12-letter words containing a, l, r, g
- non-granular — of the nature of granules; grainy.
- nonglamorous — not glamorous
- nonladdering — (of garments made of knitted material) designed so that the interconnected stitches will not come undone if snagged
- nonregulated — Alternative spelling of non-regulated.
- nulligravida — A female who has never been pregnant.
- obligatorily — required as a matter of obligation; mandatory: A reply is desirable but not obligatory.
- obliterating — Present participle of obliterate.
- old guardism — political conservatism.
- oligarchical — of, relating to, or having the form of an oligarchy.
- oligophrenia — less than normal mental development.
- oligospermia — (medicine) Low volume of semen.
- optical grep — vgrep
- oral surgery — the branch of dentistry or of surgery dealing with the surgical treatment or repair of various conditions of the mouth or jaws.
- orange lodge — a Protestant fraternal organization based mainly in Northern Ireland and Scotland with lodges throughout the English-speaking world where there are significant Irish populations
- oregon trail — a route used during the U.S. westward migrations, especially in the period from 1840 to 1860, starting in Missouri and ending in Oregon. About 2000 miles (3200 km) long.
- organoleptic — perceived by a sense organ.
- oriental rug — a rug or carpet woven usually in Asia and characterized by hand-knotted pile.
- original gum — See o.g (def 1).
- original sin — Theology. a depravity, or tendency to evil, held to be innate in humankind and transmitted from Adam to all humans in consequence of his sin. inclination to evil, inherent in human nature.
- ornithogalum — any plant of the genus Ornithogalum
- orographical — relating to the study of mountains
- orthogonally — Mathematics. Also, orthographic. pertaining to or involving right angles or perpendiculars: an orthogonal projection. (of a system of real functions) defined so that the integral of the product of any two different functions is zero. (of a system of complex functions) defined so that the integral of the product of a function times the complex conjugate of any other function equals zero. (of two vectors) having an inner product equal to zero. (of a linear transformation) defined so that the length of a vector under the transformation equals the length of the original vector. (of a square matrix) defined so that its product with its transpose results in the identity matrix.
- oscillograms — Plural form of oscillogram.
- 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.
- outgeneraled — Simple past tense and past participle of outgeneral.
- outrageously — In an outrageous manner; to an outrageous degree.
- overplanning — the act or instance of planning excessively
- overregulate — to apply rules and regulations excessively to (something)
- pack rolling — the hot rolling of metal sheets in two or more thicknesses to produce composite sheets.
- palace guard — the security force protecting a palace.
- 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.
- paleographer — sb who studies ancient scripts
- palm springs — a city in S California: resort.
- panty girdle — women's control pants
- paradoxology — a statement or proposition that seems self-contradictory or absurd but in reality expresses a possible truth.
- paraglossate — having paraglossae
- paralanguage — vocal features that accompany speech and contribute to communication but are not generally considered to be part of the language system, as vocal quality, loudness, and tempo: sometimes also including facial expressions and gestures.
- parallelling — extending in the same direction, equidistant at all points, and never converging or diverging: parallel rows of trees.
- paralysingly — in a manner that paralyses
- 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
- partializing — to bias.
- parting line — the line at which two closed dies or two halves of a mold meet.
- patrilineage — lineal descent traced through the male line.
- patrol wagon — an enclosed truck or van used by the police to transport prisoners.
- pearl diving — the act of diving for the precious gems pearls
- pearly gates — the entrance to heaven.