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12-letter words containing p, a, s, o

  • laparoscopes — Plural form of laparoscope.
  • 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.
  • lapidicolous — living under stones
  • lark sparrow — a North American sparrow, Chondestes grammacus, having a distinctive brown-and-white facial pattern.
  • laryngoscope — a rigid or flexible endoscope passed through the mouth and equipped with a source of light and magnification, for examining and performing local diagnostic and surgical procedures on the larynx.
  • laryngoscopy — an examination by means of a laryngoscope.
  • laryngospasm — An uncontrolled, spasmodic closure of the larynx.
  • laser weapon — weapons which make use of lasers or lasers used as weapons
  • leapfroggers — Plural form of leapfrogger.
  • leopard seal — a yellowish-gray, spotted seal, Hydrurga leptonyx, of the Antarctic.
  • leopardesses — Plural form of leopardess.
  • leprosariums — Plural form of leprosarium.
  • leptosomatic — a person of asthenic build.
  • liposarcomas — Plural form of liposarcoma.
  • lipoxygenase — (enzyme) Any of a class of enzymes that catalyse the oxidation of polyunsaturated fatty acids.
  • lithophagous — swallowing or feeding on stones
  • lopez mateos — Adolfo [ah-th awl-faw] /ɑˈðɔl fɔ/ (Show IPA), 1910–69, Mexican lawyer and politician: president of Mexico 1958–64.
  • loudspeakers — Plural form of loudspeaker, especially a pair for a left and right channel.
  • lover's leap — a high area, as on a cliff, from which frustrated or grieving lovers jump or are reputed to have jumped to their death.
  • lycanthropes — Plural form of lycanthrope.
  • lymphoblasts — Plural form of lymphoblast.
  • machine shop — a workshop in which metal and other substances are cut, shaped, etc., by machine tools.
  • macrocarpous — having large fruit.
  • macrophagous — (of an animal) feeding on relatively large particles of food
  • macrophysics — the branch of physics that deals with physical objects large enough to be observed and treated directly.
  • macropterous — having long or large wings or fins.
  • madreporites — Plural form of madreporite.
  • magnetopause — the boundary between the earth's magnetosphere and interplanetary space, about 40,000 miles (65,000 km) above the earth, marked by an abrupt decrease in the earth's magnetic induction.
  • magnoliopsid — (botany) a member of the class Magnoliopsida. Circumscription of this class will vary with the taxonomic system being used.
  • magpie goose — a black-and-white gooselike bird, Anseranas semipalmatus, of Australia, believed to be the most primitive waterfowl in existence.
  • main-topmast — the mast next above the main lower mast.
  • main-topsail — a topsail set on the mainmast.
  • malapropisms — Plural form of malapropism.
  • mallophagous — of or relating to any wingless insect of the order Mallophaga
  • malpositions — Plural form of malposition.
  • manipulators — Plural form of manipulator.
  • marine corps — a branch of the U.S. Armed Forces trained for land, sea, and air combat, typically for land combat in conjunction with an amphibious or airborne landing, and whose commandant is responsible to the secretary of the navy.
  • mass-produce — to produce or manufacture (goods) in large quantities, especially by machinery.
  • massotherapy — treatment by massage.
  • master point — a point awarded to a bridge player who has won or placed in an officially recognized tournament.
  • mastigophora — a phylum of protozoans comprising nonphotosynthetic, chiefly free-living flagellates: some species are important pathogens of humans and other animals.
  • mastigophore — Any flagellate of the phylum Mastigophora.
  • matopo hills — the granite hills south of Bulawayo, Zimbabwe, where Cecil Rhodes chose to be buried
  • media person — a person who works in the mass media
  • mediatorship — the position of a mediator
  • meganthropus — a proposed genus of extinct, late lower Pleistocene primates based on two large lower jaws found in Java, and believed to be either Australopithecine or human.
  • melanophores — Plural form of melanophore.
  • melliphagous — (of an animal) feeding on honey
  • melrose park — a city in NE Illinois, near Chicago.
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