12-letter words containing a, p, n, g
- gymnocarpous — (of a fungus or lichen) having the apothecium open and attached to the surface of the thallus.
- halogen lamp — a gas-filled, high-intensity incandescent lamp having a tungsten filament and containing a small amount of a halogen, such as iodine, that vaporizes on heating and redeposits any evaporated tungsten particles back onto the filament: used especially in motion-picture projectors and automobile headlights.
- hand-picking — to pick by hand.
- handclapping — The activity of clapping hands, especially as part of a musical performance.
- handicapping — Present participle of handicap.
- hanging pawn — one of two or more adjacent pawns on central half-open files with no pawns of the same colour on the files immediately to left and right of them
- hanging post — a post from which a door, gate, etc., is hung.
- hanging step — a step projecting from a wall with no real or apparent support at its outer end.
- haptoglobins — Plural form of haptoglobin.
- harmonograph — an instrument using a system of pendulums to produce geometric images
- helping hand — aid; assistance: to give the destitute a helping hand.
- hepatogenous — originating in the liver
- hiding place — location where sb is concealed
- hot swapping — (hardware) The connection and disconnection of peripherals or other components without interrupting system operation. This facility may have design implications for both hardware and software.
- hunger pangs — sudden strong feelings of hunger
- hydroplaning — a seaplane.
- hypognathous — having the lower jaw or mandible longer than the upper.
- hypogonadism — diminished hormonal or reproductive functioning in the testes or the ovaries.
- hypophrygian — (in medieval church music) of or relating to the fourth of the eight scales
- iconographic — of or relating to iconography.
- imparadising — Present participle of imparadise.
- impassioning — Present participle of impassion.
- implantology — the branch of dentistry dealing with the permanent implantation or attachment of artificial teeth in the jaw.
- impregnating — Present participle of impregnate.
- impregnation — to make pregnant; get with child or young.
- in good part — a portion or division of a whole that is separate or distinct; piece, fragment, fraction, or section; constituent: the rear part of the house; to glue the two parts together.
- incompassing — Present participle of incompass.
- inexpugnable — incapable of being taken by force; impregnable; unconquerable.
- infographics — Plural form of infographic.
- inspissating — Present participle of inspissate.
- interplaying — Present participle of interplay.
- interspacing — Present participle of interspace.
- itapetininga — a city in E Brazil.
- itching palm — a grasping nature; avarice
- jaw-dropping — Something that is jaw-dropping is extremely surprising, impressive, or shocking.
- jeopardising — Present participle of jeopardise.
- jeopardizing — Present participle of jeopardize.
- joking apart — seriously: said to recall a discussion to seriousness after there has been joking
- jumping bean — the seed of any of certain Mexican plants of the genera Sebastiania and Sapium, of the spurge family: the movements of a moth larva inside the seed cause it to move about or jump.
- jumping hare — springhare.
- jumping jack — a toy consisting of a jointed figure that is made to jump, move, or dance by pulling a string or stick attached to it.
- jumpstarting — Present participle of jumpstart.
- jury-packing — the practice of contriving that the majority of those chosen for a jury will be persons likely to have partialities affecting a particular case.
- kangaroo paw — any plant of the Australian genus Anigozanthos, resembling a kangaroo's paw, esp the red-and-green flowered A. manglesii, which is the floral emblem of Western Australia: family Haemodoraceae
- karnaugh map — A Karnaugh map is a pictorial method used to minimize Boolean expressions without having to use Boolean algebra theorems.
- karyomapping — a technique for determining whether an embryo has inherited a genetic defect by analysing DNA taken from it and its close relatives
- keraunograph — an instrument for recording thunderstorms by detecting the radio waves generated
- kinetography — a camera for taking pictures for a kinetoscope.
- king's peace — (in early medieval England) the protection secured by the king for particular people or places
- knee-capping — Knee-capping is the act of shooting someone in the knee and is carried out by some terrorist organizations as a form of punishment.