13-letter words containing d, o, g, p
- drape forming — thermoforming of plastic sheeting over an open mold by a combination of gravity and a vacuum.
- drownproofing — a survival technique, for swimmers or nonswimmers, in which the body is allowed to float vertically in the water, with the head submerged, the lungs filled with air, and the arms and legs relaxed, the head being raised to breathe every ten seconds or so.
- dysmorphology — The study of genetic defects, especially congenital malformations.
- eavesdropping — to listen secretly to a private conversation.
- epidemiologic — Of or pertaining to epidemiology.
- folding press — a fall in wrestling won by folding one's opponent's legs up to his head and pressing his shoulders to the floor
- food shopping — shopping to buy food
- freight depot — (on a rail network) a place where freight is stored while awaiting onward transport
- get-up-and-go — energy, drive, and enthusiasm.
- gladiatorship — the work of a gladiator
- glycopeptides — Plural form of glycopeptide.
- gödel's proof — a proof that in a formal axiomatic system such as logic or mathematics it is impossible to prove consistency without using methods from outside the system, demonstrated by Kurt Gödel (1906–78)
- golden plover — either of two plovers of the genus Pluvialis, having the back marked with golden-yellow spots, P. apricaria, of Europe, or P. dominica, of America.
- gonadotrophic — Of, pertaining to, or stimulating the functions of the gonads.
- gonadotrophin — a gonadotropic substance.
- gonadotropins — Plural form of gonadotropin.
- good shepherd — Jesus Christ. John 10:11–14.
- good-tempered — good-natured; amiable.
- gradient post — a small white post beside a railway line at a point where the gradient changes having arms set at angles representing the gradients
- gran paradiso — the highest peak in the Graian Alps, in N Italy. 13,324 feet (4061 meters).
- grand opening — celebratory first-day event
- grand passion — an intense or overwhelming attraction or love.
- ground troops — soldiers positioned on the ground
- groundkeepers — Plural form of groundkeeper.
- groundskeeper — a person who is responsible for the care and maintenance of a particular tract of land, as an estate, a park, or a cemetery.
- gunpowder tea — an explosive mixture, as of potassium nitrate, sulfur, and charcoal, used in shells and cartridges, in fireworks, for blasting, etc.
- gynandromorph — an individual exhibiting morphological characteristics of both sexes.
- hedge sparrow — the dunnock.
- herod agrippa — (Julius Agrippa) c10 b.c.–a.d. 44, king of Judea 41–44 (grandson of Herod the Great).
- hopper dredge — a self-propelled dredge having compartments in which the dredged material can be carried and dumped through hoppers.
- ideographical — Alternative form of ideographic.
- in good shape — person: fit, healthy
- lambda prolog — (language) An extension of standard Prolog defined by Dale A. Miller and Gopalan Nadathur in 1986, in which terms are strongly typed lambda terms. Clauses are higher order hereditary Harrop formulas. The main novelties are universal quantification on goals and implication. The Prolog/Mali compiler compiles Lambda Prolog for the MALI abstract memory system. Mailing list: [email protected]
- modula-prolog — Adds a Prolog layer to Modula-2. "Modula-Prolog: A Software Development Tool", C. Muller IEEE Software pp.39-45 (Nov 1986).
- molding plane — a plane having a blade or a number of blades profiled to form moldings.
- 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.
- nondiapausing — lacking a diapause
- oligopeptides — Plural form of oligopeptide.
- optical wedge — a wedge-shaped filter whose transmittance decreases from one end to the other: used as an exposure control device in sensitometry.
- overpedalling — the overuse of the piano's pedals
- paddling pool — A paddling pool is a shallow artificial pool for children to paddle in.
- paleopedology — the branch of pedology dealing with the soils of past geologic ages.
- parade ground — A parade ground is an area of ground where soldiers practise marching and have parades.
- parotid gland — Also called parotid gland. a salivary gland situated at the base of each ear.
- pearl molding — a molding having the form of a row of pearls.
- pecking order — Animal Behavior. a dominance hierarchy, seen especially in domestic poultry, that is maintained by one bird pecking another of lower status.
- pedagogically — of or relating to a pedagogue or pedagogy.
- peptidoglycan — a polymer, consisting of polysaccharide and peptide chains, responsible for the structure of the cell wall of bacteria
- pham van dong — 1906–2000, Vietnamese political leader: prime minister of North Vietnam 1955–76 and of unified Vietnam 1976–86.
- phong shading — (graphics) A model of how light is reflected from surfaces used extensively in three dimensional graphics to generate visually realistic images.