11-letter words containing i, n, a, p, r
- jasperizing — Present participle of jasperize.
- jawdropping — Alternative form of jaw-dropping.
- juniper tar — a medicinal tar derived from the European juniper Juniperus oxycedrus: used topically in the treatment of certain skin diseases.
- kanchipuram — a city in SE India, in Tamil Nadu: a sacred Hindu town known as "the Benares of the South"; textile industries. Pop: 152 984 (2001)
- kanga pirau — fermented corn used as food
- karyotyping — the analysis of chromosomes.
- kinetograph — a camera for taking pictures for a kinetoscope.
- labor pains — childbirth: contractions
- lampworking — the method or process of producing articles made of glass tubes or rods formed or shaped while softened by the flame of a lamp or blast lamp.
- large print — text printed in larger text than normal, so as to make it easier to read, esp for the visually impaired
- large-print — set in a type size larger than normal for the benefit of persons with impaired vision: large-print newspapers.
- leaf spring — a long, narrow, multiple spring composed of several layers of spring metal bracketed together: used in some suspension systems of carriages and automobiles.
- leopardskin — the skin of a leopard
- linear type — 1. (theory, programming) An attribute of values which are used exactly once: they are neither duplicated nor destroyed. Such values require no garbage collection, and can safely be updated in place, even if they form part of a data structure. Linear types are related to the linear logic of J.-Y Girard. They extend Schmidt's notion of single threading, provide an alternative to Hudak and Bloss' update analysis, and offer a practical complement to Lafont and Holmström's elegant linear languages.
- linen paper — paper, usually superior in quality, made from pure linen or from substitutes that produce a similar paper finish.
- lip-reading — the reading or understanding, as by a deaf person, of spoken words from the movements of another's lips without hearing the sounds made.
- madreporian — Resembling, or pertaining to, the genus Madrepora.
- mailpersons — Plural form of mailperson.
- mainsprings — Plural form of mainspring.
- managership — a person who has control or direction of an institution, business, etc., or of a part, division, or phase of it.
- mancipatory — relating to mancipation
- manila rope — rope made from Manila hemp.
- manipulator — a person who manipulates.
- manuscripts — Plural form of manuscript.
- map-reading — the act or skill of interpreting the significance of a geographical map
- marking pen — marker (def 10).
- marlinspike — a pointed iron implement used in separating the strands of rope in splicing, marling, etc.
- metanephric — one of the three embryonic excretory organs of higher vertebrates, becoming the permanent and functional kidney.
- metanephroi — Plural form of metanephros.
- metaprotein — a hydrolytic derivative of protein, insoluble in water but soluble in dilute acids or alkalis.
- minor party — a political party with so little electoral strength that its chance of gaining control of the government is slight.
- mirtazapine — (medicine) A tetracyclic antidepressant drug.
- misanthrope — a comedy (1666) by Molière.
- misanthropy — hatred, dislike, or distrust of humankind.
- monographic — a treatise on a particular subject, as a biographical study or study of the works of one artist.
- moon pillar — a halo phenomenon in which a vertical streak of light appears above and below the moon, believed to be caused by the reflection of moonlight by ice crystals with vertical axes.
- mopani worm — an edible caterpillar that feeds on mopani leaves
- moving part — a part in a machine that has power to move
- nail puller — a handheld device used for pulling out or removing nails or fastening devices
- nailclipper — a small mechanical device for clipping the fingernails or toenails.
- napkin ring — a ring or band of metal, wood, plastic, etc., through which a folded napkin is inserted, often as part of a place setting.
- nappy liner — a disposable paper or fabric liner placed inside a baby's nappy to catch excrement
- narcoleptic — a condition characterized by frequent and uncontrollable periods of deep sleep.
- naupliiform — shaped like a nauplius larva
- neanthropic — of or relating to modern forms of humans as compared with extinct species of the genus Homo.
- necrophagia — the eating of dead bodies; esp., the practice of feeding on carrion
- necrophilia — an erotic attraction to corpses.
- necrophobia — an abnormal fear of death; thanatophobia.
- negrophobia — strong fear or dislike of black people.
- neotropical — belonging or pertaining to a geographical division comprising that part of the New World extending from the tropic of Cancer southward.