13-letter words containing l, e, p, n
- modesty panel — a panel across the front of a desk, especially an office desk, designed to conceal the legs of a person seated at it.
- molding plane — a plane having a blade or a number of blades profiled to form moldings.
- mongol empire — an empire founded in the 12th century by Genghis Khan, which reached its greatest territorial extent in the 13th century, encompassing the larger part of Asia and extending westward to the Dnieper River in eastern Europe.
- monkey puzzle — a South American, coniferous timber tree, Araucaria araucana, having candelabralike branches, stiff sharp leaves, and edible nuts.
- monopolylogue — a theatrical entertainment in which the same performer plays several parts or characters.
- monotelephone — a telephone that communicates a specific frequency of sound
- mule spinning — a process of spinning that produces extremely fine yarn by drawing and twisting the roving, and winding the resultant yarn onto a bobbin or spindle in the form of a cop.
- mulier puisne — the legitimate son of parents whose first son was illegitimate.
- multipresence — the quality or state of being multipresent
- municipalized — Simple past tense and past participle of municipalize.
- nail clippers — tool for cutting finger- and toenails
- nanoparticles — Plural form of nanoparticle.
- naphthylamine — (organic compound) Either of two isomeric primary amines derived from naphthalene; they occur in crude oil, and are used in the preparation of dyes and other compounds.
- naples yellow — a yellow pigment, used by artists; lead antimonate
- natural slope — the maximum angle at which soil will lie in a bank without slipping
- ne plus ultra — the highest point; acme.
- necrophiliacs — Plural form of necrophiliac.
- needle biopsy — the removal of a small amount of tissue or cellular material with a long hollow surgical needle, performed for diagnostic purposes.
- negative pole — the south-seeking pole of a magnet
- neo-platonism — a philosophical system which was first developed in the 3rd century ad as a synthesis of Platonic, Pythagorean, and Aristotelian elements, and which, although originally opposed to Christianity, later incorporated it. It dominated European thought until the 13th century and re-emerged during the Renaissance
- neocapitalism — a politico-economic theory combining elements of capitalism and socialism
- neocapitalist — a person who advocates neocapitalism
- neoencephalon — neencephalon.
- neoplasticism — the theory and practice of the de Stijl school, chiefly characterized by an emphasis on the formal structure of a work of art, and restriction of spatial or linear relations to vertical and horizontal movements as well as restriction of the artist's palette to black, white, and the primary colors.
- nephelometers — Plural form of nephelometer.
- nephelometric — Bacteriology. an apparatus containing a series of barium chloride standards used to determine the number of bacteria in a suspension.
- nephrological — of or relating to nephrology
- nerve impulse — a progressive wave of electric and chemical activity along a nerve fiber that stimulates or inhibits the action of a muscle, gland, or other nerve cell.
- neuroatypical — Having an atypical neurological configuration.
- neurosyphilis — Syphilis that involves the central nervous system.
- nickel-plated — covered with a thin layer of nickel, deposited usually by electrolysis
- non-adaptable — capable of being adapted.
- non-corporeal — of the nature of the physical body; bodily.
- non-depletion — to decrease seriously or exhaust the abundance or supply of: The fire had depleted the game in the forest. Extravagant spending soon depleted his funds.
- non-empirical — derived from or guided by experience or experiment.
- non-ephemeral — lasting a very short time; short-lived; transitory: the ephemeral joys of childhood.
- non-episcopal — of or relating to a bishop: episcopal authority.
- non-implement — any article used in some activity, especially an instrument, tool, or utensil: agricultural implements.
- non-imputable — to attribute or ascribe: The children imputed magical powers to the old woman.
- non-opposable — capable of being placed opposite to something else: the opposable thumb of primates.
- non-repayable — to pay back or refund, as money.
- non-reputable — held in good repute; honorable; respectable; estimable: a reputable organization.
- non-spherical — having the form of a sphere; globular.
- non-spillable — to cause or allow to run or fall from a container, especially accidentally or wastefully: to spill a bag of marbles; to spill milk.
- nonalphabetic — not employing alphabetic order
- nonapplicable — applying or capable of being applied; relevant; suitable; appropriate: an applicable rule; a solution that is applicable to the problem.
- noncomparable — not comparable
- noncompatible — Not compatible.
- noncompletion — Lack of completion; failure to finish.
- noncompliance — failure or refusal to comply, as with a law, regulation, or term of a contract.