11-letter words containing n, o, p, r, l, i
- isopropanol — isopropyl alcohol.
- juniper oil — an oil obtained from the berries or wood of the common juniper, Juniperus communis.
- labor pains — childbirth: contractions
- 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.
- leopardskin — the skin of a leopard
- lepidosiren — a lungfish, Lepidosiren paradoxa, of the Amazon, having an eel-shaped body.
- linesperson — (sports) A linesman or lineswoman.
- lipoprotein — any of the class of proteins that contain a lipid combined with a simple protein.
- lipotropins — Plural form of lipotropin.
- long primer — a 12-point type.
- low-protein — Low-protein substances contain very little protein.
- luminophore — a molecule or group of molecules that emits light when illuminated.
- luteotropin — prolactin.
- lyosorption — the adsorption of a liquid on a solid surface, esp of a solvent on suspended particles
- mailpersons — Plural form of mailperson.
- manila rope — rope made from Manila hemp.
- manipulator — a person who manipulates.
- monopolizer — to acquire, have, or exercise a monopoly of.
- montpellier — a department in S France. 2403 sq. mi. (6225 sq. km). Capital: Montpellier.
- 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.
- multiperson — a human being, whether an adult or child: The table seats four persons.
- narcoleptic — a condition characterized by frequent and uncontrollable periods of deep sleep.
- naupliiform — shaped like a nauplius larva
- necrophilia — an erotic attraction to corpses.
- necrophilic — an erotic attraction to corpses.
- necropoleis — Plural form of necropolis.
- neotropical — belonging or pertaining to a geographical division comprising that part of the New World extending from the tropic of Cancer southward.
- nephrolepis — any fern of the tropical genus Nephrolepis, some species of which are grown as ornamental greenhouse or house plants for their handsome deeply-cut drooping fronds: family Polypodiaceae
- nephroliths — a renal calculus; kidney stone.
- neuroleptic — (chiefly of a drug) tending to reduce nervous tension by depressing nerve functions.
- neutrophile — (biology) Any organism that thrives in a relatively neutral pH.
- neutrophils — Plural form of neutrophil.
- nicol prism — one of a pair of prisms used to produce and analyze plane-polarized light in a polarizing microscope. Also called Nicol. Compare polarizer (def 1).
- nippleworts — Plural form of nipplewort.
- nitrophenol — any compound derived from phenol by the replacement of one or more of its ring hydrogen atoms by the nitro group.
- nobel prize — any of various awards made annually, beginning in 1901, from funds originally established by Alfred B. Nobel for outstanding achievement in physics, chemistry, medicine or physiology, literature, and the promotion of peace; an annual award in economics was established in 1969 from private funds.
- nominal par — an equality in value or standing; a level of equality: The gains and the losses are on a par.
- nontropical — not located in or originating from the tropics, not having the characteristics of the tropics
- nulliparous — a woman who has never borne a child.
- old persian — an ancient West Iranian language attested by cuneiform inscriptions. Abbreviation: OPers.
- operational — able to function or be used; functional: How soon will the new factory be operational?
- overexplain — to explain in too much detail
- overlapping — to lap over (something else or each other); extend over and cover a part of; imbricate.
- palindromic — a word, line, verse, number, sentence, etc., reading the same backward as forward, as Madam, I'm Adam or Poor Dan is in a droop.
- pantropical — living or growing throughout the tropics.
- paralimnion — the region of a lake floor between the shoreline or water's edge and the zone of rooted vegetation
- parking lot — an area, usually divided into individual spaces, intended for parking motor vehicles.
- paronychial — of or relating to paronychia
- patrimonial — an estate inherited from one's father or ancestors.
- patroclinic — inherited from the father; more like the father than the mother