14-letter words containing g, l, y, d
- glyoxylic acid — a water-soluble crystalline compound, C 2 H 2 O 3 , that is an intermediate in photorespiration in plants.
- godoy alcayaga — Lucila [Spanish loo-see-lah] /Spanish luˈsi lɑ/ (Show IPA) real name of Gabriela Mistral.
- golden goodbye — A golden goodbye is the same as a golden handshake.
- grand ole opry — a successful radio show from Nashville, Tenn., first broadcast on Nov. 28, 1925, noted for its playing of and continuing importance to country music.
- graveyard slot — the hours from late night until early morning when the number of people watching television is at its lowest
- great doxology — Gloria in Excelsis Deo.
- groote eylandt — an island in the Gulf of Carpentaria off the coast of NE Australia. 950 sq. mi. (2461 sq. km).
- grylloblattids — Plural form of grylloblattid.
- gulf of anadyr — an inlet of the Bering Sea, off the coast of NE Russia
- gyrostabilized — stabilized by means of a gyrostabilizer.
- heartrendingly — In a heartrending manner.
- highly charged — electrical
- highly trained — that has received a lot of academic or physical training
- hydrobiologist — someone who studies or specializes in hydrobiology
- hydrogenolysis — decomposition of a compound resulting from its interaction with hydrogen.
- hydrographical — Hydrographic.
- hydrologically — the science dealing with the occurrence, circulation, distribution, and properties of the waters of the earth and its atmosphere.
- hydroxyl group — the univalent group –OH, as in inorganic compounds, such as sodium hydroxide, NaOH, or as in organic compounds, such as ethyl alcohol, C 2 H 6 O.
- intimidatingly — In an intimidating manner.
- jelly doughnut — a raised doughnut filled with jelly or jam and sometimes sprinkled with powdered sugar.
- jerry-building — the act of building (houses, flats, etc) badly using cheap materials
- lending policy — a set of guidelines and criteria developed by a bank and used by its employees to determine whether an applicant for a loan should be granted or refused the loan
- light industry — consumer goods manufacturing
- lightheartedly — In a lighthearted manner, cheerfully, with joy.
- longitudinally — of or relating to longitude or length: longitudinal measurement.
- lymphoglandula — (anatomy) An alternative name for a lymph node.
- mary magdalene — Mary of Magdala, whom Jesus healed of possession by devils, Luke 8:2: traditionally identified with the repentant woman whom Jesus forgave. Luke 7:37–50.
- medigap policy — A Medigap policy is a private extra health insurance plan in the U.S. that provides coverage for medical expenses that are not or only partially covered by Medicare.
- mindbogglingly — In a mindboggling manner; in such a way as to boggle the mind; so as to be beyond comprehension or understanding.
- modelling clay — mouldable substance fixed in a kiln
- monoglycerides — Plural form of monoglyceride.
- neuroradiology — the branch of radiology dealing with the central nervous system
- palaeopedology — the study of ancient soils
- payday lending — the practice of offering short-term loans at high rates of interest, on the agreement that the borrower will pay back the loan when he or she next receives a wage or salary
- periodontology — periodontics.
- policy wording — Policy wording is the terms and conditions and definitions of insurance coverage as they are written down in the insurance policy.
- pyramidologist — a person who believes in pyramidology
- quadrangularly — in a quadrangular manner
- radiologically — of or relating to radiology.
- railway bridge — a bridge built to carry a railway over a road, river, etc
- sailing dinghy — a small boat or dinghy with a single mast, used esp for recreational sailing
- salivary gland — any of several glands, as the submaxillary glands, that secrete saliva.
- self-parodying — given to or involving self-parody
- semi-legendary — somewhat legendary; having something of the nature of a legend; almost legendary
- single density — a disk with the normal capacity for storage
- skiing holiday — a holiday taken (esp to somewhere that it snows) for the purpose of going skiing
- solid geometry — the geometry of solid figures; geometry of three dimensions.
- spellbindingly — in a spellbinding manner
- undespairingly — in an undespairing manner
- undogmatically — in an undogmatic manner