12-letter words containing n, a, p, r
- panpharmacon — a remedy or panacea
- panspermatic — relating to panspermia
- pantaloonery — foolery; humorous entertainment
- pantisocracy — a community, social group, etc, in which all have rule and everyone is equal
- panty girdle — women's control pants
- paper napkin — a napkin or serviette made from tissue paper
- paperhanging — the activity or business of a paperhanger.
- pappenheimer — a heavy rapier of the 17th century, having a swept guard with two perforated plates.
- para rhatany — See under rhatany (def 1).
- paracenteses — puncture of the wall of a cavity to drain off fluid.
- paracentesis — puncture of the wall of a cavity to drain off fluid.
- parachronism — a chronological error in which a person, event, etc., is assigned a date later than the actual one.
- paracyanogen — a polymer of cyanogen
- paradoxidian — relating to the genus Paradoxides
- paradoxurine — relating to the palm civet
- paraffin wax — paraffin in its solid state.
- paraffin-oil — a white or colorless, tasteless, odorless, water-insoluble, solid substance not easily acted upon by reagents, consisting of a mixture of hydrocarbons chiefly of the alkane series, obtained from crude petroleum: used in candles, for forming preservative coatings and seals, for waterproofing paper, etc.
- paragnathism — the condition or fact of having upper and lower jaws of equal length
- paragnathous — (of certain vertebrates) having the upper and lower jaws of equal length
- parahydrogen — the form of molecular hydrogen in which the nuclei of the two hydrogen atoms contained in the molecule have spins in opposite directions.
- paralanguage — vocal features that accompany speech and contribute to communication but are not generally considered to be part of the language system, as vocal quality, loudness, and tempo: sometimes also including facial expressions and gestures.
- paralation c — Paralation embedded in C. Under development.
- paralipomena — Chronicles.
- parallelling — extending in the same direction, equidistant at all points, and never converging or diverging: parallel rows of trees.
- paralysingly — in a manner that paralyses
- paralyzation — to affect with paralysis.
- paramagnetic — a body or substance that, placed in a magnetic field, possesses magnetization in direct proportion to the field strength; a substance in which the magnetic moments of the atoms are not aligned.
- paramorphine — thebaine.
- paranoically — in a paranoiac manner
- paranormally — in a paranormal manner; by paranormal means
- paranthelion — a bright spot in the sky caused by refraction and occurring at an angular distance from the sun of between 90° and 140°
- paranthropus — (sometimes initial capital letter) a member of the former genus Paranthropus.
- paraphrasing — a restatement of a text or passage giving the meaning in another form, as for clearness; rewording.
- parascending — parasailing
- parasol pine — stone pine (def 1).
- parasphenoid — a bone next to the sphenoid bone in the skull of some animals
- parasynapsis — the conjugation of chromosomes side by side; synapsis.
- parathormone — a hormone secreted by the parathyroids, important in the control of the calcium-phosphorus balance of the body
- parchmentize — to treat (paper or the like) so that it resembles parchment.
- parent group — a large organization that owns a number of smaller separate commercial or industrial firms
- parent metal — the metal of components that are being welded by a molten filler metal
- parenthesize — to insert (a word, phrase, etc.) as a parenthesis.
- paring gouge — a woodworker's gouge having the bezel on the concave face.
- paring knife — a short-bladed kitchen knife for paring fruits and vegetables.
- park savanna — savanna grassland scattered with trees
- parking fine — penalty fee for an offence
- parking ramp — apron (def 6).
- parkinsonian — (sometimes initial capital letter) of, related to, or resembling Parkinson's disease.
- parkinsonism — Parkinson's disease.
- parlor grand — a grand piano smaller than a concert grand but larger than a baby grand.