13-letter words containing g, r, o, y
- corrigibility — The quality or state of being corrigible.
- counterspying — the activities of a counterspy
- cranberry bog — a bog in which cranberry plants are cultivated.
- crop spraying — the spraying of crops with insecticide, fungicide, etc
- crustaceology — The branch of zoology dealing with crustaceans.
- cryobiologist — A biologist who specializes in cryobiology.
- cryogenically — in a cryogenic manner
- cryptographer — the science or study of the techniques of secret writing, especially code and cipher systems, methods, and the like. Compare cryptanalysis (def 2).
- cryptographic — Relating to cryptography.
- cryptological — cryptography.
- cryptozoology — the study of creatures, such as the Loch Ness monster, whose existence has not been scientifically proved
- cybershopping — Shopping by means of computers or the Internet.
- cycle drought — A scarcity of cycles. It may be due to a cycle crunch, but it could also occur because part of the computer is temporarily not working, leaving fewer cycles to go around. "The high moby is down, so we're running with only half the usual amount of memory. There will be a cycle drought until it's fixed."
- cytopharynges — Plural form of cytopharynx.
- dactylography — the scientific study of fingerprints for purposes of identification
- daguerreotype — one of the earliest photographic processes, in which the image was produced on iodine-sensitized silver and developed in mercury vapour
- daguerreotypy — The art or technique of producing daguerreotypes.
- daguerrotypes — Plural form of daguerrotype, a misspelling of daguerreotype.
- days of grace — days permitted by custom for payment of a promissory note, bill of exchange, etc, after it falls due
- dehydrogenase — an enzyme, such as any of the respiratory enzymes, that activates oxidation-reduction reactions by transferring hydrogen from substrate to acceptor
- dehydrogenate — to remove hydrogen from
- dehydrogenize — dehydrogenate.
- dendroecology — The science that uses dendrochronology to analyze historic ecological processes.
- dermatography — a treatise or writing concerning the skin
- digressionary — Serving as a digression.
- disobligatory — not obligatory
- dog's mercury — a hairy somewhat poisonous euphorbiaceous perennial, Mercurialis perennis, having broad lanceolate toothed leaves and small greenish male and female flowers, the males borne in catkins. It often carpets shady woodlands
- domineeringly — In a domineering manner.
- dysmorphology — The study of genetic defects, especially congenital malformations.
- dysregulation — A failure to regulate properly.
- early closing — shop closure at earlier hour
- early-morning — taking place or being presented in the early part of the morning
- egocentricity — The quality of being egocentric.
- electrolyzing — Present participle of electrolyze.
- electrotyping — The act or process of making electrotypes.
- embryogenetic — embryogenic
- embryological — Of or pertaining to embryology.
- encouragingly — In an encouraging manner.
- endocrinology — The branch of physiology and medicine concerned with endocrine glands and hormones.
- ergonomically — In an ergonomic manner.
- escort agency — an agency where people, esp young women, may be hired to accompany someone for entertainment, etc
- excoriatingly — So as to excoriate.
- ferricyanogen — (chemistry) A hexavalent radical, Fe2(CN)12, a compound of cyanogen and iron in the ferric state.
- ferrocyanogen — a ferrocyanide radical
- flourishingly — In a flourishing way; tending to succeed and grow.
- flying boxcar — a large airplane designed to carry cargo.
- flying colors — with flying colors, with an overwhelming victory, triumph, or success: He passed the test with flying colors.
- flying doctor — a doctor listed with local authorities as willing to be flown to remote areas to give emergency medical care.
- flying dragon — any of several arboreal lizards of the genus Draco, having an extensible membrane between the limbs along each side by means of which it makes long, gliding leaps.
- forefeelingly — by way of forefeeling