13-letter words containing h, p, g, l
- monophthongal — (linguistics) Of or pertaining to a monophthong.
- morphological — the branch of biology dealing with the form and structure of organisms.
- nephrological — of or relating to nephrology
- ophthalmology — the branch of medical science dealing with the anatomy, functions, and diseases of the eye.
- oropharyngeal — the part of the pharynx between the soft palate and the upper edge of the epiglottis.
- oscillographs — Plural form of oscillograph.
- oscillography — a device for recording the wave-forms of changing currents, voltages, or any other quantity that can be translated into electric energy, as sound waves.
- paleethnology — (formerly) the branch of ethnology concerned with the earliest or most primitive human societies.
- palos heights — a city in NE Illinois, near Chicago.
- panel heating — heating of a room or building by means of wall, ceiling, floor, or baseboard panels containing heating pipes or electrical conductors.
- pantheologist — a student of, or expert in, pantheology
- paring chisel — a woodworking chisel moved by steady hand pressure to make long, light cuts.
- parking light — The parking lights on a vehicle are the small lights at the front that help other drivers to notice the vehicle and to judge its width.
- pharmacologic — the science dealing with the preparation, uses, and especially the effects of drugs.
- pharyngealize — to pronounce with pharyngeal coarticulation.
- phenomenology — the study of phenomena.
- phlebographic — relating to phlebography or the X-ray imaging of a vein that has been injected with a dye that is visible on the image taken
- phlogisticate — to integrate or blend phlogiston with
- photo gallery — display of collected photographs
- photo-biology — the study of the effects of light on biological systems.
- photoallergic — photosensitive.
- photogelatine — relating to photographic processes in which gelatine is used in receiving or transferring prints
- photogeologic — of or relating to photogeology
- phototelegram — a telegram that is sent by means of phototelegraphy
- phraseologist — a person who treats of or is concerned with phraseology.
- phyllogenetic — of or relating to the development of leaves.
- phyllophagous — (of an organism) feeding on leaves.
- physiological — of or relating to physiology.
- pitching tool — a masonry chisel for rough work
- plagiocephaly — a deformity of the skull in which one side is more developed in the front, and the other side is more developed in the rear.
- plain yoghurt — natural yoghurt, without added flavouring
- play the game — an amusement or pastime: children's games.
- playwrighting — the writing of plays
- plethysmogram — the recording of a plethysmograph.
- plough monday — the first Monday after Epiphany, which in N and E England used to be celebrated with a procession of ploughmen drawing a plough from house to house
- polling booth — a booth in which voters cast their votes.
- polygamophile — a person who approves of or countenances polygamy, especially as practiced by others.
- polythene bag — a bag made of polythene, esp one used to store or protect food or household articles
- potato blight — fungal disease affecting potatoes
- prague school — a school of linguistics emphasizing structure, active in the 1920s and 1930s.
- psychobiology — the use of biological methods to study normal and abnormal emotional and cognitive processes, as the anatomical basis of memory or neurochemical abnormalities in schizophrenia.
- psychological — of or relating to psychology.
- pterylography — the description of the feather arrangement on birds
- public charge — a person who is in economic distress and is supported at government expense: He assured the American consul that the prospective immigrant would not become a public charge.
- pull the plug — If someone in a position of power pulls the plug on a project or on someone's activities, they use their power to stop them continuing.
- pull together — to draw or haul toward oneself or itself, in a particular direction, or into a particular position: to pull a sled up a hill.
- put to flight — an act or instance of fleeing or running away; hasty departure.
- reflectograph — a type of mechanical instrument used for communication with spirits or the dead
- regular graph — (mathematics) A graph in which all nodes have the same degree.
- rotary plough — an implement with a series of blades mounted on a power-driven shaft, used to break up soil or weeds