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.