13-letter words containing p, r, i, m, g
- improgressive — (archaic) Not progressive.
- isoamyl group — the univalent group C 5 H 11 .
- kinematograph — cinematograph.
- lipogrammatic — of or relating to a lipogram
- lymphographic — of or relating to lymphography
- mastigophoran — Also, mastigophore [mas-ti-guh-fawr, -fohr] /ˈmæs tɪ gəˌfɔr, -ˌfoʊr/ (Show IPA). a protozoan of the phylum Mastigophora.
- mastigophoric — Carrying or wielding a whip.
- measuring cup — a graduated cup used especially in cooking for measuring ingredients.
- megasporangia — a sporangium containing megaspores.
- metering pump — A metering pump is a device used to pump precise amounts of liquids over a period of time.
- miami springs — a town in SE Florida, near Miami.
- microchipping — Present participle of microchip.
- micrographics — the technique of photographing written or printed pages in reduced form to produce microfilm or microfiche.
- microprograms — Plural form of microprogram.
- mimeographing — Present participle of mimeograph.
- misperceiving — Present participle of misperceive.
- 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.
- morphological — the branch of biology dealing with the form and structure of organisms.
- mousetrapping — Present participle of mousetrap.
- myringoplasty — (surgery) The closure of the perforation of pars tensa of the tympanic membrane.
- mythographies — Plural form of mythography.
- 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.
- nominal group — A nominal group is the same as a noun group.
- nonperforming — not performing well or properly.
- open marriage — a marriage in which the partners agree that each is free to have sexual relationships with other partners.
- organotropism — Physiology. the attraction of microorganisms or chemical substances to particular organs or tissues of the body.
- outperforming — Present participle of outperform.
- pan-germanism — the idea or advocacy of a union of all the German peoples in a single political organization or state.
- pangrammatist — a writer of pangrams
- pantagruelism — (in Rabelais' Pantagruel) the huge son of Gargantua, represented as dealing with serious matters in a spirit of broad and somewhat cynical good humor.
- paradigm plus — A configurable object-oriented CASE tool from Proto Soft.
- paramagnetism — a body or substance that, placed in a magnetic field, possesses magnetization in direct proportion to the field strength; a substance in which the magnetic moments of the atoms are not aligned.
- parking meter — a mechanical device for registering and collecting payment for the length of time that a vehicle occupies a parking space, consisting typically of a timer, actuated by a coin that a driver deposits upon parking, set in a headpiece mounted on a pole.
- parliamenting — parliamentary debating
- parma heights — a city in NE Ohio, near Cleveland.
- patternmaking — a person who makes patterns, as for clothing or metal castings.
- pearl molding — a molding having the form of a row of pearls.
- pharmacologic — the science dealing with the preparation, uses, and especially the effects of drugs.
- phase diagram — a graph, usually using temperature, pressure, and composition as coordinates, indicating the regions of stability of the various phases of a system.
- phrygian mode — an authentic church mode represented on the white keys of a keyboard instrument by an ascending scale from E to E.
- pivot grammar — a loose grammar said to govern two-word utterances by children
- placer mining — mining of placer deposits by washing, dredging, or other hydraulic methods
- plagiotropism — plagiotropic tendency or growth.
- pneumogastric — of or relating to the lungs and stomach.
- post-marriage — (broadly) any of the diverse forms of interpersonal union established in various parts of the world to form a familial bond that is recognized legally, religiously, or socially, granting the participating partners mutual conjugal rights and responsibilities and including, for example, opposite-sex marriage, same-sex marriage, plural marriage, and arranged marriage: Anthropologists say that some type of marriage has been found in every known human society since ancient times. See Word Story at the current entry.
- practice game — any informal game (of sports, chess, etc) played as preparation for a real game
- pragmatically — of or relating to a practical point of view or practical considerations.