14-letter words containing t, o, g, e, r, y
- gyrostabiliser — (British spelling) Alternative form of gyrostabilizer.
- gyrostabilized — stabilized by means of a gyrostabilizer.
- gyrostabilizer — a device for stabilizing a seagoing vessel by counteracting its rolling motion from side to side, consisting essentially of a rotating gyroscope weighing about 1 percent of the displacement of the vessel.
- heavy nitrogen — the stable isotope of nitrogen having a mass number of 15.
- heterologously — In a heterologous manner.
- heterozygosity — having dissimilar pairs of genes for any hereditary characteristic.
- hydromagnetics — magnetohydrodynamics.
- hypergeometric — of or relating to operations or series that transcend ordinary geometrical operations or series
- hyperosteogeny — excessive bone development.
- hyperoxygenate — to treat, combine, or enrich with oxygen: to oxygenate the blood.
- hypertrophying — abnormal enlargement of a part or organ; excessive growth.
- iatrogenically — In an iatrogenic manner.
- laryngectomies — Plural form of laryngectomy.
- longevity risk — Longevity risk is the potential risk attached to the increasing life expectancy of policyholders, which can result in higher than expected payouts for insurance companies.
- megakaryoblast — a cell that gives rise to a megakaryocyte.
- megakaryocytes — Plural form of megakaryocyte.
- megakaryocytic — Of, pertaining to, or containing megakaryocytes.
- moral theology — the branch of theology dealing with principles of moral conduct.
- neuropathology — the pathology of the nervous system.
- nitrogen cycle — the continuous sequence of events by which atmospheric nitrogen and nitrogenous compounds in the soil are converted, as by nitrification and nitrogen fixation, into substances that can be utilized by green plants, the substances returning to the air and soil as a result of the decay of the plants and denitrification.
- nitroglycerine — a colorless, thick, oily, flammable, highly explosive, slightly water-soluble liquid, C 3 H 5 N 3 O 9 , prepared from glycerol with nitric and sulfuric acids: used chiefly as a constituent of dynamite and other explosives, in rocket propellants, and in medicine as a vasodilator in the treatment of angina pectoris.
- non-derogatory — tending to lessen the merit or reputation of a person or thing; disparaging; depreciatory: a derogatory remark.
- non-regulatory — to control or direct by a rule, principle, method, etc.: to regulate household expenses.
- northern porgy — a common sparid fish, Stenotomus chrysops, of American coastal regions of the Atlantic
- orthopterology — the study of the Orthoptera
- osmoregulatory — Of or pertaining to osmoregulation.
- overgenerosity — the quality of being too generous
- overnight stay — in hospital or hotel
- oyster farming — the activity of cultivating oysters for food or pearls
- paleontography — the formal description of fossils
- perhydrogenate — to hydrogenate as completely as possible.
- periodontology — periodontics.
- photogrammetry — the process of making surveys and maps through the use of photographs, especially aerial photographs.
- phytogeography — the science dealing with the geographical relationships of plants.
- plane geometry — the geometry of figures whose parts all lie in one plane.
- plethysmograph — a device for measuring and recording changes in the volume of the body or of a body part or organ.
- poetry reading — a public recital or rendering of a poem
- polygraph test — a test carried out using a polygraph, esp used by the police to try to find out whether somebody is telling the truth
- porphyrogenite — a prince born after his father has succeeded to the throne
- post-pregnancy — the state, condition, or quality of being pregnant.
- predesignatory — in the terminology of Sir William Hamilton, (of a sign) affixed to a proposition or term to indicate quantity
- priority guest — A priority guest at a hotel is a regular guest who has special rights, such as early check-in and discounts on food.
- property right — a legal right to or in a particular property.
- pterylographic — relating to pterylography
- pygmy marmoset — a related form, Cebuella pygmaea: the smallest monkey, inhabiting tropical forests of the Amazon
- pyriphlegethon — Phlegethon (def 1).
- pyrometallurgy — the process or technique of refining ores with heat so as to accelerate chemical reactions or to melt the metallic or nonmetallic content.
- pythagoreanism — the doctrines of Pythagoras and his followers, especially the belief that the universe is the manifestation of various combinations of mathematical ratios.
- queuing theory — a theory that deals with providing a service on a waiting line, or queue, especially when the demand for it is irregular and describable by probability distributions, as processing phone calls arriving at a telephone exchange or collecting highway tolls from drivers at tollbooths.
- reflectography — a non-destructive technique which uses infrared light to see beneath the painted surface in works of art in order to obtain information about those artworks