9-letter words containing g, o, r, i
- housegirl — A young woman employed to do housework.
- humouring — humor.
- hygristor — an electronic component the resistance of which varies with humidity
- hygrodeik — A form of hygrometer having wet and dry bulb thermometers, with an adjustable index showing the percentage of moisture in the air, etc.
- iatrogeny — a disease caused by medical intervention or treatment
- iatrology — Medical science.
- ic-prolog — Clark & McCabe, Imperial College 1979. Logic language with coroutining.
- ideograms — Plural form of ideogram.
- ideograph — an ideogram.
- idiograms — Plural form of idiogram.
- idiograph — a mark or signature characteristic of a particular person, organization, etc.; trademark. Compare logotype (def 2).
- ignorable — to refrain from noticing or recognizing: to ignore insulting remarks.
- ignoramus — an extremely ignorant person.
- ignorance — the state or fact of being ignorant; lack of knowledge, learning, information, etc.
- ignorants — Plural form of ignorant.
- imbroglio — a misunderstanding, disagreement, etc., of a complicated or bitter nature, as between persons or nations.
- imploring — to beg urgently or piteously, as for aid or mercy; beseech; entreat: They implored him to go.
- importing — Present participle of import.
- improving — to bring into a more desirable or excellent condition: He took vitamins to improve his health.
- in vigour — in legal force
- incourage — Archaic form of encourage.
- indagator — to investigate; research.
- inforcing — Present participle of inforce.
- informing — to give or impart knowledge of a fact or circumstance to: He informed them of his arrival.
- ingersoll — Robert Green, 1833–99, U.S. lawyer, political leader, and orator.
- ingrossed — Simple past tense and past participle of ingross.
- ingrowing — growing into the flesh: an ingrowing nail.
- ingrowths — Plural form of ingrowth.
- inorganic — not having the structure or organization characteristic of living bodies.
- inpouring — The action of pouring something in; an infusion.
- inroading — Present participle of inroad.
- inrolling — Present participle of inroll.
- integrous — (rare) Having or characterized by integrity.
- intergrow — to grow among each other
- inworking — an internal operation
- inwrought — worked in or closely combined with something.
- irenology — the study of peace
- iridology — the inspection of the iris of the eye as an aid in determining a person's state of health or in diagnosing a health problem.
- iron gang — chain gang.
- iron gate — a gorge cut by the Danube through the Carpathian Mountains, between Yugoslavia and SW Romania. 2 miles (3.2 km) long.
- iron gray — a medium shade of gray, like that of freshly broken iron.
- iron grey — a neutral or dark grey colour
- iron lung — a chamberlike respirator, formerly used in the treatment of poliomyelitis, that encloses the whole body except the head and in which alternate pulsations of high and low pressure induce normal breathing movements or force air into and out of the lungs.
- iron-gray — a medium shade of gray, like that of freshly broken iron.
- irrigator — One who, or that which, irrigates.
- irriguous — well-watered, as land.
- irvington — a town in NE New Jersey, near Newark.
- isografts — Plural form of isograft.
- jargoning — the language, especially the vocabulary, peculiar to a particular trade, profession, or group: medical jargon.
- jargonise — Alternative form of jargonize.