13-letter words containing a, l, g, o, d
- peptidoglycan — a polymer, consisting of polysaccharide and peptide chains, responsible for the structure of the cell wall of bacteria
- plant kingdom — the plants of the world collectively.
- plough monday — the first Monday after Epiphany, which in N and E England used to be celebrated with a procession of ploughmen drawing a plough from house to house
- ponta delgada — a seaport on SW São Miguel island, in the E Azores.
- power loading — the act of a person or thing that loads.
- prostaglandin — Biochemistry. any of a class of unsaturated fatty acids that are involved in the contraction of smooth muscle, the control of inflammation and body temperature, and many other physiological functions.
- quindecagonal — (geometry) Shaped like a quindecagon; fifteen-sided.
- radiotelegram — a message transmitted by radiotelegraphy.
- ragged school — (in Britain, formerly) a free elementary school for poor children
- regardless of — in spite of
- rialto bridge — a bridge over the Grand Canal in Venice, Italy, liking Rialto Island with San Marco Island
- road-blocking — an obstruction placed across a road, especially of barricades or police cars, for halting or hindering traffic, as to facilitate the capture of a pursued car or inspection for safety violations.
- rogue dialler — a dial-up connection placed on a computer without the user's knowledge which, when the user tries to connect to the internet, automatically connects to a premium-rate phone number
- rollerblading — skating on rollerblades
- scandalmonger — a person who spreads scandal or gossip.
- silla kingdom — an ancient Korean state that unified Korea; flourished in the 7th–10th centuries a.d.
- small holding — a piece of land rented or sold to a farmer by county authorities for purposes of cultivation.
- solidungulate — having a single, undivided hoof on each foot, as a horse.
- sounding lead — a line weighted with a lead or plummet (sounding lead) and bearing marks to show the length paid out, used for sounding, as at sea.
- sporting lady — a prostitute.
- spring-loaded — (of a machine part) kept normally in a certain position by a spring: a spring-loaded safety valve.
- subdelegation — a group or body of delegates: Our club sent a delegation to the rally.
- sugar of lead — lead acetate.
- taylor's gold — a variety of pear from New Zealand
- telediagnosis — the detection of a disease by evaluating data transmitted to a receiving station from instruments monitoring a distant patient, as someone in a spacecraft.
- thyroid gland — a two-lobed endocrine gland, located at the base of the neck that secretes two hormones that regulate the rates of metabolism, growth, and development.
- trading floor — stock exchange: room where trading is done
- tzom gedaliah — a Jewish fast day observed on the third day of the month of Tishri in memory of the treacherous murder of Gedaliah, Jewish governor of Judah appointed by King Nebuchadnezzar of Babylonia.
- uncamouflaged — the act, means, or result of obscuring things to deceive an enemy, as by painting or screening objects so that they are lost to view in the background, or by making up objects that from a distance have the appearance of fortifications, guns, roads, etc.: Was camouflage used extensively on fighter aircraft during World War I?
- undiagnosable — unable to be diagnosed
- unideological — not having, belonging to, or relating to any particular ideology or belief system
- village idiot — someone who is well known in their community for their stupidity and ignorant behaviour
- wagon soldier — a field-artillery soldier.
- walk with god — to lead a godly, morally upright life
- waterflooding — (in oil, gas, or petroleum production) the practice of injecting water to maintain pressure in a reservoir and to drive the oil, etc towards the production wells
- well and good — You say well and good or all well and good to indicate that you would be pleased if something happens but you are aware that it has some disadvantages.
- wild bergamot — a plant, Monarda fistulosa, of the mint family, native to eastern North America, having a rounded cluster of lilac-colored or purple flowers, growing in dry places.
- world-shaking — of sufficient size or importance to affect the entire world: the world-shaking effects of an international clash.
- wrongheadedly — In a wrongheaded manner.
- young ireland — a movement or party of Irish patriots in the 1840s who split with Daniel O'Connell because they favoured a more violent policy than that which he promoted
- zygodactylous — Also, zygodactylous. (of a bird) having the toes of each foot arranged in pairs, with two toes in front and two behind.