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8-letter words containing n, p, l

  • neapolis — a port in E Greece, in Macedonia East and Thrace region on the Bay of Kaválla an important Macedonian fortress of the Byzantine empire; ceded to Greece by Turkey after the Balkan War (1912–13). Pop: 58 576 (1991)
  • neoplasm — a new, often uncontrolled growth of abnormal tissue; tumor.
  • nepalese — of or relating to Nepal, its inhabitants, or their language.
  • nephelo- — clouds, cloudy
  • nephtali — Naphtali.
  • net play — play made from a position close to the net
  • netsplit — netburp
  • neuropil — A dense network of interwoven nerve fibers and their branches and synapses, together with glial filaments.
  • newsclip — A very high level language designed for writing netnews filters. It translates into C. It includes support for various newsreaders. Version 1.01 includes a translator from NewsClip to C, examples and documentation. NewsClip was written by Looking Glass Software Ltd. and is distributed and used by ClariNet Communications Corporation It is only supported for ClariNet customers. Output of the filters may not be sold and donation for use of this program is hinted at. E-mail: <[email protected]>.
  • nit-lamp — jacklight.
  • nol-pros — to end by a nolle prosequi.
  • nonpapal — not of or related to the pope
  • nonpolar — containing no permanently dipolar molecules; lacking a dipole.
  • nonuplet — One of a group of nine, especially such a multiple birth.
  • nopalito — an edible branch (or cladode) of various cacti of the genus Opuntia (prickly pear), commonly used as a vegetable
  • norplant — a contraceptive implant for women surgically inserted under the skin of the upper arm so as to release progesterone or various other steroid hormones gradually over a period of several years
  • nslookup — (networking)   A Unix utility program, originally by Andrew Cherenson, for querying Internet domain name servers. The basic use is to find the IP address corresponding to a given hostname (or vice versa). By changing the query type (e.g. "set type=CNAME") other types of information can be obtained including CNAME - the canonical name for an alias; HINFO - the host CPU and operating system type; MINFO - mailbox or mail list information; MX - mail exchanger information; NS - the name server for the named zone; PTR - the hostname if the query is an IP address, otherwise the pointer to other information; SOA the domain's start-of-authority information; TXT - text information; UINFO - user information; WKS - supported well-known services. Other types (ANY, AXFR, MB, MD, MF, NULL) are described in RFC 1035.
  • nuptials — of or relating to marriage or the marriage ceremony: the nuptial day; nuptial vows.
  • off plan — (of a new building) considered with reference to its plans, before it has been built
  • oliphant — Margaret Wilson, 1828–97, Scottish novelist.
  • olongapo — a port in the Philippines, on SW Luzon.
  • olympian — pertaining to Mount Olympus or dwelling thereon, as the gods of classical Greece.
  • openable — capable of being opened.
  • openbill — Either of two species of bird in the genus Anastomus of the stork family Ciconiidae, with a distinctive gap between the mandibles of the closed bill.
  • openhole — Openhole describes an uncased (=having no casing or liner) part of a well.
  • opinable — thinkable or able to be an opinion
  • oppilant — blocking, hindering, or obstructing
  • optional — left to one's choice; not required or mandatory: Formal dress is optional.
  • opulence — wealth, riches, or affluence.
  • overplan — to plan excessively
  • painless — without pain; causing little or no pain: painless dentistry; a painless cure.
  • palatine — of, near, or in the palate; palatal: the palatine bones.
  • palencia — a city in Castilla y León, N Spain.
  • palenque — a village in SE Mexico, in Chiapas state: ruins of an ancient Mayan city.
  • palimony — a form of alimony awarded to one of the partners in a romantic relationship after the breakup of that relationship following a long period of living together.
  • palinode — a poem in which the poet retracts something said in an earlier poem.
  • palmgren — Selim [sel-im,, sey-lim;; Finnish se-lim] /ˈsɛl ɪm,, ˈseɪ lɪm;; Finnish ˈsɛ lɪm/ (Show IPA), 1878–1951, Finnish pianist and composer.
  • palmitin — a white, crystalline, water-insoluble powder, C 5 1 H 9 8 O 6 , prepared from glycerol and palmitic acid: used in the manufacture of soap.
  • palomino — a horse with a golden coat, a white mane and tail, and often white markings on the face and legs, developed chiefly in the southwestern U.S.
  • paludine — marshy
  • pamplona — a city in N Spain.
  • pan loaf — a loaf of bread with a light crust all the way round
  • panatela — a long, slender cigar, usually with straight sides and tapering to a point at the closed end.
  • panbroil — to cook in a pan with little fat or moisture
  • panderly — in the manner of a pander
  • paneless — (of a building or window) without panes of glass
  • paneling — a distinct portion, section, or division of a wall, wainscot, ceiling, door, shutter, fence, etc., especially of any surface sunk below or raised above the general level or enclosed by a frame or border.
  • panelist — a member of a small group of persons gathered for formal public discussion, judging, playing a radio or television game, etc.
  • panelled — A panelled room has decorative wooden panels covering its walls.
  • panetela — panatela
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