12-letter words containing g, o, r, e, y
- heterodyning — Present participle of heterodyne.
- heterogamety — the condition or state of being heterogametic
- heterography — spelling different from that in current use.
- heterogynous — having females of two different kinds, one sexual and the other abortive or neuter, as ants.
- heterozygote — a hybrid containing genes for two unlike forms of a characteristic, and therefore not breeding true to type.
- heterozygous — having dissimilar pairs of genes for any hereditary characteristic.
- hieroglyphic — Also, hieroglyphical. designating or pertaining to a pictographic script, particularly that of the ancient Egyptians, in which many of the symbols are conventionalized, recognizable pictures of the things represented.
- high polymer — a polymer composed of a large number of monomers.
- honey badger — ratel.
- hydroecology — The study of support systems in wetlands such as the interactions between water and wildlife habitats.
- hydrogen ion — ionized hydrogen of the form H + , found in aqueous solutions of all acids.
- hydrogenated — to combine or treat with hydrogen, especially to add hydrogen to the molecule of (an unsaturated organic compound).
- hydrogenates — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of hydrogenate.
- hydrogenized — Simple past tense and past participle of hydrogenize.
- hydrogeology — the science dealing with the occurrence and distribution of underground water.
- hydrographer — the science of the measurement, description, and mapping of the surface waters of the earth, with special reference to their use for navigation.
- hygrothermal — (physics) Of or pertaining to both humidity and temperature.
- hyperlogical — reasoning in accordance with the principles of logic, as a person or the mind: logical thinking.
- hypoallergic — Hypoallergenic.
- hysterogenic — inducing hysteria.
- incongruency — Incongruence.
- inventorying — Present participle of inventory.
- kinetography — a camera for taking pictures for a kinetoscope.
- kolyma range — a mountain range in NE Russia, in NE Siberia, extending about 1100 km (700 miles) between the Kolyma River and the Sea of Okhotsk. Highest peak: 1862 m (6109 ft)
- kremlinology — the study of the government of the former Soviet Union, especially the study of those factors governing its foreign affairs.
- laryngectomy — excision of part or all of the larynx.
- laryngophone — A type of contact microphone that absorbs vibrations directly from the wearer's throat.
- laryngoscope — a rigid or flexible endoscope passed through the mouth and equipped with a source of light and magnification, for examining and performing local diagnostic and surgical procedures on the larynx.
- legal memory — a period of time, now usually established by statute, during which custom, conduct, or a state of affairs must have existed or continued in order for it to have taken on the force of law or to establish a legal right or title not otherwise provable.
- lexicography — the writing, editing, or compiling of dictionaries.
- live yoghurt — yoghurt that contains live bacteria
- lloyd george — David, 1st Earl of Dwyfor [doo-vawr] /ˈdu vɔr/ (Show IPA), 1863–1945, British statesman: prime minister 1916–22.
- long gallery — a large gallery, found especially in the uppermost stories of Elizabethan and Jacobean manor houses, used as a family room and as a promenade.
- longyearbyen — a village on Spitsbergen island, administrative centre of the Svalbard archipelago: coal-mining
- magnetometry — (physics) The measurement of magnetic fields (strength and direction etc).
- magnotherapy — Any of several alternative medicine therapies using magnetism.
- merrythought — the wishbone or furcula of a fowl.
- methyl group — the univalent group CH 3 −, derived from methane.
- microecology — the ecology of a microhabitat.
- microsurgery — any of various surgical procedures performed under magnification and with small specialized instruments, permitting very delicate operations, as the reconnection of severed blood vessels and nerves.
- moneychanger — a person whose business is the exchange of currency, usually of different countries, at a fixed or official rate.
- moneygrubber — a person who is aggressively engaged in or preoccupied with making or saving money.
- monohydrogen — relating to a molecule in which there is a single hydrogen ion for each combining ion
- myoneuralgia — myalgia.
- myringoscope — an instrument for examining the eardrum
- myrmecophage — (biology) Anteaters, and other animals chiefly feeding on ants.
- myrmecophagy — Ant-eating.
- mythographer — a person who collects or records myths in writing.
- mythologizer — One who, or that which, mythologizes.
- nephrography — Diagnostic imaging of the kidneys.