11-letter words containing g, a, p, e
- pedagogical — of or relating to a pedagogue or pedagogy.
- pedagoguery — a teacher; schoolteacher.
- pedagoguish — resembling or reminiscent of a pedagogue
- pedological — the scientific study of the nature and development of children.
- pelagianism — a follower of Pelagius, who denied original sin and believed in freedom of the will.
- pelagius ii — died a.d. 590, pope 579–590.
- pelargonium — any plant of the genus Pelargonium, the cultivated species of which are usually called geranium. Compare geranium (def 2).
- pencil gate — any of a large number of narrow gates used for rapid distribution of metal in large castings.
- penetrating — able or tending to penetrate; piercing; sharp: a penetrating shriek; a penetrating glance.
- peng dehuai — 1898–1974, Chinese Communist military leader: defense minister 1954–59.
- penological — the study of the punishment of crime, in both its deterrent and its reformatory aspects.
- pentagonese — a style of language characterized by the use of euphemisms, technical jargon, acronyms, and circumlocutions, used especially by people working in the U.S. military establishment.
- pentagonoid — like a pentagon in shape.
- pentagynous — (of plants) belonging to the order Pentagynia, characterized by the presence of five styles or pistils
- pentangular — having five angles and five sides; pentagonal.
- pepper game — a pregame warm-up performed at a brisk rate, in which one batter bunts back balls tossed by fielders stationed a short distance away.
- peppergrass — any pungent plant belonging to the genus Lepidium, of the mustard family, used as a potherb or salad vegetable.
- peregrinate — to travel or journey, especially to walk on foot.
- perfect gas — ideal gas.
- perigastric — located near or around the gastric system (predominantly the stomach)
- periglacial — occurring or operating adjacent to the margin of a glacier.
- perigordian — of, relating to, or characteristic of an Upper Paleolithic cultural epoch in southern France, especially of the Périgord region.
- permanganic — of or derived from permanganic acid.
- persian rug — an Oriental rug made in Persia (Iran), having rich, soft colors in any of various intricate, often floral, patterns
- petrography — the branch of petrology dealing with the description and classification of rocks, especially by microscopic examination.
- phagedaenic — relating to or having the characteristics of phagedaena
- phagocytize — (of a phagocyte) to devour (material).
- phagocytose — phagocytize.
- phanerogams — any of the Phanerogamia, a former primary division of plants comprising those having reproductive organs; a flowering plant or seed plant (opposed to cryptogam).
- phase angle — any of the major appearances or aspects in which a thing of varying modes or conditions manifests itself to the eye or mind.
- phlebograph — an instrument for recording the venous pulse.
- phraseogram — a written symbol or combination of symbols, as in shorthand, used to represent a phrase.
- phraseology — manner or style of verbal expression; characteristic language: legal phraseology.
- pigeon hawk — merlin.
- pilgrimager — a pilgrim
- plagiarised — to take and use by plagiarism.
- plagiarizer — to take and use by plagiarism.
- plagioclase — any of the feldspar minerals varying in composition from acidic albite, NaAlSi 3 O 8 , to basic anorthite, CaAl 2 Si 2 O 8 , found in most igneous rocks: shows twinning striations on good cleavage surfaces.
- plagiostome — (of fish) belonging to the genus Plagiostomi, which includes sharks and rays, characterized by a transverse mouth with the jaw suspended from the skull
- plane angle — an angle between two intersecting lines.
- planet gear — any of the gears in an epicyclic train surrounding and engaging with the sun gear.
- planetology — the branch of astronomy that deals with the physical features of the planets.
- planogamete — a motile gamete.
- plantagenet — a member of the royal house that ruled England from the accession of Henry II in 1154 to the death of Richard III in 1485.
- plantigrade — walking on the whole sole of the foot, as humans, and bears.
- plasmalogen — any of the class of phosphatides that contain an aldehyde of a fatty acid, found in heart and skeletal muscle, the brain, the liver, and in eggs.
- plasminogen — the blood substance that when activated forms plasmin.
- plate glass — a soda-lime-silica glass formed by rolling the hot glass into a plate that is subsequently ground and polished, used in large windows, mirrors, etc.
- platemaking — the act of making plates
- plectognath — belonging to the Plectognathi, a group or order of fishes having the teeth fused into a beak and thick, often spiny, scaleless skin, and including the filefish, globefish, puffer, and triggerfish.