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13-letter words containing s, a, n, g, r

  • nonaggression — abstention from aggression, especially by a nation.
  • nonaggressive — Not aggressive.
  • nondecreasing — not decreasing.
  • nongregarious — (zoology) Not gregarious; solitary. Compare 'ungregarious'.
  • nonimmigrants — Plural form of nonimmigrant.
  • nonincreasing — not increasing.
  • nonpractising — of or relating to a person who no longer observes or pursues his or her religious faith
  • nonsegregated — Not segregated.
  • north augusta — a city in W South Carolina.
  • north sea gas — natural gas extracted from deposits beneath the North Sea
  • norwegian sea — part of the Arctic Ocean, N and E of Iceland and between Greenland and Norway.
  • nosogeography — the study of the geographical causes and distribution of diseases.
  • nusa tenggara — an island chain east of Java, mostly in Indonesia: the main islands are Bali, Lombok, Sumbawa, Sumba, Flores, Alor, and Timor. Pop: 11 112 702 (2000). Area: 73 144 sq km (28 241 sq miles)
  • ocean springs — a town in SE Mississippi.
  • octogenarians — Plural form of octogenarian.
  • orange squash — an orange-flavoured drink made from fruit juice, sugar, and water
  • orchestrating — Present participle of orchestrate.
  • organ whistle — a steam or air whistle in which the jet is forced up against the thin edge of a pipe closed at the top.
  • organisations — Plural form of organisation.
  • organizations — The action of organizing something.
  • organoarsenic — (organic chemistry) Describing any organic compound containing a carbon to arsenic bond.
  • organogenesis — Biology. the origin and development of an organ.
  • organosilicon — pertaining to or noting an organic compound containing silicon, especially where attached directly to a carbon atom.
  • organotropism — Physiology. the attraction of microorganisms or chemical substances to particular organs or tissues of the body.
  • originalities — Plural form of originality.
  • orthognathous — straight-jawed; having the profile of the face vertical or nearly so; having a gnathic index below 98.
  • orthogonalise — to make (vectors, functions, etc.) orthogonal.
  • over-standing — overreach (def 13).
  • overdiagnosed — Simple past tense and past participle of overdiagnose.
  • overdiagnosis — excessive diagnosis of a disease
  • overeagerness — The quality of being overeager; excessive readiness or enthusiasm.
  • pan-germanism — the idea or advocacy of a union of all the German peoples in a single political organization or state.
  • pangola grass — a grass, Digitaria decumbens, native to southern Africa, cultivated for hay and forage in the southeastern U.S.
  • pangrammatist — a writer of pangrams
  • pantagruelism — (in Rabelais' Pantagruel) the huge son of Gargantua, represented as dealing with serious matters in a spirit of broad and somewhat cynical good humor.
  • paper-pushing — a person who has a routine desk job.
  • paramagnetism — a body or substance that, placed in a magnetic field, possesses magnetization in direct proportion to the field strength; a substance in which the magnetic moments of the atoms are not aligned.
  • paring chisel — a woodworking chisel moved by steady hand pressure to make long, light cuts.
  • parking strip — Chiefly Upper Midwest and Western U.S. parkway (def 2).
  • parting strip — a strip, as of wood, used to keep two parts separated, as one in each side of the frame of a window to keep the sashes apart when lowered or raised.
  • passenger car — carriage of a train
  • passenger jet — a jet that carries passengers
  • pastel orange — suntan (def 3).
  • persona grata — an acceptable person, especially a diplomatic representative acceptable to the government to which he or she is accredited.
  • phantasmagory — phantasmagoria.
  • pharmacognosy — materia medica (def 2).
  • pharyngoscope — an instrument for inspecting the pharynx.
  • pharyngoscopy — an examination by means of a pharyngoscope.
  • photo-sharing — the publishing of digital photographs on the internet
  • pigeon breast — chicken breast.
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