12-letter words containing p, r, o, l, n, g
- phrenologize — to treat with phrenology or phrenological methods
- planographic — the art or technique of printing from a flat surface directly or by offset.
- pleurogenous — Anatomy. pertaining to or originating from the pleura.
- pollen grain — a single granule of pollen.
- popular song — a song that is written to have an immediate and wide appeal and is usually popular for only a short time, but that sometimes is of a sufficiently high quality to become part of the permanent repertoire of popular music and jazz. Compare standard (def 12).
- port angeles — a city in NW Washington, on the Juan de Fuca Strait.
- powerlifting — a competition or sport involving three tests of strength: the bench press, squat, and two-handed dead lift.
- powerwalking — a form of exercise that involves rapid walking with arms bent and swinging naturally.
- pregnenolone — a steroid precursor to steroid hormones
- preschooling — the education of preschool children.
- primogenital — relating to primogeniture
- prodigal son — a figure in a parable of Jesus (Luke 15:11–32); a wayward son who squanders his inheritance but returns home to find that his father forgives him.
- prolegomenon — a preliminary discussion; introductory essay, as prefatory matter in a book; a prologue.
- prolog-linda — 1. Prolog extended with Linda-style parallelism. Proc 4th Australian Conf on Artif Intell. 2. Neil MacDonald, U Edinburgh 1989. Another Prolog extended with Linda, implemented on a Computing Surface.
- prolongation — the act of prolonging: the prolongation of a line.
- promulgation — to make known by open declaration; publish; proclaim formally or put into operation (a law, decree of a court, etc.).
- protectingly — in a protective manner
- proteoglycan — a macromolecule composed of a polysaccharide joined to a polypeptide and forming the ground substance of connective tissue.
- pyroligneous — produced by the distillation of wood.
- ranging pole — a pole for marking positions in surveying
- risk pooling — Risk pooling is the practice of sharing all risks among a group of insurance companies.
- role playing — role-play used as a method of training or education
- role-playing — a method of instruction or psychotherapy aimed at changing attitudes and behavior, in which participants act out designated roles relevant to real-life situations.
- rolling plan — a plan which is designed to continue over a period of time and is subject to regular review and updating
- selenography — the branch of astronomy that deals with the charting of the moon's surface.
- self-proving — to establish the truth or genuineness of, as by evidence or argument: to prove one's claim.
- signal corps — a branch of the army responsible for military communications, meteorological studies, and related work.
- spoil ground — an area within a body of water, especially in the sea, where dredged material is deposited.
- sporangiolum — a small sporangium
- supercooling — to cool (a liquid) below its freezing point without producing solidification or crystallization; undercool.
- supportingly — to bear or hold up (a load, mass, structure, part, etc.); serve as a foundation for.
- telegraphone — an early magnetic sound-recording device for use with wire, tape, or disks.
- whaling port — a home port for whaling vessels.