12-letter words containing e, s, p, a, g, n
- lipoxygenase — (enzyme) Any of a class of enzymes that catalyse the oxidation of polyunsaturated fatty acids.
- living space — home: rooms, etc.
- magnetopause — the boundary between the earth's magnetosphere and interplanetary space, about 40,000 miles (65,000 km) above the earth, marked by an abrupt decrease in the earth's magnetic induction.
- manspreading — the practice by a male passenger on public transport of sitting with his legs wide apart, so denying space to passengers beside him
- marlingspike — Alternative spelling of marlinspike.
- masking tape — an easily removed adhesive tape used temporarily for defining margins, protecting surfaces, etc., as when painting, and sometimes also for binding, sealing, or mending.
- 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.
- metaphrasing — Present participle of metaphrase.
- mishappening — Present participle of mishappen.
- mispleadings — Plural form of mispleading.
- mona passage — a strait between Hispaniola and Puerto Rico. 80 miles (129 km) wide.
- napier grass — a tall, leafy grass, Pennisetum purpureum, native to Africa, grown as a forage plant.
- naughty step — a place where a child is made to stand as a punishment for bad behaviour
- necrophagous — That eats dead or decaying animal flesh.
- newspapering — Present participle of newspaper.
- nonpassenger — One who is not a passenger.
- opera singer — a professional singer of opera
- outspreading — Present participle of outspread.
- packing case — a box in which goods are packed for transport or storage.
- packinghouse — a building where foodstuffs are packed
- paedogenesis — sexual reproduction in an animal that retains its larval features
- palingenesis — rebirth; regeneration.
- parascending — parasailing
- passing bell — a bell tolled to announce a death or funeral.
- passing lane — a highway lane in which a driver may pass other vehicles legally.
- passing note — a note that is foreign to a harmony and is introduced between two successive chord tones in order to produce a melodic transition.
- pasteurising — to expose (a food, as milk, cheese, yogurt, beer, or wine) to an elevated temperature for a period of time sufficient to destroy certain microorganisms, as those that can produce disease or cause spoilage or undesirable fermentation of food, without radically altering taste or quality.
- pathogeneses — the production and development of disease.
- pathogenesis — the production and development of disease.
- paving stone — slab used to lay a path
- paying guest — lodger
- persian gulf — strait in the Indian Ocean
- pet scanning — the action or process of using a PET scanner to obtain an image.
- phrasemaking — the making up or coining of memorable phrases or slogans
- phrasemonger — phrasemaker (def 2).
- piercing saw — a small, fine-gauge saw blade with uniformly spaced, angled teeth, inserted in a jeweler's saw frame and used to cut precious metal and such soft materials as ivory and shell.
- pig islander — a New Zealander
- piss-elegant — displaying a contrived, often pretentious, sophistication, opulence, etc.
- plunge basin — a cavity at the base of a falls or cataract, formed by the action of the falling water.
- poetastering — the profession of being a poetaster
- port angeles — a city in NW Washington, on the Juan de Fuca Strait.
- post-weaning — to accustom (a child or young animal) to food other than its mother's milk; cause to lose the need to suckle or turn to the mother for food.
- pre-assigned — Law. to transfer: to assign a contract.
- predesignate — to designate beforehand.
- prediagnosis — Medicine/Medical. the process of determining by examination the nature and circumstances of a diseased condition. the decision reached from such an examination. Abbreviation: Dx.
- pregustation — the act of tasting beforehand
- press agency — news-reporting organization
- ring spanner — tool for turning screws
- rose pogonia — a North American terrestrial orchid, Pogonia ophioglossoides, having a fragrant, usually solitary rose-pink or white flower.
- safe-keeping — the act of keeping safe or the state of being kept safe; protection; care; custody.