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12-letter words containing a, p, l, n, o

  • indisposable — Not disposable.
  • inhospitable — not inclined to, or characterized by, hospitality, as persons or actions; unfriendly.
  • inhospitably — not inclined to, or characterized by, hospitality, as persons or actions; unfriendly.
  • inoperculate — having no operculum.
  • inspectional — Of or pertaining to an inspection.
  • inspectorial — Of or pertaining to an inspector or to inspection.
  • insupposable — Incapable of being supposed; inconceivable.
  • interpolable — able to be interpolated, or suited to interpolation
  • interpolated — to introduce (something additional or extraneous) between other things or parts; interject; interpose; intercalate.
  • interpolates — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of interpolate.
  • interpolator — to introduce (something additional or extraneous) between other things or parts; interject; interpose; intercalate.
  • interspousal — Often, spousals. the ceremony of marriage; nuptials.
  • isoprenaline — a compound that is a derivative of adrenaline and that is used to treat asthma and bronchial conditions. Formula: C11H17NO3
  • japan clover — a drought-resistant bush clover, Lespedeza striata, of the legume family, introduced to the southern Atlantic states from Asia, having numerous tiny trifoliate leaves valued for pasturage and hay.
  • john paul ii — (Karol Wojtyla) 1920–2005, Polish ecclesiastic: pope 1978–2005.
  • kaleidophone — an instrument, invented by Professor Charles Wheatstone (1802-1875), consisting of a light on a vibrating rod with a reflecting knob for exhibiting the effect of sound waves
  • kinetoplasts — Plural form of kinetoplast.
  • kleptomaniac — a person who has kleptomania.
  • labour pains — the pains felt during the contractions of childbirth
  • lactoprotein — any protein existing in milk.
  • lake nipigon — a lake in central Canada, in NW Ontario, draining into Lake Superior via the Nipigon River. Area: 4843 sq km (1870 sq miles)
  • lambda point — the temperature of approximately 2.186 K, at which the transition from helium I to superfluid helium II occurs.
  • lamellaphone — Alt form lamellophone.
  • lamellophone — (musical instruments) Any of several musical instruments in which the sound is produced by plucking a series of thin lamellaa attached to a sounding board.
  • lampadomancy — a method of divination by studying the carbon deposits left by a burning lamp or candle
  • lapped joint — a joint made by placing one member over another and fastening them together
  • laryngophone — A type of contact microphone that absorbs vibrations directly from the wearer's throat.
  • laryngophony — the sound of the voice as heard through a stethoscope placed on the throat directly over the larynx
  • laryngoscope — a rigid or flexible endoscope passed through the mouth and equipped with a source of light and magnification, for examining and performing local diagnostic and surgical procedures on the larynx.
  • laryngoscopy — an examination by means of a laryngoscope.
  • laryngospasm — An uncontrolled, spasmodic closure of the larynx.
  • laser weapon — weapons which make use of lasers or lasers used as weapons
  • leapfrogging — Present participle of leapfrog.
  • lepidomelane — (mineralogy) A black iron-potash mica, usually found in granitic rocks in small six-sided tables, or as an aggregation of minute opaque scales.
  • lepidopteran — lepidopterous.
  • lincoln park — a city in SE Michigan.
  • lipoproteina — a plasma lipoprotein containing protein and cholesterol, high levels of which are associated with atherosclerosis.
  • lipoxygenase — (enzyme) Any of a class of enzymes that catalyse the oxidation of polyunsaturated fatty acids.
  • liverpolitan — a native or inhabitant of Liverpool
  • loading ramp — a ramp that is used for loading a ship
  • loan capital — borrowed capital
  • local option — a right of choice exercised by a minor political division, as a county, especially as to allowing the sale of liquor.
  • locarno pact — a series of treaties, concluded in Locarno, Switzerland in 1925, between Germany, France, Belgium, the United Kingdom, Italy, Poland, and Czechoslovakia. The principal treaty, between Germany, France, and Belgium, concerned the maintenance of their existing frontiers, settlement of disputes by arbitration without resort to force, and the demilitarization of the Rhineland. This treaty was guaranteed by the United Kingdom and Italy but was violated when Germany occupied the Rhineland in 1936
  • locker plant — an establishment for storing food under refrigeration, containing lockers for renting to individual users.
  • lollipop man — (in Britain) a person who stops traffic by holding up a circular sign on a pole to allow children to cross a road safely
  • london plane — a tall, hardy, widely spreading plane tree, Platanus acerifolia, of North America, having clusters of round, bristly fruit.
  • long-playing — of or relating to microgroove records devised to be played at 33 1/3 revolutions per minute.
  • longipennate — (of birds) having long slender wings or feathers
  • loop antenna — a coil of large diameter, used as an antenna, esp. in direction-finding equipment and in radio receivers
  • lycanthropes — Plural form of lycanthrope.
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