12-letter words containing n, o, s, p, e, a
- nonphosphate — lacking or absent of a phosphate or phosphate compound
- nonspherical — not spherical
- normed space — any vector space on which a norm is defined.
- nosey parker — a persistently nosy, prying person; busybody.
- nucleocapsid — the nucleic acid core and surrounding capsid of a virus; the basic viral structure.
- on one's pat — alone; on one's own
- onion-shaped — bulb-shaped; shaped like an onion
- opalescently — In an opalescent manner.
- open slather — to spread or apply thickly: to slather butter on toast.
- opera singer — a professional singer of opera
- operationism — the doctrine that the meaning of a scientific term, concept, or proposition consists of the operation or operations performed in defining or demonstrating it.
- oppressional — Exhibiting or relating to oppression.
- oropharynxes — Plural form of oropharynx.
- orthopterans — Plural form of orthopteran.
- outspreading — Present participle of outspread.
- oyster plant — salsify.
- packinghouse — a building where foodstuffs are packed
- paedodontics — the branch of dentistry that focuses on the care of children's teeth
- paedogenesis — sexual reproduction in an animal that retains its larval features
- pandanaceous — of, relating to, or belonging to the Pandanaceae, an Old World tropical family of monocotyledonous plants including the screw pines
- parasol pine — stone pine (def 1).
- parasphenoid — a bone next to the sphenoid bone in the skull of some animals
- passing note — a note that is foreign to a harmony and is introduced between two successive chord tones in order to produce a melodic transition.
- passion week — the week preceding Easter; Holy Week.
- passionately — having, compelled by, or ruled by intense emotion or strong feeling; fervid: a passionate advocate of socialism.
- passive noun — a noun whose referent is the recipient of an action, as trainee, multiplicand.
- pastoralness — the quality or state of being pastoral or rural
- patent rolls — (in Britain) the register of patents issued
- pathogeneses — the production and development of disease.
- pathogenesis — the production and development of disease.
- pause button — a button on a video or music player which can be pressed to temporarily stop the playing of the recording
- paving stone — slab used to lay a path
- penalty shot — a free shot at the goal defended only by the goalkeeper, awarded to an offensive player for certain defensive violations.
- penalty spot — a point within the penalty area and 12 yards (about 11 m) from the goal, from which a penalty kick may be taken
- pension plan — a systematic plan created and maintained, as by a corporation, to make regular payments of benefits to retired or disabled employees, either on a contributory or a noncontributory basis.
- percussional — of or relating to percussion
- percutaneous — administered, removed, or absorbed by way of the skin, as an injection, needle biopsy, or transdermal drug.
- perforations — the holes punched that allow individual stamps, coupons, etc to be easily separated
- persian knot — a hand-tied knot, used in rug weaving, in which the ends of yarn looped around a warp thread appear at each of the interstices between adjacent threads and produce a compact and relatively even pile effect.
- personalised — to have marked with one's initials, name, or monogram: to personalize stationery.
- personalized — customized
- personalness — of, relating to, or coming as from a particular person; individual; private: a personal opinion.
- perspiration — a salty, watery fluid secreted by the sweat glands of the skin, especially when very warm as a result of strenuous exertion; sweat.
- pertinacious — holding tenaciously to a purpose, course of action, or opinion; resolute.
- petrobrusian — a member of a 12th-century sect in S France that rejected the Mass, infant baptism, prayers for the dead, sacerdotalism, the veneration of the cross, and the building of churches.
- phalaenopsis — any of various epiphytic orchids of the genus Phalaenopsis, native to tropical Asia, having clusters of showy, variously colored flowers.
- phonasthenia — difficult or abnormal voice production; vocal weakness.
- phrasemonger — phrasemaker (def 2).
- piano lesson — music class in playing the piano
- plain-spoken — candid; frank; blunt.