12-letter words containing i, p, r, o, n
- interspousal — Often, spousals. the ceremony of marriage; nuptials.
- intracompany — occurring within a company, especially between employees or branches of the company.
- introspected — Simple past tense and past participle of introspect.
- introspector — to practice introspection; consider one's own internal state or feelings.
- ionophoresis — electrophoresis, esp of small ions
- ionospherist — Someone who studies the ionosphere.
- iontotherapy — (medicine) The therapeutic use of iontophoresis.
- iron pyrites — pyrite; fool's gold.
- irresponsive — not responsive; not responding, or not responding readily, as in speech, action, or feeling.
- isoprenaline — a compound that is a derivative of adrenaline and that is used to treat asthma and bronchial conditions. Formula: C11H17NO3
- japonaiserie — stylistic characteristics, as in art, decor, or film, influenced by or reflective of Japanese culture and tradition.
- jaw-dropping — Something that is jaw-dropping is extremely surprising, impressive, or shocking.
- jeopardising — Present participle of jeopardise.
- jeopardizing — Present participle of jeopardize.
- job printing — commercial printing of such items as letterheads, circulars, invitations, etc.
- joking apart — seriously: said to recall a discussion to seriousness after there has been joking
- karyomapping — a technique for determining whether an embryo has inherited a genetic defect by analysing DNA taken from it and its close relatives
- keeping room — hall (def 11).
- kinetography — a camera for taking pictures for a kinetoscope.
- labour pains — the pains felt during the contractions of childbirth
- lactoprotein — any protein existing in milk.
- leapfrogging — Present participle of leapfrog.
- lepidopteran — lepidopterous.
- lepidopteron — any lepidopterous insect.
- lepidosirens — Plural form of lepidosiren.
- ligniperdous — (of insects) wood-destroying
- lincoln park — a city in SE Michigan.
- line probing — A feature of some V.34 modems that will allow them to identify the capacity and quality of the phone line and adjust themselves to allow, for each individual connection, for maximum throughput using the highest possible data transmission rate.
- linespersons — Plural form of linesperson.
- liopleurodon — Any of the genus Liopleurodon of large carnivorous marine plesiosaurs, apex predators of the Middle to Late Jurassic seas that covered Europe.
- lipoproteina — a plasma lipoprotein containing protein and cholesterol, high levels of which are associated with atherosclerosis.
- lipoproteins — Plural form of lipoprotein.
- liverpolitan — a native or inhabitant of Liverpool
- living proof — sb whose existence is evidence of sth
- loading ramp — a ramp that is used for loading a ship
- london pride — a saxifragaceous plant, a hybrid between Saxifraga spathularis and S. umbrosa, having a basal rosette of leaves and pinkish-white flowers
- lycanthropic — a delusion in which one imagines oneself to be a wolf or other wild animal.
- malapportion — to apportion improperly or unfairly (voting districts, a legislature, etc.)
- manipulators — Plural form of manipulator.
- manipulatory — to manage or influence skillfully, especially in an unfair manner: to manipulate people's feelings.
- marconigraph — (dated) wireless telegraph.
- marimbaphone — (obsolete, music) A kind of percussion idiophone, like the marimba but with steel keys instead of wood, developed in early 20th century United States.
- marine corps — a branch of the U.S. Armed Forces trained for land, sea, and air combat, typically for land combat in conjunction with an amphibious or airborne landing, and whose commandant is responsible to the secretary of the navy.
- master point — a point awarded to a bridge player who has won or placed in an officially recognized tournament.
- media person — a person who works in the mass media
- melanotropin — MSH.
- metropolitan — of, noting, or characteristic of a metropolis or its inhabitants, especially in culture, sophistication, or in accepting and combining a wide variety of people, ideas, etc.
- microcopying — the act of copying onto microfilm
- micropayment — A very small payment made each time a user accesses an Internet page or service.
- microphonics — (electronics) The phenomenon where certain components in electronic devices transform mechanical vibrations into an unwanted electrical signal.