12-letter words containing l, o, g, i, n
- nonbelieving — Not a believer; in particular, not a member of a specific religious group.
- nonbiologist — a person who is not a biologist
- noncomplying — the failure to comply; non-compliance
- nondepleting — not depleting
- nonflowering — (biology) Of a plant, not flowering; reproducing by means other than pollination from flowers.
- nonladdering — (of garments made of knitted material) designed so that the interconnected stitches will not come undone if snagged
- nonmalignant — Not malignant, without malice.
- nonnegligent — not negligent; wilful
- nonpolluting — to make foul or unclean, especially with harmful chemical or waste products; dirty: to pollute the air with smoke.
- nonreligious — of, relating to, or concerned with religion: a religious holiday.
- nonyellowing — that does not become yellow, esp with age
- nosebleeding — bleeding emanating from the nose
- nothing like — totally dissimilar to, completely unlike
- numerologist — A practitioner of numerology.
- obligational — obligatory.
- obligingness — The quality of being obliging; the tendency to cater for the desires of others.
- obliterating — Present participle of obliterate.
- oceanologist — the practical application of oceanography.
- odontologist — the science dealing with the study of the teeth and their surrounding tissues and with the prevention and cure of their diseases.
- offputtingly — In an offputting manner.
- oil painting — the art or technique of painting with oil colors.
- oleaginously — In an oleaginous manner.
- olefiant gas — ethylene (def 2).
- oligophrenia — less than normal mental development.
- oligophrenic — less than normal mental development.
- oligopsonies — Plural form of oligopsony.
- onomasiology — the study of the means of expressing a given concept.
- ontologizing — to express in ontological terms; regard from an ontological viewpoint.
- oregon trail — a route used during the U.S. westward migrations, especially in the period from 1840 to 1860, starting in Missouri and ending in Oregon. About 2000 miles (3200 km) long.
- organoleptic — perceived by a sense organ.
- oriental rug — a rug or carpet woven usually in Asia and characterized by hand-knotted pile.
- original gum — See o.g (def 1).
- original sin — Theology. a depravity, or tendency to evil, held to be innate in humankind and transmitted from Adam to all humans in consequence of his sin. inclination to evil, inherent in human nature.
- ornithogalum — any plant of the genus Ornithogalum
- out-building — a detached building subordinate to a main building.
- outbalancing — Present participle of outbalance.
- outbuildings — Plural form of outbuilding.
- overbuilding — Present participle of overbuild.
- overclocking — Computers. to modify (a hardware component, as a processor, graphics card, or memory) so as to increase the speed of that component beyond the specifications of the manufacturer: You can overclock your video card to improve its performance.
- overclouding — Present participle of overcloud.
- overplanning — the act or instance of planning excessively
- overplotting — the provision of an excessively elaborate plot
- overwhelming — that overwhelms; overpowering: The temptation to despair may become overwhelming.
- pack rolling — the hot rolling of metal sheets in two or more thicknesses to produce composite sheets.
- palynologist — the study of live and fossil spores, pollen grains, and similar plant structures.
- peace-loving — If you describe someone as peace-loving, you mean that they try to avoid quarrelling or fighting with other people.
- pekinologist — a person who studies the People's Republic of China
- perinatology — a field of medicine focusing on problems emerging during the perinatal period.
- phonological — relating to study of speech sounds
- photogelatin — pertaining to any photographic process in which gelatin is used to receive or transfer a print.