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14-letter words containing t, a, r, g, o, p

  • pterylographic — relating to pterylography
  • pumped storage — a system for generating hydroelectric power for peak periods by pumping water from a lower to a higher reservoir during low-demand periods and then releasing it during peak periods.
  • pygmy marmoset — a related form, Cebuella pygmaea: the smallest monkey, inhabiting tropical forests of the Amazon
  • pyramidologist — a person who believes in pyramidology
  • pyrometallurgy — the process or technique of refining ores with heat so as to accelerate chemical reactions or to melt the metallic or nonmetallic content.
  • pyrophotograph — a photograph produced by a burning process, such as on glass or porcelain
  • pythagoreanism — the doctrines of Pythagoras and his followers, especially the belief that the universe is the manifestation of various combinations of mathematical ratios.
  • radioautograph — autoradiograph.
  • radiotelegraph — a telegraph in which messages or signals are sent by means of radio waves rather than through wires or cables.
  • rallying point — A rallying point is a place, event, or person that people are attracted to as a symbol of a political group or ideal.
  • recording tape — a ribbon of material, esp magnetic tape, used to record sound, images and data, used in a tape recorder
  • reflectography — a non-destructive technique which uses infrared light to see beneath the painted surface in works of art in order to obtain information about those artworks
  • repromulgation — to make known by open declaration; publish; proclaim formally or put into operation (a law, decree of a court, etc.).
  • rock partridge — the Greek partridge; Alectoris graeca
  • roentgenograph — roentgenogram.
  • roentgenopaque — not permitting the passage of x-rays.
  • rogue elephant — a vicious elephant that has been exiled from the herd.
  • röntgenography — radiography
  • route flapping — flapping router
  • sauropterygian — any of various Mesozoic marine reptiles of the superorder Sauropterygia, including the suborder Plesiosauria.
  • scrape through — only just succeed
  • self-operating — automatic.
  • sheepdog trial — a competition in which sheepdogs are tested in their tasks
  • shooting party — a social gathering when people shoot game together
  • singular point — a point at which a given function of a complex variable has no derivative but of which every neighborhood contains points at which the function has derivatives.
  • spectrological — relating to spectres or spectrology
  • spermatogenous — producing spermatozoa.
  • spermatogonium — one of the undifferentiated germ cells giving rise to spermatocytes.
  • spitting cobra — any cobra or cobralike snake, especially the ringhals, that sprays venom at the eyes of approaching animals.
  • starting point — place where sth begins
  • steganographer — an expert in steganography
  • steganographic — of, or pertaining to, steganography
  • stopping train — a train that stops at local stations as well as the main ones
  • storming party — a group deployed to make the first assault on a position or building
  • straight poker — one of the original forms of poker in which players are dealt five cards face down, upon which they bet and then have the showdown without drawing any cards.
  • supererogation — to do more than duty requires.
  • supererogatory — going beyond the requirements of duty.
  • system program — a program, as an operating system, compiler, or utility program, that controls some aspect of the operation of a computer (opposed to application program).
  • tape recording — sound reproduction on cassette
  • tarpon springs — a town in W Florida.
  • telegraph buoy — a buoy placed over an underwater telegraph cable.
  • telegraph pole — A telegraph pole is a tall wooden pole with telephone wires attached to it, connecting several different buildings to the telephone system.
  • telephotograph — a photograph taken with a telephoto lens.
  • thalassography — oceanography, especially that branch dealing with smaller bodies of water, as bays, sounds, and gulfs.
  • thaumatography — a treatise or description of the wonders of the natural world
  • toga praetexta — (in ancient Rome) a toga with a broad purple border worn by certain magistrates and priests and by boys until they assumed the toga virilis
  • topiary garden — a garden that features topiary work
  • trading period — A trading period is a set length of time, usually a number of weeks, months, quarters, or years, in which sales are measured and compared to previous periods.
  • trailing phlox — a prostrate plant, Phlox nivalis, of the southeastern U.S., having pink or white flowers.
  • train-spotting — (of a train enthusiast) the activity of going to train stations and recording the numbers of trains
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