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14-letter words containing p, a, n, g, l

  • 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.
  • magnetooptical — Having both magnetic and optical elements.
  • masterplanning — to construct a master plan for: to master-plan one's career.
  • metal spraying — a process in which a layer of one metal is sprayed onto another in the molten state
  • milking parlor — a room in or attached to a barn on a modern dairy farm maintained exclusively for the mechanical milking of cows.
  • mind uploading — (application)   The science fiction concept of copying one's mind into an artificial body or computer.
  • mineral spring — a spring of water that contains a significant amount of dissolved minerals.
  • nanopublishing — an inexpensive form of online publishing that uses blogging as a model to reach a specific audience
  • napalm bombing — the act of attacking with napalm bombs
  • naphthyl group — Also called alpha-naphthyl group, alpha-naphthyl radical. the univalent group C 1 0 H 7 –, having a replaceable hydrogen atom in the first, or alpha, position; 1-naphthyl group.
  • nasopharyngeal — the part of the pharynx behind and above the soft palate, directly continuous with the nasal passages. Compare oropharynx (def 2).
  • neuropathology — the pathology of the nervous system.
  • nickel-plating — the process of depositing a thin layer of nickel on a surface, usually by electrolysis
  • nonoverlapping — Not overlapping.
  • palaeethnology — the study of prehistoric man
  • paleolimnology — the study of ancient lakes from their sediments and fossils.
  • paleomagnetism — Geology. magnetic polarization acquired by the minerals in a rock at the time the rock was deposited or solidified.
  • paleontography — the formal description of fossils
  • paleontologist — the science of the forms of life existing in former geologic periods, as represented by their fossils.
  • pamphleteering — the occupation of a pamphleteer
  • panel lighting — lighting of a room or building by means of flat sheets of material that glow brightly when a coating of a phosphor is excited by an electrical charge.
  • paralinguistic — of or relating to paralanguage or paralinguistics.
  • parcel gilding — the gilding of only some areas or ornaments of a piece of furniture.
  • parking lights — the parking lights on a vehicle are the small lights at the front that help other drivers to notice the vehicle and to judge its width
  • parole hearing — a panel of people who decide whether to free a prisoner before his or her sentence has expired, on the condition that he or she is of good behaviour
  • passenger cell — the inside of a vehicle, in which people sit
  • passenger list — register of all travellers on board
  • passenger mile — a unit of measurement, consisting of one mile traveled by a passenger, that airlines, railroads, and other public transportation facilities use in recording volume of traffic.
  • pavement light — a windowlike structure set in a pavement or the like to illuminate areas beneath, consisting of thick glass blocks set in a metal frame.
  • payday lending — the practice of offering short-term loans at high rates of interest, on the agreement that the borrower will pay back the loan when he or she next receives a wage or salary
  • paying-in slip — a sheet in a paying-in book for writing down and keeping a record of a single deposit into an account
  • peanut allergy — a condition of being hypersensitive to peanuts and peanut substances which can lead to severe physical symptoms if peanuts or peanut substances are consumed
  • peanut gallery — Informal. the rearmost and cheapest section of seats in the balcony or the uppermost balcony of a theater.
  • perineal gland — one of a pair of glands that are situated near the anus in some mammals and secrete an odorous substance
  • phenologically — in a phenological manner
  • plagal cadence — a cadence in which the chord of the tonic is preceded by that of the subdominant.
  • plain language — language that is clear and easy to understand, with no ambiguity or unnecessarily difficult words
  • plain speaking — expressing oneself directly
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