13-letter words containing p, i, g, l, e
- hieroglyphist — a person who studies hieroglyphics; hieroglyphologist.
- hyperbolising — to use hyperbole; exaggerate.
- hypergalactia — an abnormally large secretion of milk.
- hyperglycemia — an abnormally high level of glucose in the blood.
- hyperglycemic — an abnormally high level of glucose in the blood.
- hypervigilant — keenly watchful to detect danger; wary: a vigilant sentry.
- hypoglycaemia — (medical) alternative spelling of hypoglycemia.
- hypoglycaemic — Alternative spelling of hypoglycemic.
- ideographical — Alternative form of ideographic.
- interpleading — to litigate with each other in order to determine which of two parties is the rightful claimant against a third party.
- interpolating — Present participle of interpolate.
- intertriglyph — metope.
- jigsaw puzzle — Also called picture puzzle. a set of irregularly cut pieces of pasteboard, wood, or the like that form a picture or design when fitted together.
- killing spree — a series of murders that are committed
- klipspringers — Plural form of klipspringer.
- lake winnipeg — a lake in S Canada, in Manitoba: drains through the Nelson River into Hudson Bay. Area: 23 553 sq km (9094 sq miles)
- landing speed — the minimum air speed at which an aircraft lands safely
- leap-frogging — a game in which players take turns in leaping over another player bent over from the waist.
- leptomeninges — The inner two meninges, the arachnoid and the pia mater, between which circulates the cerebrospinal fluid.
- letterspacing — the amount of space between each letter in a word, or the adjustment of this amount of space
- level pegging — If two opponents in a competition or contest are level pegging, they are equal with each other.
- lexicographer — a writer, editor, or compiler of a dictionary.
- lexicographic — Like a dictionary, relating to lexicography (the writing of a dictionary).
- lexigraphical — Misspelling of lexicographical.
- light therapy — therapeutic exposure to full-spectrum artificial light that simulates sunlight, used to treat various conditions, as seasonal affective disorder.
- linkage group — a group of genes in a chromosome that tends to be inherited as a unit.
- locking piece — (in a striking train) a hooked part, rising and falling on a locking plate and arresting the rotation of the plate after the proper number of strokes.
- locking plate — a narrow wheel geared to a striking train or other mechanism and having a notched rim engaging with another mechanism permitting it to rotate through a specific arc.
- longleaf pine — an American pine, Pinus palustris, valued as a source of turpentine and for its timber.
- magnetic pole — the region of a magnet toward which the lines of magnetic induction converge (south pole) or from which the lines of induction diverge (north pole)
- maple heights — a city in NE Ohio.
- meeting place — A meeting place is a place where people meet.
- megalopolises — Plural form of megalopolis.
- megalopolitan — of, relating to, or characteristic of a megalopolis.
- melting point — the temperature at which a solid substance melts or fuses.
- molding plane — a plane having a blade or a number of blades profiled to form moldings.
- mongol empire — an empire founded in the 12th century by Genghis Khan, which reached its greatest territorial extent in the 13th century, encompassing the larger part of Asia and extending westward to the Dnieper River in eastern Europe.
- mule spinning — a process of spinning that produces extremely fine yarn by drawing and twisting the roving, and winding the resultant yarn onto a bobbin or spindle in the form of a cop.
- negative pole — the south-seeking pole of a magnet
- nephrological — of or relating to nephrology
- oilspot glaze — a brown or black ceramic glaze dotted with silvery spots caused by impurities.
- oligopeptides — Plural form of oligopeptide.
- olympic games — international sports event
- open learning — a system of further education on a flexible part-time basis
- optical wedge — a wedge-shaped filter whose transmittance decreases from one end to the other: used as an exposure control device in sensitometry.
- over-planning — a scheme or method of acting, doing, proceeding, making, etc., developed in advance: battle plans.
- overpedalling — the overuse of the piano's pedals
- palaeobiology — the study of fossil plants and animals
- paleomagnetic — Geology. magnetic polarization acquired by the minerals in a rock at the time the rock was deposited or solidified.
- palingenesist — a person who believes in a doctrine of rebirth or transmigration of souls.