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11-letter words containing p, r, e, n, g, o

  • nephrogenic — (medicine, anatomy) that forms the tissues of the kidney.
  • nomographer — the art of or a treatise on drawing up laws.
  • nonpregnant — Not pregnant.
  • open ground — uncovered or unobstructed ground in a wide open space
  • open prolog — (Prolog, language)   Prolog for the Macintosh by Michael Brady <[email protected]>.
  • open string — a staircase string whose top follows the profile of the steps in such a way that the treads project beyond its outer face.
  • oppignorate — to promise or give as security
  • orange peel — outer skin of an orange
  • oregon pine — Douglas fir.
  • overlapping — to lap over (something else or each other); extend over and cover a part of; imbricate.
  • overtopping — to rise over or above the top of: a skyscraper that overtops all the other buildings.
  • panegyricon — a collection of sermons
  • panicmonger — a person who spreads panic
  • patter song — a comic song depending for its humorous effect on rapid enunciation of the words, occurring most commonly in comic opera and operetta.
  • pelargonium — any plant of the genus Pelargonium, the cultivated species of which are usually called geranium. Compare geranium (def 2).
  • perigordian — of, relating to, or characteristic of an Upper Paleolithic cultural epoch in southern France, especially of the Périgord region.
  • phanerogams — any of the Phanerogamia, a former primary division of plants comprising those having reproductive organs; a flowering plant or seed plant (opposed to cryptogam).
  • pigeon drop — a confidence game or sleight-of-hand swindle whereby cash is extracted from the victim as collateral for a supposed share in a large sum of discovered money, dishonest profits, or gambling winnings, which in fact are nonexistent.
  • pigeonholer — someone who likes to pigeonhole people or things
  • pirouetting — a whirling about on one foot or on the points of the toes, as in ballet dancing.
  • pneumograph — a device for recording graphically the respiratory movements of the thorax.
  • polar angle — Usually, polar coordinates. one of two coordinates used to locate a point in a plane by the length of its radius vector and the angle this vector makes with the polar axis (polar angle)
  • pomegranate — a chambered, many-seeded, globose fruit, having a tough, usually red rind and surmounted by a crown of calyx lobes, the edible portion consisting of pleasantly acid flesh developed from the outer seed coat.
  • ponderingly — in a pondering manner
  • pore fungus — any fungus of the families Boletacea and Polyporaceae, bearing spores in tubes or pores.
  • port gentil — a seaport in W Gabon.
  • port orange — a city in E Florida.
  • port-gentil — a seaport in W Gabon.
  • potteringly — in a pottering fashion, slowly
  • pre-opening — not closed or barred at the time, as a doorway by a door, a window by a sash, or a gateway by a gate: to leave the windows open at night.
  • pre-scoring — to record the sound of (a motion picture) before filming.
  • preboarding — to put or allow to go aboard in advance of the usual time or before others: Passengers with disabilities will be preboarded.
  • precognosce — to conduct a preliminary examination of (a witness, a claim) prior to a trial
  • preignition — ignition of the charge in an internal-combustion engine earlier in the cycle than is compatible with proper operation.
  • proceedings — a particular action or course or manner of action.
  • progenitive — capable of having offspring; reproductive.
  • progeniture — procreation
  • progestogen — progestin.
  • progressing — a movement toward a goal or to a further or higher stage: the progress of a student toward a degree.
  • progression — the act of progressing; forward or onward movement.
  • prolegomena — a preliminary discussion; introductory essay, as prefatory matter in a book; a prologue.
  • prolongable — able to be lengthened
  • prolongated — to prolong.
  • prolongment — to lengthen out in time; extend the duration of; cause to continue longer: to prolong one's stay abroad.
  • promenading — a stroll or walk, especially in a public place, as for pleasure or display.
  • prophesying — to foretell or predict.
  • prosecuting — carrying out a prosecution
  • proselyting — a person who has changed from one opinion, religious belief, sect, or the like, to another; convert.
  • prospecting — Usually, prospects. an apparent probability of advancement, success, profit, etc. the outlook for the future: good business prospects.
  • pyrogenetic — heat-producing
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