9-letter words containing n, o, l, g
- passalong — the act of giving or conveying something to another person for additional use: Readership passalong means that three people read every copy of the magazine.
- pentalogy — a combination of five closely related things, esp (in medicine) closely connected symptoms or (in art) related works of art
- phellogen — cork cambium, a layer of tissue or secondary meristem external to the true cambium, giving rise to cork tissue.
- phenology — the science dealing with the influence of climate on the recurrence of such annual phenomena of animal and plant life as budding and bird migrations.
- philogyny — love of or liking for women.
- phonology — the study of the distribution and patterning of speech sounds in a language and of the tacit rules governing pronunciation.
- phylogeny — the development or evolution of a particular group of organisms.
- plainsong — the unisonous vocal music used in the Christian church from the earliest times.
- playgoing — the activity of attending the theatre
- plough on — If you plough on, you continue moving or trying to complete something, even though it takes a lot of effort to go on.
- ploughing — an agricultural implement used for cutting, lifting, turning over, and partly pulverizing soil.
- ploughman — A ploughman is a man whose job it is to plough the land, especially with a plough pulled by horses or oxen.
- plug into — If you plug into a computer system, you are able to use it or see the information stored on it.
- poenology — the study of the punishment of crime, in both its deterrent and its reformatory aspects.
- pokelogan — marshy or stagnant water that has branched off from a stream or lake.
- polygenes — multiple factors
- polygenic — one of a group of nonallelic genes that together control a quantitative characteristic in an organism.
- polygonal — a figure, especially a closed plane figure, having three or more, usually straight, sides.
- polygonum — any polygonaceous plant of the genus Polygonum, having stems with knotlike joints and spikes of small white, green, or pink flowers
- potholing — exploring caves
- pouringly — in a pouring fashion
- probingly — with a probing approach
- profiling — the outline or contour of the human face, especially the face viewed from one side.
- prolonged — to lengthen out in time; extend the duration of; cause to continue longer: to prolong one's stay abroad.
- pygmalion — Classical Mythology. a sculptor and king of Cyprus who carved an ivory statue of a maiden and fell in love with it. It was brought to life, in response to his prayer, by Aphrodite.
- qian long — original name Hong-li. 1711–99, Chinese emperor of the Qing dynasty. He expanded the Chinese empire and was a patron of the arts
- quinology — The science of the cultivation of cinchona and its use in medicine as quinine.
- range oil — oil suitable for burning as the fuel of a kitchen stove.
- recoiling — to draw back; start or shrink back, as in alarm, horror, or disgust.
- reflowing — an occurrence of flowing again
- reloading — anything put in or on something for conveyance or transportation; freight; cargo: The truck carried a load of watermelons.
- repolling — a sampling or collection of opinions on a subject, taken from either a selected or a random group of persons, as for the purpose of analysis.
- resoiling — to replace topsoil, especially that lost by erosion.
- retooling — to replace or rearrange the tools and machinery of (a factory).
- revolting — disgusting; repulsive: a revolting sight.
- revolving — that revolves: a revolving table top.
- rheingold — See The Ring of the Nibelung.
- rhigolene — a petroleum distillate intermediate between cymogene and gasoline, formerly used to produce local anesthesia by freezing.
- rhinology — the science dealing with the nose and its diseases.
- rockingly — in a rocking manner
- rompingly — in a romping manner
- rub along — to subject the surface of (a thing or person) to pressure and friction, as in cleaning, smoothing, polishing, coating, massaging, or soothing: to rub a table top with wax polish; to rub the entire back area.
- run along — to go quickly by moving the legs more rapidly than at a walk and in such a manner that for an instant in each step all or both feet are off the ground.
- sailoring — the occupation or duties of a sailor.
- salpingo- — indicating the Fallopian tubes
- schooling — a large number of fish, porpoises, whales, or the like, feeding or migrating together.
- scoldings — the action of a person who scolds; a rebuke; reproof: I got a scolding for being late again.
- scrolling — computing: moving around screen
- shoveling — an implement consisting of a broad blade or scoop attached to a long handle, used for taking up, removing, or throwing loose matter, as earth, snow, or coal.
- signorial — relating to a signoria