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13-letter words containing o, p, l, a, s

  • microcephalus — An abnormally small head.
  • microscopical — so small as to be invisible or indistinct without the use of the microscope: microscopic organisms. Compare macroscopic.
  • mine disposal — the removal, disarming, or destruction of explosive mines
  • modesty panel — a panel across the front of a desk, especially an office desk, designed to conceal the legs of a person seated at it.
  • moral compass — an internalized set of values and objectives that guide a person with regard to ethical behavior and decision-making: a rebellious teenager without a moral compass.
  • moral support — emotional assistance, encouragement
  • multihospital — comprising or relating to several hospitals
  • musculospiral — (anatomy) Of or pertaining to the muscles, and taking a spiral course; applied especially to a large nerve of the arm.
  • mycoplasmosis — a disease in animals and humans caused by mycoplasma
  • myringoplasty — (surgery) The closure of the perforation of pars tensa of the tympanic membrane.
  • nanoparticles — Plural form of nanoparticle.
  • naples yellow — a yellow pigment, used by artists; lead antimonate
  • natural slope — the maximum angle at which soil will lie in a bank without slipping
  • necrophiliacs — Plural form of necrophiliac.
  • neo-platonism — a philosophical system which was first developed in the 3rd century ad as a synthesis of Platonic, Pythagorean, and Aristotelian elements, and which, although originally opposed to Christianity, later incorporated it. It dominated European thought until the 13th century and re-emerged during the Renaissance
  • neocapitalism — a politico-economic theory combining elements of capitalism and socialism
  • neocapitalist — a person who advocates neocapitalism
  • neoplasticism — the theory and practice of the de Stijl school, chiefly characterized by an emphasis on the formal structure of a work of art, and restriction of spatial or linear relations to vertical and horizontal movements as well as restriction of the artist's palette to black, white, and the primary colors.
  • non-episcopal — of or relating to a bishop: episcopal authority.
  • non-opposable — capable of being placed opposite to something else: the opposable thumb of primates.
  • non-spherical — having the form of a sphere; globular.
  • non-spillable — to cause or allow to run or fall from a container, especially accidentally or wastefully: to spill a bag of marbles; to spill milk.
  • noncapitalist — a person who has capital, especially extensive capital, invested in business enterprises.
  • nondisposable — Not disposable.
  • nonperishable — not subject to rapid deterioration or decay: A supply of nonperishable food was kept for emergencies.
  • nonpunishable — Not punishable; of an act, for which no punishment has been authorized; of a person, beyond the reach of punishment.
  • nonspecialist — a person who devotes himself or herself to one subject or to one particular branch of a subject or pursuit.
  • nucleocapsids — Plural form of nucleocapsid.
  • nucleoplasmic — Of or pertaining to nucleoplasm.
  • object pascal — (language)   An object-oriented Pascal developed jointly by Apple Computer and Niklaus Wirth.
  • oilspot glaze — a brown or black ceramic glaze dotted with silvery spots caused by impurities.
  • olympic games — international sports event
  • omoplatoscopy — Divination by use of a shoulder blade.
  • opera glasses — small binoculars
  • opthalmoscope — Misspelling of ophthalmoscope.
  • optical glass — any of several types of high-quality, homogeneous, color-free glass, as flint or crown glass, having specified refractive properties, used in lenses and other components of optical systems.
  • optical mouse — (hardware)   Any kind of mouse that uses visible light or infrared to detect changes in its position.
  • optical sound — sound recorded on and subsequently played back from an optical or photographic soundtrack, as opposed to a magnetic soundtrack.
  • oscillographs — Plural form of oscillograph.
  • oscillography — a device for recording the wave-forms of changing currents, voltages, or any other quantity that can be translated into electric energy, as sound waves.
  • osteoplasties — Plural form of osteoplasty.
  • outwash plain — Geology. a broad, sloping landform built of coalesced deposits of outwash.
  • overappraisal — An appraisal that overvalues something.
  • overspeculate — to engage in thought or reflection; meditate (often followed by on, upon, or a clause).
  • ovipositional — pertaining to the laying of eggs through an ovipositor
  • pablo picasso — Pablo [pah-bloh;; Spanish pah-vlaw] /ˈpɑ bloʊ;; Spanish ˈpɑ vlɔ/ (Show IPA), 1881–1973, Spanish painter and sculptor in France.
  • pact of steel — a military alliance concluded between Nazi Germany and Fascist Italy on May 22, 1939, committing each to assist the other in the event of war with another power and pledging that neither would seek a separate peace or armistice.
  • palaeocrystic — consisting of former glacial formation
  • palazzo pants — women's trousers with very wide legs
  • paleo-asiatic — a member of any of various Mongoloid peoples of northeastern Asia.
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