13-letter words containing y, g
- chargeability — that may or should be charged: chargeable duty.
- chicago style — a style of jazz flourishing in Chicago especially in the early 1920s, constituting a direct offshoot of New Orleans style, and differing from its predecessor chiefly in the diminished influence of native folk sources, the greater tension of its group improvisation, the increased emphasis on solos, and the regular use of the tenor saxophone as part of the ensemble.
- child prodigy — A child prodigy is a child with a very great talent.
- chlorargyrite — a mineral, the naturally occurring form of silver chloride, formed in the oxidation process of silver
- chronobiology — the branch of biology concerned with the periodicity occurring in living organisms
- city of light — Paris2
- city planning — City planning is the planning and design of all the new buildings, roads, and parks in a place in order to make them attractive and convenient for the people who live there.
- cleaning lady — A cleaning lady is a woman who is employed to clean the rooms and furniture inside a building.
- climatography — an account of a region's climate
- climbing lily — a climbing lily of the genus Gloriosa, native to Africa and Asia, having showy red and yellow flowers.
- clonogenicity — (uncountable) The ability of a cell to form clones.
- coagulability — The ability to coagulate, of being coagulable.
- colostomy bag — a bag that is attached to the surgical opening from the colon onto the surface of the body and into which faecal matter passes
- communicology — the study of communication.
- company grade — military rank applying to army officers below major, as second and first lieutenants and captains.
- complainingly — In a complaining manner; peevishly.
- conflictingly — being in conflict or disagreement; not compatible: conflicting viewpoints.
- confoundingly — in a confounding manner
- consanguinity — relationship by blood; kinship
- consideringly — in a considering manner
- contragravity — (scifi) antigravity.
- contrastingly — to compare in order to show unlikeness or differences; note the opposite natures, purposes, etc., of: Contrast the political rights of Romans and Greeks.
- copy negative — master (def 21).
- copyrightable — the exclusive right to make copies, license, and otherwise exploit a literary, musical, or artistic work, whether printed, audio, video, etc.: works granted such right by law on or after January 1, 1978, are protected for the lifetime of the author or creator and for a period of 70 years after his or her death.
- corrigibility — The quality or state of being corrigible.
- counterspying — the activities of a counterspy
- cranberry bog — a bog in which cranberry plants are cultivated.
- credit agency — an agency that checks whether people are able to pay for goods and services they wish to buy on credit, and provides them with a credit rating
- crop spraying — the spraying of crops with insecticide, fungicide, etc
- crustaceology — The branch of zoology dealing with crustaceans.
- cryobiologist — A biologist who specializes in cryobiology.
- cryogenically — in a cryogenic manner
- cryptographer — the science or study of the techniques of secret writing, especially code and cipher systems, methods, and the like. Compare cryptanalysis (def 2).
- cryptographic — Relating to cryptography.
- cryptological — cryptography.
- cryptozoology — the study of creatures, such as the Loch Ness monster, whose existence has not been scientifically proved
- crystallizing — Present participle of crystallize.
- cyberbullying — Cyberbullying is the use of the Internet to frighten or upset someone, usually by sending them unpleasant messages.
- cybershopping — Shopping by means of computers or the Internet.
- cyberslacking — (informal) Use of the Internet during work hours for unrelated tasks.
- cyberstalking — Cyberstalking is the use of the Internet to contact someone or find out information about them in a way that is annoying or frightening.
- cycle billing — a method of billing customers at monthly intervals in which statements are prepared on each working day of the month and mailed to a designated fraction of the total number of customers.
- cycle drought — A scarcity of cycles. It may be due to a cycle crunch, but it could also occur because part of the computer is temporarily not working, leaving fewer cycles to go around. "The high moby is down, so we're running with only half the usual amount of memory. There will be a cycle drought until it's fixed."
- cytodiagnosis — the diagnosis of disease through the study of cells in the body
- cytogenetical — of or related to cytogenetics
- cytologically — the study of the microscopic appearance of cells, especially for the diagnosis of abnormalities and malignancies.
- cytopathology — a branch of pathology that examines individual cells in order to diagnose disease
- cytopharynges — Plural form of cytopharynx.
- dactylography — the scientific study of fingerprints for purposes of identification
- dactylomegaly — abnormal enlargement of the fingers or toes.