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13-letter words containing n, a, y, g, o

  • pharyngectomy — excision of part or all of the pharynx.
  • pharyngoscope — an instrument for inspecting the pharynx.
  • pharyngoscopy — an examination by means of a pharyngoscope.
  • phrygian mode — an authentic church mode represented on the white keys of a keyboard instrument by an ascending scale from E to E.
  • phytopathogen — an organism that causes disease in plants
  • plain yoghurt — natural yoghurt, without added flavouring
  • plough monday — the first Monday after Epiphany, which in N and E England used to be celebrated with a procession of ploughmen drawing a plough from house to house
  • policy-making — Policy-making is the making of policies.
  • polygonaceous — belonging to the Polygonaceae, the buckwheat family of plants.
  • polysomnogram — a record of a person's sleep pattern, breathing, heart activity, and limb movements during sleep. Abbreviation: PSG.
  • polythene bag — a bag made of polythene, esp one used to store or protect food or household articles
  • rogation days — Usually, rogations. Ecclesiastical. solemn supplication, especially as chanted during procession on the three days (Rogation Days) before Ascension Day.
  • rotary engine — an engine, as a turbine, in which the impelling fluid produces torque directly rather than by acting upon reciprocating parts.
  • saint gregorySaint (Hildebrand) c1020–85, Italian ecclesiastic: pope 1073–85.
  • salpingectomy — excision of the Fallopian tube.
  • salpingostomy — the formation of an artificial opening into a Fallopian tube.
  • significatory — serving to signify
  • splanchnology — the visceral system
  • sporting lady — a prostitute.
  • staying power — ability or strength to last or endure; endurance; stamina.
  • steganography — the practice of concealing messages in such a way that only the sender and the recipient know that there is a message
  • strong safety — the defensive back assigned to cover the area across from the strong side of the opponent's offensive line and primarily responsible for defending against pass plays.
  • suffocatingly — to kill by preventing the access of air to the blood through the lungs or analogous organs, as gills; strangle.
  • syringomyelia — a disease of the spinal cord in which the nerve tissue is replaced by a cavity filled with fluid.
  • tansy ragwort — a European composite plant, Senecio jacobaea, naturalized in North America, having numerous yellow flowers.
  • thanatography — an account or story of a person's death experience
  • thyroid gland — a two-lobed endocrine gland, located at the base of the neck that secretes two hormones that regulate the rates of metabolism, growth, and development.
  • transmisogyny — discrimination or prejudice against transgender women.
  • unambiguously — plainly, clearly
  • unapprovingly — in an unapproving manner
  • unforgettably — impossible to forget; indelibly impressed on the memory: scenes of unforgettable beauty.
  • unoriginality — the quality or state of being original.
  • vaginomycosis — a fungous infection of the vagina.
  • waygoing crop — away-going crop.
  • working party — A working party is a committee which is formed to investigate a particular situation or problem and to produce a report containing its opinions and suggestions.
  • wrongheadedly — In a wrongheaded manner.
  • young ireland — a movement or party of Irish patriots in the 1840s who split with Daniel O'Connell because they favoured a more violent policy than that which he promoted
  • zhao kuangyin — Chao K'uang-yin.
  • zygosporangia — a sporangium that bears a zygospore.
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