12-letter words containing s, t, i, n, g
- pasteurising — to expose (a food, as milk, cheese, yogurt, beer, or wine) to an elevated temperature for a period of time sufficient to destroy certain microorganisms, as those that can produce disease or cause spoilage or undesirable fermentation of food, without radically altering taste or quality.
- pathogenesis — the production and development of disease.
- paving stone — slab used to lay a path
- paying guest — lodger
- pekinologist — a person who studies the People's Republic of China
- penguin suit — a man's formal evening suit
- percent sign — a symbol (%) for “percent”: a 10% drop in population.
- pet scanning — the action or process of using a PET scanner to obtain an image.
- petitionings — a number of appeals or requests
- petrogenesis — the branch of petrology dealing with the origin and formation of rocks.
- photosetting — photocompose.
- phrenologist — a psychological theory or analytical method based on the belief that certain mental faculties and character traits are indicated by the configurations of the skull.
- phytogenesis — the origin and development of plants.
- pig industry — the people and activities involved in making pork products
- pigeon-chest — chicken breast.
- pilot signal — a signal, as a flag or light, used to request a pilot.
- piss-elegant — displaying a contrived, often pretentious, sophistication, opulence, etc.
- plug casting — bait casting in which a plug is used as the lure.
- poetastering — the profession of being a poetaster
- pogson ratio — the brightness ratio of two celestial objects that differ by one magnitude. On the Pogson scale a difference of 5 magnitudes is defined as a difference of 100 in the intensities of two stars; therefore a difference of 1 magnitude is equal to the fifth root of 100, i.e. 2.512
- post-looping — post-synchronization.
- post-weaning — to accustom (a child or young animal) to food other than its mother's milk; cause to lose the need to suckle or turn to the mother for food.
- postmidnight — the middle of the night; twelve o'clock at night.
- potting shed — A potting shed is a small building in a garden, in which you can keep things such as seeds or garden tools.
- potting soil — enriched topsoil for potting plants, especially house plants.
- pre-existing — to exist beforehand.
- predesignate — to designate beforehand.
- pregustation — the act of tasting beforehand
- progenitress — a female progenitor (parent or ancestor)
- propagandist — a person involved in producing or spreading propaganda.
- prostituting — a woman who engages in sexual intercourse for money; whore; harlot.
- puddingstone — any conglomerate rock having dark-colored, rounded pebbles that are embedded in a light-colored, fine-grained matrix
- pull strings — a slender cord or thick thread used for binding or tying; line.
- pussyfooting — behaving in an excessively cautious way
- pyrognostics — the characteristics of a mineral, such as fusibility and flame coloration, that are revealed by the application of heat
- question tag — interrogative ending to a sentence
- questionings — Plural form of questioning.
- racing skate — a tubular ice skate having a long blade extending beyond the heel and toe.
- ranjit singh — ("Lion of the Punjab") 1780–1839, Indian maharaja: founder of the Sikh kingdom of Punjab.
- reading list — a list of sources (recommended by a teacher or university lecturer) which provide additional or background information on a subject being studied
- reassignment — something assigned, as a particular task or duty: She completed the assignment and went on to other jobs.
- redesignated — to mark or point out; indicate; show; specify.
- register ton — a unit of weight, equivalent to 2000 pounds (0.907 metric ton) avoirdupois (short ton) in the U.S. and 2240 pounds (1.016 metric tons) avoirdupois (long ton) in Great Britain.
- registrating — to select and combine pipe organ stops.
- registration — the act of registering.
- rent-seeking — the act or process of using one’s assets and resources to increase one’s share of existing wealth without creating new wealth.
- representing — to serve to express, designate, stand for, or denote, as a word, symbol, or the like does; symbolize: In this painting the cat represents evil and the bird, good.
- restrainings — acts of restraining
- retiringness — an awkward shyness
- ride shotgun — a smoothbore gun for firing small shots to kill birds and small quadrupeds, though often used with buckshot to kill larger animals.