12-letter words containing p, r, e, i, g, n
- finger paint — paint children apply with fingers
- finger-paint — a jellylike paint, used chiefly by children in painting, usually with their fingers.
- fingerprints — Plural form of fingerprint.
- fireproofing — the act or process of rendering fireproof.
- freeing port — an opening in the bottom of a bulwark, for rapid drainage of a weather deck in heavy seas; scupper.
- fringe group — a group that is on the periphery of a larger organization because its views are more extreme than the majority
- gaboon viper — a large, venomous snake, Bitis gabonica, of tropical African forests, having large retractable fangs and geometrically patterned scales of yellow, brown, and sometimes purple.
- gallinippers — Plural form of gallinipper.
- generalships — Plural form of generalship.
- georgia pine — longleaf pine.
- 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 powder — dynamite composed of nitroglycerin and kieselguhr.
- ginger group — the most active group within an organization, as a political party.
- glucoprotein — glycoprotein.
- glycoprotein — any of a group of complex proteins, as mucin, containing a carbohydrate combined with a simple protein.
- gossipmonger — a person especially fond of or addicted to gossiping.
- governorship — the duties, term in office, etc., of a governor.
- granite peak — the highest elevation in Montana, in the S part. 12,799 feet (3901 meters).
- graspingness — The quality of being grasping.
- grease paint — an oily mixture of melted tallow or grease and a pigment, used by actors, clowns, etc., for making up their faces.
- great plains — a semiarid region E of the Rocky Mountains, in the U.S. and Canada.
- guttersnipes — Plural form of guttersnipe.
- helping verb — auxiliary verb.
- high-protein — (of a food) rich in proteins
- hypergenesis — an origin, creation, or beginning.
- hypergenetic — Biology. pertaining or according to genetics.
- hyperlinking — Present participle of hyperlink.
- impregnating — Present participle of impregnate.
- impregnation — to make pregnant; get with child or young.
- income group — a group in a given population having incomes within a certain range
- intercepting — Present participle of intercept.
- interpelling — Present participle of interpel.
- interplaying — Present participle of interplay.
- interpreting — Present participle of interpret.
- interrupting — to cause or make a break in the continuity or uniformity of (a course, process, condition, etc.).
- interspacing — Present participle of interspace.
- jeopardising — Present participle of jeopardise.
- jeopardizing — Present participle of jeopardize.
- jumping hare — springhare.
- keeping room — hall (def 11).
- kinetography — a camera for taking pictures for a kinetoscope.
- klipspringer — a small, agile African antelope, Oreotragus oreotragus, of mountainous regions from the Cape of Good Hope to Ethiopia.
- leapfrogging — Present participle of leapfrog.
- 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.
- linear graph — graph (def 2b).
- linear-graph — a diagram representing a system of connections or interrelations among two or more things by a number of distinctive dots, lines, bars, etc.
- manspreading — the practice by a male passenger on public transport of sitting with his legs wide apart, so denying space to passengers beside him
- marlingspike — Alternative spelling of marlinspike.