12-letter words containing g, r, o, u, s
- mesogastrium — the mesentery of the embryonic stomach.
- microphagous — (of an animal) feeding on small particles of food
- microsurgeon — a person who performs microsurgery
- microsurgery — any of various surgical procedures performed under magnification and with small specialized instruments, permitting very delicate operations, as the reconnection of severed blood vessels and nerves.
- misconfigure — Configure (a system or part of it) incorrectly.
- moisturising — Present participle of moisturise.
- moisturizing — Present participle of moisturize.
- necrophagous — That eats dead or decaying animal flesh.
- neurogenesis — The growth and development of nervous tissue.
- neurologists — Plural form of neurologist.
- neurosurgeon — surgery of the brain or other nerve tissue.
- neurosurgery — surgery of the brain or other nerve tissue.
- nonglamorous — not glamorous
- nonreligious — of, relating to, or concerned with religion: a religious holiday.
- nugatoriness — Quality of being nugatory.
- numerologist — A practitioner of numerology.
- nursing home — a private residential institution equipped to care for persons unable to look after themselves, as the aged or chronically ill.
- offscourings — Often, offscourings. something scoured off; filth; refuse.
- old guardism — political conservatism.
- oral surgery — the branch of dentistry or of surgery dealing with the surgical treatment or repair of various conditions of the mouth or jaws.
- outcroppings — Plural form of outcropping.
- outrageously — In an outrageous manner; to an outrageous degree.
- outspreading — Present participle of outspread.
- outstripping — to outdo; surpass; excel.
- outthrusting — Present participle of outthrust.
- overgenerous — liberal in giving or sharing; unselfish: a generous patron of the arts; a generous gift.
- oversanguine — too optimistic
- paragnathous — (of certain vertebrates) having the upper and lower jaws of equal length
- pass through — an act of passing.
- pass-through — a windowlike opening, as one for passing food or dishes between a kitchen and a dining area.
- pleurogenous — Anatomy. pertaining to or originating from the pleura.
- plough horse — a horse used for pulling a plough
- popular song — a song that is written to have an immediate and wide appeal and is usually popular for only a short time, but that sometimes is of a sufficiently high quality to become part of the permanent repertoire of popular music and jazz. Compare standard (def 12).
- pork sausage — a sausage made with pork
- postgraduate — of, pertaining to, characteristic of, or consisting of post-graduates: a postgraduate seminar.
- postsurgical — pertaining to or involving surgery or surgeons.
- pregustation — the act of tasting beforehand
- prison guard — an officer in charge of prisoners in a jail
- pro-suffrage — the right to vote, especially in a political election.
- prodigiously — extraordinary in size, amount, extent, degree, force, etc.: a prodigious research grant.
- producer gas — a mixture of carbon monoxide and nitrogen produced by passing air over hot coke, used mainly as a fuel
- progymnasium — (in Europe) a school that prepares pupils for secondary education (the gymnasium)
- pronouncings — utterances, esp of an official or judgmental nature
- prostituting — a woman who engages in sexual intercourse for money; whore; harlot.
- pseudography — writing that does not follow conventional spelling or usage
- push through — force to accept
- pyroligneous — produced by the distillation of wood.
- resoundingly — making an echoing sound: a resounding thud.
- reynoldsburg — a town in central Ohio.
- rhizophagous — feeding on roots.