14-letter words containing p, a, y, g
- oesophagectomy — (surgery) the surgical procedure for the removal of all, or part of the oesophagus.
- package policy — an insurance policy which incorporates cover for different types of risk, such as liability and property
- palaeethnology — the study of prehistoric man
- palaeopedology — the study of ancient soils
- paleogeography — the science of representing the earth's geographic features belonging to any part of the geologic past.
- paleolimnology — the study of ancient lakes from their sediments and fossils.
- paleontography — the formal description of fossils
- parapsychology — the branch of psychology that deals with the investigation of purportedly psychic phenomena, as clairvoyance, extrasensory perception, telepathy, and the like.
- paroemiography — the writing or collecting of proverbs
- partridgeberry — a North American trailing plant, Mitchella repens, of the madder family, having roundish evergreen leaves, fragrant white flowers, and scarlet berries.
- pathologically — of or relating to pathology.
- pay bargaining — negotiating concerning salary or pay
- 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 book — a book for keeping a record of money deposited into an account
- 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.
- 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.
- phenologically — in a phenological manner
- photogrammetry — the process of making surveys and maps through the use of photographs, especially aerial photographs.
- phytogeography — the science dealing with the geographical relationships of plants.
- phytopathology — plant pathology.
- pin grid array — (hardware) (PGA) A style of integrated circuit socket or pin-out with pins laid out on a square or rectangular grid with a separation of 0.1 inch in each direction. The pins near the centre of the array are often missing. PGA is often used on motherboards for processors, e.g. Socket 6 and Socket 8. PPGA is "plastic PGA" (as opposed to ceramic?). See also SPGA.
- plane geometry — the geometry of figures whose parts all lie in one plane.
- player-manager — In football and some other sports, a player-manager is a person who plays for a team and also manages the team.
- plethysmograph — a device for measuring and recording changes in the volume of the body or of a body part or organ.
- poetry reading — a public recital or rendering of a poem
- polygraph test — a test carried out using a polygraph, esp used by the police to try to find out whether somebody is telling the truth
- porgy and bess — an opera (1935) with music by George Gershwin and lyrics by Ira Gershwin.
- post-pregnancy — the state, condition, or quality of being pregnant.
- potty training — teaching an infant to use the toilet
- prayer meeting — a meeting chiefly for prayer.
- praying mantis — mantis.
- predesignatory — in the terminology of Sir William Hamilton, (of a sign) affixed to a proposition or term to indicate quantity
- pregnancy test — diagnostic kit for determining pregnancy
- primary growth — growth in vascular plants, especially an increase in length, that results from cell division and differentiation of an apical meristem.
- prognostically — of or relating to prognosis.
- progressionary — relating to progression
- propitiatingly — to make favorably inclined; appease; conciliate.
- proxy marriage — a marriage performed between one of the two contracting parties and a proxy who has been authorized to represent the other.
- pseudepigraphy — the false ascription of a piece of writing to an author.
- psychogalvanic — pertaining to or involving electric changes in the body resulting from reactions to mental or emotional stimuli.
- psychographics — the use of demographics to determine the attitudes and tastes of a particular segment of a population, as in marketing studies.
- pterylographic — relating to pterylography
- public gallery — the gallery in a chamber of Parliament reserved for members of the public who wish to listen to the proceedings
- pugilistically — a person who fights with the fists; a boxer, usually a professional.
- pygmy marmoset — a related form, Cebuella pygmaea: the smallest monkey, inhabiting tropical forests of the Amazon
- pyongyangology — the study and analysis of the policies and practices of the North Korean communist regime
- pyramidologist — a person who believes in pyramidology