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12-letter words containing a, g, l, o, p

  • lipoxygenase — (enzyme) Any of a class of enzymes that catalyse the oxidation of polyunsaturated fatty acids.
  • lithographed — Simple past tense and past participle of lithograph.
  • lithographer — a person who works at lithography.
  • lithographic — Of, relating to, or produced by lithography.
  • lithophagous — swallowing or feeding on stones
  • loading ramp — a ramp that is used for loading a ship
  • long-playing — of or relating to microgroove records devised to be played at 33 1/3 revolutions per minute.
  • longipennate — (of birds) having long slender wings or feathers
  • lope de vega — Lope [loh-pey,, -pee;; Spanish law-pe] /ˈloʊ peɪ,, -pi;; Spanish ˈlɔ pɛ/ (Show IPA), (Lope Félix de Vega Carpio) 1562–1635, Spanish dramatist and poet.
  • lymphangioma — a benign tumor composed of dilated and newly formed lymph vessels.
  • lymphography — lymphangiography.
  • magnoliopsid — (botany) a member of the class Magnoliopsida. Circumscription of this class will vary with the taxonomic system being used.
  • mallophagous — of or relating to any wingless insect of the order Mallophaga
  • melliphagous — (of an animal) feeding on honey
  • metallograph — a microscope for observing the microstructure of metals.
  • mole mapping — the procedure of using a digital camera to record the positions and appearances of moles on a person's body so that regular checks will detect any changes that might lead to skin cancer
  • oil painting — the art or technique of painting with oil colors.
  • oligophagous — (especially of insects) eating only a few types of food.
  • oligophrenia — less than normal mental development.
  • oligospermia — (medicine) Low volume of semen.
  • ophthamology — Misspelling of ophthalmology.
  • opthalmology — Misspelling of ophthalmology.
  • optical grep — vgrep
  • organoleptic — perceived by a sense organ.
  • orographical — relating to the study of mountains
  • oscillograph — 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.
  • overplanning — the act or instance of planning excessively
  • pack rolling — the hot rolling of metal sheets in two or more thicknesses to produce composite sheets.
  • palaebiology — the study of fossil animals and plants
  • palaeography — the study of the handwritings of the past, and often the manuscripts as well, so that they may be dated, read, etc, and may serve as historical and literary sources
  • palatography — a technique for observing the position of the tongue in relation to the palate during articulation, especially by placing powder or dye on the palate and then noting the area from which it has been removed by the contact of the tongue with the palate during the production of a speech sound.
  • paleobiology — the branch of paleontology dealing with fossil life forms, especially with reference to their origin, structure, evolution, etc.
  • paleoecology — the branch of ecology dealing with the relations and interactions between ancient life forms and their environment.
  • paleogeology — the science of representing geologic conditions of some given time in past earth history.
  • paleographer — sb who studies ancient scripts
  • paleological — the study of antiquities.
  • paleontology — the science of the forms of life existing in former geologic periods, as represented by their fossils.
  • paleozoology — the branch of paleontology dealing with fossil animals.
  • palynologist — the study of live and fossil spores, pollen grains, and similar plant structures.
  • paradoxology — a statement or proposition that seems self-contradictory or absurd but in reality expresses a possible truth.
  • paraglossate — having paraglossae
  • parasitology — the branch of biology dealing with parasites and the effects of parasitism.
  • parlor grand — a grand piano smaller than a concert grand but larger than a baby grand.
  • parlour game — A parlour game is a game that is played indoors by families or at parties, for example a guessing game.
  • paroemiology — the study of proverbs
  • pathobiology — pathology with emphasis on the biological aspects of disease
  • pathological — of or relating to pathology.
  • patrol wagon — an enclosed truck or van used by the police to transport prisoners.
  • peace-loving — If you describe someone as peace-loving, you mean that they try to avoid quarrelling or fighting with other people.
  • penalty goal — a goal scored as a result of a penalty
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