12-letter words containing g, o, l, i
- 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.
- 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.
- palynologist — the study of live and fossil spores, pollen grains, and similar plant structures.
- parasitology — the branch of biology dealing with parasites and the effects of parasitism.
- paroemiology — the study of proverbs
- pathobiology — pathology with emphasis on the biological aspects of disease
- pathological — of or relating to pathology.
- 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
- phonological — relating to study of speech sounds
- photobiology — the study of the effects of light on biological systems.
- photogelatin — pertaining to any photographic process in which gelatin is used to receive or transfer a print.
- photoglyphic — of or relating to photoglyphy
- 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
- phycologists — the branch of botany dealing with algae.
- 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.
- physiologist — a specialist in physiology.
- phytobiology — the branch of biology dealing with plants.
- 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.
- pigtail hook — a screw hook having an eye in the form of a spiral for holding a loop, chain link, etc., at any angle.
- pillow fight — a mock fight in which participants thump each other with pillows
- pilot engine — a locomotive sent on ahead of a railroad train to see that the way is clear and the track safe.
- pilot signal — a signal, as a flag or light, used to request a pilot.
- plagioclimax — the climax stage of a community, influenced by man or some other outside factor
- plagiohedral — (of a crystal) having faces arranged obliquely in a helix.
- plagiotropic — growing more or less divergent from the vertical.
- planographic — the art or technique of printing from a flat surface directly or by offset.
- ploughwright — a person who makes ploughs
- plumbaginous — containing graphite.
- poison gland — a gland in some fish and amphibians that secretes venomous material
- polar lights — the aurora borealis in the Northern Hemisphere or the aurora australis in the Southern Hemisphere.
- 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.
- policymaking — a person responsible for making policy, especially in government.
- pollen grain — a single granule of pollen.
- polygamistic — a person who practices or favors polygamy.