10-letter words containing g, l, y, c
- cyclic gmp — a cyclic anhydride of guanosine monophosphate formed from guanosine triphosphate by the action of guanylate cyclase: in cellular metabolism, it acts as a second messenger associated with increased cell division and growth.
- cyclograph — Arcograph.
- cynomolgus — a macaque native to SE Asia
- cytoglobin — (protein) A globin that is produced by all types of human and other mammalian cells.
- cytologies — the study of the microscopic appearance of cells, especially for the diagnosis of abnormalities and malignancies.
- cytologist — the study of the microscopic appearance of cells, especially for the diagnosis of abnormalities and malignancies.
- decidingly — that settles a question or dispute or leads to a final decision; determining; decisive: the deciding vote; The weather will be the deciding factor as to whether we have the picnic or not.
- docimology — the theory of the art of testing, as in assaying metallic ores
- dulcifying — Present participle of dulcify.
- enticingly — In an enticing manner.
- escapology — The study or art of escaping from a constriction, e.g. rope, handcuffs, etc.
- escatology — Alternative spelling of eschatology.
- exactingly — In an exacting manner.
- excitingly — In an exciting manner.
- fetchingly — charming; captivating.
- filchingly — in a filching manner
- fly agaric — a very poisonous common woodland mushroom, Amanita muscaria, having a glossy red or orange cap with white spots, formerly a fly poison.
- galactosyl — the glycosyl radical of galactose
- gallically — pertaining to the Gauls or Gaul.
- gay-lussac — Joseph Louis [joh-zuh f loo-ee,, -suh f;; French zhaw-zef lwee] /ˈdʒoʊ zəf ˈlu i,, -səf;; French ʒɔˈzɛf lwi/ (Show IPA), 1778–1850, French chemist and physicist.
- genecology — the study of the gene frequency of a species in relation to its population distribution within a particular environment
- geoecology — (geology, ecology) The interdisciplinary study of geography and ecology.
- glaciology — the branch of geology that deals with the nature, distribution, and action of glaciers and with their effect on the earth's topography.
- glancingly — In a glancing manner.
- glycerides — Plural form of glyceride.
- glyceridic — Of or pertaining to glycerol or glycerides.
- glycogenic — of or relating to glycogen.
- glycolipid — any of a class of lipids, comprising the cerebrosides and gangliosides, that upon hydrolysis yield galactose or a similar sugar, a fatty acid, and sphingosine or dihydrosphingosine.
- glycolysis — the catabolism of carbohydrates, as glucose and glycogen, by enzymes, with the release of energy and the production of lactic or pyruvic acid.
- glycolytic — of, relating to, or causing glycolysis.
- glycophyte — any plant that will only grow healthily in soils with a low content of sodium salts
- glycosides — Plural form of glycoside.
- glycosidic — any of the class of compounds that yield a sugar and an aglycon upon hydrolysis.
- glycosuria — excretion of glucose in the urine, as in diabetes.
- gnomically — In a gnomic manner. (In a way apparently clear and simple, but eventually difficult to understand).
- gothically — In a gothic way.
- gracefully — characterized by elegance or beauty of form, manner, movement, or speech; elegant: a graceful dancer; a graceful reply.
- graciously — pleasantly kind, benevolent, and courteous.
- gray scale — a scale of achromatic colors having several, usually ten, equal gradations ranging from white to black, used in television and photography.
- gray-scale — (spelling) US spelling of "grey-scale".
- grey-scale — (graphics) (US "gray-scale") 1. Composed of (discrete) shades of grey. If the pixels of a grey-scale image have N bits, they may take values from zero, representing black up to 2^N-1, representing white with intermediate values representing increasingly light shades of grey. If N=1 the image is not called grey-scale but could be called monochrome. 2. A range of acurately known shades of grey printed out for use in calibrating those shades on a display or printer.
- gynecology — the branch of medical science that deals with the health maintenance and diseases of women, especially of the reproductive organs. Abbreviation: GYN, gyn.
- gynophilic — Woman-loving.
- gyrfalcons — Plural form of gyrfalcon.
- hydrologic — the science dealing with the occurrence, circulation, distribution, and properties of the waters of the earth and its atmosphere.
- hygienical — conducive to good health; healthful; sanitary.
- hypergolic — (especially of rocket-fuel propellant constituents) igniting spontaneously upon contact with a complementary substance.
- incedingly — in a stately or measured way
- incitingly — In an inciting manner.
- indulgency — indulgence.