9-letter words containing y, o, g, a
- orography — the branch of physical geography dealing with mountains.
- orthogamy — (botany) fertilization of the ovules of a plant by pollen from the same plant.
- outlaying — an expending or spending, as of money.
- oxygenase — an oxidoreductase enzyme that catalyzes the introduction of molecular oxygen into an organic substance.
- oxygenate — to treat, combine, or enrich with oxygen: to oxygenate the blood.
- paedology — the study of the character, growth, and development of children
- paleology — the study of antiquities.
- palillogy — the repetition of a phrase or word
- pantology — a systematic view of all human knowledge.
- parodying — a humorous or satirical imitation of a serious piece of literature or writing: his hilarious parody of Hamlet's soliloquy.
- partygoer — a person who enjoys or frequently attends parties and celebrations.
- pathogeny — the production and development of disease.
- pathology — the science or the study of the origin, nature, and course of diseases.
- patrology — Also called patristics. the branch of theology dealing with the teachings of the church fathers.
- pentalogy — a combination of five closely related things, esp (in medicine) closely connected symptoms or (in art) related works of art
- phagocyte — any cell, as a macrophage, that ingests and destroys foreign particles, bacteria, and cell debris.
- pharyngo- — pharynx
- playdough — children's modelling clay
- playgoing — the activity of attending the theatre
- playgroup — a group of small children, especially preschoolers, organized for play or play activities and supervised by adult volunteers.
- poignancy — the state or condition of being poignant.
- polygamic — polygamous.
- polygonal — a figure, especially a closed plane figure, having three or more, usually straight, sides.
- polygraph — an instrument for receiving and recording simultaneously tracings of variations in certain body activities.
- polyphagy — an insatiable appetite
- poyang hu — lake in N Jiangxi province, SE China: c. 1,000 sq mi (2,590 sq km)
- prognathy — having protrusive jaws; having a gnathic index over 103.
- psychogas — a gas with a mind-altering effect
- purgatory — (in the belief of Roman Catholics and others) a condition or place in which the souls of those dying penitent are purified from venial sins, or undergo the temporal punishment that, after the guilt of mortal sin has been remitted, still remains to be endured by the sinner.
- pyelogram — an x-ray produced by pyelography.
- pygmalion — Classical Mythology. a sculptor and king of Cyprus who carved an ivory statue of a maiden and fell in love with it. It was brought to life, in response to his prayer, by Aphrodite.
- pyongyang — a country in E Asia: formed 1948 after the division of the former country of Korea at 38° N. 50,000 sq. mi. (129,500 sq. km). Capital: Pyongyang. Compare Korea.
- pyrograph — an object ornamented by pyrography.
- radiology — the science dealing with x-rays or nuclear radiation, especially for medical uses.
- raja yoga — a form of yoga chiefly concerned with controlling and using the energy of the mind by meditation
- salty dog — a cocktail of gin or vodka and grapefruit juice, traditionally served in a salt-rimmed glass.
- sand goby — a species of goby, (Pomatoschistus minutus), that lives in European sandy waters
- sarcology — the branch of anatomy dealing with the soft or fleshy body parts.
- scatology — the study of or preoccupation with excrement or obscenity.
- sheboygan — a port in E Wisconsin, on Lake Michigan.
- signatory — having signed, or joined in signing, a document: the signatory powers to a treaty.
- sligo bay — an inlet of the Atlantic Ocean situated in the NW Republic of Ireland
- soakingly — so as to saturate or soak
- soaringly — in a soaring manner
- spirogyra — a widely distributed filamentous freshwater green alga of the genus Spirogyra.
- surrogacy — the state of being a surrogate or surrogate mother.
- symbolang — Lapidus & Goldstein, 1965. Symbol manipulating Fortran subroutine package for IBM 7094, later CDC 6600.
- synagogue — a Jewish house of worship, often having facilities for religious instruction.
- tautology — needless repetition of an idea, especially in words other than those of the immediate context, without imparting additional force or clearness, as in “widow woman.”.
- tetralogy — a series of four related dramas, operas, novels, etc.