12-letter words containing p, a, r, l
- miracle play — a medieval dramatic form dealing with religious subjects such as Biblical stories or saints' lives, usually presented in a series or cycle by the craft guilds.
- mirror plant — a shrub, Coprosma repens, of the madder family, native to New Zealand and cultivated in warm regions, having glossy, often variegated leaves.
- misappraisal — the act of estimating or judging the nature or value of something or someone.
- misportrayal — the act of portraying.
- mitteleuropa — Central Europe.
- money player — a person who performs best under pressure, especially in a competitive situation.
- morphallaxis — Biology. the regeneration of a destroyed body part by the reorganization of its remaining cells.
- mrs-malaprop — Mrs. a character in Sheridan's The Rivals (1775), noted for her misapplication of words.
- multi-parity — of or relating to a multipara.
- multipartite — divided into several or many parts; having several or many divisions.
- murphy's law — the facetious proposition that if something can go wrong, it will.
- mystery play — a medieval dramatic form based on a Biblical story, usually dealing with the life, death, and resurrection of Christ.
- nanoparticle — a microscopic particle of matter that is measured on the nanoscale, usually one that measures less than 100 nanometers.
- necrophiliac — an erotic attraction to corpses.
- needle-sharp — very sharp
- neuroplastic — Of or pertaining to neuroplasticity.
- 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.
- 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.
- old prussian — a Baltic language extinct since the 17th century. Abbreviation: OPruss.
- oligophrenia — less than normal mental development.
- oligospermia — (medicine) Low volume of semen.
- olla podrida — a spicy Spanish stew of sausage and other meat, chickpeas, and often tomatoes and other vegetables.
- 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.
- operatically — of or relating to opera: operatic music.
- operatorless — Without an operator (person who operates); fully automatic.
- ophiolatrous — of, relating to, or practising snake-worshipping
- oppressional — Exhibiting or relating to oppression.
- optical grep — vgrep
- optoisolator — A device that transmits a signal optically between two isolated electronic circuits.
- optometrical — the practice or profession of examining the eyes, by means of suitable instruments or appliances, for defects in vision and eye disorders in order to prescribe corrective lenses or other appropriate treatment.
- organoleptic — perceived by a sense organ.
- orographical — relating to the study of mountains
- orthopedical — (American spelling) Alternative form of orthopaedical.
- oscillograph — 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.