11-letter words containing g, y, p, r, o
- greasy pole — a pole covered with grease to make it slippery and difficult to climb, often used as entertainment
- grey import — an imported vehicle that does not have an exact model equivalent in the receiving country
- grey plover — the black-bellied plover.
- gymnosperms — Plural form of gymnosperm.
- gymnospermy — The property of being gymnospermous.
- gypsiferous — containing gypsum.
- gyrocompass — a navigational compass containing a gyroscope rotor, that, when adjusted for the latitude and speed of the vessel or aircraft, indicates the direction of true north along the surface of the earth or communicates this information to one or more gyro repeaters.
- hagiography — the writing and critical study of the lives of the saints; hagiology.
- haplography — the accidental omission of a letter or letter group that should be repeated in writing, as in Missippi for Mississippi.
- heliography — The scientific study of the sun.
- herpetology — the branch of zoology dealing with reptiles and amphibians.
- hexyl group — any of five univalent, isomeric groups having the formula C 6 H 13 −.
- hieroglyphs — Plural form of hieroglyph.
- hierography — a treatise on religion or sacred things
- histography — a treatise on or description of organic tissues.
- hyalography — the technique of writing or engraving on glass.
- hydrography — the science of the measurement, description, and mapping of the surface waters of the earth, with special reference to their use for navigation.
- hyetography — the study of the annual and geographical distribution of rainfall.
- hygrographs — Plural form of hygrograph.
- hygrophytes — Plural form of hygrophyte.
- hygroscopes — Plural form of hygroscope.
- hygroscopic — absorbing or attracting moisture from the air.
- hymnography — the craft of hymn composition
- hypogastric — of, relating to, or situated in the hypogastrium.
- hypogravity — The presence of an apparently decreased gravitational field (such as in an aircraft following a parabolic path).
- hypoid gear — a gear resembling a bevel gear in form but designed to mesh with a similar gear in such a way that their axes would not intersect, one axis crossing over the other at approximately a right angle.
- hypsography — a branch of geography that deals with the measurement and mapping of the topography of the earth above sea level.
- ichnography — the art of drawing a ground plan or layout of a building.
- iconography — symbolic representation, especially the conventional meanings attached to an image or images.
- imploringly — to beg urgently or piteously, as for aid or mercy; beseech; entreat: They implored him to go.
- karyotyping — the analysis of chromosomes.
- kymographic — Of or pertaining to a kymograph.
- lithography — the art or process of producing a picture, writing, or the like, on a flat, specially prepared stone, with some greasy or oily substance, and of taking ink impressions from this as in ordinary printing.
- logotherapy — (psychotherapy) A therapy that involves finding the meaning of one's life.
- lower egypt — Arab Republic of. a republic in NE Africa. 386,198 sq. mi. (1,000,252 sq. km). Capital: Cairo. Formerly (1958–71) United Arab Republic.
- macrography — examination or study of an object with the naked eye (opposed to micrography).
- mammography — x-ray photography of a breast, especially for detection of tumors.
- micrography — the description or delineation of microscopic objects.
- museography — The systematic description of objects in museums.
- myelography — the production of myelograms.
- myographist — a person who has expert knowledge of muscles
- mythography — a written collection of myths.
- oligotrophy — the state of being oligotrophic, or deficient in nutrients but high in oxygen.
- orthography — the art of writing words with the proper letters, according to accepted usage; correct spelling.
- osteography — The scientific description of bones; osteology.
- ostreophagy — the consumption of oysters
- paleography — ancient forms of writing, as in documents and inscriptions.
- panegyricon — a collection of sermons
- pathography — a biography that focuses on the negative elements of its subject.
- pedagoguery — a teacher; schoolteacher.