10-letter words containing n, y, o
- full monty — the, the whole thing; everything that is wanted or needed: At the press briefing, the reporters got the full monty.
- fundectomy — (surgery) The surgical removal of the fundus of an organ, such as the uterus or the stomach.
- funduscopy — Ophthalmoscopic examination of the fundus of the eye.
- funny bone — the part of the elbow where the ulnar nerve passes by the internal condyle of the humerus, which when struck causes a peculiar, tingling sensation in the arm and hand; crazy bone.
- funny book — comic book.
- gastronomy — the art or science of good eating.
- gate money — Gate money is the total amount of money that is paid by the people who go to a sports match or other event.
- genecology — the study of the gene frequency of a species in relation to its population distribution within a particular environment
- generosity — readiness or liberality in giving.
- generously — liberal in giving or sharing; unselfish: a generous patron of the arts; a generous gift.
- genotyping — Present participle of genotype.
- ginglyform — (anatomy, rare) ginglymoid.
- ginglymoid — of, relating to, or resembling a ginglymus.
- gloatingly — to look at or think about with great or excessive, often smug or malicious, satisfaction: The opposing team gloated over our bad luck.
- glorifying — Present participle of glorify.
- glottogony — the study of the putative origin of language.
- glycogenic — of or relating to glycogen.
- glyoxaline — imidazole.
- glyptodont — any edentate mammal of the extinct genus Glyptodon, of the Pleistocene Epoch, having the body covered by a horny and bony armor.
- gnetophyte — Any of the plant division Gnetophyta, consisting of woody plants that differ from other gymnosperms in having vessel elements (which transport water within the plant) as found in flowering plants.
- gnomically — In a gnomic manner. (In a way apparently clear and simple, but eventually difficult to understand).
- gnoseology — The scientific or philosophical study of knowledge.
- gnosiology — Alternative form of gnoseology.
- go easy on — use sparingly
- golden boy — a man or boy who is especially popular and successful
- goldeneyes — Plural form of goldeneye.
- goldwynism — a phrase or statement involving a humorous and supposedly unintentional misuse of idiom, as “Keep a stiff upper chin,” especially such a statement attributed to Samuel Goldwyn, as “Include me out.”.
- goniometry — an instrument for measuring solid angles, as of crystals.
- gonioscopy — an optical instrument used for measuring the angle of the anterior chamber of the eye.
- gooneybird — an informal name for the albatross, esp the black-footed albatross (Diomedea nigripes)
- governessy — resembling or typical of a governess
- gramophony — the art, technique, or practice of recording sound on disc
- granophyre — a fine-grained or porphyritic granitic rock with a micrographic intergrowth of the minerals of the groundmass.
- grey heron — a large European heron, Ardea cinerea, with grey wings and back and a long black drooping crest
- grey nomad — any elderly retired person who spends time travelling around the country in a mobile home
- greyhounds — Plural form of greyhound.
- groceryman — a grocer.
- ground ivy — a creeping, aromatic plant, Glechoma hederacea, of the mint family, having rounded leaves and whorling clusters of small blue flowers.
- groundedly — in a grounded manner, or with good justification or reason
- growlingly — In a growling manner; with growls.
- gymnoplast — a mass of protoplasm without an enclosing wall.
- gymnosperm — a vascular plant having seeds that are not enclosed in an ovary; a conifer or cycad.
- gymnospore — a naked spore, especially one not produced in a sporangium or one lacking a protective envelope.
- gynandrous — having stamens and pistils united in a column, as in orchids.
- gynecocrat — gynarchy.
- gynecology — the branch of medical science that deals with the health maintenance and diseases of women, especially of the reproductive organs. Abbreviation: GYN, gyn.
- gyneocracy — Alternative form of gynecocracy.
- gyneolatry — The adoration or worship of women.
- gynephobia — an abnormal fear of women.
- gyniolatry — an extreme form of love and attachment to women