12-letter words containing eg
- legitimising — Present participle of legitimise.
- legitimistic — inclined towards, or relating to, the opinions of legitimists
- legitimizing — Present participle of legitimize.
- line segment — segment (def 2b).
- little egret — any of several usually white herons that grow long, graceful plumes during the breeding season, as Egretta garzetta (little egret) of the Old World.
- locoregional — Restricted to a localized region of the body.
- lope de vega — Lope [loh-pey,, -pee;; Spanish law-pe] /ˈloʊ peɪ,, -pi;; Spanish ˈlɔ pɛ/ (Show IPA), (Lope Félix de Vega Carpio) 1562–1635, Spanish dramatist and poet.
- macrosegment — a stretch of speech preceded and followed but not interrupted by a pause.
- malt vinegar — acidic condiment made from malted barley
- medico-legal — pertaining to medicine and law or to forensic medicine.
- megacephalic — macrocephalic.
- megachurches — Plural form of megachurch.
- megalecithal — having a large amount of yolk, as certain eggs or ova.
- megalocardia — hypertrophy of the heart.
- megalomaniac — a person afflicted with megalomania.
- megamillions — Plural form of megamillion.
- meganthropus — a proposed genus of extinct, late lower Pleistocene primates based on two large lower jaws found in Java, and believed to be either Australopithecine or human.
- microsegment — a stretch of speech preceded and followed but not interrupted by juncture.
- miscegenator — a person who advocates or engages in miscegenation
- miscegenetic — Of, pertaining to, or being miscegenation; interracial (said primarily of marriages and other sexual or romantic relationships).
- mount egmont — an extinct volcano in New Zealand, in W central North Island in the Egmont National Park: an almost perfect cone. Height: 2518 m (8261 ft)
- multimegaton — (of a nuclear weapon) having several megatons of explosive power
- mumblety-peg — a children's game played with a pocketknife, the object being to cause the blade to stick in the ground or a wooden surface by flipping the knife in a number of prescribed ways or from a number of prescribed positions.
- nai register — (in Britain) a list of children deemed to be at risk of abuse or injury from their parents or guardians, compiled and held by a local authority, area health authority, or NSPCC Special Unit
- negative ion — an electrically charged atom or group of atoms formed by the loss or gain of one or more electrons, as a cation (positive ion) which is created by electron loss and is attracted to the cathode in electrolysis, or as an anion (negative ion) which is created by an electron gain and is attracted to the anode. The valence of an ion is equal to the number of electrons lost or gained and is indicated by a plus sign for cations and a minus sign for anions, thus: Na + , Cl−, Ca ++ , S = .
- negative tax — a payment by the State to a person with a low income, the magnitude of the payment increasing as the income decreases. It is regarded as a form of social welfare
- negativeness — The characteristic of being negative; negativity.
- negativistic — a negative or pessimistic attitude.
- negativities — expressing or containing negation or denial: a negative response to the question.
- negev desert — the desert region of S Israel
- neglectfully — In a neglectful manner.
- neglectingly — in a neglecting manner
- negotiations — Plural form of negotiation.
- new egyptian — the Egyptian language, c. 1600-700 b.c.
- new-laid egg — an egg that has been freshly laid by a chicken
- non-egoistic — pertaining to or of the nature of egoism.
- nondelegable — Not delegable.
- nonnegligent — not negligent; wilful
- nonregulated — Alternative spelling of non-regulated.
- nonsegmental — Not segmental.
- nonsegmented — one of the parts into which something naturally separates or is divided; a division, portion, or section: a segment of an orange.
- nonstrategic — pertaining to, characterized by, or of the nature of strategy: strategic movements.
- nonvegetable — Not of or pertaining to vegetables.
- nutmeg melon — netted melon.
- nutmeg state — Connecticut (used as a nickname).
- omega baryon — a negative baryon having a mass 3272 times that of the electron and a mean lifetime of 8 X 10 -11 seconds.
- on aggregate — If one team beats another on aggregate, it wins because it has a higher total score than the other team after a series of games.
- oneg shabbat — a Jewish celebration in honor of the Sabbath that takes place on Friday evening or Saturday afternoon and usually includes a program of songs, a lecture, and refreshments.
- oregon cedar — Port Orford cedar.
- oregon grape — an evergreen shrub, Mahonia aquifolium, of the barberry family, of the western coast of the U.S., having small blue berries and yellow flowers that are the state flower of Oregon.