12-letter words containing g, e, o, p, l, i
- line probing — A feature of some V.34 modems that will allow them to identify the capacity and quality of the phone line and adjust themselves to allow, for each individual connection, for maximum throughput using the highest possible data transmission rate.
- lipoxygenase — (enzyme) Any of a class of enzymes that catalyse the oxidation of polyunsaturated fatty acids.
- lithographed — Simple past tense and past participle of lithograph.
- lithographer — a person who works at lithography.
- longipennate — (of birds) having long slender wings or feathers
- melliphagous — (of an animal) feeding on honey
- mole mapping — the procedure of using a digital camera to record the positions and appearances of moles on a person's body so that regular checks will detect any changes that might lead to skin cancer
- morphologies — Plural form of morphology.
- multipronged — having or composed of several prongs: a multipronged electric plug.
- nephrologist — A physician whose speciality is nephrology.
- night people — a person who prefers to stay up late or who functions best during the nighttime hours.
- nondepleting — not depleting
- oligopeptide — A peptide whose molecules contain a relatively small number of amino-acid residues.
- oligophrenia — less than normal mental development.
- oligophrenic — less than normal mental development.
- oligopsonies — Plural form of oligopsony.
- oligospermia — (medicine) Low volume of semen.
- optical grep — vgrep
- organoleptic — perceived by a sense organ.
- overplanning — the act or instance of planning excessively
- overplotting — the provision of an excessively elaborate plot
- palaebiology — the study of fossil animals and plants
- paleobiology — the branch of paleontology dealing with fossil life forms, especially with reference to their origin, structure, evolution, etc.
- paleological — the study of antiquities.
- paroemiology — the study of proverbs
- peace-loving — If you describe someone as peace-loving, you mean that they try to avoid quarrelling or fighting with other people.
- pekinologist — a person who studies the People's Republic of China
- perinatology — a field of medicine focusing on problems emerging during the perinatal period.
- pestological — relating to pestology
- petroglyphic — relating to or having the characteristics of a petroglyph or carving made in rock
- phlegmagogic — a medication that is intended to dislodge and evacuate mucus from the respiratory system
- photogelatin — pertaining to any photographic process in which gelatin is used to receive or transfer a print.
- phrenologist — a psychological theory or analytical method based on the belief that certain mental faculties and character traits are indicated by the configurations of the skull.
- phrenologize — to treat with phrenology or phrenological methods
- phylogenesis — the development or evolution of a particular group of organisms.
- phylogenetic — the development or evolution of a particular group of organisms.
- physiologies — the branch of biology dealing with the functions and activities of living organisms and their parts, including all physical and chemical processes.
- pigeon blood — dark red.
- pigeon clock — a device for timing the arrivals of pigeons being raced, consisting of a magazine for holding the identification bands of the contestants in the order in which they are inserted and a recording clock to register the times of insertion.
- pilot engine — a locomotive sent on ahead of a railroad train to see that the way is clear and the track safe.
- plagiohedral — (of a crystal) having faces arranged obliquely in a helix.
- pole dancing — Pole dancing is a type of entertainment in a bar or club in which a woman who is wearing very few clothes dances around a pole in a sexy way.
- pollen grain — a single granule of pollen.
- powerlifting — a competition or sport involving three tests of strength: the bench press, squat, and two-handed dead lift.
- powerwalking — a form of exercise that involves rapid walking with arms bent and swinging naturally.
- preschooling — the education of preschool children.
- primogenital — relating to primogeniture
- profile drag — the sum of the surface friction drag and the form drag for a body moving subsonically through a fluid
- protectingly — in a protective manner
- psephologist — A psephologist studies how people vote in elections.