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15-letter words containing y, a, g, i

  • logging company — a company that fells trees and sells timber
  • macro-sociology — the sociological study of large-scale social systems and long-term patterns and processes.
  • magnetic pulley — a magnetic device for separating metal from sand, refuse, etc.
  • magnolia family — the plant family Magnoliaceae, characterized by evergreen or deciduous trees and shrubs having simple, alternate leaves, often showy flowers with a spiral arrangement of their floral parts, and conelike fruit, and including the cucumber tree, magnolia, tulip tree, and umbrella tree.
  • mahogany family — the plant family Meliaceae, characterized by tropical and subtropical trees and shrubs having alternate, pinnate leaves, usually branched clusters of flowers, and fruit in the form of a berry or leathery capsule, and including the chinaberry, cedars of the genus Cedrela, and mahoganies of the genera Swietenia and Khaya.
  • malacopterygian — belonging or pertaining to the Malacopterygii (Malacopteri), a group of soft-finned, teleost fishes.
  • malpighian body — Also called kidney corpuscle, Malpighian body. the structure at the beginning of a vertebrate nephron, consisting of a glomerulus and its surrounding Bowman's capsule.
  • marriageability — The condition of being marriageable.
  • maternity grant — (in the British National Insurance scheme) a flat-rate benefit for pregnant women on low incomes
  • metacognitively — In a metacognitive way.
  • metallurgically — the technique or science of working or heating metals so as to give them certain desired shapes or properties.
  • microangiopathy — any disease of the small blood vessels.
  • microgametocyte — a gametocyte that produces microgametes
  • microtopography — microrelief.
  • mid-heavyweight — a professional wrestler weighing 199–209 pounds (91–95 kg)
  • mineralogically — With regard to mineralogy.
  • moreton bay fig — a large Australian fig tree, Ficus macrophylla, having glossy leaves and smooth bark
  • morning prayers — early-morning act of religious worship
  • morphologically — the branch of biology dealing with the form and structure of organisms.
  • mouthwateringly — In a mouthwatering manner.
  • moving stairway — escalator (def 1).
  • mythologization — The act or process of mythologizing.
  • nasopharyngitis — (medicine) An inflammation of the nasal passages, and of the upper pharynx.
  • negative equity — If someone who has borrowed money to buy a house or flat has negative equity, the amount of money they owe is greater than the present value of their home.
  • nonbiologically — in a nonbiological way, not in a biological way
  • oligohydramnios — (medicine) A deficit of amniotic fluid in the amniotic sac, causing distinctive deformations of the foetus.
  • operating cycle — the period of time between starting a business and making a profit
  • ordinary degree — a university degree without honours
  • ordinary rating — a rank in the Royal Navy comparable to that of a private in the army
  • pachymeningitis — inflammation of the dura mater of the brain and spinal cord
  • package holiday — a holiday arranged by a travel company in which your travel and accommodation are booked for you
  • packing density — a measure of the amount of data that can be held by unit length of a storage medium, such as magnetic tape
  • palaeolimnology — the study of ancient lake ecologies
  • paleogeophysics — (used with a plural verb) inferred geophysical conditions or processes of designated periods of the geologic past.
  • palynologically — from a palynological point of view
  • pathophysiology — the physiology of abnormal or diseased organisms or their parts; the functional changes associated with a disease or syndrome.
  • phonogramically — in a phonogramic manner
  • phrenologically — in a manner relating to phrenology
  • physical change — a usually reversible change in the physical properties of a substance, as size or shape: Freezing a liquid is a physical change.
  • physiologically — of or relating to physiology.
  • physiopathology — pathophysiology.
  • phytopathogenic — of, possessing the properties of, or relating to a phytopathogen
  • picture gallery — place where art is exhibited and sold
  • piggyback plant — a plant, Tolmiea menziesii, of the saxifrage family, native to western North America, that produces new plants at the base of its broad, hairy leaves and that is popular as a houseplant.
  • pituitary gland — a small, somewhat cherry-shaped double structure attached by a stalk to the base of the brain and constituting the master endocrine gland affecting all hormonal functions in the body, consisting of an anterior region ((anterior pituitary) or (adenohypophysis)) that develops embryonically from the roof of the mouth and that secretes growth hormone, LH, FSH, ACTH, TSH, and MSH, a posterior region ((posterior pituitary) or (neurohypophysis)) that develops from the back of the forebrain and that secretes the hormones vasopressin and oxytocin, and an intermediate part (pars intermedia) derived from the anterior region but joined to the posterior region, that secretes the hormone MSH in lower vertebrates.
  • plane surveying — the surveying of areas of limited size, making no corrections for the earth's curvature
  • plastic surgery — the branch of surgery dealing with the repair or replacement of malformed, injured, or lost organs or tissues of the body, chiefly by the transplant of living tissues.
  • polynomial ring — the set of all polynomials in an indeterminate variable with coefficients that are elements of a given ring.
  • poultry farming — breeding and keeping fowl
  • primary sealing — Primary sealing is devices used for sealing tanks, to reduce emissions, often made of foam.
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