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11-letter words containing g, o, n, y

  • copyediting — Alternative spelling of copy editing.
  • copyfitting — the determining of the area to be occupied by given copy when set in type.
  • copying ink — a special ink used for writing when copies by impression are to be taken
  • copywriting — a writer of copy, especially for advertisements or publicity releases.
  • copywronged — copybroke
  • cosignatory — a person, country, etc, that signs a document jointly with others
  • craniognomy — the scientific study of the shape and characteristics of the skull
  • criminology — Criminology is the scientific study of crime and criminals.
  • cryogenized — treated with or stored in a cryogen.
  • cryosurgeon — a surgeon who specializes in cryosurgery
  • cryptogenic — (esp of diseases) of unknown or obscure origin
  • cyano group — the univalent group CN; cyanogen.
  • cyclolignan — (organic chemistry) Any lignan having an additional ring.
  • cystogenous — forming or secreting cysts
  • cytogenesis — the origin and development of plant and animal cells
  • cytogenetic — Of or pertaining to the origin and development of cells.
  • daemonology — the study of demons or of beliefs about demons.
  • dangerously — full of danger or risk; causing danger; perilous; risky; hazardous; unsafe.
  • dendroglyph — the art of carving in the bark of a living tree, esp as practised by the aboriginal peoples of New Zealand
  • denigratory — to speak damagingly of; criticize in a derogatory manner; sully; defame: to denigrate someone's character.
  • deoxygenate — to remove oxygen from (water, air, etc)
  • deoxygenize — deoxygenate.
  • deploringly — In a deploring manner.
  • designatory — to mark or point out; indicate; show; specify.
  • detoxifying — Present participle of detoxify.
  • devouringly — In a devouring manner; rapaciously, consumingly.
  • dioxygenase — (enzyme) Any of several enzymes that catalyze reactions involving molecular oxygen.
  • disposingly — in a way that disposes
  • downplaying — Present participle of downplay.
  • dragon lady — (often initial capital letters) a woman of somewhat sinister glamour often perceived as wielding ruthless or corrupt power.
  • dry-footing — removal of glaze from the rim at the bottom of a piece.
  • dynamograph — a device for registering the quantity of force applied
  • eccrinology — the branch of physiology and anatomy dealing with secretions and the secretory glands.
  • egodystonic — (of behaviours, values, or beliefs) In conflict, or dissonant, with the needs and goals of the ego, or, further, in conflict with a person\u2019s ideal self-image.
  • endemiology — the study of endemic disease
  • endogeneity — (uncountable) The state of being endogenous.
  • energy crop — plant cultivated for fuel
  • entomophagy — The eating of insects.
  • epoxylignan — (organic compound) Any compound having a structure based on an epoxylignane.
  • ethnography — The scientific description of the customs of individual peoples and cultures.
  • exogenously — In an exogenous manner.
  • eye-popping — Something that is eye-popping is very impressive or striking.
  • fancy goods — small decorative gifts; knick-knacks
  • flying boat — a seaplane whose main body is a hull adapted for floating.
  • flying bomb — robot bomb.
  • flying bond — a brickwork bond having random, widely spaced headers.
  • flying frog — either of two East Indian frogs, Rhacophorus nigrapalmatus and R. pardalis, having broadly webbed feet permitting long, gliding leaps.
  • flying moor — the act of mooring a vessel between two anchors, the first dropped while the vessel is under way.
  • flying-spot — denoting an electronic system in which a rapidly moving spot of light is used to encode or decode data, for example to obtain a television signal by scanning a photographic film or slide
  • foreign key — (database)   A column in a database table containing values that are also found in some primary key column (of a different table). By extension, any reference to entities of a different type. Some RDBMSs allow a column to be explicitly labelled as a foreign key and only allow values to be inserted if they already exist in the relevant primary key column.
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