12-letter words containing g, l, o, r, e
- myoneuralgia — myalgia.
- mythologizer — One who, or that which, mythologizes.
- natal orange — a spiny shrub, Strychnos spinosa, of the logania family, of central and southern Africa, having yellowish-white flowers and edible, berrylike, yellow fruit.
- navel orange — a seedless variety of orange having at the apex a navellike formation containing a small secondary fruit.
- necrological — a list of persons who have died within a certain time.
- nephrologist — A physician whose speciality is nephrology.
- neurobiology — the branch of biology that is concerned with the anatomy and physiology of the nervous system.
- neurological — the science of the nerves and the nervous system, especially of the diseases affecting them.
- neurologists — Plural form of neurologist.
- nitrogelatin — gelatin dynamite.
- non-arguable — susceptible to debate, challenge, or doubt; questionable: Whether this is the best plan of action or not is arguable.
- nonflowering — (biology) Of a plant, not flowering; reproducing by means other than pollination from flowers.
- nonladdering — (of garments made of knitted material) designed so that the interconnected stitches will not come undone if snagged
- nonregulated — Alternative spelling of non-regulated.
- nonreligious — of, relating to, or concerned with religion: a religious holiday.
- numerologist — A practitioner of numerology.
- obliterating — Present participle of obliterate.
- oligophrenia — less than normal mental development.
- oligophrenic — less than normal mental development.
- oligospermia — (medicine) Low volume of semen.
- optical grep — vgrep
- oral surgery — the branch of dentistry or of surgery dealing with the surgical treatment or repair of various conditions of the mouth or jaws.
- orange lodge — a Protestant fraternal organization based mainly in Northern Ireland and Scotland with lodges throughout the English-speaking world where there are significant Irish populations
- 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.
- outgeneraled — Simple past tense and past participle of outgeneral.
- outrageously — In an outrageous manner; to an outrageous degree.
- 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.
- overlengthen — to extend excessively
- overplanning — the act or instance of planning excessively
- overplotting — the provision of an excessively elaborate plot
- overregulate — to apply rules and regulations excessively to (something)
- overwhelming — that overwhelms; overpowering: The temptation to despair may become overwhelming.
- palaeography — the study of the handwritings of the past, and often the manuscripts as well, so that they may be dated, read, etc, and may serve as historical and literary sources
- paleographer — sb who studies ancient scripts
- paraglossate — having paraglossae
- parlour game — A parlour game is a game that is played indoors by families or at parties, for example a guessing game.
- paroemiology — the study of proverbs
- pentyl group — any of the univalent, isomeric groups having the formula C 5 H 1 1 –.
- perez galdos — Benito [buh-nee-toh;; Spanish be-nee-taw] /bəˈni toʊ;; Spanish bɛˈni tɔ/ (Show IPA), 1843–1920, Spanish journalist, dramatist, and novelist.
- perinatology — a field of medicine focusing on problems emerging during the perinatal period.
- petroglyphic — relating to or having the characteristics of a petroglyph or carving made in rock
- petrol gauge — a gauge that indicates the amount of petrol left in the tank of a vehicle
- phenyl group — the univalent group C 6 H 5 –, derived from benzene.
- phlebography — venography.
- 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