12-letter words containing n, m, p
- nephrostomes — Plural form of nephrostome.
- nephrotomies — Plural form of nephrotomy.
- neurotropism — the quality of being neurotropic.
- new paradigm — a set of beliefs that replaces another set which is believed no longer to apply
- new plymouth — a seaport on W North Island, in New Zealand.
- newspaperdom — The realm or sphere of newspaper publishing or journalism.
- newspaperism — anything characteristic of newspapers, esp a word or phrase used only by journalists
- newspaperman — a person employed by a newspaper or wire service as a reporter, writer, editor, etc.
- newspapermen — a person employed by a newspaper or wire service as a reporter, writer, editor, etc.
- nom de plume — pen name.
- non possumus — a statement that something cannot be done: The Pope would not accept a non possumus from the king.
- non-complier — a person, group, etc., that complies.
- non-computer — a programmable electronic device designed to accept data, perform prescribed mathematical and logical operations at high speed, and display the results of these operations. Mainframes, desktop and laptop computers, tablets, and smartphones are some of the different types of computers. Compare analog computer, digital computer.
- non-empathic — of, relating to, or characterized by empathy, the psychological identification with the feelings, thoughts, or attitudes of others: a sensitive, empathetic school counselor.
- noncompliant — failure or refusal to comply, as with a law, regulation, or term of a contract.
- noncomplying — the failure to comply; non-compliance
- nonempirical — derived from or guided by experience or experiment.
- nonimportant — Not important.
- nonmunicipal — Not municipal.
- nonperformer — a person or thing that is not performing well or properly.
- nonpermanent — existing perpetually; everlasting, especially without significant change.
- nonpermeable — capable of being permeated.
- nonpetroleum — not containing any petroleum based substance
- nonpigmented — a dry insoluble substance, usually pulverized, which when suspended in a liquid vehicle becomes a paint, ink, etc.
- nonpolemical — a controversial argument, as one against some opinion, doctrine, etc.
- normal pitch — relative point, position, or degree: a high pitch of excitement.
- normed space — any vector space on which a norm is defined.
- norway maple — a European maple, Acer platanoides, having bright-green leaves, grown as a shade tree in the U.S.
- not much cop — If you say that something is not much cop, you mean that it is not very good, and is disappointing.
- nudum pactum — a simple contract or promise involving no legal considerations.
- number opera — an opera in which the arias, ensembles, recitatives, and other sections are clearly separated from one another.
- number plate — vehicle's registration panel
- numbers pool — Also called numbers, numbers game, numbers racket. an illegal daily lottery in which money is wagered on the appearance of certain numbers in some statistical listing or tabulation published in a daily newspaper, racing form, etc.
- nuptial mass — a special mass said at a wedding.
- nuxi problem — (data, architecture) /nuk'see pro'bl*m/ The problem of transferring data between computers with differing byte order. The string "Unix" might look like "NUXI" on a machine with a different "byte sex" (e.g. when transferring data from a little-endian to a big-endian, or vice-versa). See also middle-endian, swab, and bytesexual.
- nyctitropism — tending to assume at or just before nightfall positions unlike those maintained during the day, as the leaves or flowers of certain plants.
- nympholeptic — an ecstasy supposed by the ancients to be inspired by nymphs.
- nymphomaniac — a woman who has abnormally excessive and uncontrollable sexual desire.
- olympus mons — the highest of the giant shield volcanoes on Mars, lying 18°N of the equator. Height: 26 km; base diameter: over 600 km
- ombudsperson — ombudsman (def 2).
- omelette pan — a frying pan that is designed for making omelettes in.
- omnipotently — almighty or infinite in power, as God.
- omnipresence — present everywhere at the same time: the omnipresent God.
- omphalomancy — Divination by means of a child's navel, to learn how many children the mother may have.
- on the stump — If politicians are on the stump, they are campaigning for an election.
- onomatapoeia — Misspelling of onomatopoeia.
- onomatopoeia — the formation of a word, as cuckoo, meow, honk, or boom, by imitation of a sound made by or associated with its referent.
- onomatopoeic — the formation of a word, as cuckoo, meow, honk, or boom, by imitation of a sound made by or associated with its referent.
- open primary — a direct primary election in which voters need not meet a test of party membership.
- open-mouthed — having the mouth open.