12-letter words containing n, a, p, l, e, t
- organoleptic — perceived by a sense organ.
- 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.
- oyster plant — salsify.
- 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.
- 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
- paleontology — the science of the forms of life existing in former geologic periods, as represented by their fossils.
- pallet knife — a small, flat utensil for picking up and handling pastry paste.
- paludamentum — a cloak worn by officials and military officers of ancient Rome, especially during wartime.
- panel beater — a person who beats out the bodywork of motor vehicles
- panel doctor — a doctor within a given area available for consultation by patients insured under the National Health Insurance Scheme
- pansexualist — someone who is pansexual
- pansexuality — Psychiatry. pertaining to the theory that all human behavior is based on sexuality.
- pantaloonery — foolery; humorous entertainment
- panty girdle — women's control pants
- paranthelion — a bright spot in the sky caused by refraction and occurring at an angular distance from the sun of between 90° and 140°
- parent metal — the metal of components that are being welded by a molten filler metal
- partial tone — one of the pure tones forming a part of a complex tone.
- parting line — the line at which two closed dies or two halves of a mold meet.
- passionately — having, compelled by, or ruled by intense emotion or strong feeling; fervid: a passionate advocate of socialism.
- pastoralness — the quality or state of being pastoral or rural
- pasture land — grassland used for grazing
- patent cliff — a potential sharp drop in sales and revenue for a company when one of its patents expires: the looming patent cliffs faced by pharmaceutical firms.
- patent flour — a fine grade of flour, consisting chiefly of the inner part of the endosperm.
- patent rolls — (in Britain) the register of patents issued
- patent still — a type of still in which the distillation is continuous
- pathlessness — the state of being pathless
- patrilineage — lineal descent traced through the male line.
- pauciloquent — using few words in speech or conversation
- pearl button — a button (as for fastening a shirt, blouse, etc) made of pearl or mother-of-pearl
- pectoral fin — (in fishes) either of a pair of fins usually situated behind the head, one on each side, and corresponding to the forelimbs of higher vertebrates.
- pedantically — ostentatious in one's learning.
- pediculation — the act or process of growing a stalk or pedicle
- pedunculated — having a peduncle.
- penalization — to subject to a penalty, as a person.
- penalty area — the area, 44 yards (40 meters) wide and 18 yards (16 meters) deep, centered on the goal line and extending in front of the goal, where a foul by a defensive player results in a penalty kick for the offensive team.
- penalty goal — a goal scored as a result of a penalty
- penalty kick — a free kick awarded for an infraction committed by a defensive player in the penalty area and taken by the offensive player who has been fouled from a point 12 yards (11 meters) directly in front of the goal.
- penalty shot — a free shot at the goal defended only by the goalkeeper, awarded to an offensive player for certain defensive violations.
- penalty spot — a point within the penalty area and 12 yards (about 11 m) from the goal, from which a penalty kick may be taken
- pentagonally — in a pentagonal manner; in the fashion of a pentagon
- pentapolitan — of or pertaining to a pentapolis
- pentateuchal — the first five books of the Old Testament: Genesis, Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers, and Deuteronomy.
- pentavalence — the condition of having a valency of five
- penthesileia — the daughter of Ares and queen of the Amazons, whom she led to the aid of Troy. She was slain by Achilles
- perceptional — the act or faculty of perceiving, or apprehending by means of the senses or of the mind; cognition; understanding.
- perenniality — lasting for an indefinitely long time; enduring: her perennial beauty.
- perinatology — a field of medicine focusing on problems emerging during the perinatal period.
- peritoneally — through the peritoneum