12-letter words containing l, p, a, t
- octopetalous — containing or consisting of eight petals
- octosepalous — having or consisting of eight sepals
- oil painting — the art or technique of painting with oil colors.
- oil platform — An oil platform is a structure that is used when getting oil from the ground under the sea.
- omelette pan — a frying pan that is designed for making omelettes in.
- on the panel — receiving sickness benefit, esp from the government
- one-act play — a short play consisting of only one act
- opalescently — In an opalescent manner.
- open slather — to spread or apply thickly: to slather butter on toast.
- open trailer — any dog that barks or bays on the trail of its quarry.
- operatically — of or relating to opera: operatic music.
- operatorless — Without an operator (person who operates); fully automatic.
- ophiolatrous — of, relating to, or practising snake-worshipping
- ophthalmitis — ophthalmia.
- ophthamology — Misspelling of ophthalmology.
- opinionately — in a conceited or vain manner
- opposability — capable of being placed opposite to something else: the opposable thumb of primates.
- oppositional — the action of opposing, resisting, or combating.
- opthalmology — Misspelling of ophthalmology.
- optical diff — vdiff
- optical disc — Also, optical disc. Also called laser disk. a grooveless disk on which digital data, as text, music, or pictures, is stored as tiny pits in the surface and is read or replayed by a laser beam scanning the surface.
- optical disk — Also, optical disc. Also called laser disk. a grooveless disk on which digital data, as text, music, or pictures, is stored as tiny pits in the surface and is read or replayed by a laser beam scanning the surface.
- optical grep — vgrep
- optical path — the path of light through a medium, having a magnitude equal to the geometric distance through the system times the index of refraction of the medium.
- optimistical — disposed to take a favorable view of events or conditions and to expect the most favorable outcome.
- optoisolator — A device that transmits a signal optically between two isolated electronic circuits.
- optometrical — the practice or profession of examining the eyes, by means of suitable instruments or appliances, for defects in vision and eye disorders in order to prescribe corrective lenses or other appropriate treatment.
- organoleptic — perceived by a sense organ.
- orthopedical — (American spelling) Alternative form of orthopaedical.
- osteoplastic — Surgery. pertaining to osteoplasty.
- out of place — a particular portion of space, whether of definite or indefinite extent.
- outer planet — any of the four planets with orbits outside the orbit of Mars, namely, the planets Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune.
- outplacement — counseling and assistance in finding a new job, provided by a company for an employee who has been or is about to be dismissed.
- overpopulate — to fill with an excessive number of people, straining available resources and facilities: Expanding industry has overpopulated the western suburbs.
- oyster plant — salsify.
- pain control — methods for the relief and management of pain
- paint roller — a roller of absorbent material, mounted on a handle, that is rolled in a trough of paint and then rolled over a flat surface to be painted.
- paintballing — a sport in which players compete in teams or individually to eliminate opponents by hitting them with pellets containing paint from a special gun
- painted lady — a butterfly, Vanessa cardui, having brownish-black and orange wings and hind wings each with four eyespots, the larvae of which feed on thistles.
- palaeobotany — the study of fossil plants
- palaeolithic — the period of the emergence of primitive man and the manufacture of unpolished chipped stone tools, about 2.5 million to 3 million years ago until about 12 000 bc
- palatability — acceptable or agreeable to the palate or taste; savory: palatable food.
- palatalizing — to articulate (a consonant other than a normal palatal) as a palatal or with relatively more contact between the blade of the tongue and the hard palate, as in certain pronunciations of the l- sound in million.
- palatography — a technique for observing the position of the tongue in relation to the palate during articulation, especially by placing powder or dye on the palate and then noting the area from which it has been removed by the contact of the tongue with the palate during the production of a speech sound.
- paleoclimate — the climate of some former period of geologic time.
- paleontology — the science of the forms of life existing in former geologic periods, as represented by their fossils.
- palification — the act of fortifying something with stakes
- palimpsestic — a parchment or the like from which writing has been partially or completely erased to make room for another text.
- palindromist — a word, line, verse, number, sentence, etc., reading the same backward as forward, as Madam, I'm Adam or Poor Dan is in a droop.
- pallet knife — a small, flat utensil for picking up and handling pastry paste.