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14-letter words containing p, i, l, a, g, e

  • lugger topsail — a fore-and-aft topsail used above a lugsail.
  • magnetooptical — Having both magnetic and optical elements.
  • malpighiaceous — of, relating to, or belonging to the Malpighiaceae, a family of tropical plants many of which are lianas
  • masterplanning — to construct a master plan for: to master-plan one's career.
  • medigap policy — A Medigap policy is a private extra health insurance plan in the U.S. that provides coverage for medical expenses that are not or only partially covered by Medicare.
  • megalocephalic — Cephalometry, Craniometry. macrocephalic.
  • megascopically — macroscopically
  • metal spraying — a process in which a layer of one metal is sprayed onto another in the molten state
  • middle passage — the part of the Atlantic Ocean between the west coast of Africa and the West Indies: the longest part of the journey formerly made by slave ships.
  • mineral spring — a spring of water that contains a significant amount of dissolved minerals.
  • nickel-plating — the process of depositing a thin layer of nickel on a surface, usually by electrolysis
  • nonoverlapping — Not overlapping.
  • package policy — an insurance policy which incorporates cover for different types of risk, such as liability and property
  • palaebiologist — a person who studies or is an expert in palaebiology
  • palaeoecologic — relating to palaeoecology
  • paleobiologist — the branch of paleontology dealing with fossil life forms, especially with reference to their origin, structure, evolution, etc.
  • paleoecologist — the branch of ecology dealing with the relations and interactions between ancient life forms and their environment.
  • paleolimnology — the study of ancient lakes from their sediments and fossils.
  • paleomagnetism — Geology. magnetic polarization acquired by the minerals in a rock at the time the rock was deposited or solidified.
  • paleontologist — the science of the forms of life existing in former geologic periods, as represented by their fossils.
  • pamphleteering — the occupation of a pamphleteer
  • panel lighting — lighting of a room or building by means of flat sheets of material that glow brightly when a coating of a phosphor is excited by an electrical charge.
  • parcel gilding — the gilding of only some areas or ornaments of a piece of furniture.
  • parole hearing — a panel of people who decide whether to free a prisoner before his or her sentence has expired, on the condition that he or she is of good behaviour
  • passenger list — register of all travellers on board
  • passenger mile — a unit of measurement, consisting of one mile traveled by a passenger, that airlines, railroads, and other public transportation facilities use in recording volume of traffic.
  • pavement light — a windowlike structure set in a pavement or the like to illuminate areas beneath, consisting of thick glass blocks set in a metal frame.
  • payday lending — the practice of offering short-term loans at high rates of interest, on the agreement that the borrower will pay back the loan when he or she next receives a wage or salary
  • perineal gland — one of a pair of glands that are situated near the anus in some mammals and secrete an odorous substance
  • phenologically — in a phenological manner
  • phraseological — manner or style of verbal expression; characteristic language: legal phraseology.
  • plagiocephalic — a deformity of the skull in which one side is more developed in the front, and the other side is more developed in the rear.
  • plain language — language that is clear and easy to understand, with no ambiguity or unnecessarily difficult words
  • plain speaking — expressing oneself directly
  • planetological — involving or relating to planetology
  • planning stage — the stage of a project when it is still being planned
  • planta genista — a representation of a sprig of broom: used as a badge of the Plantagenets.
  • police village — a village lacking corporate status as a municipality, its affairs being administered by an elected board of trustees.
  • popular singer — a professional singer who specializes in popular songs.
  • position angle — the direction in which one object lies relative to another on the celestial sphere, measured in degrees from north in an easterly direction
  • postcollegiate — denoting something that takes place after college or among those that are no longer at college
  • pre-collegiate — of or relating to a college: collegiate life.
  • pre-galvanized — to stimulate by or as if by a galvanic current.
  • premier league — a professional football or soccer league consisting of the top teams in England and Wales
  • pressing plant — a manufacturing plant where phonograph records are produced by pressing in a mold or by stamping.
  • progestational — prepared for pregnancy, as the lining of the uterus prior to menstruation or in the early stages of gestation itself; progravid.
  • pterylographic — relating to pterylography
  • public gallery — the gallery in a chamber of Parliament reserved for members of the public who wish to listen to the proceedings
  • radiotelegraph — a telegraph in which messages or signals are sent by means of radio waves rather than through wires or cables.
  • repromulgation — to make known by open declaration; publish; proclaim formally or put into operation (a law, decree of a court, etc.).
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