11-letter words containing n, a, p, r
- intercampus — the grounds, often including the buildings, of a college, university, or school.
- intercupola — the space between an inner and an outer dome.
- interparish — involving, or occurring between, two or more parishes
- interpolate — to introduce (something additional or extraneous) between other things or parts; interject; interpose; intercalate.
- interseptal — situated between septa.
- interspaced — Simple past tense and past participle of interspace.
- interspaces — Plural form of interspace.
- interspinal — interspinous
- intrapartum — During parturition (childbirth).
- intraspinal — being within the spine.
- invert soap — cationic detergent.
- isopropanol — isopropyl alcohol.
- jackanapery — (dated, pejorative) The behaviour of a jackanapes.
- janitorship — the office of janitor
- japan cedar — an evergreen tree, Cryptomeria japonica, of Japan, characterized by the pyramidal manner of growth of its branches.
- jasperizing — Present participle of jasperize.
- jawdropping — Alternative form of jaw-dropping.
- juniper tar — a medicinal tar derived from the European juniper Juniperus oxycedrus: used topically in the treatment of certain skin diseases.
- kanchipuram — a city in SE India, in Tamil Nadu: a sacred Hindu town known as "the Benares of the South"; textile industries. Pop: 152 984 (2001)
- kanga pirau — fermented corn used as food
- karyotyping — the analysis of chromosomes.
- kinetograph — a camera for taking pictures for a kinetoscope.
- labor pains — childbirth: contractions
- lamprophony — loudness and clarity of voice.
- lampworking — the method or process of producing articles made of glass tubes or rods formed or shaped while softened by the flame of a lamp or blast lamp.
- landscapers — Plural form of landscaper.
- large print — text printed in larger text than normal, so as to make it easier to read, esp for the visually impaired
- large-print — set in a type size larger than normal for the benefit of persons with impaired vision: large-print newspapers.
- leaf spring — a long, narrow, multiple spring composed of several layers of spring metal bracketed together: used in some suspension systems of carriages and automobiles.
- leopardskin — the skin of a leopard
- leprechauns — a dwarf or sprite.
- levorphanol — a potent synthetic narcotic analgesic, C 21 H 29 NO 7 , as the tartrate, used in the treatment of moderate to severe pain.
- linear type — 1. (theory, programming) An attribute of values which are used exactly once: they are neither duplicated nor destroyed. Such values require no garbage collection, and can safely be updated in place, even if they form part of a data structure. Linear types are related to the linear logic of J.-Y Girard. They extend Schmidt's notion of single threading, provide an alternative to Hudak and Bloss' update analysis, and offer a practical complement to Lafont and Holmström's elegant linear languages.
- linen paper — paper, usually superior in quality, made from pure linen or from substitutes that produce a similar paper finish.
- lip-reading — the reading or understanding, as by a deaf person, of spoken words from the movements of another's lips without hearing the sounds made.
- lone parent — a parent who is not married and does not have a partner, who is bringing up a child or children
- lophobranch — belonging or pertaining to the Lophobranchii, the group of fishes comprising the pipefishes, sea horses, snipefishes, trumpetfishes, etc.
- lunarscapes — Plural form of lunarscape.
- lycanthrope — a person affected with lycanthropy.
- lycanthropy — a delusion in which one imagines oneself to be a wolf or other wild animal.
- madreporian — Resembling, or pertaining to, the genus Madrepora.
- mailpersons — Plural form of mailperson.
- mainsprings — Plural form of mainspring.
- managership — a person who has control or direction of an institution, business, etc., or of a part, division, or phase of it.
- mancipatory — relating to mancipation
- manila rope — rope made from Manila hemp.
- manipulator — a person who manipulates.
- manure heap — a pile of animal excreta, esp on a farm, kept for use as fertiliser
- manuscripts — Plural form of manuscript.
- map-reading — the act or skill of interpreting the significance of a geographical map