12-letter words containing l, a, p, u
- lilliputians — Plural form of lilliputian.
- lithophagous — swallowing or feeding on stones
- litmus paper — a strip of paper impregnated with litmus, used as a chemical indicator.
- liverpudlian — a seaport in Merseyside, in W England, on the Mersey estuary.
- lobular pump — a blower or pump displacing air or liquid by means of rotors having meshing lobes that act as a seal at their place of mesh.
- loudspeakers — Plural form of loudspeaker, especially a pair for a left and right channel.
- luteal phase — a stage of the menstrual cycle, lasting about two weeks, from ovulation to the beginning of the next menstrual flow.
- mains supply — electricity, water, or gas supplied to a building through wires or pipes
- make-up girl — a woman or girl who applies cosmetics to a person, such as to a model or actor
- mallophagous — of or relating to any wingless insect of the order Mallophaga
- mamallapuram — Mahabalipuram.
- manipulating — Present participle of manipulate.
- manipulation — the act of manipulating.
- manipulative — influencing or attempting to influence the behavior or emotions of others for one’s own purposes: a manipulative boss.
- manipulators — Plural form of manipulator.
- manipulatory — to manage or influence skillfully, especially in an unfair manner: to manipulate people's feelings.
- mantle plume — plume (def 10).
- manuscriptal — (obsolete) Of or pertaining to manuscript.
- maple butter — thickened maple syrup
- melliphagous — (of an animal) feeding on honey
- microcapsule — a tiny capsule, 20–150 microns in diameter, used for slow-release application of drugs, pesticides, flavors, etc.
- microphallus — The condition of having an abnormally small penis; micropenis.
- mitteleuropa — Central Europe.
- monadelphous — (of stamens) united into one bundle or set by their filaments.
- monopetalous — gamopetalous.
- monosepalous — gamosepalous.
- multi-parity — of or relating to a multipara.
- multi-pascal — An extension of Pascal-S with multiprocessing features. Used in "The Art of Parallel Programming", Bruce P. Lester, P-H 1993.
- multicipital — (of a rhizome or root) producing several crowns
- multipartite — divided into several or many parts; having several or many divisions.
- multipathing — (computing) A network facility providing fault tolerance and load-spreading for network interface cards, each interface being assigned a static
- multipliable — capable of being multiplied.
- multiplicand — a number to be multiplied by another.
- multiplicate — multiple; manifold.
- multiseptate — having several septa or chambers
- municipalism — the principle or system of home rule by a municipality.
- municipality — a city, town, or other district possessing corporate existence and usually its own local government.
- municipalize — to make a municipality of.
- murphy's law — the facetious proposition that if something can go wrong, it will.
- neuroplastic — Of or pertaining to neuroplasticity.
- neurotypical — relating to or showing typical neurological behavior and development: She has one dyslexic and one neurotypical child.
- non-culpable — deserving blame or censure; blameworthy.
- nonmunicipal — Not municipal.
- nonspiritual — Not spiritual.
- np-hilarious — (humour) An algorithm whose complexity is a joke, either literally, as in BogoSort, or metaphorically.
- nucleocapsid — the nucleic acid core and surrounding capsid of a virus; the basic viral structure.
- number plate — vehicle's registration panel
- nuptial mass — a special mass said at a wedding.
- occupational — of or relating to an occupation, trade, or calling: occupational guidance.
- octopetalous — containing or consisting of eight petals