14-letter words containing a, g, o, r, p
- prostate gland — an organ that surrounds the urethra of males at the base of the bladder, comprising a muscular portion, which controls the release of urine, and a glandular portion, which secretes an alkaline fluid that makes up part of the semen and enhances the motility and fertility of sperm.
- proto-germanic — the unattested prehistoric parent language of the Germanic languages; Germanic.
- proxy marriage — a marriage performed between one of the two contracting parties and a proxy who has been authorized to represent the other.
- pseudopregnant — relating to the state of pseudopregnancy
- psychographics — the use of demographics to determine the attitudes and tastes of a particular segment of a population, as in marketing studies.
- pterylographic — relating to pterylography
- pumped storage — a system for generating hydroelectric power for peak periods by pumping water from a lower to a higher reservoir during low-demand periods and then releasing it during peak periods.
- pygmy marmoset — a related form, Cebuella pygmaea: the smallest monkey, inhabiting tropical forests of the Amazon
- pyramidologist — a person who believes in pyramidology
- pyrometallurgy — the process or technique of refining ores with heat so as to accelerate chemical reactions or to melt the metallic or nonmetallic content.
- pyrophotograph — a photograph produced by a burning process, such as on glass or porcelain
- pythagoreanism — the doctrines of Pythagoras and his followers, especially the belief that the universe is the manifestation of various combinations of mathematical ratios.
- quiz programme — a radio or television programme in which the general or specific knowledge of the players is tested by a series of questions
- radioautograph — autoradiograph.
- radiographical — the production of radiographs.
- radiotelegraph — a telegraph in which messages or signals are sent by means of radio waves rather than through wires or cables.
- rallying point — A rallying point is a place, event, or person that people are attracted to as a symbol of a political group or ideal.
- re-choreograph — to produce new choreography for (a particular work or piece of music)
- recording tape — a ribbon of material, esp magnetic tape, used to record sound, images and data, used in a tape recorder
- reflectography — a non-destructive technique which uses infrared light to see beneath the painted surface in works of art in order to obtain information about those artworks
- reprogrammable — capable of being programmed.
- repromulgation — to make known by open declaration; publish; proclaim formally or put into operation (a law, decree of a court, etc.).
- rhyparographer — someone who paints rhyparographic pictures
- rhyparographic — of or relating to rhyparography
- rock partridge — the Greek partridge; Alectoris graeca
- roentgenograph — roentgenogram.
- roentgenopaque — not permitting the passage of x-rays.
- rogue elephant — a vicious elephant that has been exiled from the herd.
- röntgenography — radiography
- route flapping — flapping router
- samuel gompers — Samuel, 1850–1924, U.S. labor leader, born in England: president of the American Federation of Labor 1886–94, 1896–1924.
- sauropterygian — any of various Mesozoic marine reptiles of the superorder Sauropterygia, including the suborder Plesiosauria.
- scorpion grass — either of two small Old World plants, Myosotis sylvatica or M. scorpioides, of the borage family, having a light-blue flower commonly regarded as an emblem of constancy and friendship.
- scrape through — only just succeed
- self-operating — automatic.
- self-parodying — given to or involving self-parody
- sergiyev posad — a city in the NW Russian Federation in Europe, NE of Moscow.
- sheepdog trial — a competition in which sheepdogs are tested in their tasks
- shoe repairing — the trade of mending shoes
- shooting party — a social gathering when people shoot game together
- singular point — a point at which a given function of a complex variable has no derivative but of which every neighborhood contains points at which the function has derivatives.
- source program — an original computer program written by a programmer that is converted into the equivalent object program, written in machine language, by the compiler or assembler
- spectrological — relating to spectres or spectrology
- spermatogenous — producing spermatozoa.
- spermatogonium — one of the undifferentiated germ cells giving rise to spermatocytes.
- spitting cobra — any cobra or cobralike snake, especially the ringhals, that sprays venom at the eyes of approaching animals.
- sporangiophore — a structure bearing sporangia.
- sporangiospore — a spore that is produced within a sporangium.
- springboarding — a flexible board, projecting over water, from which divers leap or spring.
- springform pan — a metal cake pan with sides that can be unfastened to facilitate releasing the cake when done.