10-letter words containing r, i, g, o
- intertrigo — Inflammation caused by the rubbing of one area of skin on another.
- intragroup — Taking place within a group, especially within a social group.
- introgress — (biology, genetics) To infiltrate the genes of one species into the gene pool of another through repeated backcrossing of an interspecific hybrid.
- invigorant — a tonic.
- invigorate — to give vigor to; fill with life and energy; energize.
- iron guard — a Romanian fascist party that was extremely nationalistic and anti-Semitic, eliminated after World War II.
- ironmonger — a dealer in hardware.
- irreligion — lack of religion.
- irrigation — the artificial application of water to land to assist in the production of crops.
- irrigators — Plural form of irrigator.
- irrorating — Present participle of irrorate.
- iso rating — a classification of film speed in which a doubling of the ISO number represents a doubling in sensitivity; for example, ISO 400 film requires half the exposure of ISO 200 under the same conditions. The system uses identical numbers to the obsolete ASA rating
- isographic — (in the study of the geographical distribution of a dialect) a line drawn on a map to indicate areas having common linguistic characteristics.
- ivory gull — a white, arctic gull, Pagophila eburnea.
- jaguarondi — Alternative spelling of jaguarundi.
- jargonized — Simple past tense and past participle of jargonize.
- jeoparding — Present participle of jeopard.
- journaling — The activity of keeping a diary, also known as journal.
- journeying — a traveling from one place to another, usually taking a rather long time; trip: a six-day journey across the desert.
- kalgoorlie — a city in SW Australia: chief center of gold-mining industry in Australia.
- karyologic — of or relating to karyology
- kilogramme — (British) alternative spelling of kilogram.
- king cobra — a cobra, Ophiophagus hannah, of southeastern Asia and the East Indies, that grows to a length of more than 15 feet (5 meters): the largest of the venomous snakes.
- kingsolver — Barbara, born 1955, U.S. novelist, short-story writer, and essayist.
- kirovograd — a city in S central Ukraine.
- kissograms — Plural form of kissogram.
- koniggratz — German name of Hradec Králové.
- konigsberg — a former province in NE Germany: an enclave separated from Germany by the Polish Corridor; now divided between Poland and the Russian Federation. 14,283 sq. mi. (36,993 sq. km). Capital: Königsberg.
- krivoi rog — a city in SE Ukraine, SW of Dnepropetrovsk.
- krivoy rog — a city in SE Ukraine: founded in the 17th century by Cossacks; iron-mining centre; iron- and steelworks. Pop: 658 000 (2005 est)
- lageniform — shaped like a flask; having an enlarged base tapering to a narrow neck.
- lar gibbon — white-handed gibbon.
- legionaire — Misspelling of legionnaire.
- legislator — a person who gives or makes laws.
- lego brick — a toy plastic brick with studs which can be connected to other plastic bricks and used to construct toy buildings, vehicles, etc
- liege lord — a feudal lord entitled to allegiance and service
- lightboard — switchboard (def 2).
- lightproof — impervious to light: a lightproof film cartridge.
- lignotuber — (botany) A starchy enlargement (caudex), usually of a root, of a woody plant, serving to store water.
- linguiform — having the shape of a tongue; tongue-shaped.
- lipography — unintentional omission in writing, as of a specific letter or syllable.
- lithograph — a print produced by lithography.
- lithomarge — kaolin in compact, massive, usually impure form.
- litigators — Plural form of litigator.
- livingroom — Alternative form of 'living room'.
- lobstering — the act, process, or business of capturing lobsters.
- logarithms — Plural form of logarithm.
- logogriphs — Plural form of logogriph.
- logorrheic — pathologically incoherent, repetitious speech.
- logrolling — U.S. Politics. the exchange of support or favors, especially by legislators for mutual political gain as by voting for each other's bills.