13-letter words containing y, n
- group annuity — a plan in which the members of a group, usually employees of the same company, receive annuities upon retirement.
- guanabara bay — a deep bay in the Atlantic Ocean, on the SE coast of Brazil: site of Rio de Janeiro.
- guanylic acid — GMP.
- guernsey lily — a bulbous plant, Nerine sarniensis, of the amaryllis family, native to southern Africa, having clusters of crimson flowers.
- gunnery range — place used for rifle practice
- gymnastically — In a gymnastic manner.
- gymnospermous — of or relating to a gymnosperm; having exposed or naked seeds.
- 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.
- gynandromorph — an individual exhibiting morphological characteristics of both sexes.
- 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 capstan — a small capstan moved only by a motor or engine.
- gypsy setting — a setting, as on a ring, completely enclosing the girdle of the stone.
- gyrofrequency — the frequency of rotation of an electron or other charged particle in a magnetic field, directly proportional to the charge of the particle and to the field strength and inversely proportional to the mass of the particle.
- gyromagnetism — the condition or state of being gyromagnetic
- hackney coach — hackney (def 1).
- 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.
- hard currency — money that is backed by gold reserves and is readily convertible into foreign currencies.
- hardenability — The quality or degree of being hardenable.
- hasty pudding — New England. cornmeal mush.
- he's your man — he's the person needed (for a particular task, role, job, etc)
- heartbrokenly — In a heartbroken manner.
- heavenly body — celestial object: star, planet, etc.
- heavenly city — the abode of God and His saints; heaven. Rev. 21:2.
- heavy element — any element heavier than helium
- 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.
- helen of troy — Also called Helen of Troy. Classical Mythology. the beautiful daughter of Zeus and Leda and wife of Menelaus whose abduction by Paris was the cause of the Trojan War.
- 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.
- hexamethylene — cyclohexane.
- 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.
- homogeneously — composed of parts or elements that are all of the same kind; not heterogeneous: a homogeneous population.
- honey buzzard — a long-tailed Old World hawk, Pernis apivorus, that feeds on the larvae of bees as well as on small rodents, reptiles, and insects.
- honey creeper — any of several small, usually brightly colored birds, related to the tanagers and wood warblers, of tropical and semitropical America.
- honey gilding — gilding of ceramics with a mixture of gold leaf and honey, later fired to fix the gold.
- honey stomach — the crop of an ant, bee, or other hymenopterous insect, serving as a reservoir for honeydew and nectar, especially the enlarged crop of a honeybee in which nectar is acted on by enzymes to form honey.
- honeycreepers — Plural form of honeycreeper.
- 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.