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12-letter words containing n, p, l

  • antisepalous — facing the sepals or calyx leaf
  • antwerp blue — any of several iron-blue pigments, usually containing a considerable amount of extender.
  • apicomplexan — Describing protists of the phylum Apicomplexa.
  • aplacophoran — solenogaster.
  • aplanogamete — a nonmotile gamete or conjugating cell found in lower algae
  • apparitional — of or relating to an apparition or apparitions; ghostly, spectral
  • appellations — Plural form of appellation.
  • appendicular — relating to an appendage or appendicle
  • appetisingly — Alternative spelling of appetizingly.
  • appetizingly — in an appetizing way
  • apple brandy — an alcoholic liquor made with apples
  • apple newton — (computer)   A Personal Digital Assistant produced by Apple Computer. The Newton provides a clever, user-friendly interface and relies solely on pen-based input. Eagerly anticipated, the Newton uses handwriting recognition software to "learn" the users handwriting and provide reliable character recognition. Various third-party software applications are available and add-on peripherals like wireless modems for Internet access are being sold by Apple Computer, Inc. and its licensees.
  • appleknocker — Northern U.S. a rustic.
  • applications — Plural form of application.
  • appositional — the act of placing together or bringing into proximity; juxtaposition.
  • appraisingly — to estimate the monetary value of; determine the worth of; assess: We had an expert appraise the house before we bought it.
  • arena chapel — a private chapel in Padua containing a fresco cycle painted (1305–06) by Giotto.
  • asclepiadean — of or relating to a type of classical verse line consisting of a spondee, two or three choriambs, and an iamb
  • ashurbanipal — died ?626 bc, king of Assyria (?668–?626): son of Esarhaddon. He built the magnificent palace and library at Nineveh
  • aspirational — If you describe someone as aspirational, you mean that they have strong hopes of moving to a higher social status.
  • assurbanipal — Ashurbanipal
  • astral plane — a plane of existence inhabited by astral bodies
  • azophenylene — phenazine.
  • backflipping — the process of reversing one's position
  • backpedaling — to retard the forward motion by pressing backward on the pedal, especially of a bicycle with coaster brakes.
  • backslapping — Backslapping is noisy, cheerful behavior which people use in order to show affection or appreciation to each other.
  • baden-powell — Robert Stephenson Smyth (smɪθ, smaɪθ), 1st Baron Baden-Powell. 1857–1941, British general, noted for his defence of Mafeking (1899–1900) in the Boer War; founder of the Boy Scouts (1908) and (with his sister Agnes) the Girl Guides (1910)
  • badger plane — a plane for finishing rabbets or the like.
  • balance pipe — a pipe between two points used to equalize pressure
  • baldwin park — city in SW Calif.: suburb of Los Angeles: pop. 76,000
  • banana split — A banana split is a kind of dessert. It consists of a banana cut in half along its length, with ice cream, nuts, and sauce on top.
  • batten plate — (in structural design) a horizontal rectangular plate that is used to connect pairs of steel sections by being riveted or welded across them to form a composite section
  • bearing pile — a foundation pile that supports weight vertically
  • belaying pin — a cylindrical, sometimes tapered pin, usually of metal or wood, that fits into a hole in a pin or fife rail: used for belaying
  • bell captain — a person in charge of a group of bellhops
  • benzal group — the bivalent group C 7 H 6 –, derived from benzaldehyde.
  • benzyl group — the univalent group C 7 H 7 –, derived from toluene.
  • bernese alps — a mountain range in SW Switzerland, the N central part of the Alps. Highest peak: Finsteraarhorn, 4274 m (14 022 ft)
  • bernina alps — a mountain group in SE Switzerland, extending from the Rhateian Alps on the Italian border. Highest peak, Piz Bernina, 13,304 feet (4055 meters).
  • betanaphthol — a colorless, crystalline isomer of naphthol, C10H8O, used as an antiseptic and parasiticide
  • betting slip — a piece of paper used to place a bet
  • biparentally — from a biparental point of view
  • bipropellant — a rocket propellant consisting of two substances, usually a fuel and an oxidizer
  • black prince — Edward2 (Prince of Wales)
  • blimpishness — actions or behaviour akin to those of the fictional character of Colonel Blimp, or the quality of resembling this character
  • blood doping — the illegal practice of removing a quantity of blood from an athlete long before a race and reinjecting it shortly before a race, so boosting oxygenation of the blood
  • blood spavin — a disease of the hock joint of horses in which enlargement occurs because of collected fluids (bog spavin) bony growth (bone spavin) or distention of the veins (blood spavin)
  • blood typing — the classification of human blood cells to determine compatible blood types as for transfusion or organ transplant
  • blotting-pad — an object to one side of which a piece of blotting paper is attached for blotting text handwritten in ink
  • blue pointer — a large shark, Isuropsis mako, of Australian coastal waters, having a blue back and pointed snout
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