12-letter words containing l, p, n
- perinatology — a field of medicine focusing on problems emerging during the perinatal period.
- periselenium — the closest point of the orbit of a spacecraft to the moon
- peritoneally — through the peritoneum
- perle cotton — a two-ply mercerized cotton thread used chiefly in handweaving and needlework.
- perniciously — causing insidious harm or ruin; ruinous; injurious; hurtful: pernicious teachings; a pernicious lie.
- perorational — of, pertaining to, or characteristic of a peroration
- perplexingly — to cause to be puzzled or bewildered over what is not understood or certain; confuse mentally: Her strange response perplexed me.
- persian gulf — strait in the Indian Ocean
- persian lamb — the young lamb of the Karakul sheep.
- persistently — persisting, especially in spite of opposition, obstacles, discouragement, etc.; persevering: a most annoyingly persistent young man.
- personalised — to have marked with one's initials, name, or monogram: to personalize stationery.
- personalized — customized
- personalness — of, relating to, or coming as from a particular person; individual; private: a personal opinion.
- pest control — rats, insects: extermination
- pestilential — producing or tending to produce pestilence.
- petrobutanol — butyl alcohol.
- phaeomelanin — a variety of melanin that gives rise to a red-coloured pigment
- phalaenopsis — any of various epiphytic orchids of the genus Phalaenopsis, native to tropical Asia, having clusters of showy, variously colored flowers.
- phantasmical — pertaining to or of the nature of a phantasm; unreal; illusory; spectral: phantasmal creatures of nightmare.
- phantom limb — a phenomenon characterized by the experience of pain, discomfort, or other sensation in the area of a missing limb or other body part, as a breast.
- pharyngology — the science of the pharynx and its diseases.
- phenomenally — highly extraordinary or prodigious; exceptional: phenomenal speed.
- phenotypical — the observable constitution of an organism.
- phentolamine — an alpha blocker, C 1 7 H 1 9 N 3 O, used to reduce hypertensive states caused by a catecholamine excess, as in the treatment of pheochromocytoma.
- phenyl group — the univalent group C 6 H 5 –, derived from benzene.
- phenylalanin — an essential amino-acid present in most proteins
- philandering — (of a man) to make love with a woman one cannot or will not marry; carry on flirtations.
- philanthropy — altruistic concern for human welfare and advancement, usually manifested by donations of money, property, or work to needy persons, by endowment of institutions of learning and hospitals, and by generosity to other socially useful purposes.
- philharmonic — fond of or devoted to music; music-loving: used especially in the name of certain musical societies that sponsor symphony orchestras (Philharmonic Societies) and hence applied to their concerts (philharmonic concerts)
- philistinism — (sometimes initial capital letter) a person who is lacking in or hostile or smugly indifferent to cultural values, intellectual pursuits, aesthetic refinement, etc., or is contentedly commonplace in ideas and tastes.
- phillumenist — a collector of matchbooks and matchboxes.
- philodendron — a tropical American climbing plant belonging to the genus Philodendron, of the arum family, usually having smooth, shiny, evergreen leaves, often used as an ornamental houseplant.
- phoenixville — a city in SE Pennsylvania.
- phonemically — of or relating to phonemes: a phonemic system.
- phonetic law — a statement of some regular pattern of sound change in a specific language, as Grimm's law or Verner's law.
- phonetically — Also, phonetical. of or relating to speech sounds, their production, or their transcription in written symbols.
- phonological — relating to study of speech sounds
- photoanalyst — a person who analyzes and interprets photographs, especially a military specialist in aerial or satellite photography.
- photogelatin — pertaining to any photographic process in which gelatin is used to receive or transfer a print.
- photonuclear — of, relating to, or caused by the collision of high-energy photons with the nucleus of an atom.
- phrenologist — a psychological theory or analytical method based on the belief that certain mental faculties and character traits are indicated by the configurations of the skull.
- phrenologize — to treat with phrenology or phrenological methods
- phylogenesis — the development or evolution of a particular group of organisms.
- phylogenetic — the development or evolution of a particular group of organisms.
- physicalness — of or relating to the body: physical exercise.
- piano lesson — music class in playing the piano
- piano nobile — the principal story of a large building, as of a palace or villa.
- piano player — pianist.
- picnic lunch — a meal that you take and eat outdoors
- picnic table — table-and-bench structure used outdoors