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15-letter words containing p, o, g, r, m

  • macrosporangium — megasporangium.
  • magnetoreceptor — The part of an organism responsible for magnetoreception.
  • malacopterygian — belonging or pertaining to the Malacopterygii (Malacopteri), a group of soft-finned, teleost fishes.
  • massage parlour — A massage parlour is a place where people go and pay for a massage. Some places that are called massage parlours are in fact places where people pay to have sex.
  • measuring spoon — a spoon for measuring amounts, as in cooking, usually part of a set of spoons of different sizes.
  • megacorporation — a giant company formed from two or more large companies or a number of companies of various sizes.
  • methylene group — the bivalent organic group >CH 2 , derived from methane.
  • metric topology — a topology for a space in which open sets are defined in terms of a given metric.
  • microangiopathy — any disease of the small blood vessels.
  • micromorphology — the study of the form and structure of organisms at a microscopic level
  • micropegmatitic — relating to, or designating, a microscopic pegmatitic structure
  • microphotograph — microfilm (def 1).
  • microprocessing — an integrated computer circuit that performs all the functions of a CPU.
  • micropublishing — the publishing of material in microfilm
  • microradiograph — an enlarged version of an image obtained by a form of radiography that reveals minute details
  • microsporangium — a sporangium containing microspores.
  • microtopography — microrelief.
  • morning prayers — early-morning act of religious worship
  • morphologically — the branch of biology dealing with the form and structure of organisms.
  • morphophonology — morphophonemics (def 1).
  • motoring public — the population that drive road vehicles
  • mouse droppings — 1.   (graphics, operating system, jargon)   Pixels (usually single) that are not properly restored when the mouse pointer moves away from a particular location on the screen, producing the appearance that the mouse pointer has left droppings behind. The major causes for this problem are MS-DOS programs that write to the screen memory corresponding to the mouse pointer's current location without hiding the mouse pointer first, and mouse drivers that do not quite support the graphics mode in use. 2.   (web, jargon)   The client address recorded in a web server's log whenever a client connects to a site. Users may be unaware that their activity is being logged in this way but the potential for misuse of the information is limited.
  • multi-binprolog — (language)   A multi-threaded Linda-style parallel extension to BinProlog for Solaris 2.3. Version: 3.30.
  • multiprocessing — the simultaneous execution of two or more programs or instruction sequences by separate CPUs under integrated control.
  • nitramino group — the univalent group –NHNO 2 .
  • open government — the doctrine that all government business should be open to regulation and scrutiny by the public
  • over-performing — to carry out; execute; do: to perform miracles.
  • overemphasizing — Present participle of overemphasize.
  • overprogramming — the act or instance of programming unnecessary details
  • panoramic sight — an artillery sight that can be rotated horizontally in a full circle.
  • pantopragmatics — universal intervention in the affairs of others
  • paroemiographer — a person who writes or collects proverbs
  • pattern bombing — aerial bombing in which bombs are dropped on a target in a predetermined pattern.
  • performing arts — dance, drama, music
  • pergamentaceous — (esp of plants) resembling parchment, whether in texture or composition
  • pharmacological — the science dealing with the preparation, uses, and especially the effects of drugs.
  • phonocardiogram — the graphic record produced by a phonocardiograph.
  • phonogramically — in a phonogramic manner
  • photofluorogram — a recording on photographic film of images produced by a fluoroscopic examination.
  • photomacrograph — a photograph showing a subject at actual size or somewhat larger.
  • photomicrograph — a photograph taken through a microscope.
  • phrasemongering — the act of coining memorable phrases
  • plethysmography — the tracking of changes measured in bodily volume
  • polynomial ring — the set of all polynomials in an indeterminate variable with coefficients that are elements of a given ring.
  • polysomnography — a record of a person's sleep pattern, breathing, heart activity, and limb movements during sleep. Abbreviation: PSG.
  • posthemorrhagic — occurring after a haemorrhage
  • poultry farming — breeding and keeping fowl
  • powder magazine — a compartment for the storage of ammunition and explosives.
  • primary storage — main memory
  • problem-solving — skills, process: of finding solutions
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