14-letter words containing y, i, n
- genethliacally — from a genethliac point of view
- gentian family — the plant family Gentianaceae, typified by herbaceous plants having simple opposite leaves, usually blue flowers with five united petals, and fruit in the form of a capsule, and including the closed gentian, fringed gentian, centaury, exacum, and marsh pink.
- geocentrically — In a geocentric manner.
- geognostically — with reference to a knowledge of the structure of the earth
- gerrymandering — U.S. Politics. the dividing of a state, county, etc., into election districts so as to give one political party a majority in many districts while concentrating the voting strength of the other party into as few districts as possible.
- get funny with — to be impudent to
- get in the way — be an obstacle
- ginseng family — the plant family Araliaceae, characterized by often prickly herbaceous plants, trees, and shrubs having alternate leaves and dense clusters of small, whitish or greenish flowers, and including the devil's-club, ginseng, ivy, schefflera, and wild sarsaparilla.
- glycemic index — a system that ranks foods by the speeds at which their carbohydrates are converted into glucose in the body; a measure of the effects of foods on blood-sugar levels.
- glycogenolysis — (biochemistry) The production of glucose-1-phosphate by splitting a glucose monomer from glycogen using inorganic phosphate.
- glycogenolytic — Of, pertaining to, or capable of glycogenolysis, the catabolism of glycogen.
- goitrogenicity — the potential to cause goitre
- governing body — board, regulatory authority
- graduation day — the day on which the ceremony is held at which university or college degrees and diplomas are conferred
- granary weevil — a reddish-brown weevil, Sitophilus granarius, that infests stored grain.
- granny dumping — the abandonment of an elderly person, especially a relative, at a hospital, bus station, etc.
- grape hyacinth — any plant belonging to the genus Muscari, of the lily family, as M. botryoides, having globular, blue flowers resembling tiny grapes.
- group dynamics — (used with a plural verb) the interactions that influence the attitudes and behavior of people when they are grouped with others through either choice or accidental circumstances.
- gynaecological — Alternative spelling of gynecological.
- gynomonoecious — having both female and hermaphrodite flowers on the same plant.
- hanging valley — a valley, the lower end of which opens high above a shore, usually caused by the rapid erosion of a cliff.
- happy slapping — the practice of attacking, esp slapping, an unsuspecting passer-by and filming it with a mobile camera phone, footage of which is then circulated for the amusement of others
- haul your wind — to sail closer to the wind
- heartrendingly — In a heartrending manner.
- heartwarmingly — In a heartwarming manner.
- heating system — a system that provides heat to a building or number of buildings
- heavy industry — bulk materials manufacturing
- heavy nitrogen — the stable isotope of nitrogen having a mass number of 15.
- hebetudinosity — mental dullness; insipidity
- hedonistically — a person whose life is devoted to the pursuit of pleasure and self-gratification.
- hemingwayesque — of, relating to, or characteristic of Ernest Hemingway or his works.
- henry j kaiser — Henry J(ohn) 1882–1967, U.S. industrialist.
- henry the lion — ?1129–95, duke of Saxony (1142–81). His ambitions led to conflict with the Holy Roman Emperors, notably Frederick Barbarossa
- high frequency — the range of frequencies in the radio spectrum between 3 and 30 megahertz.
- highly trained — that has received a lot of academic or physical training
- himalayan tahr — any of several Old World wild goats of the genus Hemitragus, as H. jemlahicus (Himalayan tahr) introduced into New Zealand, having a long mane and short, stout, recurving horns: most are endangered or threatened in their native regions.
- hinoki cypress — an evergreen tree, Chamaecyparis obtusa, of Japan, having scalelike leaves and orange-brown cones, grown for timber and as an ornamental.
- histrionically — of or relating to actors or acting.
- hither and yon — Hither and thither means in many different directions or places, and in a disorganized way. In American English, the expression hither and yon is sometimes used.
- holiday season — period: November to January
- holy communion — communion (def 1).
- holy matrimony — marriage
- honey mesquite — a thorny drought-resistant tree, Prosopis glandulosa, of the legume family, native to the southwestern U.S., having clusters of yellow flowers.
- huckleberrying — the activity of gathering huckleberries
- humane society — (often initial capital letter) an organization devoted to promoting humane ideals, especially with reference to the treatment of animals.
- humanistically — a person having a strong interest in or concern for human welfare, values, and dignity.
- hungry viewkit — (operating system, library) A C++ class library for developing Motif application programs (although this restriction will be lifted once LessTif is finished). It follows the API of the Iris(tm) ViewKit, put out by SGI. The Hungry ViewKit is a superset of the Iris ViewKit, so any code developed for the Iris version will work with the Hungry version, but possibly not vice versa.
- hybrid testing — (testing) A combination of top-down testing with bottom-up testing of prioritised or available components.
- hydrocortisone — Biochemistry. a steroid hormone, C 21 H 30 O 5 , of the adrenal cortex, active in carbohydrate and protein metabolism.
- hydrodynamical — Hydrodynamic.