13-letter words containing y, o, g
- borage family — any member of the plant family Boraginaceae, typified by herbaceous plants, shrubs, and trees having simple, alternate, hairy leaves and usually blue, five-lobed flowers in a cluster that uncoils as they bloom, including borage, bugloss, and forget-me-not.
- boroglyceride — any compound containing boric acid and glycerol, used chiefly as an antiseptic.
- bowling alley — A bowling alley is a building which contains several tracks for bowling.
- boys' brigade — (in Britain) an organization for boys, founded in 1883, with the aim of promoting discipline and self-respect
- brazing alloy — a solder fusing at temperatures above 1200°F (650°C).
- brigham young — Andrew (Jackson, Jr.) born 1932, U.S. clergyman, civil-rights leader, politician, and diplomat: mayor of Atlanta, Georgia, 1981–89.
- bronchography — radiography of the bronchial tubes after the introduction of a radiopaque medium into the bronchi
- burglariously — in the manner of a burglar or buglary
- butyryl group — the univalent group C 4 H 7 O–.
- by a long way — You can use by a long way to emphasize that something is, for example, much better, worse, or bigger than any other thing of that kind.
- cacodyl group — the univalent group (CH 3) 2 As−, derived from arsine.
- cariogenicity — conducive to the production or promotion of dental caries: the cariogenic factors in sweets.
- carry through — If you carry something through, you do it or complete it, often in spite of difficulties.
- categorically — without exceptions or conditions; absolute; unqualified and unconditional: a categorical denial.
- cathodography — the process or practice of taking photographs using cathode rays
- cervicography — a method of cervical screening in which the neck of the uterus is photographed to facilitate the early detection of cancer
- charcoal grey — a very dark grey colour
- chicago style — a style of jazz flourishing in Chicago especially in the early 1920s, constituting a direct offshoot of New Orleans style, and differing from its predecessor chiefly in the diminished influence of native folk sources, the greater tension of its group improvisation, the increased emphasis on solos, and the regular use of the tenor saxophone as part of the ensemble.
- child prodigy — A child prodigy is a child with a very great talent.
- chlorargyrite — a mineral, the naturally occurring form of silver chloride, formed in the oxidation process of silver
- chronobiology — the branch of biology concerned with the periodicity occurring in living organisms
- city of light — Paris2
- climatography — an account of a region's climate
- clonogenicity — (uncountable) The ability of a cell to form clones.
- coagulability — The ability to coagulate, of being coagulable.
- colostomy bag — a bag that is attached to the surgical opening from the colon onto the surface of the body and into which faecal matter passes
- communicology — the study of communication.
- company grade — military rank applying to army officers below major, as second and first lieutenants and captains.
- complainingly — In a complaining manner; peevishly.
- conflictingly — being in conflict or disagreement; not compatible: conflicting viewpoints.
- confoundingly — in a confounding manner
- consanguinity — relationship by blood; kinship
- consideringly — in a considering manner
- contragravity — (scifi) antigravity.
- contrastingly — to compare in order to show unlikeness or differences; note the opposite natures, purposes, etc., of: Contrast the political rights of Romans and Greeks.
- copy negative — master (def 21).
- copyrightable — the exclusive right to make copies, license, and otherwise exploit a literary, musical, or artistic work, whether printed, audio, video, etc.: works granted such right by law on or after January 1, 1978, are protected for the lifetime of the author or creator and for a period of 70 years after his or her death.
- corrigibility — The quality or state of being corrigible.
- counterspying — the activities of a counterspy
- cranberry bog — a bog in which cranberry plants are cultivated.
- crop spraying — the spraying of crops with insecticide, fungicide, etc
- crustaceology — The branch of zoology dealing with crustaceans.
- cryobiologist — A biologist who specializes in cryobiology.
- cryogenically — in a cryogenic manner
- cryptographer — the science or study of the techniques of secret writing, especially code and cipher systems, methods, and the like. Compare cryptanalysis (def 2).
- cryptographic — Relating to cryptography.
- cryptological — cryptography.
- cryptozoology — the study of creatures, such as the Loch Ness monster, whose existence has not been scientifically proved
- cybershopping — Shopping by means of computers or the Internet.
- cycle drought — A scarcity of cycles. It may be due to a cycle crunch, but it could also occur because part of the computer is temporarily not working, leaving fewer cycles to go around. "The high moby is down, so we're running with only half the usual amount of memory. There will be a cycle drought until it's fixed."