11-letter words containing o, y, s, t
- gastromancy — a form of divination by interpreting words and sounds seeming to come from the stomach
- gastropathy — (pathology) Any disease of the stomach.
- gastroscopy — the examination with a gastroscope to detect disease.
- gastrosophy — the science or art of good eating
- gastrostomy — the construction of an artificial opening from the stomach through the abdominal wall, permitting intake of food or drainage of gastric contents.
- genioplasty — Mentoplasty.
- geostrategy — The strategic use of geopolitics.
- ghost story — a tale in which such elements as ghostly visitations and supernatural intervention are used to further the plot and a chilling, suspenseful atmosphere.
- glastonbury — a borough of SW England, in whose vicinity the ruins of an important Iron Age lake village have been found and to which in folklore both King Arthur and Joseph of Arimathaea have been linked, the latter as the founder of the abbey there.
- glossectomy — (surgery) The surgical removal of all or part of the tongue.
- glutinosity — The quality of being glutinous or viscous.
- glutinously — In a glutinous manner.
- glycosylate — (organic chemistry) To react with a sugar to form a glycoside (especially a glycoprotein).
- gnetophytes — Plural form of gnetophyte.
- gouty stool — a footstool of the 18th century having a top adjustable to a variety of angles.
- grandiosity — affectedly grand or important; pompous: grandiose words.
- grotesquely — odd or unnatural in shape, appearance, or character; fantastically ugly or absurd; bizarre.
- grotesquery — grotesque character.
- gustatorily — in a gustatory manner
- gymnanthous — achlamydeous.
- gynaecomast — a man who suffers from gynaecomastia
- gynostegium — a specialized caplike mass of tissue covering a gynoecium.
- gynostemium — the united stamens and pistil of an orchid.
- gyrostatics — the science that deals with the laws of rotating bodies.
- haemoptysis — (British spelling) alternative spelling of hemoptysis.
- heliophytes — a plant that grows best in full sunlight.
- hematolysis — hemolysis.
- hepatocytes — Plural form of hepatocyte.
- hepatoscopy — medical examination of the liver.
- heptagynous — (of a flower) having seven pistils
- heterolysis — The dissolution of cells by lysins or enzymes from different species.
- heterospory — the production of both microspores and megaspores.
- heterostyly — the condition in certain plants, such as primroses, of having styles of different lengths, each type of style in flowers on different plants, which promotes cross-pollination
- histiocytes — Plural form of histiocyte.
- histiocytic — Pertaining to connective tissue containing large white blood cells.
- histography — a treatise on or description of organic tissues.
- historicity — historical authenticity.
- historyless — Lacking history.
- histotrophy — A form of matrotrophy exhibited by some live-bearing sharks and rays, in which the developing embryo receives additional nutrition from its mother in the form of uterine secretions called histotroph.
- holophytism — the property of being holophytic
- holy spirit — the spirit of God.
- holystoning — Present participle of holystone.
- homozygotes — Plural form of homozygote.
- honesty bar — an unattended area in a hotel, resort, etc, where patrons may serve themselves drinks and are expected to leave money to pay for them
- honesty box — a container into which members of the public are trusted to place payments when there is no attendant to collect them
- honey-sweet — sweet as honey.
- honeyeaters — Plural form of honeyeater.
- honeylocust — any of a genus (Gleditsia) of trees of the caesalpinia family, esp. a North American species (G. triacanthos) usually having strong, thorny branches, featherlike foliage, and large, twisted pods containing beanlike seeds and a sweet pulp
- hospitality — the friendly reception and treatment of guests or strangers.
- host family — family one lodges with