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15-letter words containing a, p, i, g, n

  • a cracking pace — If you say that someone or something is moving at a cracking pace, you mean that they are moving very quickly.
  • a pig in a poke — something bought or received without prior sight or knowledge
  • absorption edge — a discontinuity in the graph of the absorption coefficient of a substance plotted against the wavelength of x-rays being absorbed, representing the minimum energy necessary to free electrons from particular shells of the atoms of the substance.
  • accepting house — a financial institution that guarantees a bill of exchange, as a result of which it can be discounted on more favourable terms
  • actinopterygian — belonging or pertaining to the Actinopterygii, a group of bony fishes.
  • action painting — a development of abstract expressionism evolved in the 1940s, characterized by broad vigorous brush strokes and accidental effects of thrown, smeared, dripped, or spattered paint
  • adoption agency — an agency that matches children needing adoption with people willing to adopt
  • aerial pingpong — Australian Rules football
  • airing cupboard — In British houses, an airing cupboard is a warm cupboard where you put clothes and other things that have been washed and partly dried, to make sure they are completely dry.
  • algerian stripe — a fabric woven with alternate stripes of coarse cotton and silk, usually cream-colored.
  • alpha geminorum — Castor
  • anchorage point — a point to which something such as the straps securing a childseat can be safely attached
  • andrographolide — (organic compound) A bitter labdane diterpenoid that is the main bioactive component of the medicinal plant Andrographis paniculata, effective against certain cancers.
  • angina pectoris — a sudden intense pain in the chest, often accompanied by feelings of suffocation, caused by momentary lack of adequate blood supply to the heart muscle
  • angiomyolipomas — Plural form of angiomyolipoma.
  • anthropobiology — the biological study of the human species
  • anthropogenesis — the study of the origins of man
  • anthropological — the science that deals with the origins, physical and cultural development, biological characteristics, and social customs and beliefs of humankind.
  • anthropologists — Plural form of anthropologist.
  • anthropophagite — a cannibal
  • anti-pathogenic — Pathology. capable of producing disease: pathogenic bacteria.
  • antipornography — opposed to or acting against pornography
  • antiprogressive — opposed to or acting against progression in society
  • antishoplifting — designed to prevent shoplifting
  • approval rating — approval of a politician as shown by opinion polls
  • armour-piercing — capable of penetrating armour plate
  • asset-stripping — If a person or company is involved in asset-stripping, they buy companies cheaply, sell off their assets to make a profit, and then close the companies down.
  • assign a policy — If you assign a policy, you transfer legal ownership of an insurance policy to another person.
  • away-going crop — a crop planted by a tenant that matures after the expiration of the tenancy and is rightfully the tenant's to harvest.
  • back plastering — the introduction of partitions of lath and plaster between the inner and outer surfaces of a stud wall in order to improve the insulating properties of the wall.
  • banking product — one of the various services offered by a bank to its customers: mortgages, loans, insurance etc
  • bargaining chip — In negotiations with other people, a bargaining chip is something that you are prepared to give up in order to obtain what you want.
  • blasting powder — a form of gunpowder made with sodium nitrate instead of saltpeter, used chiefly for blasting rock, ore, etc.
  • breaking plough — a plough with a long shallow mouldboard for turning virgin land or sod land
  • breathing space — A breathing space is a short period of time between two activities in which you can recover from the first activity and prepare for the second one.
  • cabinet pudding — a steamed suet pudding containing dried fruit
  • campaign button — a disk-shaped pin worn by a supporter of a political candidate, usually bearing the name of the candidate and often a slogan or the candidate's picture.
  • campaign ribbon — a distinctively colored ribbon, either on a small, narrow bar or in the form of a strip, representing a military campaign participated in by the wearer.
  • campaign worker — a person who carries out duties for a political candidate or party, esp before an election
  • capital gearing — the ratio of a company's debt capital to its equity capital
  • catastrophising — Present participle of catastrophise.
  • catastrophizing — Present participle of catastrophize.
  • centipede grass — a slow-growing grass, Eremochloa ophiuroides, introduced into the U.S. from China and used for lawns in warm areas.
  • channel hopping — (chat)   To rapidly switch channels on IRC, or a GEnie chat board. This term may derive from the TV idiom, "channel surfing".
  • channel-hopping — Channel-hopping means switching quickly between different television channels because you are looking for something interesting to watch.
  • cholangiography — radiographic examination of the bile ducts after the introduction into them of a contrast medium
  • choral speaking — recitation of poetry, dramatic pieces, etc. by a chorus of speakers
  • cineangiography — the use of motion-picture recording to trace the passage of dye through blood vessels, for the diagnosis of heart and blood vessel disease
  • cinematographed — a motion-picture projector.
  • cinematographer — A cinematographer is a person who decides what filming techniques should be used during the shooting of a film.

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