13-letter words containing g, r, i, p
- pre-sintering — (in powder metallurgy) to heat (a compact) in preparation for sintering.
- prebiological — of or relating to chemicals or environmental conditions existing before the development of the first living things.
- precipitating — to hasten the occurrence of; bring about prematurely, hastily, or suddenly: to precipitate an international crisis.
- preconfigured — to design or adapt to form a specific configuration or for some specific purpose: The planes are being configured to hold more passengers in each row.
- predesignated — to designate beforehand.
- prediagnostic — of, relating to, or used in diagnosis.
- predominating — to be the stronger or leading element or force.
- preengineered — constructed of or using prefabricated parts.
- prefiguration — the act of prefiguring.
- prefigurement — to show or represent beforehand by a figure or type; foreshadow.
- preganglionic — of, relating to, or consisting of ganglia.
- prelitigation — the act or process of litigating: a matter that is still in litigation.
- prepossessing — that impresses favorably; engaging or attractive: a confident and prepossessing young man.
- prerogatively — by way of privilege or prerogative
- prescreenings — the act or work of a person who screens, as in ascertaining the character and competence of applicants, employees, etc.
- press cutting — an article or picture from a newspaper about someone or something
- prestigiously — indicative of or conferring prestige: the most prestigious address in town.
- price cutting — the act or practice of cutting prices
- price-rigging — the illicit fixing of prices by a group of firms working as a cartel
- prick-teasing — the behaviour of a prick-tease
- pride's purge — the forceful exclusion from the House of Commons, carried out by Col. Thomas Pride in December 1648, of about 100 members who favored compromise with the Royalist party.
- primary group — a group of individuals living in close, intimate, and personal relationship.
- primatologist — the branch of zoology dealing with the primates.
- primigravidas — a woman pregnant for the first time.
- primitive gut — archenteron.
- primogenitrix — a primogenitor who is female
- primogeniture — the state or fact of being the firstborn of children of the same parents.
- prince george — a city in central British Columbia, in W Canada.
- prince regent — a prince who is regent of a country.
- print-through — the unwanted transfer of a recorded magnetic field pattern from one turn of magnetic tape to the preceding or succeeding turn on a reel, causing distortion
- prix goncourt — Goncourt (def 2).
- prize fighter — A prize fighter is a boxer who fights to win money.
- 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
- progestogenic — relating to progestogen
- prognosticate — to forecast or predict (something future) from present indications or signs; prophesy.
- program music — music intended to convey an impression of a definite series of images, scenes, or events.
- progressional — the act of progressing; forward or onward movement.
- progressively — favoring or advocating progress, change, improvement, or reform, as opposed to wishing to maintain things as they are, especially in political matters: a progressive mayor.
- progressivism — the principles and practices of progressives.
- progressivist — the principles and practices of progressives.
- progressivity — favoring or advocating progress, change, improvement, or reform, as opposed to wishing to maintain things as they are, especially in political matters: a progressive mayor.
- propagandizer — a person who engages in, or subjects others to, propaganda
- proportioning — the adjustment or arrangement of proportions
- 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.