14-letter words containing g, l, e, n, r
- oxford english — that form of the received pronunciation of English supposed to be typical of Oxford University and regarded by many as affected or pretentious
- paleontography — the formal description of fossils
- pamphleteering — the occupation of a pamphleteer
- parcel gilding — the gilding of only some areas or ornaments of a piece of furniture.
- parole hearing — a panel of people who decide whether to free a prisoner before his or her sentence has expired, on the condition that he or she is of good behaviour
- passenger cell — the inside of a vehicle, in which people sit
- passenger list — register of all travellers on board
- passenger mile — a unit of measurement, consisting of one mile traveled by a passenger, that airlines, railroads, and other public transportation facilities use in recording volume of traffic.
- peanut allergy — a condition of being hypersensitive to peanuts and peanut substances which can lead to severe physical symptoms if peanuts or peanut substances are consumed
- peanut gallery — Informal. the rearmost and cheapest section of seats in the balcony or the uppermost balcony of a theater.
- perineal gland — one of a pair of glands that are situated near the anus in some mammals and secrete an odorous substance
- periodontology — periodontics.
- pigeon-livered — meek-tempered; spiritless; mild.
- plane geometry — the geometry of figures whose parts all lie in one plane.
- player-manager — In football and some other sports, a player-manager is a person who plays for a team and also manages the team.
- plea agreement — an agreement between the prosecution and defence, sometimes including the judge, in which the accused agrees to plead guilty to a lesser charge in return for more serious charges being dropped
- pleasant grove — a town in central Utah.
- polygon pusher — (Or "rectangle slinger"). A chip designer who spends most of his or her time at the physical layout level (which requires drawing *lots* of multi-coloured polygons).
- popular singer — a professional singer who specializes in popular songs.
- pound sterling — pound2 (def 3).
- pre-galvanized — to stimulate by or as if by a galvanic current.
- press clipping — clipping (def 2).
- pressing plant — a manufacturing plant where phonograph records are produced by pressing in a mold or by stamping.
- progestational — prepared for pregnancy, as the lining of the uterus prior to menstruation or in the early stages of gestation itself; progravid.
- propenyl group — a univalent group derived from propylene, CH 3 CH=CH−.
- prostate gland — an organ that surrounds the urethra of males at the base of the bladder, comprising a muscular portion, which controls the release of urine, and a glandular portion, which secretes an alkaline fluid that makes up part of the semen and enhances the motility and fertility of sperm.
- pyriphlegethon — Phlegethon (def 1).
- query language — the instructions and procedures used to retrieve information from a database
- quicksilvering — the mercury on the back of a mirror
- rabble-rousing — of, relating to, or characteristic of a rabble-rouser.
- racing bicycle — a bicycle designed for cycling on roads or taking part in road cycling races
- railway engine — a self-propelled engine used for drawing or pushing trains along railway tracks; locomotive
- rangeley lakes — chain of lakes in W Me. & NE N.H.
- realized gains — Realized gains are gains which have been made from the sale of an asset.
- reamalgamation — the act or process of amalgamating.
- reassimilating — to take in and incorporate as one's own; absorb: He assimilated many new experiences on his European trip.
- receiving line — a row formed by the hosts, guests of honor, or the like, for receiving guests formally at a ball, reception, etc.
- recklinghausen — a city in NW Rhine-Westphalia, in Germany.
- reducing glass — a lens or mirror that produces a virtual image of an object smaller than the object itself.
- refrangibility — capable of being refracted, as rays of light.
- regulator gene — any gene that exercises control over the expression of another gene or genes.
- relay language — a language, usually an internationally dominant one, which acts as a medium to translate other usually little-spoken languages
- relieving arch — discharging arch.
- repromulgation — to make known by open declaration; publish; proclaim formally or put into operation (a law, decree of a court, etc.).
- retail banking — banking for individual customers
- retaining wall — a wall for holding in place a mass of earth or the like, as at the edge of a terrace or excavation.
- revolving door — an entrance door for excluding drafts from the interior of a building, usually consisting of four rigid leaves set in the form of a cross and rotating about a central, vertical pivot in the doorway.
- revolving fund — any loan fund intended to be maintained by the repayment of past loans.
- revolving-door — an entrance door for excluding drafts from the interior of a building, usually consisting of four rigid leaves set in the form of a cross and rotating about a central, vertical pivot in the doorway.
- right and left — in accordance with what is good, proper, or just: right conduct.