12-letter words containing g, i, n, l
- oceanologist — the practical application of oceanography.
- odontologist — the science dealing with the study of the teeth and their surrounding tissues and with the prevention and cure of their diseases.
- offputtingly — In an offputting manner.
- oil painting — the art or technique of painting with oil colors.
- oleaginously — In an oleaginous manner.
- olefiant gas — ethylene (def 2).
- oligophrenia — less than normal mental development.
- oligophrenic — less than normal mental development.
- oligopsonies — Plural form of oligopsony.
- onomasiology — the study of the means of expressing a given concept.
- ontologizing — to express in ontological terms; regard from an ontological viewpoint.
- oregon trail — a route used during the U.S. westward migrations, especially in the period from 1840 to 1860, starting in Missouri and ending in Oregon. About 2000 miles (3200 km) long.
- organoleptic — perceived by a sense organ.
- oriental rug — a rug or carpet woven usually in Asia and characterized by hand-knotted pile.
- original gum — See o.g (def 1).
- original sin — Theology. a depravity, or tendency to evil, held to be innate in humankind and transmitted from Adam to all humans in consequence of his sin. inclination to evil, inherent in human nature.
- ornithogalum — any plant of the genus Ornithogalum
- out-building — a detached building subordinate to a main building.
- outbalancing — Present participle of outbalance.
- outbuildings — Plural form of outbuilding.
- overbuilding — Present participle of overbuild.
- overclocking — Computers. to modify (a hardware component, as a processor, graphics card, or memory) so as to increase the speed of that component beyond the specifications of the manufacturer: You can overclock your video card to improve its performance.
- overclouding — Present participle of overcloud.
- overplanning — the act or instance of planning excessively
- overplotting — the provision of an excessively elaborate plot
- overwhelming — that overwhelms; overpowering: The temptation to despair may become overwhelming.
- pack rolling — the hot rolling of metal sheets in two or more thicknesses to produce composite sheets.
- packing slip — A packing slip is a list of what is included in a shipment.
- paintballing — a sport in which players compete in teams or individually to eliminate opponents by hitting them with pellets containing paint from a special gun
- palatalizing — to articulate (a consonant other than a normal palatal) as a palatal or with relatively more contact between the blade of the tongue and the hard palate, as in certain pronunciations of the l- sound in million.
- paling-fence — Also called paling fence. picket fence.
- palingenesis — rebirth; regeneration.
- palm springs — a city in S California: resort.
- palynologist — the study of live and fossil spores, pollen grains, and similar plant structures.
- panty girdle — women's control pants
- parallelling — extending in the same direction, equidistant at all points, and never converging or diverging: parallel rows of trees.
- paralysingly — in a manner that paralyses
- partializing — to bias.
- parting line — the line at which two closed dies or two halves of a mold meet.
- passing bell — a bell tolled to announce a death or funeral.
- passing lane — a highway lane in which a driver may pass other vehicles legally.
- patrilineage — lineal descent traced through the male line.
- peace-loving — If you describe someone as peace-loving, you mean that they try to avoid quarrelling or fighting with other people.
- pearl diving — the act of diving for the precious gems pearls
- pekinologist — a person who studies the People's Republic of China
- perinatology — a field of medicine focusing on problems emerging during the perinatal period.
- perplexingly — to cause to be puzzled or bewildered over what is not understood or certain; confuse mentally: Her strange response perplexed me.
- persian gulf — strait in the Indian Ocean
- philandering — (of a man) to make love with a woman one cannot or will not marry; carry on flirtations.
- phonological — relating to study of speech sounds