12-letter words containing l, o, r, g, n
- protectingly — in a protective manner
- proteoglycan — a macromolecule composed of a polysaccharide joined to a polypeptide and forming the ground substance of connective tissue.
- pyroligneous — produced by the distillation of wood.
- ragman rolls — Usually, ragman rolls. a series of documents in which the Scottish nobles acknowledged their allegiance to Edward I of England, 1291–92 and 1296.
- rainbow flag — a multicoloured flag used as a symbol of peace; often used to represent gay and lesbian pride
- ranging pole — a pole for marking positions in surveying
- recognizable — to identify as something or someone previously seen, known, etc.: He had changed so much that one could scarcely recognize him.
- redelegation — a group or body of delegates: Our club sent a delegation to the rally.
- regulation t — (in the U.S.) a federal law governing the amount of credit that may be advanced by brokers and dealers to customers for the purchase of securities on margin.
- regulation u — (in the U.S.) a federal law governing the amount of credit that may be advanced by a bank for the purchase of listed securities.
- religionless — a set of beliefs concerning the cause, nature, and purpose of the universe, especially when considered as the creation of a superhuman agency or agencies, usually involving devotional and ritual observances, and often containing a moral code governing the conduct of human affairs.
- relitigation — the act or process of litigating: a matter that is still in litigation.
- remote login — (networking) A client-server program and protocol that provides an interactivel command line interface to a remote computer, using a protocol over a computer network, simulating a locally attached terminal.
- renegotiable — to negotiate again, as a loan, treaty, etc.
- reregulation — renewed regulation, the act or process of regulating again
- resoundingly — making an echoing sound: a resounding thud.
- retrolingual — situated behind or near the base of the tongue.
- reynoldsburg — a town in central Ohio.
- rigging loft — a loft or gallery in a boatbuilder's yard from which rigging can be fitted
- ring-a-levio — a children's game in which members of one group try to find and capture hiding members of another group: a captured player is kept in a circle drawn on the ground and is set free when tagged by a teammate
- risk pooling — Risk pooling is the practice of sharing all risks among a group of insurance companies.
- role playing — role-play used as a method of training or education
- role-playing — a method of instruction or psychotherapy aimed at changing attitudes and behavior, in which participants act out designated roles relevant to real-life situations.
- rolling boil — heated liquid: bubbling
- rolling mill — a mill where ingots, slabs, sheets, etc., of usually hot metal are passed between rolls to give them a certain thickness or cross-sectional form.
- rolling news — current affairs: continuous
- rolling plan — a plan which is designed to continue over a period of time and is subject to regular review and updating
- rolling road — A rolling road is a piece of machinery on which the wheels of a vehicle can ride in order to test how well the vehicle works under road conditions that are created artificially.
- roofing felt — a type of tar paper made from glass fibre or polyester fleece impregnated with bituminous material, produced in roll form, and used in roof construction
- roofing nail — a short nail for nailing asphalt shingles or the like, having a broad head.
- sailboarding — windsurfing.
- saronic gulf — an inlet of the Aegean, on the SE coast of Greece, between Attica and the Peloponnesus. 50 miles (80 km) long; 30 miles (48 km) wide.
- sea lungwort — a plant, Mertensia maritima, of the borage family, growing on northern seacoasts and having leaves with an oysterlike flavor.
- selenography — the branch of astronomy that deals with the charting of the moon's surface.
- self-proving — to establish the truth or genuineness of, as by evidence or argument: to prove one's claim.
- shareholding — a holder or owner of shares, especially in a company or corporation.
- shingle roof — a roof covered with thin rectangular tiles, esp made of wood, that are laid with others in overlapping rows
- signal board — a board for displaying electrically transmitted signals and indicating their source.
- signal corps — a branch of the army responsible for military communications, meteorological studies, and related work.
- signal tower — a tower from which railway signals are controlled or displayed
- simon legree — Simon, Simon Legree.
- single-cross — a cross between two inbred lines.
- sliding door — door which opens on a runner
- sloganeering — Sloganeering is the use of slogans by people such as politicians or advertising agencies.
- slow-burning — (of combustible material) burning relatively slowly
- smotheringly — in a smothering manner
- snollygoster — a clever, unscrupulous person.
- solar energy — energy derived from the sun in the form of solar radiation.
- solenogaster — any of a group of wormlike mollusks, class Solenogastres (formerly Aplacophora), inhabiting deep ocean layers and having fine limy spicules on the covering mantle.
- spoil ground — an area within a body of water, especially in the sea, where dredged material is deposited.