8-letter words containing g, y
- younging — (geology) The direction in which stratigraphy becomes younger, for a particular formation.
- youngish — somewhat young.
- younguns — a young one; child.
- yugoslav — a native or inhabitant of the former country of Yugoslavia.
- yukaghir — a member of a Mongoloid people of northeastern Siberia.
- yule log — a large log of wood that traditionally formed the backlog of the fire at Christmas.
- yungchia — Older Spelling. Yongjia.
- yungning — Wade-Giles. Yongning.
- zigzaggy — Made up of zigzags.
- zoophagy — the feeding on animals by other animals
- zumology — (dated, 19th century) alternative spelling of zymology.
- zygaenid — of or relating to the burnet moth genus, Zygaena
- zygodont — possessing paired ridges on the molar teeth
- zygosity — the characterization of an individual's hereditary traits in terms of gene pairing in the zygote from which it developed. Compare homozygous, heterozygous.
- zygotene — the second stage of prophase in meiosis, during which strands of homologous chromosomes line up and become pairs.
- zymogens — Plural form of zymogen.
- zymogram — a band of electrophoretic medium showing a pattern of enzymes following electrophoresis
- zymology — (formerly) the science dealing with fermentation and the action of enzymes; enzymology.