12-letter words containing g, o, l, p, e
- photogelatin — pertaining to any photographic process in which gelatin is used to receive or transfer a print.
- photogeology — the technique of interpreting geology from aerial photographs or compiling geologic maps therefrom.
- 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.
- placentology — the scientific study of the placenta
- plagiohedral — (of a crystal) having faces arranged obliquely in a helix.
- pleurogenous — Anatomy. pertaining to or originating from the pleura.
- plough horse — a horse used for pulling a plough
- pneumatology — Theology. doctrine concerning the Holy Spirit. the belief in intermediary spirits between humans and God.
- pneumonology — the study of the respiratory system
- 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.
- port angeles — a city in NW Washington, on the Juan de Fuca Strait.
- porto alegre — a state in S Brazil. 107,923 sq. mi. (279,520 sq. km). Capital: Pôrto Alegre.
- 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.
- pregnenolone — a steroid precursor to steroid hormones
- preschooling — the education of preschool children.
- primogenital — relating to primogeniture
- problem page — a feature in a newspaper, magazine, etc in which readers' problems are published and answers supplied
- profile drag — the sum of the surface friction drag and the form drag for a body moving subsonically through a fluid
- programmable — capable of being programmed.
- prolegomenon — a preliminary discussion; introductory essay, as prefatory matter in a book; a prologue.
- protectingly — in a protective manner
- proteoglycan — a macromolecule composed of a polysaccharide joined to a polypeptide and forming the ground substance of connective tissue.
- protest flag — a flag hoisted by a racing yacht to advise the judges of a violation of the rules by another yacht.
- psephologist — A psephologist studies how people vote in elections.
- psychologize — to make psychological investigations or speculations, especially those that are naive or uninformed.
- pyroligneous — produced by the distillation of wood.
- ranging pole — a pole for marking positions in surveying
- repromulgate — to make known by open declaration; publish; proclaim formally or put into operation (a law, decree of a court, etc.).
- retail group — a group of companies under single ownership, which sell goods to individual customers
- ripe old age — advanced age
- role playing — role-play used as a method of training or education
- role-playing — a method of instruction or psychotherapy aimed at changing attitudes and behavior, in which participants act out designated roles relevant to real-life situations.
- scapegallows — a criminal who escapes death by hanging or the gallows
- selenography — the branch of astronomy that deals with the charting of the moon's surface.
- self-proving — to establish the truth or genuineness of, as by evidence or argument: to prove one's claim.
- simple group — a group that has no normal subgroup except the group itself and the identity.
- skew polygon — the figure formed by joining four or more points, not all in one plane, by the same number of lines
- sleeper goby — any gobioid fish of the family Eleotridae, of brackish or fresh tropical waters, resembling the gobies but lacking a ventral sucker
- sloop-rigged — (of a sailboat) fore-and-aft rigged with a mainsail and a jib.
- speleologist — the exploration and study of caves.
- splenomegaly — enlargement of the spleen.