13-letter words containing s, o, y, a
- emphysematous — (medicine) Related, similar to or involving emphysema; swollen, bloated.
- encyclopedias — Plural form of encyclopedia.
- enhypostatize — to come together in one person or hypostasis
- enjoyableness — The quality or state of being enjoyable.
- erythematosus — (pathology) An eruption of red lesions.
- erythroblasts — Plural form of erythroblast.
- escort agency — an agency where people, esp young women, may be hired to accompany someone for entertainment, etc
- expostulatory — Of, characterized by, or exhibiting expostulation.
- extrasystoles — Plural form of extrasystole.
- extrasystolia — (medicine) An alteration in the rhythm of the heart due to extrasystoles.
- extrasystolic — Relating to extrasystole, the premature contraction of the heart.
- factory-fresh — coming directly from the factory; brand new
- fairy swallow — a variety of domestic fancy pigeon having blue-and-white plumage and heavily muffed feet
- false economy — an attempt to save money which actually leads to greater expense
- fantabulously — In a fantabulous manner; fantastically, wonderfully.
- feature story — a newspaper or magazine article or report of a person, event, an aspect of a major event, or the like, often having a personal slant and written in an individual style. Compare follow-up (def 3b), hard news, news story.
- flirtatiously — given or inclined to flirtation.
- floristically — In a floristic manner.
- formal system — an uninterpreted symbolic system whose syntax is precisely defined, and on which a relation of deducibility is defined in purely syntactic terms; a logistic system
- four-way stop — an intersection of two roads with four stop signs, one facing in each direction
- frobisher bay — an inlet of the Atlantic in NE Canada, in the SE coast of Baffin Island
- frontal gyrus — any of several convolutions on the outer surface of the frontal lobe of the cerebrum.
- galois theory — the branch of mathematics that deals with the application of the theory of finite groups to the solution of algebraic equations.
- galvanoplasty — electrotypy.
- galveston bay — an inlet of the Gulf of Mexico.
- gastrorrhaphy — The suture of a perforation of the stomach.
- general synod — the governing body, under Parliament, of the Church of England, made up of the bishops and elected clerical and lay representatives
- geophysically — In a geophysical manner; in terms of geophysics.
- geostationary — of or relating to a satellite traveling in an orbit 22,300 miles (35,900 km) above the earth's equator: at this altitude, the satellite's period of rotation, 24 hours, matches the earth's and the satellite always remains in the same spot over the earth: geostationary orbit.
- gesticulatory — Making a lot of gesticulations.
- glycosylation — (chemistry, biochemistry) The reaction of a saccharide with a hydroxy or amino functional group to form a glycoside; especially the reaction with a protein or lipid to form a glycoprotein or glycolipid.
- good old days — past times viewed with nostalgia
- grease monkey — a mechanic, especially one who works on automobiles or airplanes.
- great society — the goal of the Democratic Party under the leadership of President Lyndon B. Johnson, chiefly to enact domestic programs to improve education, provide medical care for the aged, and eliminate poverty.
- gross anatomy — the branch of anatomy that deals with structures that can be seen with the naked eye.
- gynaecologist — (UK, Canada, dated in US) A physician who specialises in diseases of the female reproductive system.
- gynaecomastia — abnormal overdevelopment of the breasts in a man
- gynecocracies — Plural form of gynecocracy.
- gyrocompasses — Plural form of gyrocompass.
- gyromagnetism — the condition or state of being gyromagnetic
- haemodialyses — Plural form of haemodialysis.
- haemodialysis — (medicine) the use of dialysis to remove waste products from the blood in the case of kidney failure.
- haemodynamics — a branch of physiology that deals with the circulation of the blood
- halfway house — an inn or stopping place situated approximately midway between two places on a road.
- harry hotspur — the nickname of Sir Henry Percy
- have eyes for — to be interested in
- he's your man — he's the person needed (for a particular task, role, job, etc)
- hemocytoblast — a primordial cell capable of developing into any type of blood cell.
- heresiography — a treatise on heresy.
- heusler alloy — any of various alloys of manganese and other nonferromagnetic metals that exhibit ferromagnetism.