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13-letter words containing g, o, n, a, p

  • pine grosbeak — a large grosbeak, Pinicola enucleator, of coniferous forests of northern North America and Eurasia, the male of which has rose and gray plumage.
  • plain yoghurt — natural yoghurt, without added flavouring
  • planetologist — the branch of astronomy that deals with the physical features of the planets.
  • plant kingdom — the plants of the world collectively.
  • plough monday — the first Monday after Epiphany, which in N and E England used to be celebrated with a procession of ploughmen drawing a plough from house to house
  • plural voting — right to vote more than once
  • pneumatograph — pneumograph.
  • pneumogastric — of or relating to the lungs and stomach.
  • point de gaze — a needlepoint lace in which delicate floral designs are sewn onto a net ground.
  • point shaving — (especially in basketball) the illegal practice, by one or more bribed players, of deliberately limiting the number of points scored to conform to the desires of corrupt gamblers.
  • point-shaving — (especially in basketball) the illegal practice, by one or more bribed players, of deliberately limiting the number of points scored to conform to the desires of corrupt gamblers.
  • pole-vaulting — a field sport in which competitors attempt to clear a high bar with the aid of an extremely flexible long pole
  • policy-making — Policy-making is the making of policies.
  • polling place — a place at or in which votes in an election are cast.
  • polygonaceous — belonging to the Polygonaceae, the buckwheat family of plants.
  • polysomnogram — a record of a person's sleep pattern, breathing, heart activity, and limb movements during sleep. Abbreviation: PSG.
  • polythene bag — a bag made of polythene, esp one used to store or protect food or household articles
  • ponta delgada — a seaport on SW São Miguel island, in the E Azores.
  • pontificating — to speak in a pompous or dogmatic manner: Did he pontificate about the responsibilities of a good citizen?
  • port language — ["Communicating Parallel Processes", J. Kerridge et al, Soft Prac & Exp 16(1):63-86 (Jan 1986)].
  • post exchange — a retail store on an army installation that sells goods and services to military personnel and their dependents and to certain authorized civilian personnel. Abbreviation: PX.
  • postinaugural — of or relating to the period after an inauguration
  • pouring-basin — (in a vacuum induction furnace) a trough through which molten metal flows under vacuum to a mold chamber.
  • power loading — the act of a person or thing that loads.
  • power walking — a form of exercise that involves rapid walking with arms bent and swinging naturally.
  • power-sharing — Power-sharing is a political arrangement in which different or opposing groups all take part in government together.
  • pre-cognizant — having cognizance; aware (usually followed by of): He was cognizant of the difficulty.
  • pre-migration — the process or act of migrating.
  • pre-organized — to form as or into a whole consisting of interdependent or coordinated parts, especially for united action: to organize a committee.
  • prediagnostic — of, relating to, or used in diagnosis.
  • predominating — to be the stronger or leading element or force.
  • prefiguration — the act of prefiguring.
  • preganglionic — of, relating to, or consisting of ganglia.
  • prelitigation — the act or process of litigating: a matter that is still in litigation.
  • presto chango — change at once (usually used imperatively, as in a magician's command).
  • product range — variety of merchandise within a brand
  • profit margin — the percentage that profit constitutes of total sales.
  • profit taking — the selling of securities that have risen in price above costs; selling in order to realize a profit.
  • profit-making — A profit-making business or organization makes a profit.
  • profit-taking — Profit-taking is the selling of stocks and shares at a profit after their value has risen or just before their value falls.
  • progametangia — Mycology. the hyphal tip of certain fungi that produces the gametangium and subsequent gamete.
  • progenitorial — characteristic of a progenitor
  • prognosticate — to forecast or predict (something future) from present indications or signs; prophesy.
  • progressional — the act of progressing; forward or onward movement.
  • propagandizer — a person who engages in, or subjects others to, propaganda
  • prosopagnosia — an inability to recognize faces
  • prostaglandin — Biochemistry. any of a class of unsaturated fatty acids that are involved in the contraction of smooth muscle, the control of inflammation and body temperature, and many other physiological functions.
  • protolanguage — the reconstructed or postulated parent form of a language or a group of related languages.
  • quota-hopping — (in the EU) the practice of obtaining the right to catch a part of a country's national quota for fish in European waters by buying licences from its fishermen
  • racing pigeon — a pigeon bred and trained for the sport of pigeon racing
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