11-letter words containing p, r, o, g
- oligotrophy — the state of being oligotrophic, or deficient in nutrients but high in oxygen.
- open ground — uncovered or unobstructed ground in a wide open space
- open prolog — (Prolog, language) Prolog for the Macintosh by Michael Brady <[email protected]>.
- open string — a staircase string whose top follows the profile of the steps in such a way that the treads project beyond its outer face.
- oppignorate — to promise or give as security
- orange peel — outer skin of an orange
- oregon pine — Douglas fir.
- organ point — a tone sustained by one part, usually the bass, while other parts progress without reference to it.
- orphan drug — Pharmacology. a drug that remains undeveloped or untested or is otherwise neglected because of limited potential for commercial gain.
- orthography — the art of writing words with the proper letters, according to accepted usage; correct spelling.
- osteography — The scientific description of bones; osteology.
- ostreophage — someone who loves or eats oysters
- ostreophagy — the consumption of oysters
- outcropping — Geology. a cropping out, as of a stratum or vein at the surface of the earth. the exposed portion of such a stratum or vein.
- outpourings — Plural form of outpouring.
- overlapping — to lap over (something else or each other); extend over and cover a part of; imbricate.
- overpackage — to package excessively
- overprogram — to program (something) with unnecessary details or instructions
- overtopping — to rise over or above the top of: a skyscraper that overtops all the other buildings.
- page proofs — the final version of a book before it goes to the printer, containing all elements including page numbers and layout
- pagoda tree — a Chinese leguminous tree, Sophora japonica, with ornamental white flowers and dark green foliage
- paleography — ancient forms of writing, as in documents and inscriptions.
- panegyricon — a collection of sermons
- panicmonger — a person who spreads panic
- paraglossal — of or relating to paraglossae
- parking lot — an area, usually divided into individual spaces, intended for parking motor vehicles.
- parlor game — any game usually played indoors, especially in the living room or parlor, as a word game or a quiz, requiring little or no physical activity.
- passagework — writing that is often extraneous to the thematic material of a work and is typically of a virtuosic or decorative character: passagework consisting of scales, arpeggios, trills, and double octaves.
- passthrough — a windowlike opening, as one for passing food or dishes between a kitchen and a dining area.
- pathography — a biography that focuses on the negative elements of its subject.
- patrologist — a student of patrology.
- patronising — to give (a store, restaurant, hotel, etc.) one's regular patronage; trade with.
- patronizing — displaying or indicative of an offensively condescending manner: a patronizing greeting, accompanied by a gentle pat on the pack.
- patter song — a comic song depending for its humorous effect on rapid enunciation of the words, occurring most commonly in comic opera and operetta.
- pawnbroking — the business of a pawnbroker.
- pedagoguery — a teacher; schoolteacher.
- pelargonium — any plant of the genus Pelargonium, the cultivated species of which are usually called geranium. Compare geranium (def 2).
- perigordian — of, relating to, or characteristic of an Upper Paleolithic cultural epoch in southern France, especially of the Périgord region.
- perissology — the use of a superfluity of words; an expression of something using more words than necessary
- petroglyphy — the skill or procedure of making rock carvings
- petrography — the branch of petrology dealing with the description and classification of rocks, especially by microscopic examination.
- pettifogger — a lawyer of inferior status who conducts unimportant cases, esp one who is unscrupulous or resorts to trickery
- phanerogams — any of the Phanerogamia, a former primary division of plants comprising those having reproductive organs; a flowering plant or seed plant (opposed to cryptogam).
- philography — the collecting of autographs, especially those of famous persons.
- phlebograph — an instrument for recording the venous pulse.
- phonography — phonetic spelling, writing, or shorthand.
- photography — the process or art of producing images of objects on sensitized surfaces by the chemical action of light or of other forms of radiant energy, as x-rays, gamma rays, or cosmic rays.
- phraseogram — a written symbol or combination of symbols, as in shorthand, used to represent a phrase.
- phraseology — manner or style of verbal expression; characteristic language: legal phraseology.
- phytography — the branch of botany dealing with the description of plants.