12-letter words containing p, e, g, a, n
- pineal gland — a small, cone-shaped endocrine organ in the posterior forebrain, secreting melatonin and involved in biorhythms and gonadal development.
- pipe jacking — a method of laying underground pipelines by assembling the pipes at the foot of an access shaft and pushing them through the ground
- piss-elegant — displaying a contrived, often pretentious, sophistication, opulence, etc.
- placentology — the scientific study of the placenta
- play reading — the activity when a group of people read the parts of a play
- plea bargain — to engage in plea bargaining.
- plea-bargain — to engage in plea bargaining.
- plunge basin — a cavity at the base of a falls or cataract, formed by the action of the falling water.
- pneumatology — Theology. doctrine concerning the Holy Spirit. the belief in intermediary spirits between humans and God.
- pneumography — the process of recording the movements of the thorax in respiration.
- poetastering — the profession of being a poetaster
- point charge — an electric charge considered to exist at a single point, and thus having neither area nor volume.
- pole dancing — Pole dancing is a type of entertainment in a bar or club in which a woman who is wearing very few clothes dances around a pole in a sexy way.
- pollen grain — a single granule of pollen.
- pornographer — a person who sells, produces, films, photographs, or writes pornography.
- port angeles — a city in NW Washington, on the Juan de Fuca Strait.
- post-weaning — to accustom (a child or young animal) to food other than its mother's milk; cause to lose the need to suckle or turn to the mother for food.
- powerboating — a boat propelled by mechanical power.
- powerwalking — a form of exercise that involves rapid walking with arms bent and swinging naturally.
- pre-assigned — Law. to transfer: to assign a contract.
- pre-language — a body of words and the systems for their use common to a people who are of the same community or nation, the same geographical area, or the same cultural tradition: the two languages of Belgium; a Bantu language; the French language; the Yiddish language.
- pre-planning — a scheme or method of acting, doing, proceeding, making, etc., developed in advance: battle plans.
- pre-planting — any member of the kingdom Plantae, comprising multicellular organisms that typically produce their own food from inorganic matter by the process of photosynthesis and that have more or less rigid cell walls containing cellulose, including vascular plants, mosses, liverworts, and hornworts: some classification schemes may include fungi, algae, bacteria, blue-green algae, and certain single-celled eukaryotes that have plantlike qualities, as rigid cell walls or photosynthesis.
- pre-teaching — to impart knowledge of or skill in; give instruction in: She teaches mathematics. Synonyms: coach.
- precognizant — having prior cognizance or knowledge of a given thing
- predesignate — to designate beforehand.
- prediagnosis — Medicine/Medical. the process of determining by examination the nature and circumstances of a diseased condition. the decision reached from such an examination. Abbreviation: Dx.
- prefinancing — financing arranged in advance
- pregenerated — to bring into existence; cause to be; produce.
- pregustation — the act of tasting beforehand
- preinaugural — occurring before an inauguration
- prelingually — in a prelingual manner
- premalignant — occurring before a state of malignancy
- premarketing — before the development of a market
- premigration — occurring before migration
- prenegotiate — to discuss before a formal negotiation
- prepackaging — to package (foodstuffs or manufactured goods) before retail distribution or sale.
- press agency — news-reporting organization
- primogenital — relating to primogeniture
- privateering — an armed ship that is privately owned and manned, commissioned by a government to fight or harass enemy ships.
- program note — A program note is an article written in a program for a play or concert that gives information about the performance or production.
- proofreading — correction of text
- propagandize — to propagate or publicize (principles, dogma, etc.) by means of propaganda.
- proteoglycan — a macromolecule composed of a polysaccharide joined to a polypeptide and forming the ground substance of connective tissue.
- pudding-face — a human face that is big and fat and resembles a pudding
- pudding-head — a stupid person
- pyromagnetic — (formerly) thermomagnetic (def 1).
- raking piece — a sloping piece of scenery, as on a television or stage set, especially such a piece used for masking the side of a ramp.
- ranging pole — a pole for marking positions in surveying
- reading lamp — A reading lamp is a small lamp that you keep on a desk or table. You can move part of it in order to direct the light to where you need it for reading.