11-letter words containing l, a, n, g, o
- panglossian — characterized by or given to extreme optimism, especially in the face of unrelieved hardship or adversity.
- pantheology — a branch of theology embracing all gods and all religions
- pantologist — a systematic view of all human knowledge.
- paphlagonia — an ancient country and Roman province in N Asia Minor, on the S coast of the Black Sea.
- parking lot — an area, usually divided into individual spaces, intended for parking motor vehicles.
- pelargonium — any plant of the genus Pelargonium, the cultivated species of which are usually called geranium. Compare geranium (def 2).
- penological — the study of the punishment of crime, in both its deterrent and its reformatory aspects.
- philologian — a philologist.
- planetology — the branch of astronomy that deals with the physical features of the planets.
- planogamete — a motile gamete.
- planography — the art or technique of printing from a flat surface directly or by offset.
- plasmalogen — any of the class of phosphatides that contain an aldehyde of a fatty acid, found in heart and skeletal muscle, the brain, the liver, and in eggs.
- plasminogen — the blood substance that when activated forms plasmin.
- platforming — a process for reforming petroleum using a platinum catalyst
- plectognath — belonging to the Plectognathi, a group or order of fishes having the teeth fused into a beak and thick, often spiny, scaleless skin, and including the filefish, globefish, puffer, and triggerfish.
- polar angle — Usually, polar coordinates. one of two coordinates used to locate a point in a plane by the length of its radius vector and the angle this vector makes with the polar axis (polar angle)
- poll rating — a measurement of a politician's popularity among the electorate, obtained by canvassing a representative sample of people
- polling day — date of election voting
- polyangular — multangular; multiangular.
- polygonatum — a plant of the genus Polygonatum
- polylingual — pertaining to, expressed in, or using several languages; multilingual.
- pony league — a baseball league similar to a Little League and having teams whose players are from 13 to 14 years of age.
- postlanding — occurring after a landing (of an aircraft, shuttle, etc)
- postulating — to ask, demand, or claim.
- poyang lake — a lake in E China, in N Jiangxi province, connected by canal with the Yangtze River: the second largest lake in China. Area (at its greatest): 2780 sq km (1073 sq miles)
- prolegomena — a preliminary discussion; introductory essay, as prefatory matter in a book; a prologue.
- prolongable — able to be lengthened
- prolongated — to prolong.
- quinagolide — A dopamine agonist used to treat elevated levels of prolactin.
- rag-rolling — a decorating technique in which paint is applied with a roughly folded cloth in order to create a marbled effect
- ragman roll — Usually, ragman rolls. a series of documents in which the Scottish nobles acknowledged their allegiance to Edward I of England, 1291–92 and 1296.
- railroading — a permanent road laid with rails, commonly in one or more pairs of continuous lines forming a track or tracks, on which locomotives and cars are run for the transportation of passengers, freight, and mail.
- regionalism — Government. the principle or system of dividing a city, state, etc., into separate administrative regions.
- regionalize — to divide or organize into regions for administrative purposes
- religionary — pertaining to religion
- roadholding — A vehicle's roadholding is how easy it is to control safely in difficult driving conditions or when going round bends.
- round angle — perigon.
- royal icing — a hard white icing made from egg whites and icing sugar, used for coating and decorating cakes, esp fruit cakes
- sailboating — the sport of using a sailing boat
- salsuginous — full of salt or able to grow in salty soil
- salting out — the addition of salt to a mixture to precipitate proteins, soaps, and other simple organic compounds.
- salting-out — Salting-out is the effect when adding a salt to a solvent containing an organic solute reduces the solubility of that solute.
- sao goncalo — a city in SE Brazil, NE of Rio de Janeiro.
- saprolegnia — a variety of fungus
- scaffolding — a temporary structure for holding workers and materials during the erection, repair, or decoration of a building.
- seigniorial — of or relating to a seignior.
- shingle oak — an oak, Quercus imbricaria, yielding a wood used for shingles, clapboards, etc.
- sigillation — the act of sealing
- signal book — a book containing the signals to be used for sending messages to other boats
- slot racing — the activity of racing slot cars.