13-letter words containing y, i, n
- gender binary — a classification system consisting of two genders, male and female.
- genethlialogy — the science of calculating positions of the heavenly bodies on nativities.
- genitourinary — of or relating to the genital and urinary organs; urogenital.
- genotypically — With reference to a genotype.
- geostationary — of or relating to a satellite traveling in an orbit 22,300 miles (35,900 km) above the earth's equator: at this altitude, the satellite's period of rotation, 24 hours, matches the earth's and the satellite always remains in the same spot over the earth: geostationary orbit.
- germinability — the degree of ability of a seed to germinate or sprout.
- ginger family — the plant family Zingiberaceae, characterized by tropical, often aromatic herbaceous plants having rhizomes, long sheathing leaves, and clusters of tubular flowers, and including cardamon, ginger, and turmeric.
- glyconic acid — gluconic acid.
- glycoproteins — Plural form of glycoprotein.
- glycosylation — (chemistry, biochemistry) The reaction of a saccharide with a hydroxy or amino functional group to form a glycoside; especially the reaction with a protein or lipid to form a glycoprotein or glycolipid.
- gnu c library — (library) (glibc) The run-time library for the GNU C compiler, gcc, and others. glibc is the source code for libc.a. It is maintained separately from the compilers and is a superset of ANSI C and POSIX.1 and a large subset of POSIX.2. Mailing list: <[email protected]> (bugs).
- go swimmingly — If you say that something is going swimmingly, you mean that everything is happening in a satisfactory way, without any problems.
- governability — to rule over by right of authority: to govern a nation.
- gravity hinge — a hinge closing automatically by means of gravity.
- gray eminence — a person who wields unofficial power, especially through another person and often surreptitiously or privately.
- group annuity — a plan in which the members of a group, usually employees of the same company, receive annuities upon retirement.
- guanylic acid — GMP.
- guernsey lily — a bulbous plant, Nerine sarniensis, of the amaryllis family, native to southern Africa, having clusters of crimson flowers.
- gymnastically — In a gymnastic manner.
- gynaecologist — (UK, Canada, dated in US) A physician who specialises in diseases of the female reproductive system.
- gynaecomastia — abnormal overdevelopment of the breasts in a man
- gynaecophobia — (psychology) An irrational fear of women.
- gynecocracies — Plural form of gynecocracy.
- gynecological — the branch of medical science that deals with the health maintenance and diseases of women, especially of the reproductive organs. Abbreviation: GYN, gyn.
- gynecologists — Plural form of gynecologist.
- gynodioecious — having female flowers on one plant and hermaphrodite flowers on another plant of the same species.
- gynomonoecism — the condition of having female flowers and also flowers that have a pistil and stamen on the same plant
- gypsy setting — a setting, as on a ring, completely enclosing the girdle of the stone.
- gyromagnetism — the condition or state of being gyromagnetic
- haemodynamics — a branch of physiology that deals with the circulation of the blood
- hallucinatory — pertaining to or characterized by hallucination: hallucinatory visions.
- handleability — a part of a thing made specifically to be grasped or held by the hand.
- hardenability — The quality or degree of being hardenable.
- hasty pudding — New England. cornmeal mush.
- heavenly city — the abode of God and His saints; heaven. Rev. 21:2.
- heavy lifting — hard work: A team of researchers did the heavy lifting for the author.
- heavy petting — Informal. intense petting that involves mutual stimulation of the genitals but not sexual intercourse.
- helminthology — the scientific study of worms, especially of parasitic worms.
- hemp agrimony — a European composite plant, Eupatorium cannabinum, having dull purplish flowers.
- herd immunity — the immunity or resistance to a particular infection that occurs in a group of people or animals when a very high percentage of individuals have been vaccinated or previously exposed to the infection.
- herniorrhaphy — correction of a hernia by a suturing procedure.
- heterogeneity — the quality or state of being heterogeneous; composition from dissimilar parts; disparateness.
- highly strung — person: tense, sensitive
- holy alliance — a league formed by the principal sovereigns of Europe in 1815 with the professed object of promoting Christian brotherhood but the practical object of repressing democratic revolutions and institutions. The English and Turkish rulers and Pope Pius VII did not join the league.
- honey gilding — gilding of ceramics with a mixture of gold leaf and honey, later fired to fix the gold.
- honor society — (in a college, university, or secondary school) a student society that admits members on the basis of academic merit and, sometimes, worthwhile contributions in extracurricular activities.
- honorifically — In a honorific manner.
- honourability — A state or condition or being honourable.
- horizontality — at right angles to the vertical; parallel to level ground.
- humiliatingly — lowering the pride, self-respect, or dignity of a person; mortifying: Such a humiliating defeat was good for his overblown ego.