12-letter words containing p, a, i, l
- mole mapping — the procedure of using a digital camera to record the positions and appearances of moles on a person's body so that regular checks will detect any changes that might lead to skin cancer
- monocephalic — bearing one flower head, as the dandelion.
- monodelphian — any placental mammal that is a member of the group Monodelphia
- morphallaxis — Biology. the regeneration of a destroyed body part by the reorganization of its remaining cells.
- multi-parity — of or relating to a multipara.
- multi-pascal — An extension of Pascal-S with multiprocessing features. Used in "The Art of Parallel Programming", Bruce P. Lester, P-H 1993.
- multicipital — (of a rhizome or root) producing several crowns
- multipartite — divided into several or many parts; having several or many divisions.
- multipathing — (computing) A network facility providing fault tolerance and load-spreading for network interface cards, each interface being assigned a static
- multipliable — capable of being multiplied.
- multiplicand — a number to be multiplied by another.
- multiplicate — multiple; manifold.
- multiseptate — having several septa or chambers
- municipalism — the principle or system of home rule by a municipality.
- municipality — a city, town, or other district possessing corporate existence and usually its own local government.
- municipalize — to make a municipality of.
- nanoparticle — a microscopic particle of matter that is measured on the nanoscale, usually one that measures less than 100 nanometers.
- napoleon iii — (Louis Napoleon; Charles Louis Napoleon Bonaparte) [loo-ee;; French lwee] /ˈlu i;; French lwi/ (Show IPA), 1808–73, president of France 1848–52, emperor of France 1852–70 (nephew of Napoleon I).
- necrophiliac — an erotic attraction to corpses.
- neoplatonism — a philosophical system, originated in the 3rd century a.d. by Plotinus, founded chiefly on Platonic doctrine and Eastern mysticism, with later influences from Christianity. It holds that all existence consists of emanations from the One with whom the soul may be reunited.
- neoplatonist — a philosophical system, originated in the 3rd century a.d. by Plotinus, founded chiefly on Platonic doctrine and Eastern mysticism, with later influences from Christianity. It holds that all existence consists of emanations from the One with whom the soul may be reunited.
- nephanalysis — a map or chart showing the distribution of types and amounts of clouds and precipitation at a given time.
- nepotistical — Nepotistic.
- neuroplastic — Of or pertaining to neuroplasticity.
- neurotypical — relating to or showing typical neurological behavior and development: She has one dyslexic and one neurotypical child.
- nickel plate — thin coating of nickel
- nickel-plate — to coat with nickel by electroplating or other process.
- nonapostolic — Not apostolic.
- noncompliant — failure or refusal to comply, as with a law, regulation, or term of a contract.
- nonempirical — derived from or guided by experience or experiment.
- nonexpansile — Not expansile.
- nonmunicipal — Not municipal.
- nonpolemical — a controversial argument, as one against some opinion, doctrine, etc.
- nonpolitical — of, relating to, or concerned with politics: political writers.
- nonpractical — Not practical.
- nonspherical — not spherical
- nonspiritual — Not spiritual.
- nontyphoidal — of, relating to, or resembling typhoid.
- normal pitch — relative point, position, or degree: a high pitch of excitement.
- np-hilarious — (humour) An algorithm whose complexity is a joke, either literally, as in BogoSort, or metaphorically.
- nucleocapsid — the nucleic acid core and surrounding capsid of a virus; the basic viral structure.
- nuptial mass — a special mass said at a wedding.
- occupational — of or relating to an occupation, trade, or calling: occupational guidance.
- ochlophobiac — a person who suffers from ochlophobia
- oil in place — The oil in place is the amount of crude oil which is estimated to be in a reservoir.
- oil painting — the art or technique of painting with oil colors.
- oil platform — An oil platform is a structure that is used when getting oil from the ground under the sea.
- oilseed rape — Oilseed rape is a plant with yellow flowers which is grown as a crop. Its seeds are crushed to make cooking oil.
- olap council — (body, standard) A body formed in early 1995 to work on a cross-product API for OLAP. After little success it was replaced by the Analytical Solutions Forum.
- old prussian — a Baltic language extinct since the 17th century. Abbreviation: OPruss.