13-letter words containing p, e, i, g
- pre-sintering — (in powder metallurgy) to heat (a compact) in preparation for sintering.
- prebiological — of or relating to chemicals or environmental conditions existing before the development of the first living things.
- precipitating — to hasten the occurrence of; bring about prematurely, hastily, or suddenly: to precipitate an international crisis.
- preconfigured — to design or adapt to form a specific configuration or for some specific purpose: The planes are being configured to hold more passengers in each row.
- predesignated — to designate beforehand.
- prediagnostic — of, relating to, or used in diagnosis.
- predominating — to be the stronger or leading element or force.
- preengineered — constructed of or using prefabricated parts.
- prefiguration — the act of prefiguring.
- prefigurement — to show or represent beforehand by a figure or type; foreshadow.
- preganglionic — of, relating to, or consisting of ganglia.
- prelitigation — the act or process of litigating: a matter that is still in litigation.
- prepossessing — that impresses favorably; engaging or attractive: a confident and prepossessing young man.
- prerogatively — by way of privilege or prerogative
- prescreenings — the act or work of a person who screens, as in ascertaining the character and competence of applicants, employees, etc.
- press cutting — an article or picture from a newspaper about someone or something
- prestigiously — indicative of or conferring prestige: the most prestigious address in town.
- price cutting — the act or practice of cutting prices
- price-rigging — the illicit fixing of prices by a group of firms working as a cartel
- prick-teasing — the behaviour of a prick-tease
- pride's purge — the forceful exclusion from the House of Commons, carried out by Col. Thomas Pride in December 1648, of about 100 members who favored compromise with the Royalist party.
- primitive gut — archenteron.
- primogenitrix — a primogenitor who is female
- primogeniture — the state or fact of being the firstborn of children of the same parents.
- prince george — a city in central British Columbia, in W Canada.
- prince regent — a prince who is regent of a country.
- prize fighter — A prize fighter is a boxer who fights to win money.
- progametangia — Mycology. the hyphal tip of certain fungi that produces the gametangium and subsequent gamete.
- progenitorial — characteristic of a progenitor
- progestogenic — relating to progestogen
- prognosticate — to forecast or predict (something future) from present indications or signs; prophesy.
- progressional — the act of progressing; forward or onward movement.
- progressively — favoring or advocating progress, change, improvement, or reform, as opposed to wishing to maintain things as they are, especially in political matters: a progressive mayor.
- progressivism — the principles and practices of progressives.
- progressivist — the principles and practices of progressives.
- progressivity — favoring or advocating progress, change, improvement, or reform, as opposed to wishing to maintain things as they are, especially in political matters: a progressive mayor.
- propagandizer — a person who engages in, or subjects others to, propaganda
- pruning knife — a knife used for pruning
- pseudepigraph — a book or piece of writing that is falsely titled or credited
- psychogenesis — genesis of the psyche.
- psychogenetic — genesis of the psyche.
- psychotogenic — a substance that causes a psychotic reaction.
- public charge — a person who is in economic distress and is supported at government expense: He assured the American consul that the prospective immigrant would not become a public charge.
- pudding stone — conglomerate (def 3).
- pulling power — the ability to attract and influence other people
- pulse dialing — a system of calling telephone numbers wherein electrical pulses corresponding to the digits in the number called are generated by manipulating a rotary dial or push buttons (contrasted with tone dialing).
- purse strings — hold the purse strings, to have the power to determine how money shall be spent.
- putting green — green (def 24).
- pythian games — (in ancient Greece) the second most important Panhellenic festival, celebrated in the third year of each Olympiad near Delphi. The four-year period between celebrations was known as a Pythiad (ˈpɪθɪˌæd )
- quadriplegics — Plural form of quadriplegic.