13-letter words containing a, s, l, g
- octagon scale — a scale used in laying out octagonal figures of various sizes.
- oilspot glaze — a brown or black ceramic glaze dotted with silvery spots caused by impurities.
- old stone age — the Paleolithic period.
- olfactologist — a medical specialist in the sense of smell
- oligosiloxane — (organic chemistry) Any polysiloxane having a relatively small number of -Si-O- groups.
- olympic games — international sports event
- onomatologist — One versed in the history of names.
- opera glasses — small binoculars
- 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.
- organ whistle — a steam or air whistle in which the jet is forced up against the thin edge of a pipe closed at the top.
- organosilicon — pertaining to or noting an organic compound containing silicon, especially where attached directly to a carbon atom.
- orgiastically — In an orgiastic fashion.
- originalities — Plural form of originality.
- orismological — relating to orismology
- orthogonalise — to make (vectors, functions, etc.) orthogonal.
- 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.
- osmoregulator — Any organism that practices osmoregulation.
- outstandingly — prominent; conspicuous; striking: an outstanding example of courage.
- overlay glass — case glass.
- painstakingly — taking or characterized by taking pains or trouble; expending or showing diligent care and effort; careful: a painstaking craftsman; painstaking research.
- palingenesist — a person who believes in a doctrine of rebirth or transmigration of souls.
- palos heights — a city in NE Illinois, near Chicago.
- pangola grass — a grass, Digitaria decumbens, native to southern Africa, cultivated for hay and forage in the southeastern U.S.
- panic selling — widespread selling of a security or investment, causing sharp price declines. Usually caused by an unexpected event seen to devalue the security.
- pantagruelism — (in Rabelais' Pantagruel) the huge son of Gargantua, represented as dealing with serious matters in a spirit of broad and somewhat cynical good humor.
- pantheologist — a student of, or expert in, pantheology
- paradigm plus — A configurable object-oriented CASE tool from Proto Soft.
- paring chisel — a woodworking chisel moved by steady hand pressure to make long, light cuts.
- passing place — a wider place on a narrow road where vehicles can pass
- pastel orange — suntan (def 3).
- phlogisticate — to integrate or blend phlogiston with
- phraseologist — a person who treats of or is concerned with phraseology.
- phyllophagous — (of an organism) feeding on leaves.
- physiological — of or relating to physiology.
- pilsner-glass — a pale, light lager beer.
- place setting — the group of dishes, silverware, glasses, etc., set at the place of each person at a meal.
- place-setting — the group of dishes, silverware, glasses, etc., set at the place of each person at a meal.
- plagiostomous — plagiostome
- plagiotropism — plagiotropic tendency or growth.
- plain sailing — Navigation. sailing on waters that are free of hazards or obstructions. Compare plane sailing.
- plane sailing — sailing on a course plotted without reference to the curvature of the earth.
- planetologist — the branch of astronomy that deals with the physical features of the planets.
- plasma engine — an engine that generates thrust by reaction to the emission of a jet of plasma
- playing cards — cards used in playing various games, arranged in decks of four suits (spades, hearts, diamonds, and clubs): a standard deck has 52 cards
- playing games — If you say that someone is playing games or playing silly games, you mean that they are not treating a situation seriously and you are annoyed with them.
- plethysmogram — the recording of a plethysmograph.
- polygalaceous — any plant of the genus Polygala, comprising the milkworts.
- polygonaceous — belonging to the Polygonaceae, the buckwheat family of plants.
- polysomnogram — a record of a person's sleep pattern, breathing, heart activity, and limb movements during sleep. Abbreviation: PSG.