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13-letter words containing p, l, a, t, e, g

  • metallography — the study of the structure of metals and alloys by means of microscopy.
  • negative pole — the south-seeking pole of a magnet
  • oilspot glaze — a brown or black ceramic glaze dotted with silvery spots caused by impurities.
  • optical wedge — a wedge-shaped filter whose transmittance decreases from one end to the other: used as an exposure control device in sensitometry.
  • palaeontology — Palaeontology is the study of fossils as a guide to the history of life on Earth.
  • paleethnology — (formerly) the branch of ethnology concerned with the earliest or most primitive human societies.
  • 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.
  • palos heights — a city in NE Illinois, near Chicago.
  • panel heating — heating of a room or building by means of wall, ceiling, floor, or baseboard panels containing heating pipes or electrical conductors.
  • panel-beating — the act of beating out the bodywork of motor vehicles
  • pantagruelian — (in Rabelais' Pantagruel) the huge son of Gargantua, represented as dealing with serious matters in a spirit of broad and somewhat cynical good humor.
  • pantagruelism — (in Rabelais' Pantagruel) the huge son of Gargantua, represented as dealing with serious matters in a spirit of broad and somewhat cynical good humor.
  • pantheologist — a student of, or expert in, pantheology
  • pantie girdle — a girdle with a crotch.
  • parliamenting — parliamentary debating
  • pastel orange — suntan (def 3).
  • peptidoglycan — a polymer, consisting of polysaccharide and peptide chains, responsible for the structure of the cell wall of bacteria
  • phlogisticate — to integrate or blend phlogiston with
  • photo gallery — display of collected photographs
  • photoallergic — photosensitive.
  • photogelatine — relating to photographic processes in which gelatine is used in receiving or transferring prints
  • phototelegram — a telegram that is sent by means of phototelegraphy
  • phraseologist — a person who treats of or is concerned with phraseology.
  • place setting — the group of dishes, silverware, glasses, etc., set at the place of each person at a meal.
  • place-setting — the group of dishes, silverware, glasses, etc., set at the place of each person at a meal.
  • planetologist — the branch of astronomy that deals with the physical features of the planets.
  • platform game — a type of computer game that is played by moving a figure on the screen through a series of obstacles and problems
  • play the game — an amusement or pastime: children's games.
  • plethysmogram — the recording of a plethysmograph.
  • pole-vaulting — a field sport in which competitors attempt to clear a high bar with the aid of an extremely flexible long pole
  • polythene bag — a bag made of polythene, esp one used to store or protect food or household articles
  • ponta delgada — a seaport on SW São Miguel island, in the E Azores.
  • port language — ["Communicating Parallel Processes", J. Kerridge et al, Soft Prac & Exp 16(1):63-86 (Jan 1986)].
  • prelitigation — the act or process of litigating: a matter that is still in litigation.
  • prerogatively — by way of privilege or prerogative
  • progenitorial — characteristic of a progenitor
  • protolanguage — the reconstructed or postulated parent form of a language or a group of related languages.
  • pterylography — the description of the feather arrangement on birds
  • raising plate — wall plate (def 1).
  • reflectograph — a type of mechanical instrument used for communication with spirits or the dead
  • regulator pin — either of two pins on the regulators of certain timepieces, one on each side of the hairspring, that can be moved to adjust the rate of the timepiece.
  • resting place — grave
  • salpingectomy — excision of the Fallopian tube.
  • single parent — mother or father without a partner
  • single-parent — of or noting a family in which a parent brings up a child or children alone, without a partner: a single-parent family; a single-parent household.
  • slipstreaming — Aeronautics. the airstream pushed back by a revolving aircraft propeller. Compare backwash (def 2), wash (def 31).
  • spaghettilike — resembling spaghetti
  • special agent — an investigator in a law enforcement agency.
  • star-spangled — spangled with stars.
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