12-letter words containing n, o, p, a, r
- trichopteran — trichopterous.
- tripartition — division into three parts.
- 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.
- tripudiation — the act of dancing for joy
- trojan group — a group of asteroids oscillating about either of two points, equidistant from the sun and Jupiter, that forms an equilateral triangle with the sun and Jupiter.
- trypanocidal — (of a drug, agent, activity, etc) effective in killing trypanosomes
- twin paradox — a phenomenon predicted by relativity. One of a pair of identical twins is supposed to live normally in an inertial system whilst the other is accelerated to a high speed in a spaceship, travels for a long time, and finally returns to rest beside his twin. The travelled twin will be found to be younger than his brother
- unapproached — not approached; not able to be approached or neared
- unapprovable — capable of being approved.
- unchaperoned — not chaperoned; not accompanied by a chaperone
- 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.
- underpassion — an underlying or subconscious passion
- unexplorable — to traverse or range over (a region, area, etc.) for the purpose of discovery: to explore the island.
- unimportance — a lack of importance
- 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
- unpatronized — having few or no patrons
- unperforated — pierced with a hole or holes: Punch out along the perforated line.
- unpersonable — of pleasing personal appearance; handsome or comely; attractive.
- unprocedural — not procedural, not following proper procedures
- unproclaimed — to announce or declare in an official or formal manner: to proclaim war.
- unprocurable — obtainable.
- unprofitable — being without profit; not showing or turning a profit: a series of unprofitable ventures.
- unprogrammed — a plan of action to accomplish a specified end: a school lunch program.
- unreciprocal — given or felt by each toward the other; mutual: reciprocal respect.
- unrecoupable — to get back the equivalent of: to recoup one's losses by a lucky investment.
- unreportable — not able to be reported, relayed, or spoken of
- unreproached — not reproached, criticized, or scolded
- unreprovable — not able to be reproved, reproached, or criticized
- up-and-comer — likely to succeed; bright and industrious: an up-and-coming young executive.
- van der post — Sir Laurens (Jan). 1906–96, South African writer and traveller. His works include the travel books Venture to the Interior (1952), The Lost World of the Kalahari (1958), and Testament to the Bushmen (1984) and the novels The Hunter and the Whale (1967) and The Admiral's Baby (1996)
- vaporescence — production or formation of vapor.
- vaporishness — the quality or state of being vaporish
- vaporization — the act of vaporizing.
- vituperation — verbal abuse or castigation; violent denunciation or condemnation.
- voting paper — a ballot.
- walk-on part — acting role with no spoken lines
- watering pot — a container for water, typically of metal or plastic and having a spout with a perforated nozzle, for watering or sprinkling plants, flowers, etc.
- weaponeering — the act of fitting out with weapons
- whaling port — a home port for whaling vessels.
- whooper swan — a common, Old World swan, Cygnus cygnus, distinguished by a yellow patch at the base of its bill, noted for its whooping cry.
- wrap account — a personally managed investment account where charges are levied on the basis of the account's total assets.
- xanthopterin — a yellow pigment, C6H5N5O2, found in some butterfly or moth wings or in the urine of mammals
- yachtsperson — A yachtsman or yachtswoman.
- zone therapy — a type of massage which works on the theory that specific parts of the foot or palm of the hand are associated with different parts of the body, and that massaging the feet or hands will give the patient relief from disorders in the related part of the body
- zoosporangia — Plural form of zoosporangium.