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13-letter words containing p, a, g, n, o, l

  • open learning — a system of further education on a flexible part-time basis
  • oropharyngeal — the part of the pharynx between the soft palate and the upper edge of the epiglottis.
  • over-planning — a scheme or method of acting, doing, proceeding, making, etc., developed in advance: battle plans.
  • overpedalling — the overuse of the piano's pedals
  • paddling pool — A paddling pool is a shallow artificial pool for children to paddle in.
  • palaeontology — Palaeontology is the study of fossils as a guide to the history of life on Earth.
  • paleethnology — (formerly) the branch of ethnology concerned with the earliest or most primitive human societies.
  • paleomagnetic — Geology. magnetic polarization acquired by the minerals in a rock at the time the rock was deposited or solidified.
  • pangola grass — a grass, Digitaria decumbens, native to southern Africa, cultivated for hay and forage in the southeastern U.S.
  • pantheologist — a student of, or expert in, pantheology
  • parotid gland — Also called parotid gland. a salivary gland situated at the base of each ear.
  • pastel orange — suntan (def 3).
  • patronizingly — displaying or indicative of an offensively condescending manner: a patronizing greeting, accompanied by a gentle pat on the pack.
  • pearl molding — a molding having the form of a row of pearls.
  • peptidoglycan — a polymer, consisting of polysaccharide and peptide chains, responsible for the structure of the cell wall of bacteria
  • photogelatine — relating to photographic processes in which gelatine is used in receiving or transferring prints
  • plain yoghurt — natural yoghurt, without added flavouring
  • planetologist — the branch of astronomy that deals with the physical features of the planets.
  • plant kingdom — the plants of the world collectively.
  • plough monday — the first Monday after Epiphany, which in N and E England used to be celebrated with a procession of ploughmen drawing a plough from house to house
  • plural voting — right to vote more than once
  • pole-vaulting — a field sport in which competitors attempt to clear a high bar with the aid of an extremely flexible long pole
  • policy-making — Policy-making is the making of policies.
  • polling place — a place at or in which votes in an election are cast.
  • polygonaceous — belonging to the Polygonaceae, the buckwheat family of plants.
  • polysomnogram — a record of a person's sleep pattern, breathing, heart activity, and limb movements during sleep. Abbreviation: PSG.
  • polythene bag — a bag made of polythene, esp one used to store or protect food or household articles
  • ponta delgada — a seaport on SW São Miguel island, in the E Azores.
  • port language — ["Communicating Parallel Processes", J. Kerridge et al, Soft Prac & Exp 16(1):63-86 (Jan 1986)].
  • postinaugural — of or relating to the period after an inauguration
  • power loading — the act of a person or thing that loads.
  • power walking — a form of exercise that involves rapid walking with arms bent and swinging naturally.
  • preganglionic — of, relating to, or consisting of ganglia.
  • prelitigation — the act or process of litigating: a matter that is still in litigation.
  • progenitorial — characteristic of a progenitor
  • progressional — the act of progressing; forward or onward movement.
  • prostaglandin — Biochemistry. any of a class of unsaturated fatty acids that are involved in the contraction of smooth muscle, the control of inflammation and body temperature, and many other physiological functions.
  • protolanguage — the reconstructed or postulated parent form of a language or a group of related languages.
  • regulator pin — either of two pins on the regulators of certain timepieces, one on each side of the hairspring, that can be moved to adjust the rate of the timepiece.
  • rolling paper — cigarette paper available in small packages to smokers for rolling their own cigarettes.
  • salpingectomy — excision of the Fallopian tube.
  • salpingostomy — the formation of an artificial opening into a Fallopian tube.
  • selenographer — the branch of astronomy that deals with the charting of the moon's surface.
  • shopping mall — mall (def 1).
  • slow-speaking — tending to speak slowly
  • sphagnicolous — growing in moss
  • sphagnologist — a person who studies sphagna
  • splanchnology — the visceral system
  • sporting lady — a prostitute.
  • spring-loaded — (of a machine part) kept normally in a certain position by a spring: a spring-loaded safety valve.
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