12-letter words containing n, o, t, g, a, p
- pilot signal — a signal, as a flag or light, used to request a pilot.
- placentology — the scientific study of the placenta
- pneumatology — Theology. doctrine concerning the Holy Spirit. the belief in intermediary spirits between humans and God.
- poetastering — the profession of being a poetaster
- pogson ratio — the brightness ratio of two celestial objects that differ by one magnitude. On the Pogson scale a difference of 5 magnitudes is defined as a difference of 100 in the intensities of two stars; therefore a difference of 1 magnitude is equal to the fifth root of 100, i.e. 2.512
- point charge — an electric charge considered to exist at a single point, and thus having neither area nor volume.
- ponta grossa — a city in S Brazil.
- port angeles — a city in NW Washington, on the Juan de Fuca Strait.
- post-weaning — to accustom (a child or young animal) to food other than its mother's milk; cause to lose the need to suckle or turn to the mother for food.
- powerboating — a boat propelled by mechanical power.
- precognizant — having prior cognizance or knowledge of a given thing
- pregustation — the act of tasting beforehand
- premigration — occurring before migration
- prenegotiate — to discuss before a formal negotiation
- primogenital — relating to primogeniture
- progradation — seaward growth of a beach, delta, fan, etc., by progressive deposition of sediment by rivers or shoreline processes.
- program note — A program note is an article written in a program for a play or concert that gives information about the performance or production.
- 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.).
- propagandist — a person involved in producing or spreading propaganda.
- propugnation — defence
- proteoglycan — a macromolecule composed of a polysaccharide joined to a polypeptide and forming the ground substance of connective tissue.
- pulling boat — a boat propelled by oars alone.
- pyromagnetic — (formerly) thermomagnetic (def 1).
- repagination — Bibliography. the number of pages or leaves of a book, manuscript, etc., identified in bibliographical description or cataloging.
- salpingotomy — incision of a Fallopian tube.
- scapegoating — the act or practice of assigning blame or failure to another, as to deflect attention or responsibility away from oneself.
- sharp tongue — If you say that someone has a sharp tongue, you are critical of the fact that they say things which are unkind though often clever.
- snapshotting — an informal photograph, especially one taken quickly by a handheld camera.
- speedboating — the act, practice, or sport of traveling in a speedboat.
- spongioblast — one of the primordial cells in the embryonic brain and spinal cord capable of developing into neuroglia.
- staging post — an area, as a port of embarkation, where troops are assembled and readied for transit to a new field of operations.
- stauropegion — (in an autocephalous church) a monastery subject directly to the primate.
- steganograph — a piece of coded writing; cipher
- stenographer — a person who specializes in taking dictation in shorthand.
- stenographic — the art of writing in shorthand.
- stenophagous — (of an animal) feeding on a limited variety of foods (opposed to euryphagous).
- stocking cap — a long, conical, knitted cap, usually with a tassel or pompon at the tip.
- talking shop — If you say that a conference or a committee is just a talking shop, you disapprove of it because nothing is achieved as a result of what is discussed.
- tanjungpriok — a port in Indonesia, on the NW coast of Java adjoining the capital, Jakarta: a major shipping and distributing centre for the whole archipelago
- technography — the description and study of the arts and sciences in their geographical and ethnic distribution and historical development.
- telegraphone — an early magnetic sound-recording device for use with wire, tape, or disks.
- the pentagon — a five-sided building in Arlington, Va., in which the main offices of the U.S. Department of Defense are located; hence, the U.S. military establishment
- top grafting — grafting in the top, as of a tree, in order to replace existing branches with those of a more desired variety or form.
- top sergeant — a first sergeant.
- trading post — a store established in an unsettled or thinly settled region by a trader or trading company to obtain furs and local products in exchange for supplies, clothing, other goods, or for cash.
- trapshooting — the sport of shooting at clay pigeons hurled into the air from a trap.
- trojan group — a group of asteroids oscillating about either of two points, equidistant from the sun and Jupiter, that forms an equilateral triangle with the sun and Jupiter.
- unapologetic — containing an apology or excuse for a fault, failure, insult, injury, etc.: An apologetic letter to his creditors explained the delay.
- voting paper — a ballot.