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14-letter words containing y, o, i

  • gay liberation — a political and social movement to combat legal and social discrimination against homosexuals.
  • genealogically — Using genealogical methods.
  • generationally — the entire body of individuals born and living at about the same time: the postwar generation.
  • geocentrically — In a geocentric manner.
  • geognostically — with reference to a knowledge of the structure of the earth
  • geographically — of or relating to geography.
  • geohydrologist — a person who studies geohydrology
  • geopolitically — According to geopolitics.
  • glycaemic load — an index indicating the amount of carbohydrate contained in a specified serving of a particular food. It is calculated by multiplying the food's glycaemic index by its carbohydrate content in grams and then dividing by 100
  • 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.
  • glycosidically — In a glycosidic manner; by means of a glycoside.
  • glyoxylic acid — a water-soluble crystalline compound, C 2 H 2 O 3 , that is an intermediate in photorespiration in plants.
  • 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
  • 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.
  • group velocity — the velocity of finite numbers of waves undergoing simple harmonic motion, equal to the phase velocity when it does not vary with the wavelengths of the waves. The group velocity of the set of waves produced in water when a stone is dropped is less than the velocity of the individual waves.
  • grylloblattids — Plural form of grylloblattid.
  • gymslip mother — a girl of school age who has become a mother
  • gynaecological — Alternative spelling of gynecological.
  • gynomonoecious — having both female and hermaphrodite flowers on the same plant.
  • gyroscopically — Using a gyroscope.
  • gyrostabiliser — (British spelling) Alternative form of gyrostabilizer.
  • gyrostabilized — stabilized by means of a gyrostabilizer.
  • gyrostabilizer — a device for stabilizing a seagoing vessel by counteracting its rolling motion from side to side, consisting essentially of a rotating gyroscope weighing about 1 percent of the displacement of the vessel.
  • haul your wind — to sail closer to the wind
  • 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.
  • heliosciophyte — any plant that grows in the shade, but thrives more in the sun
  • hemipelvectomy — (surgery) The surgical removal of half of the pelvis, and the leg on that side.
  • henry the lion — ?1129–95, duke of Saxony (1142–81). His ambitions led to conflict with the Holy Roman Emperors, notably Frederick Barbarossa
  • hepatotoxicity — Toxicity that damages the liver.
  • heterokaryosis — condition in which a binucleate or multinucleate cell contains genetically dissimilar nuclei.
  • heterokaryotic — condition in which a binucleate or multinucleate cell contains genetically dissimilar nuclei.
  • heterozygosity — having dissimilar pairs of genes for any hereditary characteristic.
  • hieroglyphical — Hieroglyphic: related to or resembling hieroglyphs.
  • highway patrol — a state law-enforcement organization whose officers safeguard the highways.
  • hinoki cypress — an evergreen tree, Chamaecyparis obtusa, of Japan, having scalelike leaves and orange-brown cones, grown for timber and as an ornamental.
  • hip hip hooray — If a large group of people want to show their appreciation or approval of someone, one of them says 'Hip hip' and they all shout 'hooray'.
  • histochemistry — the branch of science dealing with the chemical components of cellular and subcellular tissue.
  • histologically — In an histological manner.
  • histopathology — the science dealing with the histological structure of abnormal or diseased tissue; pathological histology.
  • historiography — the body of literature dealing with historical matters; histories collectively.
  • 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.
  • hobbledehoyish — of or like a hobbledehoy
  • hold your fire — If someone holds their fire or holds fire, they stop shooting or they wait before they start shooting.
  • holiday resort — self-contained vacation spot
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