Skip to content A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z gynomorphically In a gynomorphic way. gynopara A viviparous female aphid that is born in the autumn on a secondary host, then flies to the primary host where she produces new females that mate and deposit eggs. gynophagia A sexual paraphilia based on the idea of cooking and eating women. gynophagy The eating of women. gynophile One who loves women; a person who loves or is sexually attracted to women or to femininity. gynophobe One who fears or hates women. gynophobia Fear of or aversion to women or girls. gynophobic Having a fear of or aversion to women. gynophore The stalk of a pistil; the stalk, present in certain flowers (such as those of the genera Telopea and Brachychiton), which supports the gynoecium. gynophorous Relating to the gynophore. gynophyte The female plant in the sexual generation. gynoroentgenology The radiography of the female human body. gynosome A penis-like organ in female Neotrogla. gynosphinx A sphinx with the head of a woman. gynostegial Relating to the gynostegium. gynostegium An adnation of the stamens with the style and stigma, typically found in members of the family Apocynaceae. gynostemium A reproductive structure, in some plants, formed by fusion of the stamens and pistil gynotician A politician viewed as interfering with women's private medical decisions by lobbying for restrictions on abortion and/or contraception. gynotikolobomassophile A person who enjoys nibbling the earlobes of women. Gyntian Of or relating to Peer Gynt (1845), a five-act play in verse by the Norwegian dramatist Henrik Ibsen, or its protagonist of the same name. gyoji A referee in a sumo match. gyokuro A kind of green tea from Japan, differing from sencha in being grown in the shade. gyotaku Traditional Japanese fish printing. gyoza A Japanese crescent-shaped dumpling filled with a minced stuffing and steamed, boiled or fried; the Japanese equivalent of the Chinese jiaozi. gyp A cheat or swindle; a rip-off. gypcrete A sedimentary rock, a hardened deposit of gypsum, capable of cementing together with other materials. gypcrust A duricrust composed almost wholly of gypsum. gype fool; clumsy, awkward person gypenoside Any of a group of triterpenoid saponins gyplure A potent gypsy moth attractant synthesized from ricinoleic acid. gypper One who gyps; a cheat or swindler. gyppery The act of one who gyps; cheating; swindle. gyppy A gypsy. gyprock Rock rich in gypsum; gypsic soil. gyprocker A laborer who works with gyprock, plaster and drywall. gypsarenite A type of sandstone composed of gypsum grains. gypseian Of or relating to gypsies. gypseous Containing gypsum. gypset Of or related to a bohemian, nomadic and sophisticated lifestyle and fashion. gypsic Of, or having to do with gypsum. gypsicolous That thrives in soil containing gypsum gypsid gypsisol gypsiferous Containing gypsum gypsification Diagenetic alteration to gypsum, especially by hydration of anhydrite. gypsify To diagenetically alter to gypsum. gypsiologist One who studies the life and culture of gypsies. gypsiology The study of the life and culture of gypsies. gypsiorthid A type of gypsiferous aridisol gypsisol A soil with a substantial secondary accumulation of gypsum, found in arid climates. gypsite An earthy variety of gypsum. gypsobelum A love dart gypsobioside A particular steroid glycoside. gypsographic of, pertaining to, or made by gypsography gypsography The art or process of engraving on gypsum. gypsologist One who studies gypsology. gypsology The study of gypsies. gypsophila Any of the many flowering plants of the genus Gypsophila, which have a profusion of small pink or white flowers. gypsophile Any plant exhibiting gypsophily. gypsophilic Relating to, or exhibiting, gypsophily. gypsophilous Synonym of gypsophilic. gypsophily A plant's preference for growing in the presence of gypsum. gypsophyte Any plant that tolerates or thrives in soil rich in chalk or limestone gypsoplast A cast produced with plaster of Paris, or in whitelime. gypsotrioside A particular steroid glycoside. gypstack A mound of phosphogypsum gypster A trickster or swindler. gypsum A mineral consisting of hydrated calcium sulphate. When calcinated, it forms plaster of Paris. gypsumlike Resembling or characteristic of gypsum. gypsy An itinerant person or any person, not necessarily Romani; a tinker, a traveller or a carny. gypsycraft The practice(s) of gypsy magic, sorcery, or the use supernatural powers to influence or predict events. gypsydom The realm or sphere of gypsies. gypsyesque Synonym of gypsyish. gypsyish Like a gypsy. gypsyism The state of being a gypsy. gypsylike Resembling or characteristic of a gypsy. gypsyry A gypsy encampment. gypsyweed Speedwell, Veronica officinalis. gypsywise In the manner of a gypsy. gypsywort Lycopus europaeus, a labiate plant. gypwater water with a high level of dissolved gypsum which can cause diarrhea gyr A well-known Indian breed of zebuine cattle with a prominent hump on the withers, fatty A2 milk, and a medium-sized dewlap hanging from their throat. gyra The richly embroidered border of a robe. gyracanthid Any extinct fish of the family †Gyracanthidae gyradius Radius of gyration. gyral Of or pertaining to a gyrus gyrally In a gyral manner. gyrant gyrating gyrase An enzyme that supercoils DNA. gyrate To revolve round a central point; to move spirally about an axis, as a tornado. gyratingly So as to gyrate. gyration The act of turning or whirling, especially around a fixed axis or centre; a circular or spiral motion; rotation. gyrational Of, pertaining to, or caused by gyration gyrationally In terms of, or by means of, gyration. gyraton An object that has a finite energy and spin, moving at the speed of light gyratonic Describing rotating electromagnetic radiation gyrator anything that gyrates gyratorily In terms of, or by means of, gyration. gyratory Moving in a circle, or spirally; revolving; whirling around. gyre A swirling vortex. gyreful Moving in gyres, whirling. gyrencephalic Having a cerebral cortex covered with convolutions gyrencephaly The folding of the surface of the neocortex gyrene A member of the United States Marine Corps. gyrfalcon Any large falcon, especially as used to fly at herons. gyrification The formation of gyri (folds) on the surface of the cerebral cortex. gyrified Subject to gyrification gyriform Having the form of gyri gyrify To undergo gyrification gyrinal A toxic unsaturated ketoaldehyde obtained from the water boatman gyrinid Any beetle in the family Gyrinidae, a whirligig beetle. gyrinocheilid Any fish in the family Gyrinocheilidae. gyrkin A male gyrfalcon. gyro A gyroscope. gyroaddition A gyrovector space addition. gyroangle An angle in gyrovector space. gyroautomorphism An automorphism in gyrovector space. gyroaverage The average over a gyroperiod; a gyrophase average. gyroball A spinning pitch thrown most commonly by Japanese baseball players. gyrobicupola A bicupola in which the bases have the opposite orientation. gyrobifastigium A polyhedral solid formed by joining two face-regular triangular prisms along corresponding square faces, giving a quarter-turn to one prism. It is noted for being one of the few regular polyhedra that packs in three dimensions. gyrobirotunda A birotunda in which the bases have the opposite orientation. gyrobus An electric bus which stores energy in a flywheel rotating at high speeds (up to 3000 RPM) rather than batteries. gyrocab Synonym of aircab, a flying taxi, particularly a helicab or autogyro taxi. gyrocar A two-wheeled automobile in which balance is provided by one or more gyroscopes. gyrocenter The center of an object in gyrovector space. gyrocentroid A centroid in gyrovector space. gyroceran Of or relating to the nautiloid genus Gyroceras. gyrochronological Relating to gyrochronology gyrochronology A method of estimating the age of a star by measuring its rotation rate gyrocircle A hyperbolic circle in gyrovector space. gyrocommutative Whose binary operation obeys a ⊕ b = gyr[a, b](b ⊕ a). gyrocompass A north-seeking form of gyroscope used as a directional reference in navigation. gyrocone (An organism with) a gyroconic shell. gyroconic Having or being a (mollusc) spiral shell which is conic (wider on the open end) and in which the whorls do not touch. gyrocopter An autogyro, similar to a helicopter. gyrocosine The product of the two unit gyrovectors that correspond to the two gyrovectors that define a gyroangle. gyrocupolarotunda A cupolarotunda in which the bases have the opposite orientation. gyrodactylid Any parasitic flatworm of the order Gyrodactylidea gyrodactylosis The disease caused by the ectoparasite Gyrodactylus salaris gyrodiagonal A diagonal in gyrovector space. gyrodyne A kind of VTOL aircraft with a helicopter rotor-like system driven by its engine for takeoff and landing, as well as one or more conventional propellers to provide forward thrust during cruising flight gyroelectric Describing the effects of an electric field on optical rotation in certain materials gyroelongated Of a polyhedron, having been elongated by placing an antiprism in the middle of the polyhedron. gyrofield A gyrotropic field gyrofluid A fluid that is undergoing gyroscopic movement; used attributively to describe the flow effects of rotation. gyrofrequency The frequency of the circular motion of a charged particle in the presence of a uniform magnetic field. gyrogauge A transformation by a gyrovector; an arbitrary position-dependent rotation. gyrogeodesic A geodesic in gyrovector space. gyroglider Synonym of rotor kite. gyrogonite The petrified fruit of several species of stonewort