9-letter words containing g, o, i, l
- overlight — a strong light
- overlying — present participle of overlie.
- palillogy — the repetition of a phrase or word
- panlogism — the doctrine that the universe is a realization or act of the logos.
- paralogia — incoherent speech or thinking
- pedologic — the scientific study of the nature and development of children.
- pergolesi — Giovanni Battista [jaw-vahn-nee baht-tees-tah] /dʒɔˈvɑn ni bɑtˈtis tɑ/ (Show IPA), 1710–36, Italian composer.
- philogyny — love of or liking for women.
- philology — the study of literary texts and of written records, the establishment of their authenticity and their original form, and the determination of their meaning.
- photalgia — pain, as in an eye, that is caused by intensity of light.
- pistology — the branch of theology dealing with faith.
- plainsong — the unisonous vocal music used in the Christian church from the earliest times.
- playgoing — the activity of attending the theatre
- ploughing — an agricultural implement used for cutting, lifting, turning over, and partly pulverizing soil.
- plowright — Dame Joan. born 1929, British actress, married to Laurence Olivier (1961–89)
- plug into — If you plug into a computer system, you are able to use it or see the information stored on it.
- polygamic — polygamous.
- polygenic — one of a group of nonallelic genes that together control a quantitative characteristic in an organism.
- posologic — of or relating to doses of medicines
- potholing — exploring caves
- pouringly — in a pouring fashion
- probingly — with a probing approach
- profiling — the outline or contour of the human face, especially the face viewed from one side.
- prolog-ii — Prolog with two new predicates: "dif" for coroutines and "freeze" for delayed evaluation. Available from ExperIntelligence, Santa Barbara CA.
- prologist — a prologue writer or performer
- prologize — to perform or introduce by means of a prologue
- pygmalion — Classical Mythology. a sculptor and king of Cyprus who carved an ivory statue of a maiden and fell in love with it. It was brought to life, in response to his prayer, by Aphrodite.
- qian long — original name Hong-li. 1711–99, Chinese emperor of the Qing dynasty. He expanded the Chinese empire and was a patron of the arts
- quinology — The science of the cultivation of cinchona and its use in medicine as quinine.
- radiogold — a radioactive isotope of gold, used in the medical treatment of certain conditions
- radiology — the science dealing with x-rays or nuclear radiation, especially for medical uses.
- range oil — oil suitable for burning as the fuel of a kitchen stove.
- recoiling — to draw back; start or shrink back, as in alarm, horror, or disgust.
- reflowing — an occurrence of flowing again
- reglorify — to glorify again
- religiose — characterized by religiosity.
- religioso — a musical piece meant to be played devotionally
- religious — of, relating to, or concerned with religion: a religious holiday.
- reloading — anything put in or on something for conveyance or transportation; freight; cargo: The truck carried a load of watermelons.
- repolling — a sampling or collection of opinions on a subject, taken from either a selected or a random group of persons, as for the purpose of analysis.
- resoiling — to replace topsoil, especially that lost by erosion.
- retooling — to replace or rearrange the tools and machinery of (a factory).
- revolting — disgusting; repulsive: a revolting sight.
- revolving — that revolves: a revolving table top.
- rheingold — See The Ring of the Nibelung.
- rhigolene — a petroleum distillate intermediate between cymogene and gasoline, formerly used to produce local anesthesia by freezing.
- rhinology — the science dealing with the nose and its diseases.
- ridgepole — the horizontal timber or member at the top of a roof, to which the upper ends of the rafters are fastened.
- rig floor — The rig floor is the working area on a rig.
- rigmarole — an elaborate or complicated procedure: to go through the rigmarole of a formal dinner.