12-letter words containing g, y, r, a, t, o
- grayanotoxin — a toxin found in the nectar of some species of rhododendron and other plants of the family Ericaceae and in food made from their nectar, as unpasteurized honey, poisonous to humans and animals.
- gynantherous — having the stamens converted into pistils by the action of frost, disease, or insects.
- 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.
- heterogamety — the condition or state of being heterogametic
- heterography — spelling different from that in current use.
- 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.
- hygrochastic — of or relating to the opening of a fruit or flower caused by water or moisture
- hygrothermal — (physics) Of or pertaining to both humidity and temperature.
- hypogastrium — the lower and median part of the abdomen.
- inauguratory — Inaugural; being the first instance.
- kinetography — a camera for taking pictures for a kinetoscope.
- laryngectomy — excision of part or all of the larynx.
- lognormality — the condition of having a natural logarithm with normal distribution
- magnetometry — (physics) The measurement of magnetic fields (strength and direction etc).
- magnotherapy — Any of several alternative medicine therapies using magnetism.
- microgravity — a condition, especially in space orbit, where the force of gravity is so weak that weightlessness results.
- mythographer — a person who collects or records myths in writing.
- naughty word — a word that is considered to be rude
- nonmigratory — Not migratory; that does not migrate.
- obligatorily — required as a matter of obligation; mandatory: A reply is desirable but not obligatory.
- odontography — a treatise regarding the teeth
- orthogonally — Mathematics. Also, orthographic. pertaining to or involving right angles or perpendiculars: an orthogonal projection. (of a system of real functions) defined so that the integral of the product of any two different functions is zero. (of a system of complex functions) defined so that the integral of the product of a function times the complex conjugate of any other function equals zero. (of two vectors) having an inner product equal to zero. (of a linear transformation) defined so that the length of a vector under the transformation equals the length of the original vector. (of a square matrix) defined so that its product with its transpose results in the identity matrix.
- outrageously — In an outrageous manner; to an outrageous degree.
- palatography — a technique for observing the position of the tongue in relation to the palate during articulation, especially by placing powder or dye on the palate and then noting the area from which it has been removed by the contact of the tongue with the palate during the production of a speech sound.
- parasitology — the branch of biology dealing with parasites and the effects of parasitism.
- perinatology — a field of medicine focusing on problems emerging during the perinatal period.
- pharyngotomy — surgical incision into the pharynx
- physogastric — pertaining to the swollen, membranous abdomen of certain insects, especially termite and ant queens.
- phytographer — a botanist involved with plant description
- play through — to pass another foursome or group with their permission, while playing a round of golf
- polygraphist — an instrument for receiving and recording simultaneously tracings of variations in certain body activities.
- proteoglycan — a macromolecule composed of a polysaccharide joined to a polypeptide and forming the ground substance of connective tissue.
- pyromagnetic — (formerly) thermomagnetic (def 1).
- rheumatology — the study and treatment of rheumatic diseases.
- right of way — a common law or statutory right granted to a vehicle, as an airplane or boat, to proceed ahead of another.
- roentgen ray — (sometimes lowercase) x-ray.
- sorting yard — sorting tracks.
- spatiography — the study of the characteristics of space beyond the atmosphere, including the mapping of the movements of celestial bodies and the recording of electrical, magnetic, and gravitational effects, especially those likely to affect missiles and spacecraft.
- stereography — the art of delineating the forms of solid bodies on a plane.
- stylographic — of or relating to a stylograph.
- technography — the description and study of the arts and sciences in their geographical and ethnic distribution and historical development.
- thermography — a technique for imitating an embossed appearance, as on business cards, stationery, or the like, by dusting printed areas with a powder that adheres only to the wet ink, and fusing the ink and powder to the paper by heat.
- tragi-comedy — A tragi-comedy is a play or other written work that is both sad and amusing.
- tragic irony — dramatic irony in tragic drama.
- transmogrify — to change in appearance or form, especially strangely or grotesquely; transform.
- traumatology — a branch of surgery dealing with major wounds caused by accidents or violence.