilding — gilding of ceramics with a mixture of gold leaf and honey, later fired to fix the gold.
  • hydrargillite — gibbsite.
  • hydraulicking — a type of mining that uses water to move rock
  • ideologically — of or relating to ideology.
  • indefatigably — In an extremely persistent and untiring manner; in an indefatigable manner.
  • judgmatically — in the manner of a judge
  • land registry — In Britain, a land registry is a government office where records are kept about each area of land in a country or region, including information about who owns it.
  • landing party — a component of a ship's company detached for special duty ashore.
  • legal holiday — a public holiday established by law, during which certain work, government business, etc., is restricted.
  • lightheadedly — In a lightheaded manner.
  • liquid oxygen — a clear, pale blue liquid obtained by compressing oxygen and then cooling it below its boiling point: used chiefly as an oxidizer in liquid rocket propellants.
  • lying-in ward — a room where women were confined in childbirth
  • lysergic acid — a crystalline solid, C 16 H 16 N 2 O 2 , obtained from ergot or synthesized: used in the synthesis of LSD.
  • mollycoddling — Present participle of mollycoddle.
  • monoglyceride — an ester obtained from glycerol by the esterification of one hydroxyl group with a fatty acid.
  • nearsightedly — In a nearsighted manner; as if nearsighted; myopically.
  • outstandingly — prominent; conspicuous; striking: an outstanding example of courage.
  • 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
  • playing cards — cards used in playing various games, arranged in decks of four suits (spades, hearts, diamonds, and clubs): a standard deck has 52 cards
  • playing field — an expanse of level ground, as in a park or stadium, where athletic events are held.
  • railway guide — a publication containing routes and timetables for train journeys
  • rally driving — the sport of taking part in motor rallies
  • 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.
  • sedimentology — the study of sedimentary rocks.
  • self-deifying — to make a god of; exalt to the rank of a deity; personify as a deity: to deify a beloved king.
  • semilegendary — having some historical basis, but legendary in part
  • sporting lady — a prostitute.
  • squanderingly — in a squandering manner
  • thyroid gland — a two-lobed endocrine gland, located at the base of the neck that secretes two hormones that regulate the rates of metabolism, growth, and development.
  • tread lightly — to proceed with delicacy or tact
  • triglycerides — an ester obtained from glycerol by the esterification of three hydroxyl groups with fatty acids, naturally occurring in animal and vegetable tissues: an important energy source forming much of the fat stored by the body.
  • ugly duckling — an unattractive or unpromising child who becomes a beautiful or much-admired adult.
  • undeservingly — in an undeserving manner
  • undeviatingly — to turn aside, as from a route, way, course, etc.
  • undisguisedly — in an undisguised manner
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