15-letter words containing p, e, r, g, o, l
- hunting leopard — the cheetah.
- hypercoagulable — related to excessive coagulation of the blood or blood clots
- hypergalactosis — an abnormally large secretion of milk.
- hyperpolarizing — Present participle of hyperpolarize.
- ideographically — an ideogram.
- imperial gallon — a British gallon used in liquid and dry measurement equivalent to 1.2 U.S. gallons, or 4.54 liters.
- jogger's nipple — painful inflammation of the nipple, caused by friction with a garment when running for long distances
- leapfrog attack — Use of userid and password information obtained illicitly from one host (e.g. downloading a file of account IDs and passwords, tapping TELNET, etc.) to compromise another host. Also, the act of TELNETting through one or more hosts in order to confuse a trace (a standard cracker procedure).
- lepidopterology — the branch of zoology dealing with butterflies and moths.
- leptosporangium — (botany) A sporangium formed from a single epidermal cell.
- lexicographical — the writing, editing, or compiling of dictionaries.
- linear topology — (theory) A linear topology on a left A-module M is a topology on M that is invariant under translations and admits a fundamental system of neighborhood of 0 that consists of submodules of M. If there is such a topology, M is said to be linearly topologized. If A is given a discrete topology, then M becomes a topological A-module with respect to a linear topology.
- lodgepole creek — a river in SE Wyoming, SW Nebraska, and NE Colorado, flowing E to the South Platte River. 212 miles (341 km) long.
- long parliament — the Parliament that assembled November 3, 1640, was expelled by Cromwell in 1653, reconvened in 1659, and was dissolved in 1660.
- low archipelago — a group of French islands in the S Pacific. 332 sq. mi. (860 sq. km).
- malacopterygian — belonging or pertaining to the Malacopterygii (Malacopteri), a group of soft-finned, teleost fishes.
- massage parlour — A massage parlour is a place where people go and pay for a massage. Some places that are called massage parlours are in fact places where people pay to have sex.
- methylene group — the bivalent organic group >CH 2 , derived from methane.
- metric topology — a topology for a space in which open sets are defined in terms of a given metric.
- multiprocessing — the simultaneous execution of two or more programs or instruction sequences by separate CPUs under integrated control.
- negro spiritual — a type of religious song originating among Black slaves in the American South
- neuropathologic — Of or pertaining to neuropathology.
- neurophysiology — the branch of physiology dealing with the functions of the nervous system.
- neuropsychology — The study of the relationship between behavior, emotion, and cognition on the one hand, and brain function on the other.
- non-overlapping — to lap over (something else or each other); extend over and cover a part of; imbricate.
- operating cycle — the period of time between starting a business and making a profit
- operating table — table on which surgery is performed
- optical storage — optical disk drive
- over-privileged — having too many advantages or opportunities compared to others.
- paedophile ring — a group of people who take part in illegal sexual activity involving children
- palaeogeography — the study of geographical features of the geological past
- palaeontography — the branch of palaeontology concerned with the description of fossils
- pectoral girdle — (in vertebrates) a bony or cartilaginous arch supporting the forelimbs.
- pelargonic acid — a colorless, oily, water-immiscible liquid, C 9 H 1 8 O 2 , occurring as an ester in a volatile oil in species of pelargonium: used chiefly in organic synthesis and in the manufacture of lacquers and plastics.
- personal growth — development as an individual
- phenylene group — any of three bivalent, isomeric groups having the formula –C 6 H 4 –, derived from benzene by the removal of two hydrogen atoms.
- photodegradable — (of a substance) capable of being broken down by light.
- photoheliograph — an instrument for photographing the sun, consisting of a camera and a specially adapted telescope.
- phototelegraphy — facsimile (def 2a).
- phrenologically — in a manner relating to phrenology
- plastic surgeon — doctor who performs cosmetic surgery
- pleasure-loving — enjoying pleasure
- plethysmography — the tracking of changes measured in bodily volume
- portugal laurel — Prunus lusitanica; type of cherry
- posthole digger — a tool or device for digging a posthole.
- predicate logic — (logic) (Or "predicate calculus") An extension of propositional logic with separate symbols for predicates, subjects, and quantifiers. For example, where propositional logic might assign a single symbol P to the proposition "All men are mortal", predicate logic can define the predicate M(x) which asserts that the subject, x, is mortal and bind x with the universal quantifier ("For all"): All x . M(x) Higher-order predicate logic allows predicates to be the subjects of other predicates.
- problem-solving — skills, process: of finding solutions
- propylene group — the bivalent group −CH(CH 3)CH 2 −, derived from propylene or propane.
- public offering — a sale of a new issue of securities to the general public through a managing underwriter (opposed to private placement): required to be registered with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
- purple foxglove — a medicinal plant, Digitalis purpurea, of western Europe, having finger-shaped, spotted, purple flowers and leaves from which digitalis is obtained.