13-letter words containing g, o, p
- dermographism — dermatographia.
- diageotropism — a diatropic response of plant parts, such as rhizomes, to the stimulus of gravity
- diphthongally — in a diphthongal manner
- diphthongized — Simple past tense and past participle of diphthongize.
- diplomatology — diplomatics as a subject of scientific study
- disappointing — failing to fulfill one's hopes or expectations: a disappointing movie; a disappointing marriage.
- discographies — Plural form of discography.
- disempowering — Present participle of disempower.
- disgospelling — depriving of access to the gospel
- dispossessing — Present participle of dispossess.
- dna computing — (architecture) The use of DNA molecules to encode computational problems. Standard operations of molecular biology can then be used to solve some NP-hard search problems in parallel using a very large number of molecules. The exponential scaling of NP-hard problems still remains, so this method will require a huge amount of DNA to solve large problems.
- doppelgangers — Plural form of doppelganger.
- drag and drop — A common method for manipulating files (and sometimes text) under a graphical user interface or WIMP environment. The user moves the pointer over an icon representing a file and presses a mouse button. He holds the button down while moving the pointer (dragging the file) to another place, usually a directory viewer or an icon for some application program, and then releases the button (dropping the file). The meaning of this action can often be modified by holding certain keys on the keyboard at the same time. Some systems also use this technique for objects other than files, e.g. portions of text in a word processor. The biggest problem with drag and drop is does it mean "copy" or "move"? The answer to this question is not intuitively evident, and there is no consensus for which is the right answer. The same vendor even makes it move in some cases and copy in others. Not being sure whether an operation is copy or move will cause you to check very often, perhaps every time if you need to be certain. Mistakes can be costly. People make mistakes all the time with drag and drop. Human computer interaction studies show a higher failure rate for such operations, but also a higher "forgiveness rate" (users think "silly me") than failures with commands (users think "stupid machine"). Overall, drag and drop took some 40 times longer to do than single-key commands.
- drape forming — thermoforming of plastic sheeting over an open mold by a combination of gravity and a vacuum.
- drownproofing — a survival technique, for swimmers or nonswimmers, in which the body is allowed to float vertically in the water, with the head submerged, the lungs filled with air, and the arms and legs relaxed, the head being raised to breathe every ten seconds or so.
- dysmorphology — The study of genetic defects, especially congenital malformations.
- earning power — business: ability to profit
- eavesdropping — to listen secretly to a private conversation.
- ecophysiology — the branch of physiology that deals with the physiological processes of organisms with respect to their environment.
- ecopsychology — A form of psychology based on integration with the natural world rather than with society.
- egyptological — Alternative form of Egyptological.
- electrographs — Plural form of electrograph.
- electrotyping — The act or process of making electrotypes.
- encephalogram — An image, trace, or other record of the structure or electrical activity of the brain.
- entomophagous — feeding mainly on insects; insectivorous
- epidemiologic — Of or pertaining to epidemiology.
- epileptogenic — causing an epileptic attack
- epizootiology — the study of the systems that govern disease dynamics in animals
- epping forest — a forest in E England, northeast of London: formerly a royal hunting ground
- ergatomorphic — pertaining to an ergatomorph
- escapologists — Plural form of escapologist.
- esophagoscope — An instrument for the inspection or treatment of the esophagus.
- ethnographers — Plural form of ethnographer.
- ethnographica — a collection of ethnographic items
- ethnographies — Plural form of ethnography.
- eusporangiate — (of ferns) having each sporangium developing from a group of cells, rather than a single cell, and with no specialized dispersal of spores
- expectorating — Present participle of expectorate.
- expostulating — Present participle of expostulate.
- expropriating — Present participle of expropriate.
- extemporising — Present participle of extemporise.
- extemporizing — Present participle of extemporize.
- extrapolating — Present participle of extrapolate.
- fellowshiping — Present participle of fellowship.
- fighter pilot — sb who pilots a bomber plane
- filmographies — Plural form of filmography.
- flameproofing — Present participle of flameproof.
- flip-flopping — Informal. a sudden or unexpected reversal, as of direction, belief, attitude, or policy.
- fluorographic — of or pertaining to fluorography
- fluoroscoping — Present participle of fluoroscope.
- folding press — a fall in wrestling won by folding one's opponent's legs up to his head and pressing his shoulders to the floor