12-letter words containing n, a, y, g, o
- selenography — the branch of astronomy that deals with the charting of the moon's surface.
- sigma baryon — an unstable hyperon having positive, negative, or zero electric charge and strangeness −1. Symbol: Σ.
- solar energy — energy derived from the sun in the form of solar radiation.
- sorting yard — sorting tracks.
- sphenography — the art of writing in cuneiform characters.
- splenomegaly — enlargement of the spleen.
- spongillafly — spongefly.
- steady-going — steadfast; faithful; unchanging: steady-going service to the cause of justice.
- technography — the description and study of the arts and sciences in their geographical and ethnic distribution and historical development.
- thaumatogeny — the belief that the origin of life was the result of a miracle
- tragic irony — dramatic irony in tragic drama.
- transmogrify — to change in appearance or form, especially strangely or grotesquely; transform.
- unforgivably — in an unforgivable manner
- ungraciously — in an ungracious manner
- unobligatory — required as a matter of obligation; mandatory: A reply is desirable but not obligatory.
- unoxygenated — not enriched with oxygen
- unvoyageable — not able to be sailed or otherwise journeyed over; untraversable; innavigable
- vinyasa yoga — a style of yoga in which breathing exercises are used to synchronize fluid transitions through a fixed sequence of poses
- yalong jiang — a river in central and S China, flowing S to the Yangtze River. 800 miles (1287 km) long.
- younger edda — either of two old Icelandic literary works, one a collection of poems on mythical and religious subjects (or) erroneously attributed to Saemund Sigfusson (c1055–1133), the other a collection of ancient Scandinavian myths and legends, rules and theories of versification, poems, etc. (or) compiled and written in part by Snorri Sturluson (1179–1241).
- younger hand — (in piquet and similar card games) the dealer
- younghusband — Sir Francis Edward. 1863–1942, British explorer, mainly of N India and Tibet. He used military force to compel the Dalai Lama to sign (1904) a trade agreement with Britain