12-letter words containing p, i, g
- ear-piercing — extremely harsh and irritating to the ear: ear-piercing noise.
- earsplitting — ear-piercing: an earsplitting explosion.
- eating apple — apple suitable for eating raw
- edge species — a species of animal or plant living primarily in an ecotone
- egyptian mau — a breed of medium-sized cat with a spotted coat of medium length
- egyptologist — Alternative spelling of Egyptologist.
- ellipsograph — an instrument that draws ellipses
- emancipating — Present participle of emancipate.
- encompassing — Present participle of encompass.
- enterprising — Having or showing initiative and resourcefulness.
- epexegetical — Relating to epexegesis.
- epidemiology — The branch of medicine that deals with the incidence, distribution, and possible control of diseases and other factors relating to health.
- epiglottises — Plural form of epiglottis.
- epiglottitis — (pathology) Inflammation of the epiglottis.
- epigrammatic — Of the nature or in the style of an epigram; concise, clever, and amusing.
- epigraphical — Epigraphic.
- epiphytology — the study of epiphytes
- epistemology — The theory of knowledge, especially with regard to its methods, validity, and scope. Epistemology is the investigation of what distinguishes justified belief from opinion.
- epoch-making — An epoch-making change or declaration is considered to be extremely important because it is likely to have a significant effect on a particular period of time.
- epoxylignane — (organic chemistry) Any lignane in which the two \u03b3-carbon atoms of the side chains are linked via an oxygen atom to form a tetrahydrofuran ring.
- escapologist — An entertainer specializing in escaping from the confinement of such things as ropes, handcuffs, and chains.
- ethnographic — Relating to ethnography.
- exasperating — Intensely irritating; infuriating.
- exemplifying — Present participle of exemplify.
- expatriating — Present participle of expatriate.
- experiencing — Present participle of experience.
- expugnations — Plural form of expugnation.
- fighting top — one of the gun platforms on the lower masts of sailing men-of-war, used in attacking the crew of an enemy ship with swivel guns and muskets
- finger paint — paint children apply with fingers
- finger-paint — a jellylike paint, used chiefly by children in painting, usually with their fingers.
- fingerprints — Plural form of fingerprint.
- fireproofing — the act or process of rendering fireproof.
- firing party — a military detachment detailed to fire a salute at a funeral
- fishing pole — a long, slender rod of wood or other material with a line and hook fastened to one end for use in catching fish.
- fishing port — a town which has a lot of fishing boats
- flag captain — the captain of a flagship
- flight strip — Aeronautics. a strip of cleared land used as an emergency runway for aircraft. runway.
- flop forging — forging of both sides of a piece from the same die, the sides being identical.
- freeing port — an opening in the bottom of a bulwark, for rapid drainage of a weather deck in heavy seas; scupper.
- fringe group — a group that is on the periphery of a larger organization because its views are more extreme than the majority
- fuddling cup — an English earthenware drinking vessel of the 17th and 18th centuries, having the form of a cluster of three or more cups communicating at their bottoms in such a way that the entire vessel can be drained from any of them.
- gaboon viper — a large, venomous snake, Bitis gabonica, of tropical African forests, having large retractable fangs and geometrically patterned scales of yellow, brown, and sometimes purple.
- gaff topsail — Also called fore-and-aft topsail. a jib-headed fore-and-aft sail set above a gaff.
- gaff-topsail — Also called fore-and-aft topsail. a jib-headed fore-and-aft sail set above a gaff.
- gallinippers — Plural form of gallinipper.
- gamesmanship — the use of methods, especially in a sports contest, that are dubious or seemingly improper but not strictly illegal.
- gametophytic — (botany) Of or pertaining to a gametophyte plant.
- gap junction — a linkage of two adjacent cells consisting of a system of channels extending across a gap from one cell to the other, allowing the passage of ions and small molecules.
- garlic press — kitchen tool for crushing garlic
- garrison cap — overseas cap.