15-letter words containing y, i, g
- 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.
- neuroimmunology — a branch of immunology concerned with the interactions between immunological and nervous system functions, especially as they apply to various autoimmune diseases.
- neurophysiology — the branch of physiology dealing with the functions of the nervous system.
- neurotoxicology — the science that deals with the effects of poisons on the nervous system.
- night-sky light — the faint glow of the night sky, caused by such phenomena as airglow and zodiacal light.
- nizhny novgorod — city in central European Russia, at the Volga & Oka rivers: pop. 1,438,000
- nonbelligerency — the state or status of not participating in a war.
- nonbiologically — in a nonbiological way, not in a biological way
- oligodendrocyte — A glial cell similar to an astrocyte but with fewer protuberances, concerned with the production of myelin in the central nervous system.
- 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
- oxygen cylinder — a metal cylinder containing oxygen under pressure
- 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.
- petty bourgeois — petit bourgeois
- 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.
- primary storage — main memory
- primary winding — an induction coil that is the part of an electric circuit in which a changing current induces a current in a neighbouring circuit
- programmability — capable of being programmed.
- property rights — a legal right to or in a particular property.
- psychobiography — a biographical study focusing on psychological factors, as childhood traumas and unconscious motives.
- psychobiologist — the use of biological methods to study normal and abnormal emotional and cognitive processes, as the anatomical basis of memory or neurochemical abnormalities in schizophrenia.
- psychodiagnosis — a psychological examination using psychodiagnostic techniques.
- psychogeriatric — the psychology of old age.
- psychographical — relating to psychographics
- psychologically — of or relating to psychology.
- psychosociology — the study of subjects, issues, and problems common to psychology and sociology.
- publicity agent — A publicity agent is a person whose job is to make sure that a large number of people know about a person, show, or event so that they are successful.
- pyramid selling — Pyramid selling is a method of selling in which one person buys a supply of a particular product direct from the manufacturer and then sells it to a number of other people at an increased price. These people sell it on to others in a similar way, but eventually the final buyers are only able to sell the product for less than they paid for it.