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13-letter words containing g, y, p

  • diplomatology — diplomatics as a subject of scientific study
  • disparagingly — that disparages; tending to belittle or bring reproach upon: a disparaging remark.
  • dispiritingly — In a dispiriting manner.
  • dispraisingly — By way of dispraise.
  • dysmorphology — The study of genetic defects, especially congenital malformations.
  • ecophysiology — the branch of physiology that deals with the physiological processes of organisms with respect to their environment.
  • ecopsychology — A form of psychology based on integration with the natural world rather than with society.
  • egyptological — Alternative form of Egyptological.
  • eighteenpenny — Having a value or cost of eighteenpence.
  • electrotyping — The act or process of making electrotypes.
  • epizootiology — the study of the systems that govern disease dynamics in animals
  • fairy penguin — a small penguin, Eudyptula minor, with a bluish head and back, found on the Australian coast
  • fatigue party — a group of soldiers undertaking fatigues
  • flying picket — (in industrial disputes) a member of a group of pickets organized to be able to move quickly from place to place
  • gallop rhythm — an abnormal heart rhythm characterized by three clear sounds in each beat, resembling the sound of a horse's gallop.
  • galvanoplasty — electrotypy.
  • gastrorrhaphy — The suture of a perforation of the stomach.
  • genotypically — With reference to a genotype.
  • geomorphology — the study of the characteristics, origin, and development of landforms.
  • geophysically — In a geophysical manner; in terms of geophysics.
  • give priority — If you give priority to something or someone, you treat them as more important than anything or anyone else.
  • glycopeptides — Plural form of glycopeptide.
  • glycoproteins — Plural form of glycoprotein.
  • grand drapery — a valance across the proscenium arch, forming part of the decorative frame for the stage.
  • grape variety — type of grape
  • graphemically — In terms of or by means of graphemes.
  • greek cypriot — a Cypriot of Greek descent
  • grey-thompson — Tanni (Carys Davina) Baroness. born 1969, Welsh wheelchair athlete; won eleven gold medals for Britain in wheelchair racing in the Paralympic Games (1988–2004); a crossbench peer in the House of Lords since 2010
  • group annuity — a plan in which the members of a group, usually employees of the same company, receive annuities upon retirement.
  • group therapy — psychotherapy in which a number of patients discuss their problems together, usually under the leadership of a therapist, using shared knowledge and experiences to provide constructive feedback about maladaptive behavior.
  • gymnospermous — of or relating to a gymnosperm; having exposed or naked seeds.
  • gynaecophobia — (psychology) An irrational fear of women.
  • gynandromorph — an individual exhibiting morphological characteristics of both sexes.
  • gypsy capstan — a small capstan moved only by a motor or engine.
  • gypsy setting — a setting, as on a ring, completely enclosing the girdle of the stone.
  • gyro repeater — a navigational compass, under the control of a gyroscope, that automatically indicates true north.
  • gyrocompasses — Plural form of gyrocompass.
  • hasty pudding — New England. cornmeal mush.
  • heavy petting — Informal. intense petting that involves mutual stimulation of the genitals but not sexual intercourse.
  • hemp agrimony — a European composite plant, Eupatorium cannabinum, having dull purplish flowers.
  • heresiography — a treatise on heresy.
  • hieroglyphics — 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.
  • hieroglyphist — a person who studies hieroglyphics; hieroglyphologist.
  • hyperbolising — to use hyperbole; exaggerate.
  • hypergalactia — an abnormally large secretion of milk.
  • hyperglycemia — an abnormally high level of glucose in the blood.
  • hyperglycemic — an abnormally high level of glucose in the blood.
  • hypermagnetic — (physics) Extremely magnetic.
  • hypermegasoma — gigantism.
  • hyperphrygian — (in ancient Greek music) of a principle mode found between the hyperlydian and the hypolydian
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