14-letter words containing y, g, p
- penny-farthing — a high bicycle of an early type, with one large wheel in front and one small wheel behind.
- penny-pinching — a miserly, niggardly, or stingy person.
- perhydrogenate — to hydrogenate as completely as possible.
- perhydrogenize — perhydrogenate.
- periodontology — periodontics.
- phenologically — in a phenological manner
- photogrammetry — the process of making surveys and maps through the use of photographs, especially aerial photographs.
- phytogeography — the science dealing with the geographical relationships of plants.
- phytopathology — plant pathology.
- phytosociology — the branch of ecology dealing with the origin, composition, structure, and classification of plant communities.
- pigs might fly — If you say 'pigs might fly' after someone has said that something might happen, you are emphasizing that you think it is very unlikely.
- pin grid array — (hardware) (PGA) A style of integrated circuit socket or pin-out with pins laid out on a square or rectangular grid with a separation of 0.1 inch in each direction. The pins near the centre of the array are often missing. PGA is often used on motherboards for processors, e.g. Socket 6 and Socket 8. PPGA is "plastic PGA" (as opposed to ceramic?). See also SPGA.
- plane geometry — the geometry of figures whose parts all lie in one plane.
- player-manager — In football and some other sports, a player-manager is a person who plays for a team and also manages the team.
- plethysmograph — a device for measuring and recording changes in the volume of the body or of a body part or organ.
- poetry reading — a public recital or rendering of a poem
- policy wording — Policy wording is the terms and conditions and definitions of insurance coverage as they are written down in the insurance policy.
- poly-syllogism — an argument made up of a chain of syllogisms, the conclusion of each being a premise of the one following, until the last one.
- polygon pusher — (Or "rectangle slinger"). A chip designer who spends most of his or her time at the physical layout level (which requires drawing *lots* of multi-coloured polygons).
- polygraph test — a test carried out using a polygraph, esp used by the police to try to find out whether somebody is telling the truth
- pop psychology — beliefs about psychology, and about ways of applying psychology which are not based on science
- pop-psychology — psychological or pseudopsychological counseling, interpretations, concepts, terminology, etc., often simplistic or superficial, popularized by certain personalities, magazine articles, television shows, advice columns, or the like, that influence the general public.
- porgy and bess — an opera (1935) with music by George Gershwin and lyrics by Ira Gershwin.
- porphyrogenite — a prince born after his father has succeeded to the throne
- post-pregnancy — the state, condition, or quality of being pregnant.
- potty training — teaching an infant to use the toilet
- prayer meeting — a meeting chiefly for prayer.
- praying mantis — mantis.
- pre-psychology — the science of the mind or of mental states and processes.
- predesignatory — in the terminology of Sir William Hamilton, (of a sign) affixed to a proposition or term to indicate quantity
- pregnancy test — diagnostic kit for determining pregnancy
- primary growth — growth in vascular plants, especially an increase in length, that results from cell division and differentiation of an apical meristem.
- priority guest — A priority guest at a hotel is a regular guest who has special rights, such as early check-in and discounts on food.
- prognostically — of or relating to prognosis.
- progressionary — relating to progression
- propenyl group — a univalent group derived from propylene, CH 3 CH=CH−.
- property right — a legal right to or in a particular property.
- propitiatingly — to make favorably inclined; appease; conciliate.
- proxy marriage — a marriage performed between one of the two contracting parties and a proxy who has been authorized to represent the other.
- pseudepigraphy — the false ascription of a piece of writing to an author.
- psychic energy — according to Freud, the force that lies behind all mental processes, having its basic source as the id.
- psychogalvanic — pertaining to or involving electric changes in the body resulting from reactions to mental or emotional stimuli.
- psychogenetics — the study of internal or mental states
- psychographics — the use of demographics to determine the attitudes and tastes of a particular segment of a population, as in marketing studies.
- pterylographic — relating to pterylography
- public gallery — the gallery in a chamber of Parliament reserved for members of the public who wish to listen to the proceedings
- pugilistically — a person who fights with the fists; a boxer, usually a professional.
- pygmy marmoset — a related form, Cebuella pygmaea: the smallest monkey, inhabiting tropical forests of the Amazon
- pyongyangology — the study and analysis of the policies and practices of the North Korean communist regime
- pyramidologist — a person who believes in pyramidology