12-letter words containing g, o, s, e, y
- golden years — the years that follow retirement from work
- goldsmithery — the occupation of a goldsmith
- goo-goo eyes — expressing adoration; foolishly amorous: They sat there making goo-goo eyes at each other.
- granulocytes — Plural form of granulocyte.
- grass hockey — field hockey.
- greasy spoon — a cheap and rather unsanitary restaurant.
- gregariously — fond of the company of others; sociable.
- groundlessly — In a groundless manner; without justification.
- gynantherous — having the stamens converted into pistils by the action of frost, disease, or insects.
- gynecologist — a physician specializing in gynecology. Abbreviation: GYN, gyn.
- gynecomastia — abnormal enlargement of the breast in a male.
- gynodioecism — the condition of having flowers that are only female in one example of a plant and flowers that have stamens and pistils in another example of a plant of the same species
- headstrongly — In a headstrong manner.
- hedge hyssop — any plant of the genus Gratiola, a bitter herb used medicinally.
- heterogynous — having females of two different kinds, one sexual and the other abortive or neuter, as ants.
- heterozygous — having dissimilar pairs of genes for any hereditary characteristic.
- high society — society (def 9).
- honey fungus — an edible basidiomycetous fungus, Armillaria mellea, having a yellow-spotted cap and wrinkled stems, parasitic on the roots of woody plants, which it may kill by root rot. It spreads by thin black underground strands
- hydrogenates — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of hydrogenate.
- hypnogenesis — induction of the hypnotic state.
- hysterogenic — inducing hysteria.
- indigenously — originating in and characteristic of a particular region or country; native (often followed by to): the plants indigenous to Canada; the indigenous peoples of southern Africa.
- kiss goodbye — to kiss in taking leave
- 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.
- lay siege to — attack
- lipoxygenase — (enzyme) Any of a class of enzymes that catalyse the oxidation of polyunsaturated fatty acids.
- lysogenicity — the quality or condition of being lysogenic
- 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.
- myringoscope — an instrument for examining the eardrum
- mythogenesis — the creation and development of myths
- mythologizes — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of mythologize.
- neurosurgery — surgery of the brain or other nerve tissue.
- oleaginously — In an oleaginous manner.
- oral surgery — the branch of dentistry or of surgery dealing with the surgical treatment or repair of various conditions of the mouth or jaws.
- outrageously — In an outrageous manner; to an outrageous degree.
- personifying — to attribute human nature or character to (an inanimate object or an abstraction), as in speech or writing.
- phagocytoses — phagocytize.
- phylogenesis — the development or evolution of a particular group of organisms.
- physiologies — the branch of biology dealing with the functions and activities of living organisms and their parts, including all physical and chemical processes.
- phytogenesis — the origin and development of plants.
- prophesyings — gatherings held to expound the prophecies of the Scriptures
- pseudography — writing that does not follow conventional spelling or usage
- psychologize — to make psychological investigations or speculations, especially those that are naive or uninformed.
- pyroligneous — produced by the distillation of wood.
- reg-symbolic — An early system on the IBM 704.
- resoundingly — making an echoing sound: a resounding thud.
- reynoldsburg — a town in central Ohio.
- rogue's yarn — a yarn of distinctive color, material, or twist, laid in a strand or strands of a rope to identify the owner or the maker.
- seismography — the scientific measuring and recording of the shock and vibrations of earthquakes.
- selenography — the branch of astronomy that deals with the charting of the moon's surface.