11-letter words containing p, l, a, g
- prolongated — to prolong.
- promulgated — to make known by open declaration; publish; proclaim formally or put into operation (a law, decree of a court, etc.).
- promulgator — to make known by open declaration; publish; proclaim formally or put into operation (a law, decree of a court, etc.).
- protogalaxy — the large concentration of gas and dust from which a galaxy is formed.
- psaligraphy — the art of cutting out silhouettes
- pseudologia — a psychological condition in which a patient tells elaborate, false stories believing them to be true
- ptyalagogic — saliva-inducing
- ptyalagogue — an item that causes the flow of saliva
- public gaze — If someone or something is in the public gaze, they are receiving a lot of attention from the general public.
- purgatorial — removing or purging sin; expiatory: purgatorial rites.
- purple sage — a plant, Salvia leucophylla, of the mint family, native to California, having silvery leaves and purple spikes of flowers.
- pyelography — the science or technique of making photographs of the kidneys, renal pelves, and ureters by means of x-rays, after the injection of an opaque solution or of a radiopaque dye.
- pyroballogy — the study of artillery
- pyrogallate — a salt or ether of pyrogallol.
- quadrupling — Present participle of quadruple.
- repaglinide — an oral drug used in the treatment of type 2 diabetes, often in combination with metformin.
- repugnantly — distasteful, objectionable, or offensive: a repugnant smell.
- riding lamp — a light on a boat or ship showing that it is at anchor
- ripplegrass — English plantain.
- sailplaning — the sport of flying sailplanes
- salpingitis — inflammation of a salpinx.
- saprolegnia — a variety of fungus
- sarcophagal — related to or depicted on sarcophagi
- septifragal — (of a capsule) dehiscing by breaking away from the partitions but remaining attached to the common axis; dehiscing at the valves or backs of the carpels but leaving the septa intact.
- sialography — radiography of salivary glands once they have been injected with a contrast medium
- single tape — a ribbon of material, usually with a plastic base, coated on one side (single tape) or both sides (double tape) with a substance containing iron oxide, to make it sensitive to impulses from an electromagnet: used to record sound, images, data, etc.
- spaceflight — the flying of manned or unmanned spacecraft into or in outer space.
- sparklingly — in a sparkling manner
- specialogue — a mail-order catalogue aimed at a specific group of customers
- speculating — to engage in thought or reflection; meditate (often followed by on, upon, or a clause).
- sphagnology — the study of sphagna
- spiral gear — a type of helical gear used for transmitting power between shafts that are at an angle to each other.
- spreadingly — in a spreading manner
- spring lamb — a lamb born in the late winter or early spring and sold for slaughter before July 1.
- stipulating — to make an express demand or arrangement as a condition of agreement (often followed by for).
- stylography — the art of writing, tracing, drawing, etc., with a style.
- sugar apple — sweetsop.
- sugar maple — any of several maples having a sweet sap, especially Acer saccharum (the state tree of New York, Vermont, West Virginia, and Wisconsin), having a short trunk and long, curving branches, yielding a hard wood used for making furniture and being the chief source of maple sugar.
- supergalaxy — a system of galaxies.
- supplanting — to take the place of (another), as through force, scheming, strategy, or the like.
- tailhopping — the act of hopping to lift the tails of the skis off the ground while flexing the knees into a crouching position
- tegucigalpa — a republic in NE Central America. 43,277 sq. mi. (112,087 sq. km). Capital: Tegucigalpa.
- telegraphed — an apparatus, system, or process for transmitting messages or signals to a distant place, especially by means of an electric device consisting essentially of a sending instrument and a distant receiving instrument connected by a conducting wire or other communications channel.
- telegraphic — of or relating to the telegraph.
- tetraplegia — quadriplegia.
- typological — the doctrine or study of types or prefigurative symbols, especially in scriptural literature.
- unappealing — evoking or attracting interest, desire, curiosity, sympathy, or the like; attractive.
- ungraspable — to seize and hold by or as if by clasping with the fingers or arms.
- upgradeable — an incline going up in the direction of movement.
- vapouringly — in a boastful manner