14-letter words containing p, a, g, n
- gridwall panel — A gridwall panel is a metal grid that can be hung on a wall and used for displaying goods.
- group dynamics — (used with a plural verb) the interactions that influence the attitudes and behavior of people when they are grouped with others through either choice or accidental circumstances.
- gulf of panama — a wide inlet of the Pacific in Panama
- gynandromorphs — Plural form of gynandromorph.
- hair-splitting — the making of unnecessarily fine distinctions.
- half-pedalling — a technique of piano playing in which the sustaining pedal is raised and immediately depressed thus allowing the lower strings to continue sounding
- happy slapping — the practice of attacking, esp slapping, an unsuspecting passer-by and filming it with a mobile camera phone, footage of which is then circulated for the amusement of others
- healing powers — beneficial qualities
- heart-stopping — A heart-stopping moment is one that makes you anxious or frightened because it seems that something bad is likely to happen.
- hyper-vigilant — keenly watchful to detect danger; wary: a vigilant sentry.
- hyperoxygenate — to treat, combine, or enrich with oxygen: to oxygenate the blood.
- hyperthreading — (computing) A form of microprocessor parallelization where each physical processor is treated as two virtual processors.
- hypervigilance — state or quality of being vigilant; watchfulness: Vigilance is required in the event of treachery.
- hypoallergenic — designed to reduce or minimize the possibility of an allergic response, as by containing relatively few or no potentially irritating substances: hypoallergenic cosmetics.
- hypophalangism — the condition of having fewer than the normal number of phalanges per finger or toe.
- imaginary part — the coefficient b in the complex number a + bi.
- impregnability — strong enough to resist or withstand attack; not to be taken by force, unconquerable: an impregnable fort.
- in a pig's eye — the organ of sight, in vertebrates typically one of a pair of spherical bodies contained in an orbit of the skull and in humans appearing externally as a dense, white, curved membrane, or sclera, surrounding a circular, colored portion, or iris, that is covered by a clear, curved membrane, or cornea, and in the center of which is an opening, or pupil, through which light passes to the retina.
- in high places — People in high places are people who have powerful and influential positions in a government, society, or organization.
- incapacitating — to deprive of ability, qualification, or strength; make incapable or unfit; disable.
- indian pudding — a sweet baked pudding made of cornmeal, molasses, milk, and various spices.
- infant prodigy — an exceptionally talented child
- inland passage — Inside Passage
- inside passage — protected sea route along the W coast of North America, from Seattle, Wash., to the N part of the Alas. panhandle: the route uses channels and straits between islands and the mainland: c. 950 mi (1,529 km) long
- interblock gap — the area or space separating consecutive blocks of data or consecutive physical records on an external storage medium.
- island-hopping — to travel from island to island, especially to visit a series of islands in the same chain or area.
- isocyano group — the univalent group −NC.
- king's pattern — a spoon pattern of the 19th century having a stem decorated with threads, scrolls, and shell motifs.
- knight templar — Templar.
- l-asparaginase — an enzyme that destroys asparagine, a nonessential amino acid needed as a nutrient by rapidly growing cells: used in treating leukemia
- la grange park — a city in NE Illinois, near Chicago.
- lake nipissing — a lake in central Canada, in E Ontario between the Ottawa River and Georgian Bay. Area: 855 sq km (330 sq miles)
- lappet weaving — weaving into which an embroidered pattern produced by additional warp threads has been introduced with the aid of a lappet.
- lapsus linguae — a slip of the tongue.
- laryngopharynx — the lower part of the pharynx, above the larynx.
- laryngoscopies — Plural form of laryngoscopy.
- lead poisoning — Pathology. a toxic condition produced by ingestion, inhalation, or skin absorption of lead or lead compounds, resulting in various dose-related symptoms including anemia, nausea, muscle weakness, confusion, blindness, and coma. Also called plumbism, saturnism. this condition occurring in adults whose work involves contact with lead products.
- leamington spa — a city in Warwickshire, central England: health resort.
- leptomeningeal — (anatomy) Of or pertaining to the leptomeninges.
- lexington park — a town in S Maryland.
- lopping shears — long-handled pruning shears.
- louangphrabang — a city in N Laos, on the Mekong River: former royal capital.
- lymphangiogram — an X-ray of the lymphatic system taken after a contrast agent has been injected, often used to diagnose lymphoma
- lymphoglandula — (anatomy) An alternative name for a lymph node.
- macrosporangia — Plural form of macrosporangium.
- magnetic epoch — a geologically long period of time during which the magnetic field of the earth retains the same polarity. The magnetic field may reverse during such a period for a geologically short period of time (a magnetic event)
- magnetic strip — a strip of magnetic material on which information may be stored, as by an electromagnetic process, for automatic reading, decoding, or recognition by a device that detects magnetic variations on the strip: a credit card with a magnetic strip to prevent counterfeiting.
- magnetooptical — Having both magnetic and optical elements.
- magnetospheres — Plural form of magnetosphere.
- magnetospheric — Of, pertaining to, or happening within the magnetosphere.