12-letter words containing l, p, n
- interpellate — to call formally upon (a minister or member of a government) in interpellation.
- interpelling — Present participle of interpel.
- interplaying — Present participle of interplay.
- interpleaded — Simple past tense and past participle of interplead.
- interpleader — a party who interpleads.
- interpleural — situated between the pleurae
- interpluvial — designating a drier period occurring between two periods of persistently heavy rainfall
- interpolable — able to be interpolated, or suited to interpolation
- interpolated — to introduce (something additional or extraneous) between other things or parts; interject; interpose; intercalate.
- interpolates — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of interpolate.
- interpolator — to introduce (something additional or extraneous) between other things or parts; interject; interpose; intercalate.
- interspatial — a space between things.
- interspecial — of a distinct or particular kind or character: a special kind of key.
- interspersal — Interspersion.
- interspliced — Simple past tense and past participle of intersplice.
- interspousal — Often, spousals. the ceremony of marriage; nuptials.
- ip telephony — (communications) (IPT, Internet Telephony) Use of IP data connections to exchange voice and fax data that have traditionally been carried over the public switched telephone network. During the late 1990s, an increasing number of telephone calls have been routed over the Internet. Calls made in this way avoid PSTN charges. Unlike traditional telephony, IP telephony is relatively unregulated. Companies providing these services are known as Internet Telephony Service Providers (ITSPs). They include telephone companies, cable TV companies and Internet Service Providers (ISPs). There are still many problems with voice quality, latency, compression algorithms, and quality of service. See also Computer Telephone Integration.
- isoprenaline — a compound that is a derivative of adrenaline and that is used to treat asthma and bronchial conditions. Formula: C11H17NO3
- itching palm — a grasping nature; avarice
- japan clover — a drought-resistant bush clover, Lespedeza striata, of the legume family, introduced to the southern Atlantic states from Asia, having numerous tiny trifoliate leaves valued for pasturage and hay.
- jet airplane — jet plane.
- john paul ii — (Karol Wojtyla) 1920–2005, Polish ecclesiastic: pope 1978–2005.
- kaleidophone — an instrument, invented by Professor Charles Wheatstone (1802-1875), consisting of a light on a vibrating rod with a reflecting knob for exhibiting the effect of sound waves
- kinetoplasts — Plural form of kinetoplast.
- kleptomaniac — a person who has kleptomania.
- klipspringer — a small, agile African antelope, Oreotragus oreotragus, of mountainous regions from the Cape of Good Hope to Ethiopia.
- knee-slapper — a joke evoking boisterous hilarity.
- kupfernickel — (archaic) cupronickel.
- labour pains — the pains felt during the contractions of childbirth
- lactoprotein — any protein existing in milk.
- lake nipigon — a lake in central Canada, in NW Ontario, draining into Lake Superior via the Nipigon River. Area: 4843 sq km (1870 sq miles)
- lambda point — the temperature of approximately 2.186 K, at which the transition from helium I to superfluid helium II occurs.
- lamellaphone — Alt form lamellophone.
- lamellophone — (musical instruments) Any of several musical instruments in which the sound is produced by plucking a series of thin lamellaa attached to a sounding board.
- lamp chimney — a glass tube that surrounds the wick in an oil lamp
- lampadomancy — a method of divination by studying the carbon deposits left by a burning lamp or candle
- land plaster — finely ground gypsum, used chiefly as a fertilizer.
- landed price — the price when delivered
- landing flap — a flap in the undersurface of the trailing edge of an aircraft wing, capable of being moved downward to increase either lift or drag or both, as for landing. Compare split flap (def 1).
- landing page — a web page that a user is directed to after clicking on an external hyperlink, often a page designed especially for marketing purposes: Their landing page asks for your email address and automatically enters you into a $1,000 cash drawing.
- landing ship — any of various ships designed for transporting troops and heavy equipment in amphibious warfare, capable of making assault landings directly onto a beach.
- landscapists — Plural form of landscapist.
- lapidescence — a lapidescent quality or condition
- lapped joint — a joint made by placing one member over another and fastening them together
- lappeenranta — a city in SE Finland.
- laryngophone — A type of contact microphone that absorbs vibrations directly from the wearer's throat.
- laryngophony — the sound of the voice as heard through a stethoscope placed on the throat directly over the larynx
- laryngoscope — a rigid or flexible endoscope passed through the mouth and equipped with a source of light and magnification, for examining and performing local diagnostic and surgical procedures on the larynx.
- laryngoscopy — an examination by means of a laryngoscope.
- laryngospasm — An uncontrolled, spasmodic closure of the larynx.