12-letter words containing o, p, i, g, n, r
- profiteering — a person who seeks or exacts exorbitant profits, especially through the sale of scarce or rationed goods.
- progenitress — a female progenitor (parent or ancestor)
- progradation — seaward growth of a beach, delta, fan, etc., by progressive deposition of sediment by rivers or shoreline processes.
- progymnasium — (in Europe) a school that prepares pupils for secondary education (the gymnasium)
- 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.).
- pronouncings — utterances, esp of an official or judgmental nature
- proofreading — correction of text
- propagandism — the art, system, or use of propaganda
- propagandist — a person involved in producing or spreading propaganda.
- propagandize — to propagate or publicize (principles, dogma, etc.) by means of propaganda.
- prophesyings — gatherings held to expound the prophecies of the Scriptures
- propugnation — defence
- prostituting — a woman who engages in sexual intercourse for money; whore; harlot.
- protectingly — in a protective manner
- provisioning — a clause in a legal instrument, a law, etc., providing for a particular matter; stipulation; proviso.
- pruning hook — an implement with a hooked blade, used for pruning vines, branches, etc.
- pyrogenicity — the characteristic of causing fever
- pyrognostics — the characteristics of a mineral, such as fusibility and flame coloration, that are revealed by the application of heat
- pyroligneous — produced by the distillation of wood.
- pyromagnetic — (formerly) thermomagnetic (def 1).
- ranging pole — a pole for marking positions in surveying
- reaping hook — a curved cutting tool with a sharp edge, used in the cutting or harvesting of crops
- repagination — Bibliography. the number of pages or leaves of a book, manuscript, etc., identified in bibliographical description or cataloging.
- reprocessing — a systematic series of actions directed to some end: to devise a process for homogenizing milk.
- risk pooling — Risk pooling is the practice of sharing all risks among a group of insurance companies.
- road pricing — Road pricing is a system of making drivers pay money for driving on certain roads by electronically recording the movement of vehicles on those roads.
- rock springs — a city in SW Wyoming.
- 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 plan — a plan which is designed to continue over a period of time and is subject to regular review and updating
- rose pogonia — a North American terrestrial orchid, Pogonia ophioglossoides, having a fragrant, usually solitary rose-pink or white flower.
- rustproofing — the process of making metal rustproof.
- scenographic — the art of representing objects in accordance with the rules of perspective.
- scorekeeping — an official of a sports contest who keeps record of the score.
- scouring pad — a small pad, as of steel wool or plastic mesh, used for scouring pots, pans, etc.
- scrapbooking — hobby: collaging
- self-proving — to establish the truth or genuineness of, as by evidence or argument: to prove one's claim.
- shopbreaking — the act of breaking into a shop
- signal corps — a branch of the army responsible for military communications, meteorological studies, and related work.
- spermagonium — Botany, Mycology. spermogonium.
- spermogonium — one of the cup-shaped or flask-shaped receptacles in which the spermatia of certain fungi and red algae are produced.
- spinning rod — a flexible fishing rod, often made of fiberglass, used with a spinning reel.
- spoil ground — an area within a body of water, especially in the sea, where dredged material is deposited.
- sporangiolum — a small sporangium
- sporogenesis — the production of spores; sporogony.
- sportfishing — fishing with a rod and reel for sport, especially for saltwater sport fish from a motorboat.
- sporting dog — one of any of several breeds of usually large dogs especially suited by size and training for hunting by pointing, flushing, and retrieving game and including the pointers, setters, retrievers, and spaniels.
- sporting gun — a gun intended for hunting