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12-letter words containing n, a, g, p, r

  • parahydrogen — the form of molecular hydrogen in which the nuclei of the two hydrogen atoms contained in the molecule have spins in opposite directions.
  • paralanguage — vocal features that accompany speech and contribute to communication but are not generally considered to be part of the language system, as vocal quality, loudness, and tempo: sometimes also including facial expressions and gestures.
  • parallelling — extending in the same direction, equidistant at all points, and never converging or diverging: parallel rows of trees.
  • paralysingly — in a manner that paralyses
  • paramagnetic — a body or substance that, placed in a magnetic field, possesses magnetization in direct proportion to the field strength; a substance in which the magnetic moments of the atoms are not aligned.
  • paraphrasing — a restatement of a text or passage giving the meaning in another form, as for clearness; rewording.
  • parascending — parasailing
  • parent group — a large organization that owns a number of smaller separate commercial or industrial firms
  • paring gouge — a woodworker's gouge having the bezel on the concave face.
  • paring knife — a short-bladed kitchen knife for paring fruits and vegetables.
  • parking fine — penalty fee for an offence
  • parking ramp — apron (def 6).
  • parlor grand — a grand piano smaller than a concert grand but larger than a baby grand.
  • parmigianino — (Girolamo Francesco Maria Mazzola) 1503–40, Italian painter.
  • part-writing — the aspect of composition concerned with the writing of parts, esp counterpoint
  • partializing — to bias.
  • parting line — the line at which two closed dies or two halves of a mold meet.
  • parting shot — a threat, insult, condemnation, sarcastic retort, or the like, uttered upon leaving.
  • partitioning — Partitioning is when a solute is distributed between two phases in a separation process.
  • pasteurising — to expose (a food, as milk, cheese, yogurt, beer, or wine) to an elevated temperature for a period of time sufficient to destroy certain microorganisms, as those that can produce disease or cause spoilage or undesirable fermentation of food, without radically altering taste or quality.
  • patent right — the exclusive right granted by a patent, as on an invention.
  • pathbreaking — pertaining to blazing a trail or path.
  • patrilineage — lineal descent traced through the male line.
  • patrol wagon — an enclosed truck or van used by the police to transport prisoners.
  • pearl diving — the act of diving for the precious gems pearls
  • perinatology — a field of medicine focusing on problems emerging during the perinatal period.
  • permanganate — a salt of permanganic acid, as potassium permanganate.
  • perpetrating — to commit: to perpetrate a crime.
  • perpetuating — to make perpetual.
  • persian gulf — strait in the Indian Ocean
  • phanerogamic — any of the Phanerogamia, a former primary division of plants comprising those having reproductive organs; a flowering plant or seed plant (opposed to cryptogam).
  • pharyngology — the science of the pharynx and its diseases.
  • pharyngotomy — surgical incision into the pharynx
  • philandering — (of a man) to make love with a woman one cannot or will not marry; carry on flirtations.
  • phonographic — of, relating to, or characteristic of a phonograph.
  • photoengrave — to make a photoengraving of.
  • phrasemaking — the making up or coining of memorable phrases or slogans
  • phrasemonger — phrasemaker (def 2).
  • phrygian cap — a soft, conical cap represented in ancient Greek art as part of Phrygian dress and associated, since the late 18th and early 19th centuries, with the liberty cap.
  • piercing saw — a small, fine-gauge saw blade with uniformly spaced, angled teeth, inserted in a jeweler's saw frame and used to cut precious metal and such soft materials as ivory and shell.
  • pig islander — a New Zealander
  • pig launcher — A pig launcher is a device which starts a pig moving without interrupting flow.
  • pig-ignorant — extremely ignorant or unknowledgeable
  • pigeon grape — a high-climbing vine, Vitis aestivalis, of the eastern U.S., having leaves that are dull above and rusty beneath, and bearing black, edible fruit.
  • plagiarising — to take and use by plagiarism.
  • planographic — the art or technique of printing from a flat surface directly or by offset.
  • play reading — the activity when a group of people read the parts of a play
  • playing card — one of the conventional set of 52 cards in four suits, as diamonds, hearts, spades, and clubs, used in playing various games of chance and skill.
  • plea bargain — to engage in plea bargaining.
  • plea-bargain — to engage in plea bargaining.
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