13-letter words containing p, o, i, g, n
- interpolating — Present participle of interpolate.
- introspecting — to practice introspection; consider one's own internal state or feelings.
- jumping mouse — any of several primitive, mouselike rodents of the family Zapodidae, having long hind legs, common in the woodlands of Europe, Asia, and North America.
- jury shopping — the practice of presenting a case to several juries until a favourable decision is obtained
- kinematograph — cinematograph.
- knocking copy — advertising or publicity material designed to denigrate a competing product
- laryngoscopic — Of or pertaining to laryngoscopy.
- leap-frogging — a game in which players take turns in leaping over another player bent over from the waist.
- leptomeninges — The inner two meninges, the arachnoid and the pia mater, between which circulates the cerebrospinal fluid.
- linkage group — a group of genes in a chromosome that tends to be inherited as a unit.
- lithographing — Present participle of lithograph.
- locking piece — (in a striking train) a hooked part, rising and falling on a locking plate and arresting the rotation of the plate after the proper number of strokes.
- locking plate — a narrow wheel geared to a striking train or other mechanism and having a notched rim engaging with another mechanism permitting it to rotate through a specific arc.
- longleaf pine — an American pine, Pinus palustris, valued as a source of turpentine and for its timber.
- lymphangiomas — Plural form of lymphangioma.
- magnetic pole — the region of a magnet toward which the lines of magnetic induction converge (south pole) or from which the lines of induction diverge (north pole)
- magnetooptics — the branch of physics that deals with magnetooptic phenomena.
- mastigophoran — Also, mastigophore [mas-ti-guh-fawr, -fohr] /ˈmæs tɪ gəˌfɔr, -ˌfoʊr/ (Show IPA). a protozoan of the phylum Mastigophora.
- megalopolitan — of, relating to, or characteristic of a megalopolis.
- megasporangia — a sporangium containing megaspores.
- melting point — the temperature at which a solid substance melts or fuses.
- microchipping — Present participle of microchip.
- mimeographing — Present participle of mimeograph.
- molding plane — a plane having a blade or a number of blades profiled to form moldings.
- moneyspinning — earning money or making a profit
- mongol empire — an empire founded in the 12th century by Genghis Khan, which reached its greatest territorial extent in the 13th century, encompassing the larger part of Asia and extending westward to the Dnieper River in eastern Europe.
- morning paper — a paper published the night before for distribution in the morning (as opposed to an evening paper)
- morphogenesis — the development of structural features of an organism or part.
- morphogenetic — the development of structural features of an organism or part.
- mousetrapping — Present participle of mousetrap.
- myringoplasty — (surgery) The closure of the perforation of pars tensa of the tympanic membrane.
- name-dropping — the introduction into one's conversation, letters, etc., of the names of famous or important people as alleged friends or associates in order to impress others.
- negative pole — the south-seeking pole of a magnet
- nephrological — of or relating to nephrology
- nitroso group — the univalent group O=N–.
- nocking point — a marked part of the bowstring where the arrow is placed
- noise shaping — (communications) Spectral noise transformation in a quantisation processes. Noise is "colourised" in the time domain an/or frequency domain by adding parts of the previous sample. The SNR bandwidth and SNR time integral stay the same, so some noise decreases, some increases, but overall noise always increases. An example of noise shaping in the frequency domain is quantisation of samples on a Compact Disc to reduce noise below -98 dB. The are different algorithms with slightly different filters, e.g. Super Bitmapping, 4D Recording. A time domain example is MPEG-4 AAC TNS, which is a method to enhance quality by temporal forming of the noise in a transform block.
- nominal group — A nominal group is the same as a noun group.
- non-complying — failure or refusal to comply, as with a law, regulation, or term of a contract.
- nondiapausing — lacking a diapause
- nonpathogenic — Pathology. capable of producing disease: pathogenic bacteria.
- nonperceiving — Unperceiving.
- nonperforming — not performing well or properly.
- nonpracticing — not currently practicing one's profession, religion, etc.: a nonpracticing physician.
- nonpractising — of or relating to a person who no longer observes or pursues his or her religious faith
- ocean springs — a town in SE Mississippi.
- oceanographic — the branch of physical geography dealing with the ocean.
- onychophagist — the practice of biting one's nails, especially when done habitually and as a symptom of emotional disturbance.
- open learning — a system of further education on a flexible part-time basis
- open marriage — a marriage in which the partners agree that each is free to have sexual relationships with other partners.