12-letter words containing g, u, n, l, o
- pentyl group — any of the univalent, isomeric groups having the formula C 5 H 1 1 –.
- phenyl group — the univalent group C 6 H 5 –, derived from benzene.
- pleurogenous — Anatomy. pertaining to or originating from the pleura.
- plumbaginous — containing graphite.
- pneumatology — Theology. doctrine concerning the Holy Spirit. the belief in intermediary spirits between humans and God.
- pneumonology — the study of the respiratory system
- popping plug — a fishing lure that makes a popping sound when pulled along the surface of the water
- 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).
- promulgation — to make known by open declaration; publish; proclaim formally or put into operation (a law, decree of a court, etc.).
- pugnaciously — inclined to quarrel or fight readily; quarrelsome; belligerent; combative.
- pulling boat — a boat propelled by oars alone.
- push polling — the use of loaded questions in a supposedly objective telephone opinion poll during a political campaign in order to bias voters against an opposing candidate
- pyroligneous — produced by the distillation of wood.
- regulation t — (in the U.S.) a federal law governing the amount of credit that may be advanced by brokers and dealers to customers for the purchase of securities on margin.
- regulation u — (in the U.S.) a federal law governing the amount of credit that may be advanced by a bank for the purchase of listed securities.
- reregulation — renewed regulation, the act or process of regulating again
- resoundingly — making an echoing sound: a resounding thud.
- retrolingual — situated behind or near the base of the tongue.
- reynoldsburg — a town in central Ohio.
- sanguicolous — living in the blood, as a parasite.
- sanguinolent — of or relating to blood.
- saronic gulf — an inlet of the Aegean, on the SE coast of Greece, between Attica and the Peloponnesus. 50 miles (80 km) long; 30 miles (48 km) wide.
- sea lungwort — a plant, Mertensia maritima, of the borage family, growing on northern seacoasts and having leaves with an oysterlike flavor.
- shawl tongue — kiltie (def 3).
- silhouetting — a two-dimensional representation of the outline of an object, as a cutout or configurational drawing, uniformly filled in with black, especially a black-paper, miniature cutout of the outlines of a person's face in profile.
- slopping out — In prisons where prisoners have to use buckets as toilets, slopping out is the practice in which they empty the buckets.
- slow-burning — (of combustible material) burning relatively slowly
- sov language — a type of language that has basic subject-object-verb order, as Turkish, Japanese, or Tamil.
- spoil ground — an area within a body of water, especially in the sea, where dredged material is deposited.
- spongicolous — relating to the skeleton of some marine animals
- sporangiolum — a small sporangium
- sub-religion — a set of beliefs concerning the cause, nature, and purpose of the universe, especially when considered as the creation of a superhuman agency or agencies, usually involving devotional and ritual observances, and often containing a moral code governing the conduct of human affairs.
- supercooling — to cool (a liquid) below its freezing point without producing solidification or crystallization; undercool.
- supportingly — to bear or hold up (a load, mass, structure, part, etc.); serve as a foundation for.
- svo language — a type of language that has basic subject-verb-object word order, as English, Chinese, or Spanish.
- through-line — a theme or idea that runs from the beginning to the end of a book, film, etc
- tongue-blade — a broad, thin piece of wood used by doctors to hold down the patient's tongue during an examination of the mouth and throat.
- tumbling box — a box, pivoted at two corners, used in the manner of a tumbling barrel.
- two-pin plug — a plug that has two pins for inserting into a socket
- un-ignorable — to refrain from noticing or recognizing: to ignore insulting remarks.
- unapologetic — containing an apology or excuse for a fault, failure, insult, injury, etc.: An apologetic letter to his creditors explained the delay.
- unbecomingly — detracting from one's appearance, character, or reputation; unattractive or unseemly: an unbecoming hat; unbecoming language.
- unbiological — pertaining to biology.
- uncatalogued — not added to or detailed in a catalogue
- uncoagulated — Obsolete. coagulated.
- uncognizable — capable of being perceived or known.
- uncollegiate — of or relating to a college: collegiate life.
- uncompelling — tending to compel, as to force or push toward a course of action; overpowering: There were compelling reasons for their divorce.
- unconcealing — not concealing or hiding anything; revealing
- undercooling — Chemistry. to cool less than necessary for a given process or purpose. to supercool.