12-letter words containing y, i, g
- high-quality — adhering to an excellent standard of measure; of superior quality: Education depends on high-quality teachers and materials in our schools.
- highly rated — generally considered to be of high quality
- highway code — In Britain, the Highway Code is an official book published by the Department of Transport, which contains the rules which tell people how to use public roads safely.
- historiology — (obsolete) a discourse on history.
- hominy grits — grits (def 1).
- homo-zygotic — having identical pairs of genes for any given pair of hereditary characteristics.
- homozygosity — having identical pairs of genes for any given pair of hereditary characteristics.
- honeycombing — Present participle of honeycomb.
- honeymooning — (of a married couple) On a honeymoon.
- horrifyingly — In a horrifying manner.
- hybrid vigor — heterosis.
- hydrargyrism — mercurialism.
- hydrobiology — the study of aquatic organisms.
- hydrocooling — the process or technique of arresting the ripening of fruits and vegetables after harvesting by immersion in ice water.
- hydroforming — the production of high-octane aromatic compounds for motor fuels by catalytic reforming of naphthas in the presence of hydrogen.
- hydrogen ion — ionized hydrogen of the form H + , found in aqueous solutions of all acids.
- hydrogenized — Simple past tense and past participle of hydrogenize.
- hydrographic — the science of the measurement, description, and mapping of the surface waters of the earth, with special reference to their use for navigation.
- hydrological — the science dealing with the occurrence, circulation, distribution, and properties of the waters of the earth and its atmosphere.
- hydrologists — Plural form of hydrologist.
- hydroplaning — a seaplane.
- hygienically — conducive to good health; healthful; sanitary.
- hygrochastic — of or relating to the opening of a fruit or flower caused by water or moisture
- hygrographic — of or relating to a hygrograph
- hygrophilous — a plant that thrives in wet or very moist ground.
- hyperalgesia — an exaggerated sense of pain (opposed to hypalgesia).
- hyperalgesic — Of or pertaining to hyperalgesia.
- hypergenesis — an origin, creation, or beginning.
- hypergenetic — Biology. pertaining or according to genetics.
- hypergraphia — (psychiatry) A behavioural condition characterised by an intense desire to write, associated with changes in the temporal lobes due to epilepsy or chemical changes.
- hypergravity — The presence of an apparently 'increased' gravitational field in an accelerating or rotating situation.
- hyperlinking — Present participle of hyperlink.
- hyperlogical — reasoning in accordance with the principles of logic, as a person or the mind: logical thinking.
- hypermagical — produced by or as if by magic: The change in the appearance of the room was magical.
- hypnogenesis — induction of the hypnotic state.
- hypoallergic — Hypoallergenic.
- hypogastrium — the lower and median part of the abdomen.
- hypoglycemia — an abnormally low level of glucose in the blood.
- hypoglycemic — an abnormally low level of glucose in the blood.
- hypogonadism — diminished hormonal or reproductive functioning in the testes or the ovaries.
- hypophrygian — (in medieval church music) of or relating to the fourth of the eight scales
- hypsographic — a branch of geography that deals with the measurement and mapping of the topography of the earth above sea level.
- hysterogenic — inducing hysteria.
- ichthyophagy — the practice of eating or subsisting on fish.
- ignitability — to set on fire; kindle.
- ignition key — key that starts an engine
- illegibility — not legible; impossible or hard to read or decipher because of poor handwriting, faded print, etc.: This letter is completely illegible.
- illegitimacy — the state or quality of being illegitimate.
- illogicality — illogic.
- implantology — the branch of dentistry dealing with the permanent implantation or attachment of artificial teeth in the jaw.