12-letter words containing p, a, r, i
- irrepentance — Lack of repentance; impenitence.
- irreplacable — Misspelling of irreplaceable.
- irreplicable — Incapable of being replicated.
- irreprovable — Not reprovable; irreproachable.
- irreprovably — in an irreprovable manner
- irrespirable — not respirable; unfit for breathing.
- isapi filter — (web) A replaceable DLL which the server calls whenever there is an HTTP request. When the filter is first loaded, it communicates to the server what sort of notifications will be accepted. After that, whenever a selected event occurs, the filter is called to process the event. Example applications of ISAPI filters include custom authentication schemes, compression, encryption, logging, traffic analysis or other request analyses.
- isoprenaline — a compound that is a derivative of adrenaline and that is used to treat asthma and bronchial conditions. Formula: C11H17NO3
- japonaiserie — stylistic characteristics, as in art, decor, or film, influenced by or reflective of Japanese culture and tradition.
- jaw-dropping — Something that is jaw-dropping is extremely surprising, impressive, or shocking.
- jeep carrier — an antisubmarine escort carrier.
- jeopardising — Present participle of jeopardise.
- jeopardizing — Present participle of jeopardize.
- jet airplane — jet plane.
- joking apart — seriously: said to recall a discussion to seriousness after there has been joking
- jumping hare — springhare.
- jumpstarting — Present participle of jumpstart.
- jury-packing — the practice of contriving that the majority of those chosen for a jury will be persons likely to have partialities affecting a particular case.
- karyomapping — a technique for determining whether an embryo has inherited a genetic defect by analysing DNA taken from it and its close relatives
- katamorphism — metamorphism at or near the earth's surface: breaks down complex minerals into simpler ones.
- keep it real — avoid affectation
- khaibar pass — Khyber Pass.
- kinetography — a camera for taking pictures for a kinetoscope.
- kleptocratic — a government or state in which those in power exploit national resources and steal; rule by a thief or thieves.
- labour pains — the pains felt during the contractions of childbirth
- lactoprotein — any protein existing in milk.
- lady-slipper — cypripedium
- lamp trimmer — a sailor responsible for keeping the oil lamps of a ship burning brightly, especially the deck and navigation lamps.
- lamplighters — Plural form of lamplighter.
- lamprophyric — belonging or relating to a lamprophyre
- landed price — the price when delivered
- laparoscopic — a flexible fiberoptic instrument, passed through a small incision in the abdominal wall and equipped with biopsy forceps, an obturator, scissors or the like, with which to examine the abdominal cavity or perform minor surgery.
- laparotomies — Plural form of laparotomy.
- laparotomize — to perform a laparotomy on.
- lateral lisp — a speech defect consisting in pronouncing s and z like or nearly like the th- sounds of thin and this, respectively.
- laureateship — a person who has been honored for achieving distinction in a particular field or with a particular award: a Nobel laureate.
- leapfrogging — Present participle of leapfrog.
- leopard lily — a tall lily, Lilium pardalinum, of California, having drooping, orange-red flowers with purple speckles, a yellow base, and recurved petal tips.
- lepidopteran — lepidopterous.
- leprosariums — Plural form of leprosarium.
- lexicography — the writing, editing, or compiling of dictionaries.
- liar paradox — a logical paradox that results from consideration of statements of the form “This statement is false.” If the statement is true, then it is false, whereas if it is false, then it is true.
- life partner — one member of a monogamous relationship.
- life peerage — the title and rank of a life peer
- lincoln park — a city in SE Michigan.
- linear graph — graph (def 2b).
- linear space — vector space.
- linear-graph — a diagram representing a system of connections or interrelations among two or more things by a number of distinctive dots, lines, bars, etc.
- linen draper — a dry-goods merchant.
- lipoproteina — a plasma lipoprotein containing protein and cholesterol, high levels of which are associated with atherosclerosis.