12-letter words containing p, a, r, l, n
- neurotypical — relating to or showing typical neurological behavior and development: She has one dyslexic and one neurotypical child.
- non-operable — that can be treated by a surgical operation. Compare inoperable (def 2).
- noncorporeal — Not corporeal.
- nonempirical — derived from or guided by experience or experiment.
- nonpermeable — capable of being permeated.
- nonpractical — Not practical.
- nonrepayable — that does not need to be or cannot be repaid
- nonspherical — not spherical
- nonspiritual — Not spiritual.
- normal pitch — relative point, position, or degree: a high pitch of excitement.
- north platte — a river flowing from N Colorado through SE Wyoming and W Nebraska into the Platte. 618 miles (995 sq. km) long.
- norway maple — a European maple, Acer platanoides, having bright-green leaves, grown as a shade tree in the U.S.
- np-hilarious — (humour) An algorithm whose complexity is a joke, either literally, as in BogoSort, or metaphorically.
- number plate — vehicle's registration panel
- oakland park — a town in S Florida.
- old prussian — a Baltic language extinct since the 17th century. Abbreviation: OPruss.
- oligophrenia — less than normal mental development.
- open slather — to spread or apply thickly: to slather butter on toast.
- open trailer — any dog that barks or bays on the trail of its quarry.
- oppressional — Exhibiting or relating to oppression.
- organoleptic — perceived by a sense organ.
- outer planet — any of the four planets with orbits outside the orbit of Mars, namely, the planets Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune.
- over-explain — to make plain or clear; render understandable or intelligible: to explain an obscure point. Synonyms: explicate. Antonyms: confuse.
- overplanning — the act or instance of planning excessively
- oyster plant — salsify.
- pack rolling — the hot rolling of metal sheets in two or more thicknesses to produce composite sheets.
- pain control — methods for the relief and management of pain
- paint roller — a roller of absorbent material, mounted on a handle, that is rolled in a trough of paint and then rolled over a flat surface to be painted.
- palindromist — a word, line, verse, number, sentence, etc., reading the same backward as forward, as Madam, I'm Adam or Poor Dan is in a droop.
- palm springs — a city in S California: resort.
- pancake roll — A pancake roll is an item of Chinese food consisting of a small roll of thin crisp pastry filled with vegetables and sometimes meat.
- panel beater — a person who beats out the bodywork of motor vehicles
- panel doctor — a doctor within a given area available for consultation by patients insured under the National Health Insurance Scheme
- pantaloonery — foolery; humorous entertainment
- panty girdle — women's control pants
- paraffin-oil — a white or colorless, tasteless, odorless, water-insoluble, solid substance not easily acted upon by reagents, consisting of a mixture of hydrocarbons chiefly of the alkane series, obtained from crude petroleum: used in candles, for forming preservative coatings and seals, for waterproofing paper, etc.
- paralanguage — vocal features that accompany speech and contribute to communication but are not generally considered to be part of the language system, as vocal quality, loudness, and tempo: sometimes also including facial expressions and gestures.
- paralation c — Paralation embedded in C. Under development.
- paralipomena — Chronicles.
- parallelling — extending in the same direction, equidistant at all points, and never converging or diverging: parallel rows of trees.
- paralysingly — in a manner that paralyses
- paralyzation — to affect with paralysis.
- paranoically — in a paranoiac manner
- paranormally — in a paranormal manner; by paranormal means
- paranthelion — a bright spot in the sky caused by refraction and occurring at an angular distance from the sun of between 90° and 140°
- parasol pine — stone pine (def 1).
- parent metal — the metal of components that are being welded by a molten filler metal
- parlor grand — a grand piano smaller than a concert grand but larger than a baby grand.
- parsley fern — a small bright green tufted European fern, Cryptogramma crispa, that grows on acid scree and rock in uplands
- partial tone — one of the pure tones forming a part of a complex tone.