12-letter words containing g, r, o, y
- greasy spoon — a cheap and rather unsanitary restaurant.
- greek yogurt — a thick, creamy, protein-rich yogurt made by removing most of the liquid whey, as by centrifuge or straining.
- green monkey — a W African variety of a common guenon monkey, Cercopithecus aethiops, having greenish-brown fur and a dark face
- greengrocery — a greengrocer's shop.
- gregariously — fond of the company of others; sociable.
- gregory viii — (Alberto de MoraorAlberto di Morra) died 1187, Italian ecclesiastic: pope 1187.
- gregory xiii — (Ugo Buoncompagni) 1502–85, Italian ecclesiastic: pope 1572–85, educator and innovator of the modern calendar.
- groin injury — any injury to the groin area, esp suffered by a sports player
- groundlessly — In a groundless manner; without justification.
- group theory — the branch of mathematics that deals with the structure of mathematical groups and mappings between them.
- grovellingly — With grovelling or self-abasement; obsequiously.
- gymnocarpous — (of a fungus or lichen) having the apothecium open and attached to the surface of the thallus.
- gynaecocracy — Alternative form of gynecocracy.
- gynantherous — having the stamens converted into pistils by the action of frost, disease, or insects.
- gypsum board — wallboard composed primarily of gypsum and often used as sheathing.
- gyro horizon — artificial horizon (def 3).
- gyromagnetic — of or relating to the magnetic properties of a rotating charged particle.
- hamartiology — the doctrine of sin in Christian theology
- hangtown fry — a type of omelet to which fried oysters, bacon, and sometimes onions are added.
- headstrongly — In a headstrong manner.
- hemorheology — The science of the rheological (especially flow) properties of the blood.
- 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 country — a mountainous area below the timberline; a forested mountain area.
- high polymer — a polymer composed of a large number of monomers.
- historiology — (obsolete) a discourse on history.
- hominy grits — grits (def 1).
- honey badger — ratel.
- horrifyingly — In a horrifying manner.
- hybrid vigor — heterosis.
- hydrobiology — the study of aquatic organisms.
- hydrocooling — the process or technique of arresting the ripening of fruits and vegetables after harvesting by immersion in ice water.
- hydroecology — The study of support systems in wetlands such as the interactions between water and wildlife habitats.
- hydroforming — the production of high-octane aromatic compounds for motor fuels by catalytic reforming of naphthas in the presence of hydrogen.
- 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.
- hydrographic — the science of the measurement, description, and mapping of the surface waters of the earth, with special reference to their use for navigation.
- hydrological — the science dealing with the occurrence, circulation, distribution, and properties of the waters of the earth and its atmosphere.
- hydrologists — Plural form of hydrologist.
- hydroplaning — a seaplane.
- hygrochastic — of or relating to the opening of a fruit or flower caused by water or moisture