12-letter words containing y, i, g, d
- quick-drying — (of paint, concrete, glue, etc) that dries quickly
- radio galaxy — a galaxy that emits much more strongly in the radio part of the spectrum than does a typical galaxy.
- radiobiology — the branch of biology dealing with the effects of radiation on living matter.
- radioecology — the branch of ecology concerned with the effects of radioactivity on the environment
- resoundingly — making an echoing sound: a resounding thud.
- ruby wedding — a fortieth wedding anniversary
- sandy blight — trachoma.
- sedge family — the plant family Cyperaceae, characterized by herbaceous plants, often found in wet areas, having solid stems, narrow, grasslike leaves with closed sheaths, spikes of very small flowers set in a scalelike bract, and a dry, flattened, convex fruit, and including the bulrush, chufa, cotton grass, papyrus, and umbrella plant.
- see daylight — the light of day: At the end of the tunnel they could see daylight.
- self-denying — the sacrifice of one's own desires; unselfishness.
- siderography — the art or technique of engraving on steel.
- sorting yard — sorting tracks.
- steady-going — steadfast; faithful; unchanging: steady-going service to the cause of justice.
- succeedingly — being that which follows; subsequent; ensuing: laws to benefit succeeding generations.
- thiodiglycol — C4H10O2S, a yellowish viscous liquid used as a solvent
- tidal energy — energy obtained by harnessing tidal power
- tragi-comedy — A tragi-comedy is a play or other written work that is both sad and amusing.
- triglyceride — an ester obtained from glycerol by the esterification of three hydroxyl groups with fatty acids, naturally occurring in animal and vegetable tissues: an important energy source forming much of the fat stored by the body.
- troglodytism — the condition of being a troglodyte
- typing speed — the number of words someone can accurately type in one minute
- underlyingly — in an underlying manner
- undesignedly — in an undesigned manner
- undoubtingly — in an undoubting manner
- undulatingly — in an undulating manner
- unyieldingly — unable to bend or be penetrated under pressure; hard: trees so unyielding that they broke in the harsh north winds.
- waitangi day — the national day of New Zealand (Feb 6), commemorating the signing of the Treaty of Waitangi (1840) by Māori chiefs and a representative of the British Government. The treaty provided the basis for the British annexation of New Zealand
- yin and yang — (in Chinese philosophy and religion) two principles, one negative, dark, and feminine (yin) and one positive, bright, and masculine (yang) whose interaction influences the destinies of creatures and things.