13-letter words containing i, g, p, l
- heliographing — Present participle of heliograph.
- herpetologist — the branch of zoology dealing with reptiles and amphibians.
- hieroglyphics — Also, hieroglyphical. designating or pertaining to a pictographic script, particularly that of the ancient Egyptians, in which many of the symbols are conventionalized, recognizable pictures of the things represented.
- hieroglyphist — a person who studies hieroglyphics; hieroglyphologist.
- highland park — a city in NE Illinois, on Lake Michigan.
- homalographic — representing parts with like proportions.
- homolographic — representing parts with like proportions.
- hospitalizing — Present participle of hospitalize.
- hyperbolising — to use hyperbole; exaggerate.
- hypergalactia — an abnormally large secretion of milk.
- hyperglycemia — an abnormally high level of glucose in the blood.
- hyperglycemic — an abnormally high level of glucose in the blood.
- hypervigilant — keenly watchful to detect danger; wary: a vigilant sentry.
- hypoglycaemia — (medical) alternative spelling of hypoglycemia.
- hypoglycaemic — Alternative spelling of hypoglycemic.
- ideographical — Alternative form of ideographic.
- inspiritingly — In an inspiriting manner.
- interpleading — to litigate with each other in order to determine which of two parties is the rightful claimant against a third party.
- interpolating — Present participle of interpolate.
- intertriglyph — metope.
- isoamyl group — the univalent group C 5 H 11 .
- jigsaw puzzle — Also called picture puzzle. a set of irregularly cut pieces of pasteboard, wood, or the like that form a picture or design when fitted together.
- killing spree — a series of murders that are committed
- klipspringers — Plural form of klipspringer.
- lake winnipeg — a lake in S Canada, in Manitoba: drains through the Nelson River into Hudson Bay. Area: 23 553 sq km (9094 sq miles)
- landing party — a component of a ship's company detached for special duty ashore.
- landing speed — the minimum air speed at which an aircraft lands safely
- landing strip — airstrip.
- laryngoscopic — Of or pertaining to laryngoscopy.
- launching pad — the platform on which a missile or launch vehicle undergoes final prelaunch checkout and countdown and from which it is launched from the surface of the earth.
- leap-frogging — a game in which players take turns in leaping over another player bent over from the waist.
- leptomeninges — The inner two meninges, the arachnoid and the pia mater, between which circulates the cerebrospinal fluid.
- letterspacing — the amount of space between each letter in a word, or the adjustment of this amount of space
- level pegging — If two opponents in a competition or contest are level pegging, they are equal with each other.
- lexicographer — a writer, editor, or compiler of a dictionary.
- lexicographic — Like a dictionary, relating to lexicography (the writing of a dictionary).
- lexigraphical — Misspelling of lexicographical.
- light therapy — therapeutic exposure to full-spectrum artificial light that simulates sunlight, used to treat various conditions, as seasonal affective disorder.
- linkage group — a group of genes in a chromosome that tends to be inherited as a unit.
- lipogrammatic — of or relating to a lipogram
- lithoglyptics — The art of cutting and engraving gems.
- lithographing — Present participle of lithograph.
- locking piece — (in a striking train) a hooked part, rising and falling on a locking plate and arresting the rotation of the plate after the proper number of strokes.
- locking plate — a narrow wheel geared to a striking train or other mechanism and having a notched rim engaging with another mechanism permitting it to rotate through a specific arc.
- longleaf pine — an American pine, Pinus palustris, valued as a source of turpentine and for its timber.
- lymphangiomas — Plural form of lymphangioma.
- lymphographic — of or relating to lymphography
- magnetic pole — the region of a magnet toward which the lines of magnetic induction converge (south pole) or from which the lines of induction diverge (north pole)
- maple heights — a city in NE Ohio.
- meeting place — A meeting place is a place where people meet.