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18-letter words containing g, o, r, d, y

  • according to hoyle — according to the rules and regulations; in the prescribed, fair, or correct way
  • accretionary wedge — a body of deformed sediments, wedge-shaped in two dimensions or prism-shaped in three dimensions, that has been scraped off the surface of the oceanic lithosphere as it moves downwards beneath a continent or island arc. The sediments are added to the continental edge
  • adobe type manager — (text, tool, product)   (ATM) Software that produces PostScript outline fonts on screen and paper. There are versions that run under Microsoft Windows and on the Macintosh. ATM can do hinting, multiple master and anti-aliasing.
  • aggravated robbery — a robbery made more serious by its violent circumstances
  • barrow's goldeneye — See under goldeneye (def 1).
  • bernard montgomeryBernard Law, 1st Viscount Montgomery of Alamein ("Monty") 1887–1976, British field marshal: World War II commander of British 8th Army in Africa and Europe.
  • cooling degree-day — a degree-day above the standard temperature of 75°F (24°C), used in estimating the energy requirements for air conditioning and refrigeration.
  • countryside agency — (in England) a government agency that promotes the conservation and enjoyment of the countryside and aims to stimulate employment in rural areas
  • cushing's syndrome — a medical condition characterized by obesity, hypertension, excessive hair growth, etc., caused by an overactive adrenal gland or large doses of corticosteroids
  • cyrano de bergerac — Savinien (savinjɛ̃). 1619–55, French writer and soldier, famous as a duellist and for his large nose. He became widely known through the verse drama Cyrano de Bergerac (1897) by Edmond Rostand
  • david lloyd george — David, 1st Earl of Dwyfor [doo-vawr] /ˈdu vɔr/ (Show IPA), 1863–1945, British statesman: prime minister 1916–22.
  • developing country — a nonindustrialized poor country that is seeking to develop its resources by industrialization
  • dictionary catalog — a library catalog having all its entries, including authors, titles, subjects, etc., in one general alphabetical sequence.
  • diphosphoglycerate — an ester of phosphoric acid and glyceric acid that occurs in the blood and that promotes the release of hemoglobin-bound oxygen.
  • duty-free shopping — the making of duty-free purchases
  • fatty degeneration — deterioration of the cells of the body, accompanied by the formation of fat globules within the diseased cells.
  • fluorodeoxyglucose — (carbohydrate) A fluorine analog of glucose that is used in positron emission tomography.
  • fragile x syndrome — a widespread form of mental retardation caused by a faulty gene on the X chromosome.
  • fragile-x syndrome — an inherited condition characterized by learning disability: affected individuals have an X-chromosome that is easily damaged under certain conditions
  • gastroduodenostomy — See under gastroenterostomy.
  • geodetic surveying — the surveying of the earth's surface, making allowance for its curvature and giving an accurate framework for smaller-scale surveys
  • go down in history — If someone or something goes down in history, people in the future remember them because of particular actions that they have done or because of particular events that have happened.
  • golden opportunity — perfect chance
  • grand canyon state — Arizona (used as a nickname).
  • green-eyed monster — jealousy: Othello fell under the sway of the green-eyed monster.
  • growing degree-day — a degree-day above 41°F (5°C), used in relation to plant growth.
  • hydrogen electrode — a standard reference electrode with a potential of zero, used in pH measurements, consisting of a platinum-black surface covered with hydrogen bubbles.
  • hypodermic syringe — a small glass piston or barrel syringe having a detachable, hollow needle for use in injecting solutions subcutaneously.
  • neuroendocrinology — the study of the anatomical and physiological interactions between the nervous and endocrine systems.
  • oak-leaf hydrangea — a shrub, Hydrangea quercifolia, of the southeastern U.S., having lobed leaves and pyramidal clusters of white flowers.
  • organic solidarity — social cohesiveness that is based on division of labor and interdependence and is characteristic of complex, industrial societies.
  • orthopedic surgery — corrective operation on bones or joints
  • parathyroid glands — any of several small oval glands usually lying near or embedded in the thyroid gland.
  • personal bodyguard — a person employed to protect a particular person
  • positively charged — having a positive charge
  • programme of study — the prescribed syllabus that pupils must be taught at each key stage in the National Curriculum
  • radius of gyration — the distance from an axis at which the mass of a body may be assumed to be concentrated and at which the moment of inertia will be equal to the moment of inertia of the actual mass about the axis, equal to the square root of the quotient of the moment of inertia and the mass.
  • reduction strategy — (theory)   An algorithm for deciding which redex(es) to reduce next. Different strategies have different termination properties in the presence of recursive functions or values. See string reduction, normal order reduction, applicative order reduction, parallel reduction
  • refrigerated lorry — a lorry which is chilled in the back as for storing food
  • registered company — a company which has officially registered its business
  • rhyming dictionary — a specialist dictionary organized by the final sounds of words, used to write poetry
  • saint george's day — April 23, celebrated in parts of the British Commonwealth in honor of the patron saint of Britain and especially in New Zealand as a bank holiday.
  • secondary diagonal — a diagonal line or plane.
  • secondary offering — the sale of a large block of outstanding stock off the floor of an exchange, usually by a major stockholder.
  • shaggy dog (story) — a long, rambling joke, typically involving ludicrously unreal or irrational behavior and usually having an irrelevant conclusion
  • stand-by generator — an electrical system which operates automatically in case the usual system malfunctions
  • strathclyde region — a former local government region in W Scotland: formed in 1975 from Glasgow, Renfrewshire, Lanarkshire, Buteshire, Dunbartonshire, and parts of Argyllshire, Ayrshire, and Stirlingshire; replaced in 1996 by the council areas of Glasgow, Renfrewshire, East Renfrewshire, Inverclyde, North Lanarkshire, South Lanarkshire, Argyll and Bute, East Dunbartonshire, West Dunbartonshire, North Ayrshire, South Ayrshire, and East Ayrshire
  • summary proceeding — a mode of trial authorized by statute to be held before a judge without the usual full hearing.
  • to gird your loins — If you gird your loins, you prepare to do something difficult or dangerous.
  • vectorcardiography — a method of determining the direction and magnitude of the electrical forces of the heart.

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