12-letter words containing o, p, e, d, a
- interpolated — to introduce (something additional or extraneous) between other things or parts; interject; interpose; intercalate.
- jeopardising — Present participle of jeopardise.
- jeopardizing — Present participle of jeopardize.
- jeopardously — with risk or peril
- kaleidophone — an instrument, invented by Professor Charles Wheatstone (1802-1875), consisting of a light on a vibrating rod with a reflecting knob for exhibiting the effect of sound waves
- kaleidoscope — an optical instrument in which bits of glass, held loosely at the end of a rotating tube, are shown in continually changing symmetrical forms by reflection in two or more mirrors set at angles to each other.
- lampadedromy — (in ancient Greece) a relay race in which the runners or riders carried a lighted torch
- lap dissolve — dissolve (def 17).
- lapped joint — a joint made by placing one member over another and fastening them together
- leopard frog — a common North American green frog, Rana pipiens, having white-edged, dark oval spots on its back.
- leopard lily — a tall lily, Lilium pardalinum, of California, having drooping, orange-red flowers with purple speckles, a yellow base, and recurved petal tips.
- leopard moth — a moth, Zeuzera pyrina, having white wings spotted with black and larvae that bore into the wood of various trees and shrubs.
- leopard seal — a yellowish-gray, spotted seal, Hydrurga leptonyx, of the Antarctic.
- leopardesses — Plural form of leopardess.
- lepidomelane — (mineralogy) A black iron-potash mica, usually found in granitic rocks in small six-sided tables, or as an aggregation of minute opaque scales.
- lepidopteran — lepidopterous.
- lithographed — Simple past tense and past participle of lithograph.
- london plane — a tall, hardy, widely spreading plane tree, Platanus acerifolia, of North America, having clusters of round, bristly fruit.
- lope de vega — Lope [loh-pey,, -pee;; Spanish law-pe] /ˈloʊ peɪ,, -pi;; Spanish ˈlɔ pɛ/ (Show IPA), (Lope Félix de Vega Carpio) 1562–1635, Spanish dramatist and poet.
- loudspeakers — Plural form of loudspeaker, especially a pair for a left and right channel.
- lymphadenoma — an enlarged lymph node.
- madreporites — Plural form of madreporite.
- mass-produce — to produce or manufacture (goods) in large quantities, especially by machinery.
- meadow pipit — a common European songbird, Anthus pratensis, with a pale brown speckled plumage: family Motacillidae (pipits and wagtails)
- media person — a person who works in the mass media
- median point — centroid (def 2).
- mediatorship — the position of a mediator
- mesoappendix — the mesentery of the vermiform appendix.
- mimeographed — Simple past tense and past participle of mimeograph.
- monadelphous — (of stamens) united into one bundle or set by their filaments.
- monodelphian — any placental mammal that is a member of the group Monodelphia
- mousetrapped — Simple past tense and past participle of mousetrap.
- name-dropper — a person who indulges in name-dropping.
- newspaperdom — The realm or sphere of newspaper publishing or journalism.
- nordkyn cape — Cape, a cape in N Norway, E of North Cape: northernmost point of the European mainland.
- normed space — any vector space on which a norm is defined.
- nucleocapsid — the nucleic acid core and surrounding capsid of a virus; the basic viral structure.
- oak-panelled — having panels that are made of oak
- octapeptides — Plural form of octapeptide.
- oilseed rape — Oilseed rape is a plant with yellow flowers which is grown as a crop. Its seeds are crushed to make cooking oil.
- onion-shaped — bulb-shaped; shaped like an onion
- open-hearted — unreserved, candid, or frank: open-hearted advice.
- opera window — a narrow, fixed window on each side of the rear passenger compartment of an automobile.
- ordered pair — Mathematics. two quantities written in such a way as to indicate that one quantity precedes or is to be considered before the other, as (3, 4) indicates the Cartesian coordinates of a point in the plane.
- orthopaedics — (used with a singular verb) the medical specialty concerned with correction of deformities or functional impairments of the skeletal system, especially the extremities and the spine, and associated structures, as muscles and ligaments.
- orthopaedist — Alternative spelling of orthopedist.
- orthopedical — (American spelling) Alternative form of orthopaedical.
- outspreading — Present participle of outspread.
- overpedalled — relating to overpedalling
- overpersuade — to persuade (a person) against his or her inclination or intention: By threats and taunts they had overpersuaded him to steal the car.