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14-letter words containing g, r, o, e, t

  • organic matter — matter derived from organisms, esp decayed matter in soil
  • organometallic — pertaining to or noting an organic compound containing a metal or a metalloid linked to carbon.
  • orthopterology — the study of the Orthoptera
  • osmoregulation — the process by which cells and simple organisms maintain fluid and electrolyte balance with their surroundings.
  • osmoregulatory — Of or pertaining to osmoregulation.
  • outer garments — the garments that are worn over a person's other clothes
  • outer mongolia — a region in Asia including Inner Mongolia of China and the Mongolian People's Republic.
  • outgeneralling — Present participle of outgeneral.
  • outmaneuvering — Present participle of outmaneuver.
  • outmanoeuvring — Present participle of outmanoeuvre.
  • outrageousness — of the nature of or involving gross injury or wrong: an outrageous slander.
  • overcommitting — Present participle of overcommit.
  • overestimating — Present participle of overestimate.
  • overexaggerate — to magnify beyond the limits of truth; overstate; represent disproportionately: to exaggerate the difficulties of a situation.
  • overgenerosity — the quality of being too generous
  • overhead light — a light which throws light downwards by being situated on the ceiling or having a downward shade, etc
  • overland stage — a stagecoach used in the western U.S. during the middle of the 19th century.
  • overnight stay — in hospital or hotel
  • overregulation — a law, rule, or other order prescribed by authority, especially to regulate conduct.
  • oversaturating — to cause (a substance) to unite with the greatest possible amount of another substance, through solution, chemical combination, or the like.
  • owlet nightjar — any of several birds of the family Aegothelidae, of Australia and Papua New Guinea, related to the nightjars but resembling small owls.
  • oyster farming — the activity of cultivating oysters for food or pearls
  • paleontography — the formal description of fossils
  • partridge wood — the rotted condition of the wood of certain trees, especially oaks, caused by a parasitic fungus, Xylobolus frustulatus.
  • partridge-wood — the rotted condition of the wood of certain trees, especially oaks, caused by a parasitic fungus, Xylobolus frustulatus.
  • patch together — assemble roughly
  • perhydrogenate — to hydrogenate as completely as possible.
  • periodontology — periodontics.
  • photoengraving — a photographic process of preparing printing plates for letterpress printing.
  • photogrammetry — the process of making surveys and maps through the use of photographs, especially aerial photographs.
  • photorecording — the act of making photographic records, especially of documents.
  • phototelegraph — of or relating to phototelegraphy
  • phytogeography — the science dealing with the geographical relationships of plants.
  • piece together — a separate or limited portion or quantity of something: a piece of land; a piece of chocolate.
  • pigeon-hearted — timid; meek.
  • pilgrim bottle — a flat-sided water bottle having two loops at the side of a short neck for a suspending cord or chain.
  • plane geometry — the geometry of figures whose parts all lie in one plane.
  • pleasant grove — a town in central Utah.
  • plethysmograph — a device for measuring and recording changes in the volume of the body or of a body part or organ.
  • pocket borough — (before the Reform Bill of 1832) any English borough whose representatives in Parliament were controlled by an individual or family.
  • poetry reading — a public recital or rendering of a poem
  • polygraph test — a test carried out using a polygraph, esp used by the police to try to find out whether somebody is telling the truth
  • pontoon bridge — a bridge supported by pontoons.
  • porphyrogenite — a prince born after his father has succeeded to the throne
  • porter's lodge — a room near the entrance of a public building such as a college, which is occupied by the porter
  • positive organ — a small pipe organ of the Middle Ages.
  • post-pregnancy — the state, condition, or quality of being pregnant.
  • pound sterling — pound2 (def 3).
  • power steering — an automotive steering system in which the engine's power is used to supplement the driver's effort in turning the steering wheel.
  • power struggle — fight to take control
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