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

  • moon pillar — a halo phenomenon in which a vertical streak of light appears above and below the moon, believed to be caused by the reflection of moonlight by ice crystals with vertical axes.
  • mount pearl — a town in Newfoundland, in E Canada, on the SE part of the island, S of St. John's.
  • mpls domain — (networking)   A portion of a network that contains devices that understand MPLS.
  • nail polish — a polish of quick-drying lacquer, either clear or colored, used to paint the fingernails or toenails.
  • napalm bomb — a bomb made from a thick and highly incendiary liquid, usually consisting of petrol gelled with aluminium soaps, used in firebombs, flame-throwers, etc
  • naphazoline — 2-(1-naphthylmethyl)-2-imidazoline hydrochloride, a sympathomimetic agent used as a vasoconstrictor.
  • napoleon ii — (François Charles Joseph Bonaparte; Duke of Reichstadt) 1811–32, titular king of Rome (son of Napoleon I).
  • napoleonite — a variety of diorite rock with a spherical structure
  • narcoleptic — a condition characterized by frequent and uncontrollable periods of deep sleep.
  • nasal drops — Nasal drops are medicine that you put directly in your nose one drop at a time.
  • naupliiform — shaped like a nauplius larva
  • necrophilia — an erotic attraction to corpses.
  • neoplatonic — a philosophical system, originated in the 3rd century a.d. by Plotinus, founded chiefly on Platonic doctrine and Eastern mysticism, with later influences from Christianity. It holds that all existence consists of emanations from the One with whom the soul may be reunited.
  • neotropical — belonging or pertaining to a geographical division comprising that part of the New World extending from the tropic of Cancer southward.
  • neuroplasty — Any surgery to repair nerve tissue.
  • neuropteral — (zoology) Of or pertaining to the Neuroptera.
  • no-platform — to deny (a person) the opportunity to speak in a political debate or forum
  • nodal point — either of two points on the axis of a lens or other optical system, determined by extending an incident oblique ray and the corresponding refracted ray to the axis for the pair of rays that are parallel outside the optical system.
  • nominal par — an equality in value or standing; a level of equality: The gains and the losses are on a par.
  • non-optical — of, relating to, or applying optics or the principles of optics.
  • non-typical — of the nature of or serving as a type or representative specimen.
  • noncoplanar — not existing in the same plane
  • nonhospital — not related to, identified with, or taking place in a hospital
  • nonparallel — extending in the same direction, equidistant at all points, and never converging or diverging: parallel rows of trees.
  • nonparental — of or relating to a parent.
  • nonpersonal — Not personal.
  • nonphysical — of or relating to the body: physical exercise.
  • nonplayable — Not playable.
  • nonspecular — that reflects light diffusely and evenly over the hemisphere surrounding the reflective surface; diffuse
  • nontemporal — not indicating time
  • nontropical — not located in or originating from the tropics, not having the characteristics of the tropics
  • notaphilist — a person who studies or collects paper money
  • nucleoplasm — the protoplasm of the nucleus of a cell.
  • nulliparous — a woman who has never borne a child.
  • old persian — an ancient West Iranian language attested by cuneiform inscriptions. Abbreviation: OPers.
  • old spanish — the Spanish language of the 12th to the 16th centuries. Abbreviation: OSp.
  • on approval — the act of approving; approbation.
  • opalescence — exhibiting a play of colors like that of the opal.
  • openability — The quality of being openable.
  • operational — able to function or be used; functional: How soon will the new factory be operational?
  • optionality — left to one's choice; not required or mandatory: Formal dress is optional.
  • orange peel — outer skin of an orange
  • orland park — a town in NE Illinois.
  • outerplanar — (mathematics) Describing a graph having a planar embedding such that the vertices lie on a circle and the edges lie inside that circle.
  • outline map — a map which only provides very basic information so that more details can be added
  • overexplain — to explain in too much detail
  • overlapping — to lap over (something else or each other); extend over and cover a part of; imbricate.
  • overplanned — resulting from overplanning
  • palaeontol. — palaeontology
  • paleobotany — the branch of paleontology dealing with fossil plants.
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