11-letter words containing p, e, g, a, n
- plasmalogen — any of the class of phosphatides that contain an aldehyde of a fatty acid, found in heart and skeletal muscle, the brain, the liver, and in eggs.
- plasminogen — the blood substance that when activated forms plasmin.
- platemaking — the act of making plates
- plectognath — belonging to the Plectognathi, a group or order of fishes having the teeth fused into a beak and thick, often spiny, scaleless skin, and including the filefish, globefish, puffer, and triggerfish.
- plunge bath — a bath large enough to immerse the whole body or to dive into
- pneumograph — a device for recording graphically the respiratory movements of the thorax.
- polar angle — Usually, polar coordinates. one of two coordinates used to locate a point in a plane by the length of its radius vector and the angle this vector makes with the polar axis (polar angle)
- pomegranate — a chambered, many-seeded, globose fruit, having a tough, usually red rind and surmounted by a crown of calyx lobes, the edible portion consisting of pleasantly acid flesh developed from the outer seed coat.
- pony league — a baseball league similar to a Little League and having teams whose players are from 13 to 14 years of age.
- port orange — a city in E Florida.
- postweaning — of, relating to, or occurring in the period following weaning
- potamogeton — a plant of the Potamogeton genus of perennial aquatic plants, known also as pondweed
- poyang lake — a lake in E China, in N Jiangxi province, connected by canal with the Yangtze River: the second largest lake in China. Area (at its greatest): 2780 sq km (1073 sq miles)
- pre-arrange — to arrange in advance or beforehand.
- pre-bargain — an advantageous purchase, especially one acquired at less than the usual cost: The sale offered bargains galore.
- pre-hearing — the faculty or sense by which sound is perceived.
- pre-warning — to give notice, advice, or intimation to (a person, group, etc.) of danger, impending evil, possible harm, or anything else unfavorable: They warned him of a plot against him. She was warned that her life was in danger.
- preachingly — in a preaching manner, with preaching
- prearranged — to arrange in advance or beforehand.
- preboarding — to put or allow to go aboard in advance of the usual time or before others: Passengers with disabilities will be preboarded.
- preen gland — uropygial gland.
- pregenerate — to bring into existence; cause to be; produce.
- prendergast — Maurice Brazil [braz-uh l] /ˈbræz əl/ (Show IPA), 1859–1924, U.S. painter.
- presagement — an omen
- press agent — a person employed to promote the interests of an individual, organization, etc., by obtaining favorable publicity through advertisements, mentions in columns, and the like.
- pretraining — the education, instruction, or discipline of a person or thing that is being trained: He's in training for the Olympics.
- price range — the highest and lowest price of a commodity, security, etc., over a given period of time.
- primigenial — relating to an early stage of existence; primitive
- prolegomena — a preliminary discussion; introductory essay, as prefatory matter in a book; a prologue.
- prolongable — able to be lengthened
- prolongated — to prolong.
- promenading — a stroll or walk, especially in a public place, as for pleasure or display.
- pythagorean — of or relating to Pythagoras, to his school, or to his doctrines.
- recarpeting — a heavy fabric, commonly of wool or nylon, for covering floors.
- renographic — of or pertaining to renography, using or produced by a renogram
- repaglinide — an oral drug used in the treatment of type 2 diabetes, often in combination with metformin.
- repugnantly — distasteful, objectionable, or offensive: a repugnant smell.
- ropedancing — the act of dancing on a rope
- safekeeping — the act of keeping safe or the state of being kept safe; protection; care; custody.
- sand-groper — a native of the arid region of Western Australia.
- saprolegnia — a variety of fungus
- scenography — the art of representing objects in accordance with the rules of perspective.
- singaporean — an island on the Strait of Singapore, off the S tip of the Malay Peninsula.
- single tape — a ribbon of material, usually with a plastic base, coated on one side (single tape) or both sides (double tape) with a substance containing iron oxide, to make it sensitive to impulses from an electromagnet: used to record sound, images, data, etc.
- sonographer — a diagnostic technician who operates a sonograph
- spacefaring — space travel
- spaghettini — pasta in the form of long thin strings
- speculating — to engage in thought or reflection; meditate (often followed by on, upon, or a clause).
- sponge bath — a bath in which the bather is cleaned by a wet sponge or washcloth dipped in water, without getting into a tub of water.
- sponge cake — a light, sweet cake made with a comparatively large proportion of eggs but no shortening.