12-letter words containing p, a, s
- muckspreader — a machine for spreading manure over farmland
- multi-pascal — An extension of Pascal-S with multiprocessing features. Used in "The Art of Parallel Programming", Bruce P. Lester, P-H 1993.
- multiseptate — having several septa or chambers
- municipalism — the principle or system of home rule by a municipality.
- murphy's law — the facetious proposition that if something can go wrong, it will.
- musicianship — knowledge, skill, and artistic sensitivity in performing music.
- mustache cup — a cup having a straight piece inside, just below the rim, for holding back a man's mustache while he is drinking.
- mycoparasite — a parasitic fungus whose host is another fungus.
- mystery play — a medieval dramatic form based on a Biblical story, usually dealing with the life, death, and resurrection of Christ.
- napier grass — a tall, leafy grass, Pennisetum purpureum, native to Africa, grown as a forage plant.
- nature strip — a grass strip in front of a house between a fence or footpath and a roadway
- naughty step — a place where a child is made to stand as a punishment for bad behaviour
- necrophagous — That eats dead or decaying animal flesh.
- needle-sharp — very sharp
- 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.
- neuropathies — Plural form of neuropathy.
- neuropathist — a specialist in treating diseases of the nervous system; a neurologist
- neuroplastic — Of or pertaining to neuroplasticity.
- newport east — a town in SE Rhode Island.
- newspaperdom — The realm or sphere of newspaper publishing or journalism.
- newspapering — Present participle of newspaper.
- newspaperism — anything characteristic of newspapers, esp a word or phrase used only by journalists
- newspaperman — a person employed by a newspaper or wire service as a reporter, writer, editor, etc.
- newspapermen — a person employed by a newspaper or wire service as a reporter, writer, editor, etc.
- non-hispanic — Spanish.
- non-partisan — A person or group that is non-partisan does not support or help a particular political party or group.
- nonapostolic — Not apostolic.
- nonexpansile — Not expansile.
- nonparasitic — Not parasitic.
- nonpassenger — One who is not a passenger.
- nonpasserine — (of a bird) not belonging or relating to the Passeriformes
- nonphosphate — lacking or absent of a phosphate or phosphate compound
- nonphysician — a person who is not a physician
- nonspherical — not spherical
- nonspiritual — Not spiritual.
- normed space — any vector space on which a norm is defined.
- nosey parker — a persistently nosy, prying person; busybody.
- 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.
- obstreperate — to be extremely noisy or to create a resounding din
- octapeptides — Plural form of octapeptide.
- octastrophic — having or containing eight verses or strophes
- octopetalous — containing or consisting of eight petals
- octosepalous — having or consisting of eight sepals
- oesophagitis — Alternative spelling of esophagitis.
- office space — part of a building for business use