13-letter words containing l, o, s, y
- galois theory — the branch of mathematics that deals with the application of the theory of finite groups to the solution of algebraic equations.
- galvanoplasty — electrotypy.
- galveston bay — an inlet of the Gulf of Mexico.
- general synod — the governing body, under Parliament, of the Church of England, made up of the bishops and elected clerical and lay representatives
- geophysically — In a geophysical manner; in terms of geophysics.
- gesticulatory — Making a lot of gesticulations.
- glycopeptides — Plural form of glycopeptide.
- glycoproteins — Plural form of glycoprotein.
- glycosylation — (chemistry, biochemistry) The reaction of a saccharide with a hydroxy or amino functional group to form a glycoside; especially the reaction with a protein or lipid to form a glycoprotein or glycolipid.
- go swimmingly — If you say that something is going swimmingly, you mean that everything is happening in a satisfactory way, without any problems.
- good old days — past times viewed with nostalgia
- gynaecologist — (UK, Canada, dated in US) A physician who specialises in diseases of the female reproductive system.
- gynecologists — Plural form of gynecologist.
- haemodialyses — Plural form of haemodialysis.
- haemodialysis — (medicine) the use of dialysis to remove waste products from the blood in the case of kidney failure.
- halfway house — an inn or stopping place situated approximately midway between two places on a road.
- hemocytoblast — a primordial cell capable of developing into any type of blood cell.
- heterostylism — the condition of being heterostyled
- heusler alloy — any of various alloys of manganese and other nonferromagnetic metals that exhibit ferromagnetism.
- hexadactylous — hexadactylic
- hickory hills — a town in NE Illinois.
- 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.
- high holidays — either of two holy days of special significance, Rosh Hashanah or Yom Kippur.
- histodialysis — histolysis.
- holidaymakers — Plural form of holidaymaker.
- holy saturday — the Saturday in Holy Week.
- holy thursday — Ascension Day.
- holyroodhouse — a royal palace in Edinburgh in Scotland: official residence of the Queen when in Scotland; begun in 1501 by James IV of Scotland; scene of the murder of David Rizzio in 1566
- home assembly — assembly at home of something supplied in pieces
- homogeneously — composed of parts or elements that are all of the same kind; not heterogeneous: a homogeneous population.
- homosexuality — sexual desire or behavior directed toward a person or persons of one's own sex.
- horned scully — a tapered block of concrete with projecting steel rails, placed under water to tear holes in the bottoms of boats.
- hospitability — The quality of being hospitable.
- hyaluronidase — Biochemistry. a mucolytic enzyme found in the testes, in snake venom, and in hemolytic streptococci and certain other bacteria, that decreases the viscosity of the intercellular matrix by breaking down hyaluronic acid.
- hydrocephalus — an accumulation of serous fluid within the cranium, especially in infancy, due to obstruction of the movement of cerebrospinal fluid, often causing great enlargement of the head; water on the brain.
- hydrocolloids — Plural form of hydrocolloid.
- hydrostatical — Alternative form of hydrostatic.
- hydrosulfides — Plural form of hydrosulfide.
- hydrosulfuric — (chemistry) Derived from hydrogen sulfide considered as hydrosulfuric acid.
- hydrosulphate — a salt formed by the direct union of sulfuric acid with an organic base, especially an alkaloid, and usually more soluble than the base.
- hydrosulphide — a compound containing the univalent group –HS.
- hydrosulphite — hyposulfite (def 1).
- hyperbolising — to use hyperbole; exaggerate.
- hyperlordosis — Particularly severe lordosis.
- hyperpersonal — Very highly personal.
- hypnoanalysis — a method of psychoanalysis in which a patient is put into hypnosis in an attempt to secure analytic data, free associations, and early emotional reactions.
- hypochlorites — Plural form of hypochlorite.
- hyposexuality — A significantly low level of sexuality.
- hyposulfurous — of or derived from hyposulfurous acid.