13-letter words containing g, o, r, y
- microhomology — (genetics) The presence of the same short sequence of bases in different genes.
- molly maguire — Irish History. a member of a secret terrorist society organized in Ireland in 1843 to prevent evictions by the government: so called because the members disguised themselves as women.
- money grubber — a person who is aggressively engaged in or preoccupied with making or saving money.
- money-changer — a person whose business is the exchange of currency, usually of different countries, at a fixed or official rate.
- money-grubber — a person who is aggressively engaged in or preoccupied with making or saving money.
- moneychangers — Plural form of moneychanger.
- moneygrubbers — Plural form of moneygrubber.
- moneygrubbing — Alternative spelling of money-grubbing.
- monkey bridge — flying bridge.
- monoglyceride — an ester obtained from glycerol by the esterification of one hydroxyl group with a fatty acid.
- morgan le fay — the fairy sister of King Arthur.
- morning glory — any of various plants, especially of the genera Ipomoea and Convolvulus, as I. purpurea, a twining plant having cordate leaves and funnel-shaped flowers of various colors, often opening only in the morning.
- morning-glory — any of various plants, especially of the genera Ipomoea and Convolvulus, as I. purpurea, a twining plant having cordate leaves and funnel-shaped flowers of various colors, often opening only in the morning.
- multicategory — (mathematics) A generalization of the concept of category that allows morphisms of multiple arity.
- myocardiogram — the graphic record produced by a myocardiograph.
- myringoplasty — (surgery) The closure of the perforation of pars tensa of the tympanic membrane.
- mythographies — Plural form of mythography.
- nasopharynges — Plural form of nasopharynx.
- neuroethology — the study of the role of the nervous system in animal behaviour
- night journey — the journey in which Muhammad was carried from Mecca to Jerusalem and ascended into heaven.
- nitroglycerin — a colorless, thick, oily, flammable, highly explosive, slightly water-soluble liquid, C 3 H 5 N 3 O 9 , prepared from glycerol with nitric and sulfuric acids: used chiefly as a constituent of dynamite and other explosives, in rocket propellants, and in medicine as a vasodilator in the treatment of angina pectoris.
- no entry sign — a sign, esp a traffic sign, that prohibits entry into a place
- non-budgetary — an estimate, often itemized, of expected income and expense for a given period in the future.
- non-emergency — a sudden, urgent, usually unexpected occurrence or occasion requiring immediate action.
- non-signatory — having signed, or joined in signing, a document: the signatory powers to a treaty.
- nonobligatory — Not obligatory; not required; optional.
- normoglycemic — (medicine) Having the normal amount of glucose in the blood.
- nosogeography — the study of the geographical causes and distribution of diseases.
- objurgatively — In an objurgative or reproving manner.
- on your guard — If you are on your guard or on guard, you are being very careful because you think a situation might become difficult or dangerous.
- open registry — ship registration under a national flag available to all ships regardless of nationality.
- opisthography — the practice of writing on the front and back of a parchment or papyrus
- orange roughy — a marine food fish, Hoplosthenus atlanticus, of S Pacific waters
- orchesography — a written study of dancing
- ordinary gain — An ordinary gain is a gain in the course of normal business.
- oregon myrtle — California laurel
- organotherapy — the branch of therapeutics that deals with the use of remedies prepared from the organs of animals, as from the thyroid gland, the pancreas, or the suprarenal bodies.
- orgiastically — In an orgiastic fashion.
- orgone energy — (in Wilhelm Reich's theory) a vital, primal, nonmaterial element believed to permeate the universe.
- originatively — in an originative manner
- oropharyngeal — the part of the pharynx between the soft palate and the upper edge of the epiglottis.
- orthogonality — (mathematics, statistics) the property of being orthogonal.
- orthohydrogen — the form of molecular hydrogen in which the nuclei of the two hydrogen atoms contained in the molecule have spins in the same direction.
- oscillography — a device for recording the wave-forms of changing currents, voltages, or any other quantity that can be translated into electric energy, as sound waves.
- overanalyzing — Present participle of overanalyze.
- overbearingly — domineering; dictatorial; haughtily or rudely arrogant.
- overflowingly — to an excessive degree
- overingenuity — the state of being ingenious to a fault
- overlay glass — case glass.
- patronizingly — displaying or indicative of an offensively condescending manner: a patronizing greeting, accompanied by a gentle pat on the pack.