15-letter words containing p, r, o, a, g, t
- megacorporation — a giant company formed from two or more large companies or a number of companies of various sizes.
- microangiopathy — any disease of the small blood vessels.
- micropegmatitic — relating to, or designating, a microscopic pegmatitic structure
- microphotograph — microfilm (def 1).
- microtopography — microrelief.
- nasopharyngitis — (medicine) An inflammation of the nasal passages, and of the upper pharynx.
- negative profit — a financial loss
- negro spiritual — a type of religious song originating among Black slaves in the American South
- neuropathologic — Of or pertaining to neuropathology.
- nitramino group — the univalent group –NHNO 2 .
- nonphotographic — not involving photographic equipment or techniques
- operating cycle — the period of time between starting a business and making a profit
- operating table — table on which surgery is performed
- optical storage — optical disk drive
- organophosphate — Biochemistry. any of a variety of organic compounds that contain phosphorus and often have intense neurotoxic activity: originally developed as nerve gases, now widely used as insecticides and fire retardants.
- palaeontography — the branch of palaeontology concerned with the description of fossils
- panoramic sight — an artillery sight that can be rotated horizontally in a full circle.
- pantopragmatics — universal intervention in the affairs of others
- parthenogenesis — development of an egg without fertilization.
- parthenogenetic — development of an egg without fertilization.
- patagonian hare — a burrowing, gray, long-eared and long-legged cavy of the genus Dolichotis, native to South America.
- pattern bombing — aerial bombing in which bombs are dropped on a target in a predetermined pattern.
- pectoral girdle — (in vertebrates) a bony or cartilaginous arch supporting the forelimbs.
- perforating gun — A perforating gun is a device used to make holes in oil and gas wells in preparation for production.
- performing arts — dance, drama, music
- pergamentaceous — (esp of plants) resembling parchment, whether in texture or composition
- personal growth — development as an individual
- phonautographic — relating to a phonautograph or a piece of equipment that records sound visually by detecting the sound waves and indicating them on a graph
- phosphate group — the group or radical obtained by removal of one or more hydrogen atoms from phosphoric acid.
- photodegradable — (of a substance) capable of being broken down by light.
- photofluorogram — a recording on photographic film of images produced by a fluoroscopic examination.
- photoheliograph — an instrument for photographing the sun, consisting of a camera and a specially adapted telescope.
- photolithograph — Also, photolithoprint [foh-tuh-lith-uh-print] /ˌfoʊ təˈlɪθ əˌprɪnt/ (Show IPA). a lithograph printed from a stone or the like upon which a picture or design has been formed by photography.
- photomacrograph — a photograph showing a subject at actual size or somewhat larger.
- photomicrograph — a photograph taken through a microscope.
- phototelegraphy — facsimile (def 2a).
- phototopography — topographical surveying employing photogrammetric methods.
- phototypography — (formerly) the art or technique of making printing surfaces by light or photography, by any of a large number of processes.
- photoxylography — the process of using photography in order to produce an image on wood, for the use of a wood engraver
- pinochet ugarte — Augusto [ou-goos-taw] /aʊˈgus tɔ/ (Show IPA), 1915–2006, Chilean army general and political leader: president 1973–90.
- pistachio green — a light or medium shade of yellow green.
- plastic surgeon — doctor who performs cosmetic surgery
- plethysmography — the tracking of changes measured in bodily volume
- port washington — a town on NW Long Island, in SE New York.
- portative organ — capable of being carried; portable.
- portugal laurel — Prunus lusitanica; type of cherry
- posthemorrhagic — occurring after a haemorrhage
- poultry farming — breeding and keeping fowl
- pre-negotiation — mutual discussion and arrangement of the terms of a transaction or agreement: the negotiation of a treaty.
- predicate logic — (logic) (Or "predicate calculus") An extension of propositional logic with separate symbols for predicates, subjects, and quantifiers. For example, where propositional logic might assign a single symbol P to the proposition "All men are mortal", predicate logic can define the predicate M(x) which asserts that the subject, x, is mortal and bind x with the universal quantifier ("For all"): All x . M(x) Higher-order predicate logic allows predicates to be the subjects of other predicates.