13-letter words containing a, p, i, g
- mastigophoran — Also, mastigophore [mas-ti-guh-fawr, -fohr] /ˈmæs tɪ gəˌfɔr, -ˌfoʊr/ (Show IPA). a protozoan of the phylum Mastigophora.
- mastigophoric — Carrying or wielding a whip.
- measuring cup — a graduated cup used especially in cooking for measuring ingredients.
- meeting place — A meeting place is a place where people meet.
- megalopolises — Plural form of megalopolis.
- megalopolitan — of, relating to, or characteristic of a megalopolis.
- megasporangia — a sporangium containing megaspores.
- miami springs — a town in SE Florida, near Miami.
- micrographics — the technique of photographing written or printed pages in reduced form to produce microfilm or microfiche.
- microprograms — Plural form of microprogram.
- mimeographing — Present participle of mimeograph.
- molding plane — a plane having a blade or a number of blades profiled to form moldings.
- morning paper — a paper published the night before for distribution in the morning (as opposed to an evening paper)
- morphological — the branch of biology dealing with the form and structure of organisms.
- mousetrapping — Present participle of mousetrap.
- myringoplasty — (surgery) The closure of the perforation of pars tensa of the tympanic membrane.
- mythographies — Plural form of mythography.
- nailing strip — a strip of wood or other partly yielding material attached to a hard surface, as of steel or concrete, so that objects may be nailed to the surface.
- name-dropping — the introduction into one's conversation, letters, etc., of the names of famous or important people as alleged friends or associates in order to impress others.
- negative pole — the south-seeking pole of a magnet
- nephrological — of or relating to nephrology
- noise shaping — (communications) Spectral noise transformation in a quantisation processes. Noise is "colourised" in the time domain an/or frequency domain by adding parts of the previous sample. The SNR bandwidth and SNR time integral stay the same, so some noise decreases, some increases, but overall noise always increases. An example of noise shaping in the frequency domain is quantisation of samples on a Compact Disc to reduce noise below -98 dB. The are different algorithms with slightly different filters, e.g. Super Bitmapping, 4D Recording. A time domain example is MPEG-4 AAC TNS, which is a method to enhance quality by temporal forming of the noise in a transform block.
- nominal group — A nominal group is the same as a noun group.
- nondiapausing — lacking a diapause
- nonpathogenic — Pathology. capable of producing disease: pathogenic bacteria.
- nonpracticing — not currently practicing one's profession, religion, etc.: a nonpracticing physician.
- nonpractising — of or relating to a person who no longer observes or pursues his or her religious faith
- ocean springs — a town in SE Mississippi.
- oceanographic — the branch of physical geography dealing with the ocean.
- oilspot glaze — a brown or black ceramic glaze dotted with silvery spots caused by impurities.
- olympic games — international sports event
- onychophagist — the practice of biting one's nails, especially when done habitually and as a symptom of emotional disturbance.
- open learning — a system of further education on a flexible part-time basis
- open marriage — a marriage in which the partners agree that each is free to have sexual relationships with other partners.
- opisthography — the practice of writing on the front and back of a parchment or papyrus
- oppignoration — the act or an instance of pawning or pledging
- optical glass — any of several types of high-quality, homogeneous, color-free glass, as flint or crown glass, having specified refractive properties, used in lenses and other components of optical systems.
- optical wedge — a wedge-shaped filter whose transmittance decreases from one end to the other: used as an exposure control device in sensitometry.
- organotropism — Physiology. the attraction of microorganisms or chemical substances to particular organs or tissues of the body.
- orthographies — Plural form of orthography.
- orthographize — to spell correctly or according to the rules of orthography.
- oscillographs — Plural form of oscillograph.
- oscillography — 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.
- over-planning — a scheme or method of acting, doing, proceeding, making, etc., developed in advance: battle plans.
- overpedalling — the overuse of the piano's pedals
- pacific grove — a city in W California, at S end of Monterey Bay.
- packing crate — A packing crate is a large wooden box in which things are put so that they can be stored or taken somewhere.
- packing house — A packing house is a company that processes and packs food, especially meat, to be sold.
- packing plant — an establishment for processing and packing foods, especially meat, to be sold at wholesale.
- paddling pool — A paddling pool is a shallow artificial pool for children to paddle in.