11-letter words containing l, o, g, i
- pathologize — to represent (something) as a disease
- patrologist — a student of patrology.
- pedagogical — of or relating to a pedagogue or pedagogy.
- pedological — the scientific study of the nature and development of children.
- 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.
- perissology — the use of a superfluity of words; an expression of something using more words than necessary
- pestologist — a person who analyses and researches pests and how to get rid of them
- philography — the collecting of autographs, especially those of famous persons.
- philologian — a philologist.
- philologist — the study of literary texts and of written records, the establishment of their authenticity and their original form, and the determination of their meaning.
- phonologist — a specialist in phonology.
- photoflight — pertaining to a flight made for the purpose of aerial photography.
- phycologist — the branch of botany dealing with algae.
- physiologic — of or relating to physiology.
- physiologus — an ancient Greek book containing stories and tales with moral content about real and mythical animals
- pig boiling — wet puddling.
- pigeon loft — a raised shelter or building where pigeons are kept
- pigeon milk — crop milk.
- pigeon-hole — one of a series of small, open compartments, as in a desk, cabinet, or the like, used for filing or sorting papers, letters, etc.
- pigeonholer — someone who likes to pigeonhole people or things
- pilot light — Also called pilot, pilot burner. a small flame kept burning continuously, as in a gas stove or furnace, to relight the main gas burners whenever necessary or desired.
- piscatology — the art or science of fishing.
- pistol grip — a handle or grip, as of a rifle or saw, shaped like the butt of a pistol.
- plagioclase — any of the feldspar minerals varying in composition from acidic albite, NaAlSi 3 O 8 , to basic anorthite, CaAl 2 Si 2 O 8 , found in most igneous rocks: shows twinning striations on good cleavage surfaces.
- plagiostome — (of fish) belonging to the genus Plagiostomi, which includes sharks and rays, characterized by a transverse mouth with the jaw suspended from the skull
- plasminogen — the blood substance that when activated forms plasmin.
- platforming — a process for reforming petroleum using a platinum catalyst
- plough into — If something, for example a car, ploughs into something else, it goes out of control and crashes violently into it.
- plumigerous — wearing or possessing feathers
- plutologist — a person who has expertise in plutology
- politicking — activity undertaken for political reasons or ends, as campaigning for votes before an election, making speeches, etc., or otherwise promoting oneself or one's policies.
- 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
- poltergeist — a ghost or spirit supposed to manifest its presence by noises, knockings, etc.
- polygenesis — origin from more than one ancestral species or line.
- polygenetic — Biology. relating to or exhibiting polygenesis.
- polyglotism — able to speak or write several languages; multilingual.
- polygraphic — an instrument for receiving and recording simultaneously tracings of variations in certain body activities.
- polylingual — pertaining to, expressed in, or using several languages; multilingual.
- polymyalgia — a chronic inflammatory disease, common among older persons, characterized by recurrent episodes of muscle pain and stiffness, sometimes leading to cardiovascular complications or blindness.
- pompom girl — a female cheerleader, as for a football team, whose routines often include the waving of large flowerlike clusters or streamers resembling pompoms.
- ponderingly — in a pondering manner
- port gentil — a seaport in W Gabon.
- port-gentil — a seaport in W Gabon.
- postglacial — after a given glacial epoch, especially the Pleistocene.
- postlanding — occurring after a landing (of an aircraft, shuttle, etc)
- postulating — to ask, demand, or claim.
- potteringly — in a pottering fashion, slowly
- primatology — the branch of zoology dealing with the primates.