12-letter words containing p, o, g
- lope de vega — Lope [loh-pey,, -pee;; Spanish law-pe] /ˈloʊ peɪ,, -pi;; Spanish ˈlɔ pɛ/ (Show IPA), (Lope Félix de Vega Carpio) 1562–1635, Spanish dramatist and poet.
- lymphangioma — a benign tumor composed of dilated and newly formed lymph vessels.
- lymphography — lymphangiography.
- lyophilizing — Present participle of lyophilize.
- 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.
- magnetooptic — pertaining to the effect of magnetism upon the propagation of light.
- magnetopause — the boundary between the earth's magnetosphere and interplanetary space, about 40,000 miles (65,000 km) above the earth, marked by an abrupt decrease in the earth's magnetic induction.
- magnoliopsid — (botany) a member of the class Magnoliopsida. Circumscription of this class will vary with the taxonomic system being used.
- magnotherapy — Any of several alternative medicine therapies using magnetism.
- magpie goose — a black-and-white gooselike bird, Anseranas semipalmatus, of Australia, believed to be the most primitive waterfowl in existence.
- mallophagous — of or relating to any wingless insect of the order Mallophaga
- 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.
- meeting post — a timber with a chamfer at the outer edge of a lock gate that fits against the meeting post of another lock gate.
- 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.
- melliphagous — (of an animal) feeding on honey
- 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.
- mole mapping — the procedure of using a digital camera to record the positions and appearances of moles on a person's body so that regular checks will detect any changes that might lead to skin cancer
- mona passage — a strait between Hispaniola and Puerto Rico. 80 miles (129 km) wide.
- monocropping — the use of land for growing only one type of crop.
- monographing — Present participle of monograph.
- monophthongs — Plural form of monopthong.
- monopolising — Present participle of monopolise.
- monopolizing — to acquire, have, or exercise a monopoly of.
- 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.
- morphonology — morphophonemics (def 1).
- mothproofing — Present participle of mothproof.
- mount pisgah — the mountain slopes to the northeast of the Dead Sea, from one of which, Mount Nebo, Moses viewed Canaan
- multipronged — having or composed of several prongs: a multipronged electric plug.
- myringoscope — an instrument for examining the eardrum
- myrmecophage — (biology) Anteaters, and other animals chiefly feeding on ants.
- myrmecophagy — Ant-eating.