13-letter words containing p, r, o, a, g, t
- profit taking — the selling of securities that have risen in price above costs; selling in order to realize a profit.
- profit-making — A profit-making business or organization makes a profit.
- profit-taking — Profit-taking is the selling of stocks and shares at a profit after their value has risen or just before their value falls.
- progametangia — Mycology. the hyphal tip of certain fungi that produces the gametangium and subsequent gamete.
- progenitorial — characteristic of a progenitor
- prognosticate — to forecast or predict (something future) from present indications or signs; prophesy.
- prostaglandin — Biochemistry. any of a class of unsaturated fatty acids that are involved in the contraction of smooth muscle, the control of inflammation and body temperature, and many other physiological functions.
- protolanguage — the reconstructed or postulated parent form of a language or a group of related languages.
- provost guard — a detachment of soldiers assigned to police duties under the provost marshal.
- proxy gateway — proxy server
- pterylography — the description of the feather arrangement on birds
- reciprocating — to give, feel, etc., in return.
- reflectograph — a type of mechanical instrument used for communication with spirits or the dead
- regulator pin — either of two pins on the regulators of certain timepieces, one on each side of the hairspring, that can be moved to adjust the rate of the timepiece.
- rock painting — a painting done on rock, usually by early people
- rotary plough — an implement with a series of blades mounted on a power-driven shaft, used to break up soil or weeds
- saratoga chip — potato chip.
- sharp-tongued — characterized by or given to harshness, bitterness, or sarcasm in speech.
- shopping cart — a four-wheeled cart provided by a supermarket or other retail store for a customer's use in collecting purchases.
- spectrography — a spectroscope for photographing or producing a representation of a spectrum.
- spermatogenic — relating to the development of spermatozoa
- sporting lady — a prostitute.
- sportscasting — the reporting of a sports event by radio or television broadcast.
- standing crop — the totality of living things in an ecosystem at a given time.
- starting post — the upright pole marking the beginning of a racecourse
- staying power — ability or strength to last or endure; endurance; stamina.
- steganography — the practice of concealing messages in such a way that only the sender and the recipient know that there is a message
- stereographer — a person who takes stereoscopic photographs.
- stork parking — spaces reserved in a parking lot for cars driven by pregnant women or new mothers.
- tangoreceptor — a receptor stimulated by touch.
- taphrogenesis — the process of forming rifts, resulting in regional faulting and subsidence
- temple orange — a hybrid fruit, Citrus nobilis, that is a cross between the sweet orange and the tangerine.
- thanatography — an account or story of a person's death experience
- thoroughpaced — trained to go through all the possible paces, as a horse.
- topographical — the detailed mapping or charting of the features of a relatively small area, district, or locality.
- tracking poll — a type of poll repeated periodically with the same group of people to check and measure changes of opinion or knowledge.
- trainspotting — hobby: observing trains
- tropocollagen — the molecular unit which forms collagen, consisting of three polypeptide chains
- typographical — of or relating to typography.
- uncooperating — to work or act together or jointly for a common purpose or benefit.
- upright piano — a piano with an upright rectangular body and with its strings running vertically. Compare spinet (def 1).
- uranite group — the mineralogical group including uranites and related minerals.
- watering spot — watering hole
- waterproofing — Chiefly British. a raincoat or other outer coat impervious to water.
- word painting — an effective verbal description.
- work stoppage — the collective stoppage of work by employees in a business or an industry to protest working conditions.
- working party — A working party is a committee which is formed to investigate a particular situation or problem and to produce a report containing its opinions and suggestions.