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15-letter words containing l, o, g, r, i, p

  • phrenologically — in a manner relating to phrenology
  • plastic surgeon — doctor who performs cosmetic surgery
  • pleasure-loving — enjoying pleasure
  • polynomial ring — the set of all polynomials in an indeterminate variable with coefficients that are elements of a given ring.
  • posthole digger — a tool or device for digging a posthole.
  • poultry farming — breeding and keeping fowl
  • predicate logic — (logic)   (Or "predicate calculus") An extension of propositional logic with separate symbols for predicates, subjects, and quantifiers. For example, where propositional logic might assign a single symbol P to the proposition "All men are mortal", predicate logic can define the predicate M(x) which asserts that the subject, x, is mortal and bind x with the universal quantifier ("For all"): All x . M(x) Higher-order predicate logic allows predicates to be the subjects of other predicates.
  • problem-solving — skills, process: of finding solutions
  • programmability — capable of being programmed.
  • psychographical — relating to psychographics
  • public offering — a sale of a new issue of securities to the general public through a managing underwriter (opposed to private placement): required to be registered with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
  • pyrogallic acid — pyrogallol
  • pyrogallic-acid — a white, crystalline, water-soluble, poisonous, solid, phenolic compound, C 6 H 3 (OH) 3 , obtained by heating gallic acid and water: used chiefly as a developer in photography, as a mordant for wool, in dyeing, and in medicine in the treatment of certain skin conditions.
  • radiotelegraphy — the constructing or operating of radiotelegraphs.
  • random sampling — a method of selecting a sample (random sample) from a statistical population in such a way that every possible sample that could be selected has a predetermined probability of being selected.
  • refuelling stop — a stop made so that fresh fuel can be supplied (to an aircraft, vehicle, etc)
  • resolving power — Optics. the ability of an optical device to produce separate images of close objects.
  • rhyming couplet — a pair of lines in poetry that rhyme and usually have the same rhythm
  • rollmop herring — a herring fillet rolled, usually around onion slices, and pickled in spiced vinegar
  • self-supporting — the supporting or maintaining of oneself or itself without reliance on outside aid.
  • singapore sling — a cocktail of gin, cherry brandy, sugar, and water.
  • spelling reform — an attempt to change the spelling of English words to make it conform more closely to pronunciation.
  • spill your guts — If someone spills their guts, they tell you everything about something secret or private.
  • starting pistol — a pistol used to give the signal to start a race
  • supporting film — a film that accompanies the main feature film in a film programme
  • supporting role — acting: secondary part
  • thalassographic — relating to thalassography
  • to pull strings — If you pull strings, you use your influence with other people in order to get something done, often unfairly.
  • typographically — of or relating to typography.
  • uncopyrightable — not able to be copyrighted
  • unprogressively — in an unprogressive manner
  • upper arlington — a city in central Ohio, near Columbus.
  • uropygial gland — a gland opening on the back at the base of the tail in most birds that secretes an oily fluid used by the bird in preening its feathers.
  • utility program — system software used to perform standard operations, as sorting data or copying data from one file to another, for application programs or other system software.
  • viper's bugloss — the blueweed.
  • voronoi polygon — (mathematics, graphics)   For a member s of a set S of points in a Euclidean space, the locus of points in the plane that are closer to s than to any other member of S.
  • working capital — the amount of capital needed to carry on a business.
  • xerographically — In a xerographic way; by xerography.
  • xylotypographic — involving or pertaining to xylotypography
  • zoogeographical — Pertaining to zoogeography.
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