12-letter words containing n, o, s, e, a, l
- look askance — glance sidelong or with suspicion
- loose cannon — a person whose reckless behavior endangers the efforts or welfare of others.
- loose change — money in the form of coins suitable for small expenditures
- loriciferans — Plural form of loriciferan.
- los angeleno — Angeleno (def 1).
- loss on sale — A loss on sale is the amount of money that is lost by a company when selling a non-inventory asset for more than its value.
- louise bogan — Louise, 1897–1970, U.S. poet.
- love handles — fat midriff
- lovers' lane — a secluded lane, road, or parking area sought out by lovers for its privacy.
- lower saxony — a state in NW Germany. 18,294 sq. mi. (47,380 sq. km). Capital: Hanover.
- lycanthropes — Plural form of lycanthrope.
- macronucleus — the larger of the two types of nuclei occurring in ciliate protozoans, having a multiple set of chromosomes and functioning in cell metabolism and protein synthesis.
- madisonville — a city in W Kentucky.
- magnetotails — Plural form of magnetotail.
- maledictions — Plural form of malediction.
- malefactions — Plural form of malefaction.
- malnourished — poorly or improperly nourished; suffering from malnutrition: thin, malnourished victims of the famine.
- malversation — improper or corrupt behavior in office, especially in public office.
- manifoldness — (mathematics) multiplicity.
- mantelboards — Plural form of mantelboard.
- megamillions — Plural form of megamillion.
- melancholics — Plural form of melancholic.
- melancholies — a gloomy state of mind, especially when habitual or prolonged; depression.
- melanoblasts — Plural form of melanoblast.
- melanogaster — Any of several fungi of the genus Melanogaster.
- melanophores — Plural form of melanophore.
- mendaciously — In a lying or deceitful manner.
- mesoplankton — plankton that live at middle depths.
- metabolising — Present participle of metabolise.
- millionaires — Plural form of millionaire.
- mineralogies — Plural form of mineralogy.
- mineralogist — the science or study of minerals.
- misallotment — improper or wrong allotment
- monadelphous — (of stamens) united into one bundle or set by their filaments.
- monopetalous — gamopetalous.
- monosepalous — gamosepalous.
- monosyllable — a word of one syllable, as yes or no.
- moveableness — The quality of being moveable.
- myofilaments — Plural form of myofilament.
- nailer joist — a steel joist having a permanently attached nailing strip, as for securing wooden flooring.
- nasal demons — Recognised shorthand on the Usenet group comp.std.c for any unexpected behaviour of a C compiler on encountering an undefined construct. During a discussion on that group in early 1992, a regular remarked "When the compiler encounters [a given undefined construct] it is legal for it to make demons fly out of your nose" (the implication is that the compiler may choose any arbitrarily bizarre way to interpret the code without violating the ANSI C standard). Someone else followed up with a reference to "nasal demons", which quickly became established.
- nasotracheal — (anatomy) Of or relating to the nose and trachea.
- nationalised — Simple past tense and past participle of nationalise.
- nationalizes — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of nationalize.
- naval stores — supplies for warships.
- nematologist — One who studies nematology.
- neoclassical — (sometimes initial capital letter) belonging or pertaining to a revival of classic styles or something that is held to resemble classic styles, as in art, literature, music, or architecture.
- neofeudalism — A theorized contemporary rebirth of policies of governance, economy and public life reminiscent of those present in many feudal societies.
- neoplatonism — 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.
- neoplatonist — 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.