12-letter words containing l, o, r, g, n
- non-granular — of the nature of granules; grainy.
- nonflowering — (biology) Of a plant, not flowering; reproducing by means other than pollination from flowers.
- nonglamorous — not glamorous
- nonladdering — (of garments made of knitted material) designed so that the interconnected stitches will not come undone if snagged
- nonregulated — Alternative spelling of non-regulated.
- nonreligious — of, relating to, or concerned with religion: a religious holiday.
- numerologist — A practitioner of numerology.
- obliterating — Present participle of obliterate.
- oligophrenia — less than normal mental development.
- oligophrenic — less than normal mental development.
- orange lodge — a Protestant fraternal organization based mainly in Northern Ireland and Scotland with lodges throughout the English-speaking world where there are significant Irish populations
- 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
- orthogonally — Mathematics. Also, orthographic. pertaining to or involving right angles or perpendiculars: an orthogonal projection. (of a system of real functions) defined so that the integral of the product of any two different functions is zero. (of a system of complex functions) defined so that the integral of the product of a function times the complex conjugate of any other function equals zero. (of two vectors) having an inner product equal to zero. (of a linear transformation) defined so that the length of a vector under the transformation equals the length of the original vector. (of a square matrix) defined so that its product with its transpose results in the identity matrix.
- outgeneraled — Simple past tense and past participle of outgeneral.
- 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.
- overlengthen — to extend excessively
- 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.
- parlor grand — a grand piano smaller than a concert grand but larger than a baby grand.
- patrol wagon — an enclosed truck or van used by the police to transport prisoners.
- pentyl group — any of the univalent, isomeric groups having the formula C 5 H 1 1 –.
- perinatology — a field of medicine focusing on problems emerging during the perinatal period.
- pharyngology — the science of the pharynx and its diseases.
- phenyl group — the univalent group C 6 H 5 –, derived from benzene.
- phrenologist — a psychological theory or analytical method based on the belief that certain mental faculties and character traits are indicated by the configurations of the skull.
- phrenologize — to treat with phrenology or phrenological methods
- planographic — the art or technique of printing from a flat surface directly or by offset.
- pleurogenous — Anatomy. pertaining to or originating from the pleura.
- pollen grain — a single granule of pollen.
- popular song — a song that is written to have an immediate and wide appeal and is usually popular for only a short time, but that sometimes is of a sufficiently high quality to become part of the permanent repertoire of popular music and jazz. Compare standard (def 12).
- port angeles — a city in NW Washington, on the Juan de Fuca Strait.
- powerlifting — a competition or sport involving three tests of strength: the bench press, squat, and two-handed dead lift.
- powerwalking — a form of exercise that involves rapid walking with arms bent and swinging naturally.
- pregnenolone — a steroid precursor to steroid hormones
- preschooling — the education of preschool children.
- primogenital — relating to primogeniture
- prodigal son — a figure in a parable of Jesus (Luke 15:11–32); a wayward son who squanders his inheritance but returns home to find that his father forgives him.
- prolegomenon — a preliminary discussion; introductory essay, as prefatory matter in a book; a prologue.
- prolog-linda — 1. Prolog extended with Linda-style parallelism. Proc 4th Australian Conf on Artif Intell. 2. Neil MacDonald, U Edinburgh 1989. Another Prolog extended with Linda, implemented on a Computing Surface.
- prolongation — the act of prolonging: the prolongation of a line.
- promulgation — to make known by open declaration; publish; proclaim formally or put into operation (a law, decree of a court, etc.).