12-letter words containing p, r, o, t, g
- high-protein — (of a food) rich in proteins
- histographic — a treatise on or description of organic tissues.
- hypogastrium — the lower and median part of the abdomen.
- impregnation — to make pregnant; get with child or young.
- in good part — a portion or division of a whole that is separate or distinct; piece, fragment, fraction, or section; constituent: the rear part of the house; to glue the two parts together.
- job printing — commercial printing of such items as letterheads, circulars, invitations, etc.
- joking apart — seriously: said to recall a discussion to seriousness after there has been joking
- ketone group — the characteristic group occurring in ketones that consists of the carbonyl group attached to two alkyl groups.
- kinetography — a camera for taking pictures for a kinetoscope.
- lithographed — Simple past tense and past participle of lithograph.
- lithographer — a person who works at lithography.
- lithographic — Of, relating to, or produced by lithography.
- loop through — loop
- magnetograph — a recording magnetometer, used especially for recording variations in the earth's magnetic field.
- magnotherapy — Any of several alternative medicine therapies using magnetism.
- mastigophora — a phylum of protozoans comprising nonphotosynthetic, chiefly free-living flagellates: some species are important pathogens of humans and other animals.
- mastigophore — Any flagellate of the phylum Mastigophora.
- meganthropus — a proposed genus of extinct, late lower Pleistocene primates based on two large lower jaws found in Java, and believed to be either Australopithecine or human.
- metallograph — a microscope for observing the microstructure of metals.
- meteorograph — an instrument for automatically recording various meteorological conditions, as barometric pressure and temperature, at the same time.
- methyl group — the univalent group CH 3 −, derived from methane.
- monotriglyph — (in the Doric order) any intercolumniation having one whole triglyph.
- morphologist — the branch of biology dealing with the form and structure of organisms.
- mothproofing — Present participle of mothproof.
- multipronged — having or composed of several prongs: a multipronged electric plug.
- mythographer — a person who collects or records myths in writing.
- nephrologist — A physician whose speciality is nephrology.
- night person — a person who prefers to stay up late or who functions best during the nighttime hours.
- night porter — A night porter is a person whose job is to be on duty at the main reception desk of a hotel throughout the night.
- nonoperating — Not operating.
- odontography — a treatise regarding the teeth
- oligotrophic — (of a lake) characterized by a low accumulation of dissolved nutrient salts, supporting but a sparse growth of algae and other organisms, and having a high oxygen content owing to the low organic content.
- opisthograph — a manuscript, parchment, or book having writing on both sides of the leaves.
- optical grep — vgrep
- organoleptic — perceived by a sense organ.
- organotropic — designating or of a substance or virus that travels predominantly to a specific organ
- orthographer — a person versed in orthography or spelling.
- orthographic — of or relating to orthography.
- outcroppings — Plural form of outcropping.
- outspreading — Present participle of outspread.
- outstripping — to outdo; surpass; excel.
- overplotting — the provision of an excessively elaborate plot
- package tour — a planned tour in which one fee is charged for all expenses: offering package tours of the chateau country.
- palatography — a technique for observing the position of the tongue in relation to the palate during articulation, especially by placing powder or dye on the palate and then noting the area from which it has been removed by the contact of the tongue with the palate during the production of a speech sound.
- paraglossate — having paraglossae
- paragnathous — (of certain vertebrates) having the upper and lower jaws of equal length
- parasitology — the branch of biology dealing with parasites and the effects of parasitism.
- parent group — a large organization that owns a number of smaller separate commercial or industrial firms
- parting shot — a threat, insult, condemnation, sarcastic retort, or the like, uttered upon leaving.
- partitioning — Partitioning is when a solute is distributed between two phases in a separation process.