14-letter words containing p, a, n, t, g
- metal spraying — a process in which a layer of one metal is sprayed onto another in the molten state
- metamorphizing — Present participle of metamorphize.
- metamorphosing — to change the form or nature of; transform.
- 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.
- negative space — shape of space around an object
- neuropathology — the pathology of the nervous system.
- nickel-plating — the process of depositing a thin layer of nickel on a surface, usually by electrolysis
- on the rampage — behaving violently or destructively
- on the upgrade — improving or progressing, as in importance, status, health, etc
- opening gambit — a preliminary or opening tactic
- operating cash — the amount of cash or money that a business generates
- operating cost — The operating cost of a business, or a piece of equipment or machinery is the amount of money that it costs to run it.
- operating room — a specially equipped room, usually in a hospital, where surgical procedures are performed. Abbreviation: OR.
- packet writing — (storage) A technique for writing CD-Rs and CD-RWs that is more efficient in both disk space used and the time it takes to write the CD.
- painted tongue — a Chilean plant, Salpiglossis sinuata, of the nightshade family, having large, funnel-shaped flowers in a variety of colors.
- palaeethnology — the study of prehistoric man
- 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
- panamint range — mountain range in SE Calif., forming the W rim of Death Valley: highest peak, 11,045 ft (3,367 m)
- 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.
- panther fungus — a highly poisonous mushroom, Amanita pantherina, with a brownish cap covered with white cottony patches.
- pantopragmatic — a busybody; someone who interferes with everything
- paralinguistic — of or relating to paralanguage or paralinguistics.
- parent message — (messaging) What a followup follows up.
- 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
- parking ticket — written notice of a parking violation
- passenger list — register of all travellers on board
- passenger seat — vehicle: chair next to the driver
- 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.
- 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.
- penny-farthing — a high bicycle of an early type, with one large wheel in front and one small wheel behind.
- perhydrogenate — to hydrogenate as completely as possible.
- phantasmagoria — a shifting series of phantasms, illusions, or deceptive appearances, as in a dream or as created by the imagination.
- phantasmagoric — having a fantastic or deceptive appearance, as something in a dream or created by the imagination.
- photoengraving — a photographic process of preparing printing plates for letterpress printing.
- pigeon-hearted — timid; meek.
- plane geometry — the geometry of figures whose parts all lie in one plane.
- planetological — involving or relating to planetology
- planning stage — the stage of a project when it is still being planned
- planta genista — a representation of a sprig of broom: used as a badge of the Plantagenets.
- plastic piping — Plastic piping is strong, durable, and lightweight pipes, often made from high-density polyethylene.
- plea agreement — an agreement between the prosecution and defence, sometimes including the judge, in which the accused agrees to plead guilty to a lesser charge in return for more serious charges being dropped
- pleasant grove — a town in central Utah.
- plotting board — Navigation. a transparent table on a ship, used as a plotting sheet.
- poetry reading — a public recital or rendering of a poem
- position angle — the direction in which one object lies relative to another on the celestial sphere, measured in degrees from north in an easterly direction
- positive organ — a small pipe organ of the Middle Ages.