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13-letter words containing l, g, y, c

  • laryngoscopic — Of or pertaining to laryngoscopy.
  • legacy system — (jargon)   A computer system or application program which continues to be used because of the cost of replacing or redesigning it and often despite its poor competitiveness and compatibility with modern equivalents. The implication is that the system is large, monolithic and difficult to modify. If legacy software only runs on antiquated hardware the cost of maintaining this may eventually outweigh the cost of replacing both the software and hardware unless some form of emulation or backward compatibility allows the software to run on new hardware.
  • lethargically — of, relating to, or affected with lethargy; drowsy; sluggish; apathetic.
  • lithoglyptics — The art of cutting and engraving gems.
  • logarithmancy — Divination using logarithms.
  • lymphographic — of or relating to lymphography
  • lysergic acid — a crystalline solid, C 16 H 16 N 2 O 2 , obtained from ergot or synthesized: used in the synthesis of LSD.
  • magnificently — making a splendid appearance or show; of exceptional beauty, size, etc.: a magnificent cathedral; magnificent scenery.
  • megalocephaly — Cephalometry, Craniometry. macrocephalic.
  • mercy killing — euthanasia (def 1).
  • microhomology — (genetics) The presence of the same short sequence of bases in different genes.
  • mollycoddling — Present participle of mollycoddle.
  • monogenically — In a monogenic manner.
  • monoglyceride — an ester obtained from glycerol by the esterification of one hydroxyl group with a fatty acid.
  • monogynoecial — (of a fruit) developing from a single pistil.
  • multicategory — (mathematics) A generalization of the concept of category that allows morphisms of multiple arity.
  • mutagenically — in a mutagenic manner
  • mycologically — In terms of, or by means of, mycology.
  • nitroglycerin — a colorless, thick, oily, flammable, highly explosive, slightly water-soluble liquid, C 3 H 5 N 3 O 9 , prepared from glycerol with nitric and sulfuric acids: used chiefly as a constituent of dynamite and other explosives, in rocket propellants, and in medicine as a vasodilator in the treatment of angina pectoris.
  • non-complying — failure or refusal to comply, as with a law, regulation, or term of a contract.
  • normoglycemic — (medicine) Having the normal amount of glucose in the blood.
  • nosologically — In terms of nosology.
  • nostalgically — experiencing or exhibiting nostalgia, a sentimental or wistful yearning for the happiness felt in a former place, time, or situation.
  • olympic games — international sports event
  • ontologically — In an ontological manner.
  • orgiastically — In an orgiastic fashion.
  • oscillography — a device for recording the wave-forms of changing currents, voltages, or any other quantity that can be translated into electric energy, as sound waves.
  • palaeoecology — the study of fossil animals and plants in order to deduce their ecology and the environmental conditions in which they lived
  • pedagogically — of or relating to a pedagogue or pedagogy.
  • peptidoglycan — a polymer, consisting of polysaccharide and peptide chains, responsible for the structure of the cell wall of bacteria
  • phyllogenetic — of or relating to the development of leaves.
  • physiological — of or relating to physiology.
  • plagiocephaly — a deformity of the skull in which one side is more developed in the front, and the other side is more developed in the rear.
  • playing cards — cards used in playing various games, arranged in decks of four suits (spades, hearts, diamonds, and clubs): a standard deck has 52 cards
  • playing trick — a card in a hand considered as likely to take a trick, assuming that the player who holds the hand or that player's partner is the declarer.
  • policy-making — Policy-making is the making of policies.
  • polygalaceous — any plant of the genus Polygala, comprising the milkworts.
  • polygonaceous — belonging to the Polygonaceae, the buckwheat family of plants.
  • pragmatically — of or relating to a practical point of view or practical considerations.
  • psychobiology — the use of biological methods to study normal and abnormal emotional and cognitive processes, as the anatomical basis of memory or neurochemical abnormalities in schizophrenia.
  • psychological — of or relating to psychology.
  • rayleigh disc — a small light disc suspended in the path of a sound wave, used to measure the intensity of the sound by analysing the resulting deflection of the disc
  • relief agency — an organization that provides aid for people in need, esp in disaster areas
  • rheologically — in a rheological manner
  • salpingectomy — excision of the Fallopian tube.
  • sanctifyingly — in a sanctifying manner
  • serologically — as pertains to or with respect to serology; in a serological manner
  • significantly — important; of consequence.
  • space biology — exobiology.
  • splanchnology — the visceral system
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