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14-letter words containing i, n, g, a

  • on a long rein — with the reins held loosely so that the horse is relatively unconstrained
  • once and again — occasionally
  • online catalog — a bibliographic record of a library's holdings, available in machine-readable form.
  • opening gambit — a preliminary or opening tactic
  • operating cash — the amount of cash or money that a business generates
  • operating cost — The operating cost of a business, or a piece of equipment or machinery is the amount of money that it costs to run it.
  • operating room — a specially equipped room, usually in a hospital, where surgical procedures are performed. Abbreviation: OR.
  • organ of corti — Anatomy, Zoology. a structure in the cochlea of a mammal, consisting of hair cells that serve as receptors for auditory stimuli.
  • organic matter — matter derived from organisms, esp decayed matter in soil
  • organisational — (British) alternative spelling of organizational.
  • organizability — The suitability or potential for organization.
  • organizational — the act or process of organizing.
  • organochlorine — Any of a large group of pesticides and other synthetic organic compounds with chlorinated aromatic molecules.
  • organometallic — pertaining to or noting an organic compound containing a metal or a metalloid linked to carbon.
  • organosiloxane — a siloxane containing an organic group.
  • ornithological — the branch of zoology that deals with birds.
  • osmoregulation — the process by which cells and simple organisms maintain fluid and electrolyte balance with their surroundings.
  • osteogenically — By osteogenesis.
  • outer mongolia — a region in Asia including Inner Mongolia of China and the Mongolian People's Republic.
  • outgeneralling — Present participle of outgeneral.
  • outing flannel — a light cotton flannel with a short, dense nap.
  • outmaneuvering — Present participle of outmaneuver.
  • outmanoeuvring — Present participle of outmanoeuvre.
  • over-demanding — to ask for with proper authority; claim as a right: He demanded payment of the debt.
  • over-organized — to stress formal structure, status, rules, and details excessively.
  • overestimating — Present participle of overestimate.
  • overgeneralize — to draw an overly general conclusion from (something)
  • 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.
  • oxyhaemoglobin — the bright red product formed when oxygen from the lungs combines with haemoglobin in the blood
  • oyster farming — the activity of cultivating oysters for food or pearls
  • packet writing — (storage)   A technique for writing CD-Rs and CD-RWs that is more efficient in both disk space used and the time it takes to write the CD.
  • painted tongue — a Chilean plant, Salpiglossis sinuata, of the nightshade family, having large, funnel-shaped flowers in a variety of colors.
  • paleolimnology — the study of ancient lakes from their sediments and fossils.
  • paleomagnetism — Geology. magnetic polarization acquired by the minerals in a rock at the time the rock was deposited or solidified.
  • paleontologist — the science of the forms of life existing in former geologic periods, as represented by their fossils.
  • pamphleteering — the occupation of a pamphleteer
  • panamint range — mountain range in SE Calif., forming the W rim of Death Valley: highest peak, 11,045 ft (3,367 m)
  • panel lighting — lighting of a room or building by means of flat sheets of material that glow brightly when a coating of a phosphor is excited by an electrical charge.
  • pantopragmatic — a busybody; someone who interferes with everything
  • paralinguistic — of or relating to paralanguage or paralinguistics.
  • parcel gilding — the gilding of only some areas or ornaments of a piece of furniture.
  • parking garage — A parking garage is a building where people can leave their cars.
  • parking lights — 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
  • parking sensor — A parking sensor is a device on a vehicle which detects obstacles and alerts the driver if the vehicle comes too close to them when being parked.
  • parking ticket — written notice of a parking violation
  • parole hearing — a panel of people who decide whether to free a prisoner before his or her sentence has expired, on the condition that he or she is of good behaviour
  • passenger list — register of all travellers on board
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