12-letter words containing p, a, g, l
- hypoglycemia — an abnormally low level of glucose in the blood.
- implantology — the branch of dentistry dealing with the permanent implantation or attachment of artificial teeth in the jaw.
- inexpugnable — incapable of being taken by force; impregnable; unconquerable.
- interplaying — Present participle of interplay.
- itching palm — a grasping nature; avarice
- lake nipigon — a lake in central Canada, in NW Ontario, draining into Lake Superior via the Nipigon River. Area: 4843 sq km (1870 sq miles)
- lamplighters — Plural form of lamplighter.
- landing flap — a flap in the undersurface of the trailing edge of an aircraft wing, capable of being moved downward to increase either lift or drag or both, as for landing. Compare split flap (def 1).
- landing page — a web page that a user is directed to after clicking on an external hyperlink, often a page designed especially for marketing purposes: Their landing page asks for your email address and automatically enters you into a $1,000 cash drawing.
- landing ship — any of various ships designed for transporting troops and heavy equipment in amphibious warfare, capable of making assault landings directly onto a beach.
- laryngophone — A type of contact microphone that absorbs vibrations directly from the wearer's throat.
- laryngophony — the sound of the voice as heard through a stethoscope placed on the throat directly over the larynx
- laryngoscope — a rigid or flexible endoscope passed through the mouth and equipped with a source of light and magnification, for examining and performing local diagnostic and surgical procedures on the larynx.
- laryngoscopy — an examination by means of a laryngoscope.
- laryngospasm — An uncontrolled, spasmodic closure of the larynx.
- leapfroggers — Plural form of leapfrogger.
- leapfrogging — Present participle of leapfrog.
- ledger paper — a foldable paper with a smooth finish.
- ledger plate — a strip of wood laid flat across the tops of studding as a support for joists.
- leopard frog — a common North American green frog, Rana pipiens, having white-edged, dark oval spots on its back.
- letters page — the page in a newspaper or magazine containing letters sent to the editor by readers
- lexicography — the writing, editing, or compiling of dictionaries.
- life peerage — the title and rank of a life peer
- line spacing — (in a book, computer-produced document, etc) the spacing between lines of type
- linear graph — graph (def 2b).
- linear-graph — a diagram representing a system of connections or interrelations among two or more things by a number of distinctive dots, lines, bars, etc.
- lip-smacking — tasty, mouth-watering
- lipoxygenase — (enzyme) Any of a class of enzymes that catalyse the oxidation of polyunsaturated fatty acids.
- lithographed — Simple past tense and past participle of lithograph.
- lithographer — a person who works at lithography.
- lithographic — Of, relating to, or produced by lithography.
- lithophagous — swallowing or feeding on stones
- living space — home: rooms, etc.
- loading ramp — a ramp that is used for loading a ship
- long-playing — of or relating to microgroove records devised to be played at 33 1/3 revolutions per minute.
- longipennate — (of birds) having long slender wings or feathers
- lope de vega — Lope [loh-pey,, -pee;; Spanish law-pe] /ˈloʊ peɪ,, -pi;; Spanish ˈlɔ pɛ/ (Show IPA), (Lope Félix de Vega Carpio) 1562–1635, Spanish dramatist and poet.
- lymphangioma — a benign tumor composed of dilated and newly formed lymph vessels.
- lymphangitis — inflammation of the lymphatic vessels.
- lymphography — lymphangiography.
- magnoliopsid — (botany) a member of the class Magnoliopsida. Circumscription of this class will vary with the taxonomic system being used.
- make-up girl — a woman or girl who applies cosmetics to a person, such as to a model or actor
- mallophagous — of or relating to any wingless insect of the order Mallophaga
- manipulating — Present participle of manipulate.
- mansplaining — (informal, pejorative) The act of condescendingly explaining something, particularly by a man to a female listener in order to appear knowledgable or from a mistaken presumption that she has an inferior understanding of the topic.
- margin plank — a plank forming a border for wooden decking.
- marlingspike — Alternative spelling of marlinspike.
- megacephalic — macrocephalic.
- melliphagous — (of an animal) feeding on honey
- metallograph — a microscope for observing the microstructure of metals.