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12-letter words containing n, a, p, o, l

  • sphacelation — the process of mortification
  • spiflication — rough treatment
  • spinal block — spinal anesthesia.
  • spiral-bound — having a spiral binding.
  • splenization — the transformation of something into a spleenlike tissue
  • splenomegaly — enlargement of the spleen.
  • spongillafly — spongefly.
  • spongioblast — one of the primordial cells in the embryonic brain and spinal cord capable of developing into neuroglia.
  • sporangiolum — a small sporangium
  • spotsylvania — a village in NE Virginia: the scene of Civil War battles between the armies of Grant and Lee, May 8–21, 1864.
  • stanley pool — a lake between the Democratic Republic of Congo and Congo-Brazzaville, formed by a widening of the River Congo. Area: 829 sq km (320 sq miles)
  • sulphadoxine — an antibiotic drug of the sulphonamide group, commonly used in combination with pyrimethamine to treat malaria, and in combination with various drugs to treat certain infections
  • sulphonamide — any of a class of organic compounds that are amides of sulphonic acids containing the group –SO2NH2 or a group derived from this. An important class of sulphonamides are the sulfa drugs
  • sulphonation — the action or process of converting or being converted into a sulphonate
  • superfrontal — a piece of cloth placed over an altar and frontal and hanging down a few inches over the front of the altar
  • superordinal — relating to the superorder
  • supplication — an act or instance of supplicating; humble prayer, entreaty, or petition.
  • suspensorial — relating to a suspensorium
  • synaptosomal — pertaining to a synaptosome
  • talking shop — If you say that a conference or a committee is just a talking shop, you disapprove of it because nothing is achieved as a result of what is discussed.
  • technophilia — a person who loves or is enthusiastic about advanced technology.
  • telanthropus — a genus of fossil hominids, known from two fragmentary lower jaws found in the region of Swartkrans, near Johannesburg, South Africa.
  • telegraphone — an early magnetic sound-recording device for use with wire, tape, or disks.
  • temptational — the act of tempting; enticement or allurement.
  • tetrapolitan — of or related to a tetrapolis
  • to fall open — If something falls open, it opens accidentally.
  • to pull rank — If you say that someone in authority pulls rank, you mean that they unfairly force other people to do what they want because of their higher rank or position.
  • top and tail — method of washing a baby
  • transponible — capable of being transposed.
  • tripolitania — Also, Tripolitania [trip-uh-li-tey-nee-uh, -teyn-yuh; Italian tree-paw-lee-tah-nyah] /ˌtrɪp ə lɪˈteɪ ni ə, -ˈteɪn yə; Italian ˌtri pɔ liˈtɑ nyɑ/ (Show IPA). one of the former Barbary States of N Africa: later a province of Turkey; now a part of Libya.
  • trypanocidal — (of a drug, agent, activity, etc) effective in killing trypanosomes
  • unapologetic — containing an apology or excuse for a fault, failure, insult, injury, etc.: An apologetic letter to his creditors explained the delay.
  • unapprovable — capable of being approved.
  • uncomparable — capable of being compared; having features in common with something else to permit or suggest comparison: He considered the Roman and British empires to be comparable.
  • uncomplacent — pleased, especially with oneself or one's merits, advantages, situation, etc., often without awareness of some potential danger or defect; self-satisfied: The voters are too complacent to change the government.
  • uncomplicate — to make complex, intricate, involved, or difficult: His recovery from the operation was complicated by an allergic reaction.
  • uncomposable — not fit for composition
  • uncomputable — to determine by calculation; reckon; calculate: to compute the period of Jupiter's revolution.
  • undiplomatic — of, relating to, or engaged in diplomacy: diplomatic officials.
  • unemployable — unsuitable for employment; unable to find or keep a job.
  • unexplorable — to traverse or range over (a region, area, etc.) for the purpose of discovery: to explore the island.
  • unhospitable — not hospitable
  • unipotential — Electricity, Electronics. having uniform electric potential throughout, as a hot cathode (unipotential cathode) indirectly heated by a separate heater circuit so that there is no lateral change of voltage across the cathode due to resistance to a heating current.
  • unpardonable — kind indulgence, as in forgiveness of an offense or discourtesy or in tolerance of a distraction or inconvenience: I beg your pardon, but which way is Spruce Street?
  • unpardonably — in a manner that is not excusable; disgracefully
  • unpavilioned — not provided with a pavilion
  • unpersonable — of pleasing personal appearance; handsome or comely; attractive.
  • unpoetically — in an unpoetic manner
  • unpolishable — incapable of being made smooth or shiny
  • unprocedural — not procedural, not following proper procedures
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