12-letter words containing p, o, g, r
- karyomapping — a technique for determining whether an embryo has inherited a genetic defect by analysing DNA taken from it and its close relatives
- keeping room — hall (def 11).
- keraunograph — an instrument for recording thunderstorms by detecting the radio waves generated
- ketone group — the characteristic group occurring in ketones that consists of the carbonyl group attached to two alkyl groups.
- kinetography — a camera for taking pictures for a kinetoscope.
- laryngophone — A type of contact microphone that absorbs vibrations directly from the wearer's throat.
- laryngophony — the sound of the voice as heard through a stethoscope placed on the throat directly over the larynx
- laryngoscope — a rigid or flexible endoscope passed through the mouth and equipped with a source of light and magnification, for examining and performing local diagnostic and surgical procedures on the larynx.
- laryngoscopy — an examination by means of a laryngoscope.
- laryngospasm — An uncontrolled, spasmodic closure of the larynx.
- leapfroggers — Plural form of leapfrogger.
- leapfrogging — Present participle of leapfrog.
- leopard frog — a common North American green frog, Rana pipiens, having white-edged, dark oval spots on its back.
- lexicography — the writing, editing, or compiling of dictionaries.
- ligniperdous — (of insects) wood-destroying
- line probing — A feature of some V.34 modems that will allow them to identify the capacity and quality of the phone line and adjust themselves to allow, for each individual connection, for maximum throughput using the highest possible data transmission rate.
- lithographed — Simple past tense and past participle of lithograph.
- lithographer — a person who works at lithography.
- lithographic — Of, relating to, or produced by lithography.
- living proof — sb whose existence is evidence of sth
- loading ramp — a ramp that is used for loading a ship
- loop through — loop
- lymphography — lymphangiography.
- macrophagous — (of an animal) feeding on relatively large particles of food
- magnetograph — a recording magnetometer, used especially for recording variations in the earth's magnetic field.
- magnotherapy — Any of several alternative medicine therapies using magnetism.
- mammographic — Of, or pertaining to, mammography.
- marconigraph — (dated) wireless telegraph.
- mastigophora — a phylum of protozoans comprising nonphotosynthetic, chiefly free-living flagellates: some species are important pathogens of humans and other animals.
- mastigophore — Any flagellate of the phylum Mastigophora.
- meganthropus — a proposed genus of extinct, late lower Pleistocene primates based on two large lower jaws found in Java, and believed to be either Australopithecine or human.
- memphremagog — Lake, a lake on the boundary between the U.S. and Canada, between N Vermont and S Quebec. 30 miles (48 km) long.
- metallograph — a microscope for observing the microstructure of metals.
- meteorograph — an instrument for automatically recording various meteorological conditions, as barometric pressure and temperature, at the same time.
- methyl group — the univalent group CH 3 −, derived from methane.
- microcopying — the act of copying onto microfilm
- micrographia — minute handwriting.
- micrographic — Pertaining to micrographics.
- microgripper — (engineering) A microscopic device used to grasp and manipulate microscale objects safely.
- microphagous — (of an animal) feeding on small particles of food
- microphoning — Present participle of microphone.
- microprogram — Computers. a set of microinstructions that defines the individual operations that a computer carries out in response to a machine-language instruction.
- mimeographed — Simple past tense and past participle of mimeograph.
- monocropping — the use of land for growing only one type of crop.
- monographing — Present participle of monograph.
- monotriglyph — (in the Doric order) any intercolumniation having one whole triglyph.
- morphographs — Plural form of morphograph.
- morphography — the scientific description of an external form
- morphologies — Plural form of morphology.
- morphologist — the branch of biology dealing with the form and structure of organisms.