12-letter words containing a, n, i, s, o, l
- nucleosidase — any of the class of enzymes that catalyze the hydrolysis of nucleosides.
- nucleotidase — a biochemical catalyst that facilitates the process of hydrolyzing or splitting a nucleotide and turning it into a phosphate and a nucleoside
- occasionally — at times; from time to time; now and then.
- oceanologist — the practical application of oceanography.
- off-islander — a temporary or seasonal resident of an island; island visitor or tourist.
- oil of anise — the aromatic seed of anise, the oil of which (anise oil, aniseed oil, oil of anise) is used in the manufacture of anethole, in medicine as a carminative and expectorant, and in cookery and liqueurs for its licoricelike flavor.
- old prussian — a Baltic language extinct since the 17th century. Abbreviation: OPruss.
- old slavonic — Old Church Slavonic.
- old-womanish — Sometimes Offensive. having characteristics considered typical of an old woman, as excessive fussiness or timidity.
- oldfashioned — Rare spelling of old-fashioned.
- oleaginously — In an oleaginous manner.
- olefiant gas — ethylene (def 2).
- olfactronics — the measurement and analysis of smells through instruments
- omnishambles — Chiefly British Informal. a situation, especially in politics, in which poor judgment results in disorder or chaos with potentially disastrous consequences.
- onomasiology — the study of the means of expressing a given concept.
- oppositional — the action of opposing, resisting, or combating.
- oppressional — Exhibiting or relating to oppression.
- original sin — Theology. a depravity, or tendency to evil, held to be innate in humankind and transmitted from Adam to all humans in consequence of his sin. inclination to evil, inherent in human nature.
- oscillations — Plural form of oscillation.
- outlandishly — In an outlandish manner.
- outside lane — the lane on a motorway where overtaking of other vehicles is permitted and vehicles can travel fastest
- overanalysis — the separating of any material or abstract entity into its constituent elements (opposed to synthesis).
- palindromist — a word, line, verse, number, sentence, etc., reading the same backward as forward, as Madam, I'm Adam or Poor Dan is in a droop.
- palynologist — the study of live and fossil spores, pollen grains, and similar plant structures.
- parasol pine — stone pine (def 1).
- passion play — a dramatic representation of the passion of Christ, as that given every ten years at the Bavarian village of Oberammergau.
- passionately — having, compelled by, or ruled by intense emotion or strong feeling; fervid: a passionate advocate of socialism.
- patroclinous — inheritance in which the traits of the offspring are derived primarily from the paternal parent (opposed to matrocliny).
- pension plan — a systematic plan created and maintained, as by a corporation, to make regular payments of benefits to retired or disabled employees, either on a contributory or a noncontributory basis.
- percussional — of or relating to percussion
- personalised — to have marked with one's initials, name, or monogram: to personalize stationery.
- personalized — customized
- phalaenopsis — any of various epiphytic orchids of the genus Phalaenopsis, native to tropical Asia, having clusters of showy, variously colored flowers.
- piano lesson — music class in playing the piano
- pilot signal — a signal, as a flag or light, used to request a pilot.
- plain-spoken — candid; frank; blunt.
- plainclothes — Plainclothes police officers wear ordinary clothes instead of a police uniform.
- plastination — a technique for embalming bodies by impregnating whole organs with silicon polymers
- plastocyanin — a blue protein found in green plants and in some bacteria
- plumbaginous — containing graphite.
- poeticalness — the characteristic of being poetical
- poison gland — a gland in some fish and amphibians that secretes venomous material
- pollyannaish — an excessively or blindly optimistic person.
- pollyannaism — an excessively or blindly optimistic person.
- polysiloxane — a polymer composed of silicon and oxygen atoms
- polysynaptic — having or involving more than one synapse.
- pons varolii — pons (def 1).
- porcelainous — made of or resembling porcelain
- porcellanise — to bake into porcelain
- positionally — in terms of position, from a positional point of view