13-letter words containing a, p, g, o
- cytopathology — a branch of pathology that examines individual cells in order to diagnose disease
- cytopharynges — Plural form of cytopharynx.
- dactylography — the scientific study of fingerprints for purposes of identification
- daguerreotype — one of the earliest photographic processes, in which the image was produced on iodine-sensitized silver and developed in mercury vapour
- daguerreotypy — The art or technique of producing daguerreotypes.
- daguerrotypes — Plural form of daguerrotype, a misspelling of daguerreotype.
- demographical — of or relating to demography, the science of vital and social statistics.
- dendrophagous — feeding on the wood of trees, as certain insects.
- deng xiaoping — 1904–97, Chinese Communist statesman; deputy prime minister (1973–76; 1977–80) and the dominant figure in the Chinese government from 1977 until his death. He was twice removed from office (1967–73, 1976–77) and rehabilitated. He introduced economic liberalization, but suppressed demands for political reform, most notably in 1989 when over 2500 demonstrators were killed by the military in Tiananmen Square in Beijing
- depathologize — (transitive) To cease to treat as a medical disorder.
- dephlegmation — the act of dephlegmating
- dermatography — a treatise or writing concerning the skin
- dermographism — dermatographia.
- diageotropism — a diatropic response of plant parts, such as rhizomes, to the stimulus of gravity
- diphthongally — in a diphthongal manner
- diplomatology — diplomatics as a subject of scientific study
- disappointing — failing to fulfill one's hopes or expectations: a disappointing movie; a disappointing marriage.
- discographies — Plural form of discography.
- dna computing — (architecture) The use of DNA molecules to encode computational problems. Standard operations of molecular biology can then be used to solve some NP-hard search problems in parallel using a very large number of molecules. The exponential scaling of NP-hard problems still remains, so this method will require a huge amount of DNA to solve large problems.
- doppelgangers — Plural form of doppelganger.
- drag and drop — A common method for manipulating files (and sometimes text) under a graphical user interface or WIMP environment. The user moves the pointer over an icon representing a file and presses a mouse button. He holds the button down while moving the pointer (dragging the file) to another place, usually a directory viewer or an icon for some application program, and then releases the button (dropping the file). The meaning of this action can often be modified by holding certain keys on the keyboard at the same time. Some systems also use this technique for objects other than files, e.g. portions of text in a word processor. The biggest problem with drag and drop is does it mean "copy" or "move"? The answer to this question is not intuitively evident, and there is no consensus for which is the right answer. The same vendor even makes it move in some cases and copy in others. Not being sure whether an operation is copy or move will cause you to check very often, perhaps every time if you need to be certain. Mistakes can be costly. People make mistakes all the time with drag and drop. Human computer interaction studies show a higher failure rate for such operations, but also a higher "forgiveness rate" (users think "silly me") than failures with commands (users think "stupid machine"). Overall, drag and drop took some 40 times longer to do than single-key commands.
- drape forming — thermoforming of plastic sheeting over an open mold by a combination of gravity and a vacuum.
- earning power — business: ability to profit
- eavesdropping — to listen secretly to a private conversation.
- egyptological — Alternative form of Egyptological.
- electrographs — Plural form of electrograph.
- encephalogram — An image, trace, or other record of the structure or electrical activity of the brain.
- entomophagous — feeding mainly on insects; insectivorous
- ergatomorphic — pertaining to an ergatomorph
- escapologists — Plural form of escapologist.
- esophagoscope — An instrument for the inspection or treatment of the esophagus.
- ethnographers — Plural form of ethnographer.
- ethnographica — a collection of ethnographic items
- ethnographies — Plural form of ethnography.
- eusporangiate — (of ferns) having each sporangium developing from a group of cells, rather than a single cell, and with no specialized dispersal of spores
- expectorating — Present participle of expectorate.
- expostulating — Present participle of expostulate.
- expropriating — Present participle of expropriate.
- extrapolating — Present participle of extrapolate.
- filmographies — Plural form of filmography.
- flameproofing — Present participle of flameproof.
- fluorographic — of or pertaining to fluorography
- foliage plant — any plant grown chiefly for its attractive leaves.
- galactic pole — either of the two opposite points on the celestial sphere that are farthest north and south of the Milky Way.
- gallop rhythm — an abnormal heart rhythm characterized by three clear sounds in each beat, resembling the sound of a horse's gallop.
- galvanoplasty — electrotypy.
- gartner group — (company) One of the biggest IT industry research firms. Address: Connecticut, USA.
- gas explosion — an explosion caused by a gas leak in the presence of an ignition source
- gas separator — A gas separator is a device used to remove liquids from a natural gas stream.
- gastrohepatic — of, relating to, or involving the stomach and the liver.