12-letter words containing p, r, e, o, g, a
- doppleganger — Misspelling of doppelganger.
- ectypography — a form of etching or engraving in which the design is produced in relief
- electrograph — A machine used in gravure printing.
- ellipsograph — an instrument that draws ellipses
- ergastoplasm — endoplasm that is associated with protein synthesis
- ethnographer — One who practices ethnography.
- ethnographic — Relating to ethnography.
- evaporograph — an instrument which measures and records the rate of evaporation of water into the atmosphere
- export agent — an person who acts on behalf of a business to develop a market for a product or service in a foreign country
- 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.
- galactophore — a galactophorous duct.
- galley proof — a proof, originally one set from type in a galley, taken before the material has been made up into pages and usually printed as a single column of type with wide margins for marking corrections.
- gametophores — Plural form of gametophore.
- gas-operated — (of a firearm) using some of the exhaust gases to operate the action.
- gastroscopes — Plural form of gastroscope.
- general shop — a shop that sells various types of goods
- geographical — of or relating to geography.
- georgia pine — longleaf pine.
- germanophile — a person who is friendly toward or admires or studies Germany or German culture.
- germanophobe — a person who hates or fears Germany, Germans, or German culture.
- giant powder — dynamite composed of nitroglycerin and kieselguhr.
- gold therapy — administration of gold salts as a treatment for disease, especially rheumatoid arthritis.
- gopher snake — a bullsnake, Pituophis melanoleucus, of western North America, that invades burrows to prey on rodents.
- gopher state — Minnesota (used as a nickname).
- grace hopper — (person) US Navy Rear Admiral Grace Brewster Hopper (1906-12-09 to 1992-01-01), née Grace Brewster Murray. Hopper is believed to have concieved the concept of the compiler with the A-0 in 1952. She also developed the first commercial high-level language, which eventually evolved into COBOL. She worked on the Mark I computer with Howard Aiken and with BINAC in 1949. She is credited with having coined the term "debug", and the adage "it is always easier to ask forgiveness than it is to get permission" (with various wordings), which has been the guiding principle in sysadmin decisions ever since. See also the entries debug and bug. Hopper is buried at Arlington National Cemetery. In 1994, the US Navy named a new ship, the guided-missile destroyer USS Hopper, after her.
- grace period — a period of time after a payment becomes due, as of a loan or life-insurance premium, before one is subject to penalties or late charges or before the loan or policy is canceled.
- graph theory — the branch of mathematics dealing with linear graphs.
- grapple shot — a grapnellike projectile fired from a gun and used as a hold for the end of a line in rescue operations or in kedging.
- grass sponge — a large, dark brown, commercial sponge, Spongia graminea, of Florida, the West Indies, and the Gulf of Mexico.
- grasshoppers — Plural form of grasshopper.
- greasy spoon — a cheap and rather unsanitary restaurant.
- ground plane — (in perspective drawing) the theoretical horizontal plane receding from the picture plane to the horizon, beginning at the level of the base line.
- ground plate — Electricity. a metal plate for making a ground connection to the earth.
- hagiographer — one of the writers of the Hagiographa.
- helicographs — Plural form of helicograph.
- heliographed — Simple past tense and past participle of heliograph.
- heliographer — (obsolete) Photographer.
- heliographic — a device for signaling by means of a movable mirror that reflects beams of light, especially sunlight, to a distance.
- heterography — spelling different from that in current use.
- hierographer — a writer of hierographs
- hierographic — of or relating to hierographs
- hopper barge — a barge for disposing of garbage, dredged material, etc., having hoppers in the bottom through which such cargo can be dumped.
- hydrographer — the science of the measurement, description, and mapping of the surface waters of the earth, with special reference to their use for navigation.
- hyperlogical — reasoning in accordance with the principles of logic, as a person or the mind: logical thinking.
- hypoallergic — Hypoallergenic.
- iambographer — a person who writes iambs
- impregnation — to make pregnant; get with child or young.
- jeopardising — Present participle of jeopardise.
- jeopardizing — Present participle of jeopardize.
- keraunograph — an instrument for recording thunderstorms by detecting the radio waves generated