12-letter words containing a, p, g, e
- magnetooptic — pertaining to the effect of magnetism upon the propagation of light.
- magnetopause — the boundary between the earth's magnetosphere and interplanetary space, about 40,000 miles (65,000 km) above the earth, marked by an abrupt decrease in the earth's magnetic induction.
- magnotherapy — Any of several alternative medicine therapies using magnetism.
- magpie goose — a black-and-white gooselike bird, Anseranas semipalmatus, of Australia, believed to be the most primitive waterfowl in existence.
- make-up girl — a woman or girl who applies cosmetics to a person, such as to a model or actor
- manspreading — the practice by a male passenger on public transport of sitting with his legs wide apart, so denying space to passengers beside him
- marlingspike — Alternative spelling of marlinspike.
- martempering — a quenching process used to harden austenitic steel.
- masking tape — an easily removed adhesive tape used temporarily for defining margins, protecting surfaces, etc., as when painting, and sometimes also for binding, sealing, or mending.
- mastigophore — Any flagellate of the phylum Mastigophora.
- meat packing — the business or industry of slaughtering cattle and other meat animals and processing the carcasses for sale, sometimes including the packaging of processed meat products.
- megacephalic — macrocephalic.
- meganthropus — a proposed genus of extinct, late lower Pleistocene primates based on two large lower jaws found in Java, and believed to be either Australopithecine or human.
- melliphagous — (of an animal) feeding on honey
- memphremagog — Lake, a lake on the boundary between the U.S. and Canada, between N Vermont and S Quebec. 30 miles (48 km) long.
- metallograph — a microscope for observing the microstructure of metals.
- metaphrasing — Present participle of metaphrase.
- meteorograph — an instrument for automatically recording various meteorological conditions, as barometric pressure and temperature, at the same time.
- mimeographed — Simple past tense and past participle of mimeograph.
- mishappening — Present participle of mishappen.
- mispleadings — Plural form of mispleading.
- 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
- mona passage — a strait between Hispaniola and Puerto Rico. 80 miles (129 km) wide.
- myrmecophage — (biology) Anteaters, and other animals chiefly feeding on ants.
- myrmecophagy — Ant-eating.
- mythographer — a person who collects or records myths in writing.
- napier grass — a tall, leafy grass, Pennisetum purpureum, native to Africa, grown as a forage plant.
- naughty step — a place where a child is made to stand as a punishment for bad behaviour
- necrographer — a person who writes obituaries
- necrophagous — That eats dead or decaying animal flesh.
- nephrography — Diagnostic imaging of the kidneys.
- new egyptian — the Egyptian language, c. 1600-700 b.c.
- new paradigm — a set of beliefs that replaces another set which is believed no longer to apply
- newspapering — Present participle of newspaper.
- night prayer — the last of the seven canonical hours; compline
- nonhappening — an event that fails to occur
- nonoperating — Not operating.
- nonpassenger — One who is not a passenger.
- oceanography — the branch of physical geography dealing with the ocean.
- oesophagitis — Alternative spelling of esophagitis.
- oligophrenia — less than normal mental development.
- oligospermia — (medicine) Low volume of semen.
- opera singer — a professional singer of opera
- optical grep — vgrep
- orange pekoe — a black tea composed of the smallest top leaves and grown in India and Ceylon.
- oregon grape — an evergreen shrub, Mahonia aquifolium, of the barberry family, of the western coast of the U.S., having small blue berries and yellow flowers that are the state flower of Oregon.
- organoleptic — perceived by a sense organ.
- orthographer — a person versed in orthography or spelling.
- outspreading — Present participle of outspread.
- overplanning — the act or instance of planning excessively