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

  • 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.
  • hasty pudding — New England. cornmeal mush.
  • 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.
  • hydrargillite — gibbsite.
  • hydraulicking — a type of mining that uses water to move rock
  • hydrocracking — the cracking of petroleum or the like in the presence of hydrogen.
  • hydrofracking — a process in which fractures in rocks below the earth's surface are opened and widened by injecting chemicals and liquids at high pressure: used especially to extract natural gas or oil.
  • hydrogenating — Present participle of hydrogenate.
  • hydrogenation — to combine or treat with hydrogen, especially to add hydrogen to the molecule of (an unsaturated organic compound).
  • ideologically — of or relating to ideology.
  • indefatigably — In an extremely persistent and untiring manner; in an indefatigable manner.
  • indian agency — headquarters of an Indian agent.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • maiden voyage — the first voyage of a ship after its acceptance by the owners from the builders.
  • my giddy aunt — an exclamation of surprise
  • myocardiogram — the graphic record produced by a myocardiograph.
  • nearsightedly — In a nearsighted manner; as if nearsighted; myopically.
  • night and day — the period of darkness between sunset and sunrise.
  • ordinary gain — An ordinary gain is a gain in the course of normal business.
  • 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
  • phrygian mode — an authentic church mode represented on the white keys of a keyboard instrument by an ascending scale from E to E.
  • 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.
  • quadringenary — a 400th anniversary
  • raiding party — a group of people who together carry out a raid
  • 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.
  • rogation days — Usually, rogations. Ecclesiastical. solemn supplication, especially as chanted during procession on the three days (Rogation Days) before Ascension Day.
  • sand-yachting — the sport of riding in a sand yacht
  • semilegendary — having some historical basis, but legendary in part
  • shunting yard — a place where railway coaches are manoeuvred
  • sporting lady — a prostitute.
  • squanderingly — in a squandering manner
  • standing army — a permanently organized military force maintained by a nation.
  • 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
  • undeviatingly — to turn aside, as from a route, way, course, etc.
  • upgradability — an incline going up in the direction of movement.
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