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15-letter words containing s, p, o, n, g, i

  • interiorscaping — The design, installation, and maintenance of interiorscapes.
  • jogger's nipple — painful inflammation of the nipple, caused by friction with a garment when running for long distances
  • john j pershing — John Joseph ("Blackjack") 1860–1948, U.S. general: commander of the American Expeditionary Forces in World War I.
  • king's champion — a hereditary official at British coronations, representing the king (King's Champion) or the queen (Queen's Champion) who is being crowned, and having originally the function of challenging to mortal combat any person disputing the right of the new sovereign to rule.
  • leptomeningitis — (pathology) inflammation of the leptomeninges.
  • leptosporangium — (botany) A sporangium formed from a single epidermal cell.
  • lexical scoping — lexical scope
  • loose chippings — pieces of gravel spread on the top of tarmac that fail to stick to it
  • macrosporangium — megasporangium.
  • measuring spoon — a spoon for measuring amounts, as in cooking, usually part of a set of spoons of different sizes.
  • microprocessing — an integrated computer circuit that performs all the functions of a CPU.
  • micropublishing — the publishing of material in microfilm
  • microsporangium — a sporangium containing microspores.
  • morning prayers — early-morning act of religious worship
  • mouse droppings — 1.   (graphics, operating system, jargon)   Pixels (usually single) that are not properly restored when the mouse pointer moves away from a particular location on the screen, producing the appearance that the mouse pointer has left droppings behind. The major causes for this problem are MS-DOS programs that write to the screen memory corresponding to the mouse pointer's current location without hiding the mouse pointer first, and mouse drivers that do not quite support the graphics mode in use. 2.   (web, jargon)   The client address recorded in a web server's log whenever a client connects to a site. Users may be unaware that their activity is being logged in this way but the potential for misuse of the information is limited.
  • multiprocessing — the simultaneous execution of two or more programs or instruction sequences by separate CPUs under integrated control.
  • nasopharyngitis — (medicine) An inflammation of the nasal passages, and of the upper pharynx.
  • negro spiritual — a type of religious song originating among Black slaves in the American South
  • neurophysiology — the branch of physiology dealing with the functions of the nervous system.
  • non-disparaging — that disparages; tending to belittle or bring reproach upon: a disparaging remark.
  • offset printing — offset (def 6).
  • old age pension — An old age pension is a regular amount of money that people receive from the government when they have retired from work.
  • opencast mining — mining by excavating from the surface
  • opening batsman — a player who bats the first ball in cricket
  • opisthognathous — having receding jaws.
  • opus anglicanum — fine embroidery, esp of church vestments, produced in England c.1200–c.1350; characterized by the rich materials used, esp silver gilt thread
  • overemphasizing — Present participle of overemphasize.
  • palaeomagnetism — the study of the fossil magnetism in rocks, used to determine the past configurations of the continents and to investigate the past shape and magnitude of the earth's magnetic field
  • palaeomagnetist — a student of or expert in palaeomagnetism
  • panoramic sight — an artillery sight that can be rotated horizontally in a full circle.
  • pantopragmatics — universal intervention in the affairs of others
  • paphian goddess — Aphrodite, worshiped in Cyprus as the goddess of sexual love.
  • parthenogenesis — development of an egg without fertilization.
  • passive smoking — the inhaling of cigarette, cigar, and pipe smoke of others, especially by a nonsmoker in an enclosed area.
  • pedagoguishness — the quality of being pedagoguish
  • performing arts — dance, drama, music
  • phenomenologies — the study of phenomena.
  • phenomenologist — the study of phenomena.
  • phrasemongering — the act of coining memorable phrases
  • pickling onions — small onions suitable for pickling
  • pigeon shooting — the act of hunting and shooting live pigeons
  • pissing contest — Slang: Vulgar. a contentious argument; confrontation.
  • pistachio green — a light or medium shade of yellow green.
  • plantaginaceous — relating to or belonging to the family Plantaginaceae
  • plastic surgeon — doctor who performs cosmetic surgery
  • pleasure-loving — enjoying pleasure
  • plumbaginaceous — belonging to the Plumbaginaceae, the leadwort family of plants.
  • polling station — voting venue
  • port washington — a town on NW Long Island, in SE New York.
  • potting compost — Potting compost is soil that is specially prepared to help plants to grow, especially in containers.
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