12-letter words containing p, l, i, g
- cyclographic — of or relating to a cyclograph
- deep linking — Digital Technology. the practice of using a link that sends traffic to an internal web page with more relevant or specific content, rather than to the website's home page, as to increase user engagement.
- depopulating — Present participle of depopulate.
- depressingly — In a depressing manner.
- dermaplaning — a cosmetic treatment, often used to treat acne scars, in which surface irregularities are surgically scraped to give the skin a smoother appearance
- despairingly — given to despair or hopelessness.
- devil's grip — pleurodynia (def 2).
- dilapidating — Present participle of dilapidate.
- dip the flag — to salute by lowering a flag briefly
- diplogenesis — the double production or formation of something that is normally single, such as a doubled part in a fetus or a double fetus
- disciplining — Present participle of discipline.
- disculpating — Present participle of disculpate.
- disprivilege — to deprive of privilege
- ditriglyphic — of or pertaining to ditriglyphs
- dry puddling — puddling in a furnace with a bottom of sand.
- earsplitting — ear-piercing: an earsplitting explosion.
- eating apple — apple suitable for eating raw
- egyptologist — Alternative spelling of Egyptologist.
- ellipsograph — an instrument that draws ellipses
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- exemplifying — Present participle of exemplify.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- garlic press — kitchen tool for crushing garlic
- gas pipeline — a system of transmission for gaseous material, esp natural gas
- generalships — Plural form of generalship.
- geographical — of or relating to geography.
- geopolitical — the study or the application of the influence of political and economic geography on the politics, national power, foreign policy, etc., of a state.
- geopotential — the difference between the potential energy of a mass at a given altitude and the potential energy of an identical mass at sea level, equivalent to the energy required to move the mass from sea level to the given altitude.
- germanophile — a person who is friendly toward or admires or studies Germany or German culture.
- gerontophile — someone who is sexually attracted to old people
- giant planet — any of the planets Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune, characterized by large mass, low density, and an extensive atmosphere
- glacier peak — a volcanic mountain in NW central Washington, in the Cascade range. 10,541 feet (3213 meters).
- glacis plate — the frontal plate armour on a tank
- glockenspiel — a musical instrument composed of a set of graduated steel bars mounted in a frame and struck with hammers, used especially in bands.
- gloria patri — the short hymn “Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Ghost. As it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall be, world without end. Amen.”.