15-letter words containing p, r, o, g, e
- magnetoreceptor — The part of an organism responsible for magnetoreception.
- malacopterygian — belonging or pertaining to the Malacopterygii (Malacopteri), a group of soft-finned, teleost fishes.
- massage parlour — A massage parlour is a place where people go and pay for a massage. Some places that are called massage parlours are in fact places where people pay to have sex.
- measuring spoon — a spoon for measuring amounts, as in cooking, usually part of a set of spoons of different sizes.
- megacorporation — a giant company formed from two or more large companies or a number of companies of various sizes.
- methylene group — the bivalent organic group >CH 2 , derived from methane.
- metric topology — a topology for a space in which open sets are defined in terms of a given metric.
- micropegmatitic — relating to, or designating, a microscopic pegmatitic structure
- microprocessing — an integrated computer circuit that performs all the functions of a CPU.
- morning prayers — early-morning act of religious worship
- mouse droppings — 1. (graphics, operating system, jargon) Pixels (usually single) that are not properly restored when the mouse pointer moves away from a particular location on the screen, producing the appearance that the mouse pointer has left droppings behind. The major causes for this problem are MS-DOS programs that write to the screen memory corresponding to the mouse pointer's current location without hiding the mouse pointer first, and mouse drivers that do not quite support the graphics mode in use. 2. (web, jargon) The client address recorded in a web server's log whenever a client connects to a site. Users may be unaware that their activity is being logged in this way but the potential for misuse of the information is limited.
- multiprocessing — the simultaneous execution of two or more programs or instruction sequences by separate CPUs under integrated control.
- 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.
- neurophysiology — the branch of physiology dealing with the functions of the nervous system.
- neuropsychology — The study of the relationship between behavior, emotion, and cognition on the one hand, and brain function on the other.
- non-overlapping — to lap over (something else or each other); extend over and cover a part of; imbricate.
- offset printing — offset (def 6).
- onward progress — progress that advances or improves (a situation, etc)
- open government — the doctrine that all government business should be open to regulation and scrutiny by the public
- 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.
- over-performing — to carry out; execute; do: to perform miracles.
- over-privileged — having too many advantages or opportunities compared to others.
- overemphasizing — Present participle of overemphasize.
- overprogramming — the act or instance of programming unnecessary details
- paedophile ring — a group of people who take part in illegal sexual activity involving children
- palaeogeography — the study of geographical features of the geological past
- palaeontography — the branch of palaeontology concerned with the description of fossils
- parking offence — the act of leaving your car somewhere illegally
- paroemiographer — a person who writes or collects proverbs
- parthenogenesis — development of an egg without fertilization.
- parthenogenetic — development of an egg without fertilization.
- passenger coach — a carriage in which passengers sit
- 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.
- pelargonic acid — a colorless, oily, water-immiscible liquid, C 9 H 1 8 O 2 , occurring as an ester in a volatile oil in species of pelargonium: used chiefly in organic synthesis and in the manufacture of lacquers and plastics.
- 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
- petit bourgeois — a person who belongs to the petite bourgeoisie.
- petty bourgeois — petit bourgeois
- phenylene group — any of three bivalent, isomeric groups having the formula –C 6 H 4 –, derived from benzene by the removal of two hydrogen atoms.
- 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.